Make It Then Tell Everybody (Dan Berry)

Britt Wilson and Dan Berry talk about process, loosening up, being particular and having good taste.

Zoe Thorogood and Dan Berry chat about Zoe's process, coming to terms with imperfection and intense schedules.

Check out Zoe's new book from Avery Hill, The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott.

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In part 1 of their conversation, Tony Cliff and Dan Berry talk about how you make money making graphic novels, the joy and terror of DIY and not getting in your own way.

Here's the tweet thread that Tony was alluding to in this chat.

Tony has a new book out called Let's Get Sleepy!

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Dan Berry talks to Glyn Dillon about his career, his process, the difficulties he encountered in the process of creating The Nao of Brown and boasts about his enormous thumbs. This was recorded at 1 in the morning at the Thought Bubble festival. I think we hid it well but we were both utterly shattered.

Emma Vieceli and Dan Berry found the time after a busy day at the 2D Comics festival in Derry to record a chat. Topics of conversation include a round of bad job oneupmanship, the stigman surrounding the word manga and working digitally.

Marc Ellerby talks autobiography, process, digital comics, self promotion and how to choose a convention with Dan Berry. 

Liz Prince and Dan Berry talk about ideas, publishing, autobiography and Wolfman.

Isabel Greenberg returns to talk with Dan Berry about the completion of her upcoming book, The One Hundred Nights Of Hero, brush presets and finding new directions to tell stories.

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David Hellman and Dan Berry talk about collaboration, the creative process and running a kickstarter campaign.

Vera Brosgol and Dan Berry talk about getting into, out of, and then back into drawing, storyboarding & storytelling and the idea of who you work for.

Nick Edwards and Dan Berry talk about finding tools that work, sketchbooks and smashing stuff up. 

Jeffrey Brown and Dan Berry talk in front of a live audience in an acoustically challenged room at the excellent Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds. Talking points include getting into comics, four-point advice for aspiring artists and landing a job drawing Star Wars comics.

Sloane Leong and Dan Berry get together to talk about finding and keeping an audience, getting brutal criticism and what you think about when you draw.

Lauren Weinstein and Dan Berry talk about drawing with digital tools, creating fiction out of someone else's truth and joining the $10 club.

Edward Ross and Dan Berry talk about speaking the language of film, science fact (not fiction) and measuring success.

Keef Knight, Gentleman Cartoonist and Dan Berry chat about stepping back, working solo vs working as part of a team and drawing funny pictures.

Check out Keef's Patreon!

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Alex Assan and Dan Berry chat about working with a writer, running a kickstarter and webcomics economics.

Alex is half of the creative team on the webcomic Shaderunners.

Ryan Estrada and Dan Berry chat about efficiency, speed, collaboration and dealing with too many ideas.

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Simon Moreton talks to Dan Berry about his work and the three Ms; Memoir, Memory and Minimalism. Simon has a new book coming out from Avery Hill Press soon, perhaps you should buy it.

Also check out the parade of kind-hearted champions who help support the show via Patreon. Perhaps you'd like to join them too!

Benjamin Rivers and Dan Berry sit down to talk about the similarities between comics and games, working to a schedule and the empty spaces where ideas live.

Evan Dahm and Dan Berry talk world building, hiding your compromises, maintaining consistency, making comics and then telling everybody about those comics.

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Recorded at the Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds in front of a live audience. Lucy Bellwood, Box Brown and Dan Berry discuss at length the question How Do You Make This Make Money?

Lorenzo Etherington and Dan Berry get together to talk about how to draw absolutely everything, the intricacies of running a kickstarter campaign and the 4 Secret Ingredients of Drawing.

Joe List talks to Dan Berry about what he does, his approach to comics and showing at conventions. Joe was part of the very first Make It Then Tell Everybody and is my second repeat guest.

Nick Abadzis and Dan Berry talk about ideas, the development os a style, motivation, work ethic and letting a story reveal itself to you as you write it.

Kevin Huizenga and Dan Berry talk about rituals, creativity and process.

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Kat Chapman and Dan Berry talk about training for the marathon of a graphic novel, training yourself not to fuss and training to work without ego.

Campbell Whyte and Dan Berry chat about shifting styles to stay excited with a project, the intention behind the work and the purpose of practice. 

Check out Campbell's website, Instagram, twitter and comics school; Milk-Tooth!

