Alec Longstreth

Welcome to the 32nd episode of the Michigan State University Comic Art and Graphic Novel Podcast, the third episode of season #4. Below you'll find show notes and links mentioned in this episode. 2019 Youmacon: https://www.youmacon.com/ 2019 Grand Rapids Comic-Con: http://www.grcomiccon.com/ Special Collections Highlight: Alec Longstreth: https://www.alec-longstreth.com/ Dvorak Zine: https://www.dvzine.org/ Process Post #1 - Reading https://www.patreon.com/posts/ioe-process-post-4117431 Process Post #2 - Writing https://www.patreon.com/posts/4376831 Process Post #3 - Layout https://www.patreon.com/posts/4787872 Process Post #4 - Penciling https://www.patreon.com/posts/5088285 Process Post #5 - Inking https://www.patreon.com/posts/ioe-process-post-5426380 Process Post #6 - Coloring https://www.patreon.com/posts/5735101 MSU Comics Art and Graphic Novel Minor: http://tinyurl.com/msuComicsMinor MSU Department of Art, Art History & Design website: http://art.msu.edu MSU Comic Art and Graphic Novel Podcast Twitter page: http://twitter.com/MSUComicsCast MSU Comic Art and Graphic Novel Podcast FaceBook page: http://facebook.com/MSUComicsCast Contact us via our email address: MSUComicsCast[at]gmail.com

Today's talk with NJG & Alec Longstreth originally appeared on the Isle of Elsi Patreon Podcast. We talk about children's books, gender, making comics and MORE. Plus! A bonus vacation intro straight from Shark-Town, with Friend To The Show, Isaac Soloway Strozier. 

Today on the show, cartoonist Lucy Knisley (French Milk, Relish) joins me to talk productivity, autobio boundaries, and cartooning while raising and infant.  PLUS, Productivity Coach & Cartoonist Alec Longstreth (Basewood, Phase 7) talks comics & checks in to tell us how his comics preparedness worked once his daughter came into this world.

Today I talk comics, dating & depression with cartoonist Alec Longstreth. Then! I am joined in San Francisco by artist Mari Naomi, to discuss her new book "Turning Japanese", our opinions of PDA, and her Cartoonist of Color Database project. marinaomi.com aleclongstreth.com

Sometimes life seems to point you in the direction it wants you to go. And sometimes it drops you in the middle of nowhere with a good luck pat on the back. Both times should be celebrated as chances to see what happens in the biggest game of Chance ever: life. In this Gutter Talk episode, Adam sits down with artist and educator, Alec Longstreth, to discuss the path that got him to where he is. From living in cities all across the United States to working on the set of Star Wars in Australia, Alec has a thing or two to say about a thing or two, and can even back it up with some amazing art. One of the things we hear frequently is how artists adapt, as well as the various ways artists use the materials around them to create tricks and tools of the trade. In Alec’s case, it’s a MacGyvered tool rack that he has attached to the side of his drawing table. Alec was kind enough to send us a photo so we’ve attached that to this post. If you’re reading this on a mobile device and can’t see the photo, please be sure to check out the post on the site. While you’re listening to this fantastic conversation, please also take a few minutes to head on over to iTunes and give us both a rating and a review. Just search for Gutter Talk and you can’t miss us. Not only would we at Making Comics Worldwide personally appreciate it but future comic creators will appreciate it as well when they find our podcast ranked high enough to garner their attention. Alec’s Links: Alec’s website (@AlecLongstreth) Isle of Elsi Phase 7 Alec’s awesome tool rack on the side of his drawing table: Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: “RetroFuture Clean” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: “Backed Vibes (clean)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Jingle 2.wav: club sound / www.freesound.org

Sometimes life seems to point you in the direction it wants you to go. And sometimes it drops you in the middle of nowhere with a good luck pat on the back. Both times should be celebrated as chances to see what happens in the biggest game of Chance ever: life. In this Gutter Talk episode, Adam sits down with artist and educator, Alec Longstreth, to discuss the path that got him to where he is. From living in cities all across the United States to working on the set of Star Wars in Australia, Alec has a thing or two to say about a thing or two, and can even back it up with some amazing art. One of the things we hear frequently is how artists adapt, as well as the various ways artists use the materials around them to create tricks and tools of the trade. In Alec’s case, it’s a MacGyvered tool rack that he has attached to the side of his drawing table. Alec was kind enough to send us a photo so we’ve attached that to this post. If you’re reading this on a mobile device and can’t see the photo, please be sure to check out the post on the site. While you’re listening to this fantastic conversation, please also take a few minutes to head on over to iTunes and give us both a rating and a review. Just search for Gutter Talk and you can’t miss us. Not only would we at Making Comics Worldwide personally appreciate it but future comic creators will appreciate it as well when they find our podcast ranked high enough to garner their attention. Alec’s Links: Alec’s website (@AlecLongstreth) Isle of Elsi Phase 7 Alec’s awesome tool rack on the side of his drawing table: Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: “RetroFuture Clean” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: “Backed Vibes (clean)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Jingle 2.wav: club sound / www.freesound.org

On this episode of The Comics Alternative Interviews, Derek and Andy W. talk with Alec Longstreth about his recent book, Basewood, as well as his self-published minicomic series, Phase 7. They ask him about the genesis of his first graphic novel, his experience with serialization, the successful Kickstarter campaign, and efforts to publicize and distribute his beautiful hardbound book. Alec also talks extensively about the music he and fellow musician Andy Hentz created as a soundtrack for the comic, Songs from the Basewood. (In fact, all of the music in this episode comes from that CD.) This began as a stretch goal for the Kickstarter campaign, and it is also made available in issue #20 of Phase 7. But Alec has now made all of the music available on bandcamp.com. And in a first on The Comics Alternative, the Two Guys even play full versions of some of Alec’s songs to give listeners a taste of  how he artist has perfectly melded his two passions, comics art and music.

Alec Longstreth and Dan Berry talk about convention etiquette, the whole years of his life represented by a book you could kill someone with and his Schedule. Check out the Patreon campaign to help support the show!

Phase 7 mastermind, Alec Longstreth joined me to about his recently released work, Basewood, a comic 10 years in the making. There is an amazing amount of free comic work to check out on Alec’s site. I intended to have this posted a lot sooner. Apologies to Alec for my slowness!