Ande Parks

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Ande Parks
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Born (1964-10-01) October 1, 1964 (age 58)
Emporia, Kansas
Occupation(s) Author, Inker, Screenwriter
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Website andeparks.com

Ande Parks (born October 1, 1964) is an American professional comic book artist, known for his work as an inker and writer in the industry. His best known work has come from his stint with fellow artist Phil Hester on DC Comics' Green Arrow series from 2001 to 2004, [1] and a story writer to the movie, Extraction (based on his graphic novel, Ciudad). In addition to Ciudad, Ande has written the graphic novels Union Station and Capote in Kansas by Oni Press. [2] [3] He grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City and lives in Baldwin City, Kansas with his wife and two children. [4] [5]

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Career

Parks began his professional career as an inker in comic books with Dark Horse Comics. He has inked the penciled artwork of such titles as Wonder Woman , Catwoman , Superman , Daredevil and Spider-Man . [6] [7] His artistic style has won him praise in the comic books industry, including an industry Harvey nomination as best inker. [8] His idols and influences include Neal Adams, Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, and Dick Giordano. [4] [9] Parks has stated in at least one on-line interview that he inks with Hunt 102 and Brause 511 pens and a Raphael #3 brush. [4] For characters from the comic books, Parks has acknowledged he has most enjoyed Batman and Captain America as his favorite characters.

Comics

Ande is probably best known for his work on the relaunched Green Arrow comic book series beginning in 2001, which he inked over his frequent collaborator Phil Hester. [4] [6] On Green Arrow, Hester and Parks worked with writers Kevin Smith, Brad Meltzer, and Judd Winick over their approximate 40-issue run. The book has been collected into several volumes. The American Library Association called it one of the best books for young adults. [1] Parks and Hester have also done work on DC Comics' Nightwing with writer Devin Grayson, allowing Parks to work within the Batman family of characters, [6] [10] and the new revamped Ant-Man comic book for Marvel Comics in 2006–2007. [11] [6]

Continuing on with the Marvel Universe of characters, Parks co-plotted with Ed Brubaker and wrote "Blood of the Tarantula" for a Daredevil (Marvel Comics series) one-shot in the spring of 2008. [12] The book was illustrated by Chris Samnee. Also in 2008 he was teamed with writer Jai Nitz and penciller Phil Hester for a 6-part mini-series on the DC Comics western character El Diablo (comics). [13]

He has worked as a writer on the Kato (The Green Hornet) comic book for the Dynamite Entertainment publishing company based on the Green Hornet's sidekick. [14] [6] More recently Parks has written books for Dynamite involving the characters Zorro and the Lone Ranger. [15] [6] [16] He also wrote the Lone Ranger comic book for Dynamite for several months. [17]

Graphic novel writer

Although better known for his artwork, Ande is also a writer. He has contributed several articles in comic book trade magazines, such as Draw!, [18] geared towards critiques of artwork and professional tips for inkers. Parks' combined his inking style with his fondness for writing when he created the superhero spoof Uncle Slam & Fire Dog for Action Planet Comics, based to a certain extent on his love of Marvel Comics' Captain America. [19] Uncle Slam appeared in three issues of the Action Planet anthology book series, and in two issues of his own book in the early- to mid-1990s. [20] The character also appeared in a completely on-line comic book for Komicwerks. A new Uncle Slam book, "Uncle Slam Fights Back", was released in the summer of 2008. [21]

For graphic novels, he has often turned to his neighboring region in the Midwest as source material for his writing projects. To date Parks has steered towards writing what is best classified as historical fiction. He has credited Alan Moore's From Hell as being a large influence in his decision to pursue writing in the historical fiction genre. [22] In 2003, Oni Press published Park's first original graphic novel, Union Station. [23] [2] The book dealt with the events surrounding the Kansas City massacre, which took place in 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, and helped J. Edgar Hoover make the F.B.I. a powerful organization in law enforcement and government for decades to come. Eduardo Barreto provided the artwork, done in black-&-white to give the piece more of a Depression-era period look. [22]

In 2005 Parks returned to the genre of historical fiction with Capote In Kansas, drawn by Chris Samnee. The book details the time Truman Capote spent in Kansas while he worked on his literary masterpiece, In Cold Blood . [24]

Parks wrote the graphic novel Ciudad which was published in 2014. [25] [26] The film Extraction (2020) is based on Ciudad.

Graphic novels

TitlePublication dateFeaturingAlso featuring
Union Station2003 J Edgar Hoover Frank Nash, Charles Thomas
Capote in Kansas2013 Truman Capote
Ciudad/Extraction 2014Tyler Rake

Website

In addition to his active official website where artwork is available for purchase, Ande maintains a blog at Ande Parks: Shouting from the Basement.

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  2. 1 2 "Ande Parks - Oni Press". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 "10 Questions for Ande Parks". Comicscareer.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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  9. ↑ Parks, Ande (February 18, 2013). "Ande Parks- Shouting from the Basement: Giordano on Getting it Done".
  10. ↑ "Nightwing (1996-2009) comic books". Mycomicshop.com.
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  12. ↑ "Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula #1". Cbr.com. May 6, 2008.
  13. ↑ Parks, Ande (August 10, 2008). "Ande Parks- Shouting from the Basement: Tuesday- El Diablo, and the Great Tony Salmons!". Andeparks.blogspot.com.
  14. ↑ "Dynamite® Kevin Smith's Kato #4". Dynamite.com.
  15. ↑ "Dynamite® The Lone Ranger: Death Of Zorro Tpb". Dynamite.com.
  16. ↑ "Ande Parks On Westerns, The Lone Ranger And What Readers Want Today". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. November 7, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Ande Parks Revives "Lone Ranger"". Cbr.com. 9 November 2011.
  18. ↑ Manley, Mike (August 16, 2006). Best of Draw! Volume 2. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 2. ISBN   9781893905580.
  19. ↑ "Ande Parks". Actionplanet.com.
  20. ↑ "God Bless America? Parks on Uncle Slam Fights Back". Newsarama.com.
  21. ↑ "Uncle Slam Fights Back: Ande Parks: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  22. 1 2 "Quiet little massacre: Ande Parks talks 'Union Station'". Cbr.com. 9 January 2004.
  23. ↑ [ dead link ]
  24. ↑ "Capote in Kansas by Ande Parks and Chris Samnee by Doreen Sheridan". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  25. ↑ "Ciudad". Goodreads.com.
  26. ↑ "Get a Look at Parks, González & the Russo Brothers' 'Ciudad'". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.

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