Charlie Adlard and Dan Berry get together in Dan's studio to talk about life after The Walking Dead, life drawing, the Angouleme festival and who comics are for.

Corrections - The first print run of Dav Pilkey's next Dog Man book from Scholastic is THREE MILLION not one million like I said during the interview. WOW.

Ngozi Ukazu and Dan Berry get together to talk about building an audience, building your ability and attracting the muse.

Jenny Robins and Dan Berry chat about drawing every brick, the importance of community and drawing like everyone (or no-one) is watching.

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Also check out Dan's Creative Mentorship program.

Marc Ellerby and Dan Berry chat about mental health and deciding to quit, working on licensed projects and doing your own thing.

Dan Berry speaks to Stephen Collins about the requirements of doing a weekly strip for the Guardian, what is and is not funny, backing out of dead ends, the Beyonce Train and an enormous beard that is also evil.

Craig D Adams and Dan Berry chat about the making of the new game JETT: The Far Shore, working within constraints and games with heart & soul & style.

There is more information about the book The Far Shore: Indie Games, Superbrothers And The Making of JETT by Adam Hammond here.

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Artwork by Sam Bradley.

Jesse Jacobs and Dan Berry's conversation about process, stories, sketchbooks and wilderness confection is made all the more dramatic by being recorded during a booming thunderstorm. 

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Ryan Cecil Smith and Dan Berry talk about finding your voice, drawing with purpose, self publishing, risograph and how nobody cares about your stupid brush line!

Matthew Bogart and Dan Berry talk about not doing comics, working with others, performance and bravery.

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Simone Lia speaks to Dan Berry during the aftershow party during Thought Bubble 2012. This was recorded in an acoustically challenged stairwell against the backdrop of riotous good times. I've had to fairly heavy-handedly edit this episode to remove all the security guards asking us to move on, bar staff walking past carrying binbags full of empty bottles and the previously mentioned riotous good times.

We spoke about humility, worms & cats, the truth and the Truth. I also mispronounced Simone's name, (Simmohn not Simown) which causes my face to burn bright with terrible shame. 

Lucie Bryon and Dan Berry get together to talk about diary comics, breaking fourth walls and the multitude of Lucies/Luchies. 

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Music by the astonishing Jim Guthrie.

Edited and Produced by Simon Berry. 

John Martz and Dan Berry talk about his work, tools, the differences between intuitive and planned drawing and the influential illustration blog Drawn! that John started and ran for 8 years. John and Dan talk about how the conditions that led to it's success (that blogging platforms allowed it to exist) eventually lead to it's closure (everyone being able to do exactly that all the time).

Recorded at the Patrick Centre in the Hippodrome in Birmingham as part of the Birmingham Zine Festival 2012. This was recorded in front of an audience, and we make reference to many wonderful images that were being projected throughout the show. You'll unfortunately have to imagine what these may look like or visit the artists at their respective sites. Kristyna Baczynski, Joe List, Jonathan Edwards, Felt Mistress and Warwick Johnson Cadwell. Hosted by Dan Berry.

Lucy Knisley and Dan Berry get together to talk about classic cartooning and comic books, growing up in public and preferring to be horizontal.

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. No episode, no charge, no obligation! $1 per episode isn’t so bad eh?

Music by the astonishing Jim Guthrie.

Edited and Produced by Dan’s tiny* baby** brother Simon Berry. 

Simon would like it known that although he is my younger brother he is both
* taller than me
and
** a full grown adult man.

Max Sarin and Dan Berry talk about her time as one of Dan's students, her identity as an artist, depression, stress and making it difficult for yourself. 

Isabel Greenberg talks to Dan Berry about her very recently finished book, her working process and thoughs on festivals, shops and comics in general.

Renee French and Dan Berry talk about getting into a project, falling in love with drawing tools, where ideas come from and how they incubate.

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Christina 'Steenz' Stewart and Dan Berry chat about syndication, education and table-top role playing games.

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Luke Kruger-Howard and Dan Berry talk about developing and using a style, putting yourself back together and the idea of emotional capital. 

Luke is also on Instagram.

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Check out Dan's Creative Mentoring scheme too!

Luke Healy and Dan Berry chat about their differing levels of prep and saving time and effort, standup comedy and why they do the things that they do.

Luke's book The Con Artists is out soon and available for preorder now.

