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what is truespoon?
kansas city is in the midst of a revolution in visual and narrative sequential arts and independent comics. truespoon is about this revolution.
what is sparrow's fall?
...somewhere between the city of the poor and the city of the not-so-poor, a long ways from heaven but not quite in hell, is a neighborhood where the people are mad and the animals are sane, where armadillos are on the wrestling circuit and dogs go to art school. If you see god, or aliens, or if you go to group with a neurotic otter, you live there. Only one question: did he fall, or was he pushed?
who makes it?
parrish baker, kansas city comic artist since at least 1995, was born as the old sepia-tone world was finally fading away, four days before nixon narrowly won a first term in the white house. parrish grew up in the countryside of missouri, not quite in the plains but neither quite in the ozarks. the summers are hot there, and the winters cold, and there is often a great deal of wind. eventually he received an adequate education--primary, secondary, and college, and even bothered to get a master's degree in a useless topic. he walked out of the halls of academe into the heart of a recession. moving to kansas city, he luckily found a temporary job that lasted twelve years before he decided that it had become permanent, and decided to move on to other endeavors. somewhere along there he began drawing mini-comics . . . or something like drawing . . . judge for yourself . . .
he still lives in midtown kansas city, drawing his ridiculous indy comics like there was no tomorrow. of course--if you watch the news . . .
kansas city is in the midst of a revolution in visual and narrative sequential arts and independent comics. truespoon is about this revolution.
what is sparrow's fall?
...somewhere between the city of the poor and the city of the not-so-poor, a long ways from heaven but not quite in hell, is a neighborhood where the people are mad and the animals are sane, where armadillos are on the wrestling circuit and dogs go to art school. If you see god, or aliens, or if you go to group with a neurotic otter, you live there. Only one question: did he fall, or was he pushed?
who makes it?
parrish baker, kansas city comic artist since at least 1995, was born as the old sepia-tone world was finally fading away, four days before nixon narrowly won a first term in the white house. parrish grew up in the countryside of missouri, not quite in the plains but neither quite in the ozarks. the summers are hot there, and the winters cold, and there is often a great deal of wind. eventually he received an adequate education--primary, secondary, and college, and even bothered to get a master's degree in a useless topic. he walked out of the halls of academe into the heart of a recession. moving to kansas city, he luckily found a temporary job that lasted twelve years before he decided that it had become permanent, and decided to move on to other endeavors. somewhere along there he began drawing mini-comics . . . or something like drawing . . . judge for yourself . . .
he still lives in midtown kansas city, drawing his ridiculous indy comics like there was no tomorrow. of course--if you watch the news . . .
Media
Spank Fanzine #25, 09/98
You know what's next when there's nothing planned at the Crossroads gallery galas, Kansas City Star, 10/08/99
appearance on local cable access, in late 1999 or so: "Gallery Guide” for Kansas City Round a Bout.: interviewed by holly swangstu
The Best of Kansas City: 2000--Best Local Zine, Pitch, 1/26/00
The Inscrutable Mr. Baker, Kansas City Star, 4/8/01
Homegrown: Parrish Michael Baker, Kansas City Magazine, 09/01
Superfast In Action: SPARROW'S FALL, by matt fraction, Warren Ellis Forum 12/16/01
From the Calendar section of the Pitch, by gina kauffman, 12/26/01
Action Heroes, Pitch 4/24/03
capsule reviews of no other fish in the sea, the girl in the window, and five string serenade, by lunar circuitry, 06/01/03
SPX-Parrish Baker, 10/03, comicreaders.com
appearance in an account of the 2003 kansas city comicon, on scott stewart's comic art site
capsule review of possum trot, by Jason Arnett, "I Make Believe #19," 01/01/04
mention on comicbookresources.com, by J. Torres / B. Clay Moore 03/25/04
ultimately uncaptioned appearance in community faces, 02-17-05
words - and - pictures (comic creator's network newsletter 04.24.2005)
You know what's next when there's nothing planned at the Crossroads gallery galas, Kansas City Star, 10/08/99
appearance on local cable access, in late 1999 or so: "Gallery Guide” for Kansas City Round a Bout.: interviewed by holly swangstu
The Best of Kansas City: 2000--Best Local Zine, Pitch, 1/26/00
The Inscrutable Mr. Baker, Kansas City Star, 4/8/01
Homegrown: Parrish Michael Baker, Kansas City Magazine, 09/01
Superfast In Action: SPARROW'S FALL, by matt fraction, Warren Ellis Forum 12/16/01
From the Calendar section of the Pitch, by gina kauffman, 12/26/01
Action Heroes, Pitch 4/24/03
capsule reviews of no other fish in the sea, the girl in the window, and five string serenade, by lunar circuitry, 06/01/03
SPX-Parrish Baker, 10/03, comicreaders.com
appearance in an account of the 2003 kansas city comicon, on scott stewart's comic art site
capsule review of possum trot, by Jason Arnett, "I Make Believe #19," 01/01/04
mention on comicbookresources.com, by J. Torres / B. Clay Moore 03/25/04
ultimately uncaptioned appearance in community faces, 02-17-05
words - and - pictures (comic creator's network newsletter 04.24.2005)
blogroll
shows
miniatures! 8-96, juried invitational show at broadway café, kansas city.
reversion/counterrevolution 11-01, solo show at a copy shop, kansas city.
mail-art show 11-01, at the telegraph gallery.
heavy petting 10-02, juried show at the lemp, st. louis
sequence 05-03, juried show, at the panacea, kansas city.
solo show at broadway café 05-03, kansas city.
reversion/counterrevolution 11-01, solo show at a copy shop, kansas city.
mail-art show 11-01, at the telegraph gallery.
heavy petting 10-02, juried show at the lemp, st. louis
sequence 05-03, juried show, at the panacea, kansas city.
solo show at broadway café 05-03, kansas city.
LINKS
living with liver cancer - my father's experience
thoughts, quotes, and stories of mike baker - my father's notebooks
broadway café - my studio
comic creators' network
the green door gallery
montreal comics jam
comicreaders.com
red ink like blood
rachel stuart-haas
mini-comics.com
hector casanova
oubapo-america
a softer world
lunatic moon
show and tell
jason arnett
josh cotter
ferretpress
wednesday
ninth art
scribe
mk12
starbucks delocator
thoughts, quotes, and stories of mike baker - my father's notebooks
broadway café - my studio
comic creators' network
the green door gallery
montreal comics jam
comicreaders.com
red ink like blood
rachel stuart-haas
mini-comics.com
hector casanova
oubapo-america
a softer world
lunatic moon
show and tell
jason arnett
josh cotter
ferretpress
wednesday
ninth art
scribe
mk12
starbucks delocator
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