Michael Patrick Bailey

NARRATIVE PORTFOLIO

THE JOY OF BEING THE FIRST

Cover Preview The Joy of Being the First, children's book.
Written by TT Dahlin
Published 2024, Archway Publishing.

Interior and cover art are rendered in watercolor & ink on mixed media paper

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UPROOTED

Cover & interiors for UPROOTED: Vol 01, a Cooking Comic Book Series
Written by Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz
Published 2023, Slowburn LLC.

Interior and cover art are rendered in watercolor & ink on mixed media paper

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STELLA ROSE AND THE SEA DRAGON

Interiors from Stella Rose and the Sea Dragon, children's book.
written by Stella and James Harris
Published 2019, Resonant Entertainment LLC.

Interior and cover art are rendered in watercolor & ink on mixed media paper

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NOW WE ARE SEVEN

Interiors from Now We Are Seven, children's book of poetry.
written by Jens Köhler
cover designed by Jesse Finley Reed
Published 2017, Urgent Beauty Squad.

Interior art is rendered in ink on mixed media paper

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DISCLAIMER

Although most samples shown below are pretty tame, the vast majority of my comics are strictly for mature readers.

If you're not able to handle material of a challenging or adult nature, I highly advise you look elsewhere.

24 HR. ROCK CLUB

Excerpt from 24hr. Rock Club - Session 01
Published 2020, Medium.com

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LE POUX PLANTS A SEED

Excerpt from Le Poux Plants a Seed. The Le Poux series is about a little fur-trapper with a big heart having continuous, near-pointless existential crises in 1870's America.
Pencils, Inks, Letters, Story by Michael Patrick Bailey
Watercolors by Matthew T. Perry
Published 2020, Badland County Press.

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PRAIRIE

Excerpt from a forthcoming graphic novel.
Pencils, Inks, Letters, Story by Michael Patrick Bailey
Watercolors by Matthew T. Perry

TURN DOWN

Excerpt from an original graphic novel solo project.
Publication Forthcoming.

LE POUX PANS FOR GOLD

Excerpt from Le Poux Pans for Gold. The Le Poux series is about a little fur-trapper with a big heart having continuous, near-pointless existential crises in 1870's America.
Pencils, Inks, Letters, Story by Michael Patrick Bailey
Watercolors by Matthew T. Perry
Published 2020, Badland County Press.

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THE HAPPY

Excerpts from my semi-celebrated autobiographical piece The Happy
Edited by Edith Zimmerman
Published 2018, Spiralbound on Medium

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LE POUX LOOKS FOR LOVE

Excerpt from Le Poux Looks for Love. The Le Poux series is about a little fur-trapper with a big heart having continuous, near-pointless existential crises in 1870's America.
Pencils, Inks, Letters, Story by Michael Patrick Bailey
Watercolors by Matthew T. Perry
Published 2019, Badland County Press.

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ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN

Featured comic strip in the moon landing tribute zine MOON.
Edited and published by Linda McNeil, 2019.

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100% of proceeds go to benefit the ACLU.

SMOKE SIGNAL

Who Farted? The Experience featured comic in Smoke Signal #29
Published 2018, Desert Island Comics.

LE POUX HUNTS FOR FOOD

Excerpt from Le Poux Hunts for Food. The Le Poux series is about a little fur-trapper with a big heart having continuous, near-pointless existential crises in 1870's America.
Pencils, Inks, Letters, Story by Michael Patrick Bailey
Watercolors by Matthew T. Perry
Published 2018, Badland County Press.

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