Zach Worton's guest appearances

Zach Worton

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Time Codes:  00:00:25 - Introduction 00:02:14 - Setup of interview 00:04:00 - Interview with Zach Worton  00:59:46 - Wrap up 01:00:27 - Contact us 01:01:46 - “Gotta Get You Outta My Head,” by Zorton and the Cannibals    Zach Worton was last on the podcastabout two years ago, around the time of the publication of the second volume in his Charley Butters series, The Search for Charley Butters. On that interview show, Zach discussed the development of his storyline and what to expect in the third and final volume of the series, The Death of Charley Butters. As fate would have it, Zach and his publisher, Conundrum Press, decided to hold off on publishing the third stand-alone installment, and instead, put out the entire series in one complete volume. The result is The Curse of Charley Butters, just released last month, and including the first two Charley Butter stories and what would have been the third. In fact, this complete collection reads as a tight, cohesive narrative, and getting all of the Charley Butters installments in one nice volume is definitely the way to read this story. In this interview Derek talks with Zach about the genesis of his project, the challenges involved in its serialization, the stark nature of the storytelling, and the experience of taking his protagonist down an ever-darkening downward spiral. Zach also discusses his other new work, The Weird World of Lagoola Gardner, a magazine-sized comic whose tone is completely different from Charley Butters, looser, more comedic, and reminiscent of the kind of free-wheeling garage band- and tiki-influenced publications of the late 1960s.

Time Codes: <ul> <li>00:00:25 - Introduction</li> <li>00:02:14 - Setup of interview</li> <li>00:04:00 - Interview with <a href="http://zachwortonscrustclub.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zach Worton</a> </li> <li>00:59:46 - Wrap up</li> <li>01:00:27 - Contact us</li> <li>01:01:46 - “Gotta Get You Outta My Head,” by Zorton and the Cannibals</li> </ul> <a href="http://comicsalternative.com/review-relish-saga/blkfade/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://comicsalternative.com/?attachment_id=20413" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Zach Worton was <a href="http://comicsalternative.com/comics-alternative-interviews-zach-worton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">last on the podcast</a>about two years ago, around the time of the publication of the second volume in his Charley Butters series, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1772620041/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=comicsaltern-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1772620041&amp;linkId=06d503e495ab8a14b08e1fc6b2b7d67d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Search for Charley Butters</a>. On that interview show, Zach discussed the development of his storyline and what to expect in the third and final volume of the series, The Death of Charley Butters. As fate would have it, Zach and his publisher, Conundrum Press, decided to hold off on publishing the third stand-alone installment, and instead, put out the entire series in one complete volume. The result is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Curse-Charley-Butters-Trilogy/dp/177262022X/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=comicsaltern-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=2d0017401c26cd7a3d96c6473bd6345a&amp;creativeASIN=177262022X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Curse of Charley Butters</a>, just released last month, and including the first two Charley Butter stories and what would have been the third. In fact, this complete collection reads as a tight, cohesive narrative, and getting all of the Charley Butters installments in one nice volume is definitely the way to read this story. In this interview Derek talks with Zach about the genesis of his project, the challenges involved in its serialization, the stark nature of the storytelling, and the experience of taking his protagonist down an ever-darkening downward spiral. Zach also discusses his other new work, <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/lagoolagardner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Weird World of Lagoola Gardner</a>, a magazine-sized comic whose tone is completely different from Charley Butters, looser, more comedic, and reminiscent of the kind of free-wheeling garage band- and tiki-influenced publications of the late 1960s.

