Ande Parks featured at gallery opening

The Art Lab
The Art Lab gallery is located in Dodge City, Kansas.

Ande Parks will be a featured speaker at the opening events of an art gallery, The Art Lab, in Dodge City, Kansas. According to an article by Davina Jamison at HutchNews.Com, Parks will discuss how he developed his graphic novel Capote in Kansas.

Parks’ presentation will be part of a multi-day event, “Read All Over,” which will feature art by area artists interpreting print media such as comic books, pulp novels and graphic novels. The Art Lab opening is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 18, and Parks’ presentation will be at 7 p.m. June 19. The Art Lab is located at 2011 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd in Dodge City. Find out more at www.the-art-lab.com.

Ande Parks talks graphic novels at the Kansas City Public Library

Ande Parks
Ande Parks is a comic book writer and inker.

Local comics creator Ande Parks will discuss his graphic novels and other comics work at the Kansas City Public Library’s Central Library next week. Parks’ presentation, “Graphic Novels as Art and Literature” covers how a graphic novel takes shape, from research to script, from artwork to final product. In addition, he will dissect a sequence from Union Station, explaining his writing approach and how he coordinated with the artist to tell the story.

Parks will have copies of his graphic novels for sale and will be signing copies. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Admission is free. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the event. For more information and to reserve your seat, call 816-701-3407 or visit the library website.