This collection reprints the first four issues of Phase 7 in their entirety: #001 features a twelve-page ""silent"" comic about escaping horrible office jobs, plus a variety of one and two-page comics with plenty of gags and jokes! #002 has three short stories: a trip to New York City with my friend Gabe, working as a scenic carpenter in L.A. and tree-hugging SPACE ALIENS! #003 is the epic story of my cross-country road trip with my friend Gabe. Drawn with stick figures in a journal-type Comics form. Adventure! Love! Hilarity! Danger! Gambling! #004 contains a semi-autobiographical tale that explores the idea of graffiti as art. I used all real graffiti from the streets of Seattle, WA. This book also features an all-new three page introduction and Phase 7 covers, introductions and letter columns.

Phase 7 #001 - #004

Comics & Graphic Novels

Longstreth, Alec

Graphic Novels

Alec Longstreth

For the first time, both parts of Transition are under one cover "Transition: Part One - A Comics Artist is Formed" is the true story of how I grew up with comics, abandoned them, and then returned to them and decided to start self-publishing "Transition: Part Two - The Best of All Possible Worlds" describes the secret origins of my minicomic PHASE 7, as well as many of the things I learned in my first 4 years of self-publishing. This book secretly contains many useful tips on how to start your own comic book, distribute it and get involved in the comics community

Transition: Phase 7 010 & 011

This collection reprints five issues of Alec Longstreth's minicomic Phase 7 in their entirety: #012 is a stick figure science fiction story about a college and the barcode system it uses to keep track of its students. #013 reprints a comics essay in which the idea of everyday art is explored throughout art history. #014 is a facsimile of the sketchbook that Longstreth took on his first trip to Europe, for the 2009 Angoulême comics festival in France. It includes an account of his trip and many observational drawings created while traveling. #015 and #016 are comprised of selections from Longstreth's many sketchbooks, starting in 1995 and working up to 2008. Various quick drawings and loose diary comics reveal the cartoonist's struggles with relationships, employment, education and his future. All of these issues were released while Longstreth was focused on drawing his graphic novel Basewood, hence the title "B-Sides."

B-Sides: Phase 7 #012-#016

Phase Seven Comics

In 2007 Alec Longstreth painted one animal for each letter of the alphabet. This book collects all twenty-six of these colorful paintings, along with a page showcasing each letter (in uppercase and lowercase) as well as the name of the animal.

Alec's Animal Alphabet

Children's Books

Basewood is the story of an amnesiac young man trying to remember his mysterious past. Along the way he meets an old hermit who lives in a treehouse with his loyal dog, a young woman who fights for what she believes and a giant wolf-dragon who threatens their survival.

Basewood

AdHouse Books

Alec Longstreth documents his lifelong obsession with his favorite band, weezer. Follow Alec as he listens to The Blue Album on the radio, joins the fan club, sees them live on the Pinkerton tour, meets the band and eventually gets to work for them drawing tour posters! See a video preview of the book here: https://youtu.be/pMqfE3-PwnM

Weezer Fan: Phase 7 #017 - #019

This paperback edition of Alec Longstreth's fantasy adventure comic Basewood reincorporates the covers, introductions and letters columns from its initial printing in the minicomic Phase 7. Also included are fan art drawings of the Basewood characters.

Basewood: Phase 7 #005-#009

The two issues of Phase 7 in this collection act as a companion volume to Alec Longstreth's graphic novel Basewood. Issue #020 includes all of the lyrics from Songs From the Basewood, a rock opera reinterpretation of Basewood by Andy Hentz and Alec Longstreth, as well as "The Making of Basewood." Issue #021 tells the story of the "Basewood Beard" that Alec grew during the last three and a half years of Basewood's creation.

The Ballads and Beards of Basewood: Phase 7 #020 & #021

Hentz, Andy

As night falls, another action-packed day at summer camp draws to a close. Campers sing and play on their way to their tents, settle in for story time, and finally listen to the long, sweet notes of Taps. Lights out! Time for bed.

Night is Nigh

Longstreth, Galen

Phase Eight Publishing

From 2004 to 2012 Alec Longstreth created a dozen short comics for a variety of anthologies. These hard-to-find comics have now been collected in this volume, along with two all-new shorts.

Shorts: Phase 7 #022 & #023

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