Comics Alternative Interviews: Back with Zach Worton

In this episode of The Comics Alternative's interview series, Derek talks with Zach Worton about his new book, The Search for Charley Butters, just out from Conundrum Press. This is the second in a planned trilogy, and one beginning with last year's The Disappearance of Charley Butters. As Zach describes it, this is a black comedy about depression and the way this condition manifests itself in isolation, addiction, and failed friendships. The narrative runs along two parallel tracks, one about the titular character, a painter from the 1950s who becomes an eccentric recluse, and the other about the present-day Travis who becomes obsessed with Butters's story as revealed in his diaries. This obsession begins to break down the relationships in Travis's life, and as the story unfolds he finds himself going to a personal dark place that is not entirely dissimilar from that the artist's. Zach talks with Derek about origins of this project, his reasons for serializing it over three volumes, and his rough plans for wrapping it up with next year's The Death of Charley Butters. The guys also discuss Zach's first book, The Klondike, a completely different kind of narrative that episodically chronicles the gold rush that shook the Yukon during the last part of the nineteenth century. Zach shares his experiences researching the book and how it helped define him, for awhile at least, as a cartoonist of Canadian history and personages (similar to the way people read David Collier or how some may have defined Chester Brown after Louis Reil). They also discuss Zach's other current project, The Weird World of Lagoola Gardner (a horror-inspired tale that will be released around Halloween), his love of old drive-in movie theaters, and his band, Zorton and the Cannibals. And, interestingly enough, it's with a group of musicians that the Charley Butters trilogy begins!

In this episode of The Comics Alternative's interview series, Derek talks with Zach Worton about his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Search-Charley-Butters-Zach-Worton/dp/1772620041/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=comicsaltern-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=GJRVQLKCYMWTO64V&amp;creativeASIN=1772620041" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Search for Charley Butters</a>, just out from Conundrum Press. This is the second in a planned trilogy, and one beginning with last year's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Charley-Butters-Zach-Worton/dp/1894994922/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=comicsaltern-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=GEXZX2OSQTM7DVB5&amp;creativeASIN=1894994922" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disappearance of Charley Butters</a>. As Zach describes it, this is a black comedy about depression and the way this condition manifests itself in isolation, addiction, and failed friendships. The narrative runs along two parallel tracks, one about the titular character, a painter from the 1950s who becomes an eccentric recluse, and the other about the present-day Travis who becomes obsessed with Butters's story as revealed in his diaries. This obsession begins to break down the relationships in Travis's life, and as the story unfolds he finds himself going to a personal dark place that is not entirely dissimilar from that the artist's. Zach talks with Derek about origins of this project, his reasons for serializing it over three volumes, and his rough plans for wrapping it up with next year's The Death of Charley Butters. The guys also discuss Zach's first book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Klondike-Zach-Worton/dp/1897299877/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=comicsaltern-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=YI775KFDY7YOJBRI&amp;creativeASIN=1897299877" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Klondike</a>, a completely different kind of narrative that episodically chronicles the gold rush that shook the Yukon during the last part of the nineteenth century. Zach shares his experiences researching the book and how it helped define him, for awhile at least, as a cartoonist of Canadian history and personages (similar to the way people read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Colliers-Popular-Press-David-Collier/dp/1894994604/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=comicsaltern-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=24HR2BRUWNO325Q5&amp;creativeASIN=1894994604" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Collier</a> or how some may have defined Chester Brown after <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Louis-Riel-Comic-Strip-Chester-Brown/dp/1894937899/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=comicsaltern-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=MGMKJ4OVOKGBKPVE&amp;creativeASIN=1894937899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louis Reil</a>). They also discuss Zach's other current project, The Weird World of Lagoola Gardner (a horror-inspired tale that will be released around Halloween), his love of old drive-in movie theaters, and his band, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/zorton-cannibals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zorton and the Cannibals</a>. And, interestingly enough, it's with a group of musicians that the Charley Butters trilogy begins!

Comics Alternative Interviews: Zach Worton

Zach Worton‘s The Klondike, is the latest in the fine Canadian tradition of historical narratives. His book is a great look into a particular point in time of what can be described as the Canadian frontier.

<a href="http://crosshatchballad.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zach Worton</a>‘s <a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/artStudio.php?artist=a49f22d566b380" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Klondike</a>, is the latest in the fine Canadian tradition of historical narratives. His book is a great look into a particular point in time of what can be described as the Canadian frontier.