Comic creator Ande Parks joins the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 283 on May 27, 2026. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled 12 comics by Parks you should read.
Ande Parks has worked as a comic book artist for nearly three decades, inking titles such as Daredevil, Ant-Man, Superman, Wonder Woman and Nightwing. He is best known for his long stint on Green Arrow, with frequent collaborator Phil Hester and writers Kevin Smith, Brad Meltzer and Judd Winick. Parks’ bold style has garnered him nominations in both the Harvey and Eagle awards.
Parks has written three graphic novels for Oni Press: Union Station, Capote in Kansas and Ciudad. Capote in Kansas was named a Notable Book by the state of Kansas. Parks developed Ciudad with the Russo brothers, and the book was adapted as a film for Netflix, titled ‘Extraction‘ and starring Chris Hemsworth.
Parks has authored the Green Hornet and Lone Ranger franchises for Dynamite Entertainment, and has written Daredevil for Marvel Comics. He also adapted three Jonathan Kellerman novels to the graphic novel format for Random House.
More recently, Parks has been hard at work on Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story as well as Bad Thoughts over at Ignition Press.
The Lone Ranger
It’s been two months since Lone Ranger and Tonto hit the trails of the old west, looking for injustice. They’ve found plenty. Now, they come across settlers who have been victimized in a way that stirs memories in John Reid. Loss, vengeance, and redemption as pioneer idealism meets the reality of hard life on the prairie.
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Green Hornet
A daring new vision of the iconic pulp hero Green Hornet. When a mysterious figure brutally and publicly murders his father, frivolous playboy Britt Reid Jr. inherits the legacy and mantle of Century City’s greatest protector! Aided by his father’s longtime ally, Kato, and an all-new, high-kicking female sidekick, the Hornet takes to the streets on a mission of justice.
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Capote in Kansas
Murder. Not intricately plotted ‘whodunit.’ Not fiery passionate fury. But dirty, sad, disturbing actions from real people. That’s what Truman Capote decided to use for In Cold Blood-his bold experiment in the realm of the non-fiction ‘novel.’ Following in that legacy is Capote in Kansas, a fictionalized tale of Capote’s time in Middle America researching his classic book. Capote’s struggles with the town, the betrayal, and his own troubled past make this book a compelling portrait of one of the greatest literary talents of the 20th century.
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Kato
From the pages of Kevin Smith‘s Green Hornet comes this thrilling lead-in story, starring Mulan Kato, daughter of the Green Hornet’s faithful companion, Kato! Learn the secrets of Kato, his daughter, his wife’s murder and the mysterious Black Hornet, in a series that serves as a prequel to Smith’s Green Hornet.
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Wonder Woman
In 1992 Wonder Woman moved into a new era courtesy of award-winning writer William Messner-Loebs. Starting with an encounter with Deathstroke and a fight with her old foe the Cheetah, Loebs’ run saw Wonder Woman caught in the dark shadow of the Eclipso event and imprisoned on a savage planet.
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Green Arrow
Oliver Queen has recently returned from the dead and like all iconic ghosts he’s looking to get closure on some unfinished business. Packing his bags and hitting the road, Green Arrow will travel cross country with his old apprentice, now known as Arsenal, in search of lost treasures.
Alongside encounters with Shade, Solomon Grundy, and Catman, Green Arrow will discover what it means to really live a life worth living. Honoring the Emerald Archer’s past, present, and future Brad Meltzer and Phil Hester craft a quest that’s sure to leave Green Arrow fan satisfied.
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Union Station
Kansas City, 1933. Frank Nash is a petty criminal being escorted back into town by train. FBI agent Vetterli, waiting for the convoy at Union Station, is expecting a routine assignment. What happens at Union Station that day is a massacre, with no one knowing who really pulled the trigger first. Newspaper reporter, Charles Thompson, is a witness to the events at Union Station and begins a personal investigation that may cost him his life, and that of his family.
In the tradition of Torso and Road to Perdition, Union Station is the true story that started J. Edgar Hoover’s “war on crime” and helped shape the FBI into the agency it is today.
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Green Hornet: Blood Ties
Green Hornet: Blood Ties is a precursor to Kevin Smith‘s Green Hornet series, and features the original Green Hornet and Kato in action! Ande Parks and Johnny Desjardins tell the exciting story of the last remains of the Italian Crime Family and the Japanese Yakuza. How did the two-man team of The Green Hornet and Kato bring about the fall of all crime in Century City?
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Batman Beyond
Terry McGinnis has returned to Neo-Gotham. The mantle of the Bat is his to claim. There just one thing standing in his way:
Everything.
Enemies from this brave young Batman’s past await the returning hero, determined to destroy him before he can ever take to the Gotham skies again. Street to street, corner to corner, building to building: Terry will be forced to fight for every foot of ground in order to reclaim his city and his legacy.
His incredible new Batsuit can’t save him. His mentor, Bruce Wayne, can’t protect him. This is a one-man war for the soul of a city. And there can be only one winner…
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Extraction (Ciudad)
She was kidnapped and taken to the worst place on earth. He was hired to get her out. Now, they’re both trapped in a city that wants them both dead, and their hopes of getting out are fading fast. From the bloodthirsty criminals, to the corrupt police, to the kid hiding a Glock under his sweatshirt on the corner, everyone wants Tyler Rake and Eva Roche dead.
Set in the real-world locale of Ciudad del Este, Extraction explodes with breathtaking action and hyper violence from critically acclaimed writer Ande Parks, writer/directors Joe & Anthony Russo (Avengers: End Game), and artist Fernando León González!
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Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story
Mercenary in hiding, Tyler Rake, thought he was starting over. But his story, is just beginning…
Working as a bouncer in one of Sao Paolo’s most popular nightclubs, Tyler’s world is about to be upended when a tussle with a connected drug dealer goes horribly wrong forcing him to take on a job he never wanted in order to stay hidden.
Bad Thoughts
He knows every terrible thing you’ve done. And he’s coming for you.
Jack Coates can look inside your mind and see every awful thing you’ve ever thought or done. It’s painful, but it serves him very well at his private security firm that deals with difficult situations and even more heinous people. He’s a good soldier with a good team that he trusts… but he’s about to find out what happens when you put your trust in the wrong people.
