Alec Longstreth

This paperback second edition of Basewood reincorporates the covers, introductions, letters columns and thank you pages from its initial serialization in Alec Longstreth's long-running minicomic, Phase 7. There are also 16 new pages of Basewood ""fan art"" drawings by various cartoonists. Basewood tells the story of a young man who wakes up in a mysterious forest with no memory of how he got there. As he discovers more about his forgotten past, he meets an old hermit who lives in a treehouse with his loyal dog, a young woman who fights for what she believes in and a giant wolf-dragon. Basewood is a fantastical story of adventure, love, loss, friendship and growth.

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.

From 2010 to 2015, cartoonists Jon Chad and Alec Longstreth collaborated on an illustrated pinball zine called Drop Target. This 540-page omnibus collects all seven issues Drop Target, plus it includes more than 100 pages of bonus content. It's a book chock full of pinball reviews, interviews, tutorials, comics, illustrations and reportage. If you're into pinball, then this is the book for you

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!

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.