Art at Night: Reading Pictures, Telling Visual Stories

Mark Wheatley has been telling stories in comic books, graphic novels, illustrated books, TV shows, and more for decades, and his career has ranged widely across illustration, comics, design, and film. An inductee into the Overstreet Comic Book Hall of Fame, Wheatley is the recipient of numerous honors including the Inkpot, Eisner, Mucker, Golden Lion, Gem, Pulp Factory, Robert E. Howard Foundation, and Speakeasy awards. His work has been exhibited and discussed at institutions including the Library of Congress and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Mark will describe condensing story into single images using example pen and ink illustrations from several of his recent books from Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and G. D. Falksen. Join us before the talk for a rum tasting with True Standard Distillery starting at 6 pm, and after the talk, head over to True Standard for an Art At Night Happy Hour from 8 to 9 pm! FREE