Also check out Luke's podcast Waking Kitchen Nightmares.

The improv show we mentioned that Luke was in rehersals for is Sliding Lives, check it out!

Ryan North and Dan Berry talk about writing Dinosaur Comics comic for ten years, writing the Adventure Time comics, the webcomics marketing economy and running the largest kickstarter publishing project.

Rachael Smith and Dan Berry talk about drawing comics in quarantine, what agents do and how much of yourself you give away.

Rachael's book Quarantine Comix can be preordered in the UK here and in the USA here.

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Nick's first time on the podcast was in 2014, and he returns to talk about working as an artist who writes and a writer who draws, how a career can change course and the balance between chaos and disorder. 

Get Nick's book with Jerel Dye Pigs Might Fly from your ethical book store of choice!

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Tony Lee and Dan Berry talk in depth about inspiration, ideas, pitches and what it takes to be a writer.

Garen Ewing and Dan Berry talk about the days before the internet, artistic insecurity, the deep pit of research, pacing a page of comics and believability vs realism.

Woodrow Phoenix returns to the podcast to talk about commercial art, teaching, narrative storytelling and cars. 

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Shelly Bond and Laura Hole join Dan Berry to talk about Filth & Grammar (Kickstarter link here!), the book they are working on that collects the thirty+ years of experience in editing comics that Shelly has. Topics covered also include putting together a team, following your convictions and 'Editorial Bloodthirst'.

Follow Shelly on Twitter and Instagram, and also follow Laura on Twitter and Instagram

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Also check out Dan's online mentoring scheme here.

Stephen Holland of the comic shop Page 45 in Nottingham talks to Dan Berry about the terms mainstream & small press, getting people into comics and whether people judge a book by it's cover.

Tor Freeman and Dan Berry chat about developing a work ethic, improvising stories and the hierarchy of art tools.

Be sure to read Tor's story The Temptation of Mr Rose on Instagram.

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Also check out Dan's Creative Mentoring program.

Stephanie Cooke and Dan Berry chat about going freelance, working with others and the importance (or not) of tools.

In addition to writing and editing, Stephanie also runs Creator Resource, which is an excellent site that collects a treasure trove of information all about the comics industry. Totally worth jumping in. There's a Patreon for Creator Resource too!

Speaking of Patreon, you can support Make It Then Tell Everybody on Patreon for as little as a dollar per 'thing'!

Annie Mok and Dan Berry talk about compulsion, how done can be better than good, how polish can be poison and 'little noises of dissatisfaction and contentment'.

It's been a while since the podcast was updated and I want to apologise for that. Stick around all the way to the end of this episode to hear me talk about it.

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MariNaomi and Dan Berry talk about applying lessons learned from autobiography to fiction, characters as catharsis and burning out.

Consider supporting Mari on Patreon here.

Also consider supporting Make It Then Tell Everybody on Patreon, where Dan makes videos explaining stuff about comics and illustration suggested by patrons!

Emma Vieceli and Dan Berry talk about running a kickstarter campaign, staying healthy and Existential Dread. 

Check out Emma's Kickstarter campaign for Breaks here!

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Lucy Sullivan and Dan Berry chat about mental health, modern folklore and the process behind her upcoming book Barking.

Sarah Glidden and Dan Berry talk about her non fiction work as personal memoir or examination of journalism, the challenges of depicting yourself in comics as opposed to depicting real people and the challenges of the creative process.

Jessica Abel and Dan Berry talk amongst other things about science fiction, editing an anthology and the new generation of narrative podcasts.

Check out the Patreon campaign for the show here! Donate a dollar or two per episode to help the show grow and develop.

Sophie Goldstein and Dan Berry get together to talk about baby steps & big leaps forward, ways of talking and being a Slytherin at the Hogwarts for cartoonists.

Sarah McIntyre and Dan Berry talk abotu drawing and developing a style, publicty and comic fairs in every school in the country.

Recorded at the Patrick Centre in the Hippodrome in Birmingham as part of the Birmingham Zine Festival 2012. This was recorded in front of an audience, and we make reference to many wonderful images that were being projected throughout the show. You'll unfortunately have to imagine what these may look like or visit the artists at their respective sites; Lizz Lunney, Philippa Rice, Luke Pearson and Marc Ellerby. Hosted by Dan Berry.

Jason Chatfield and Dan Berry talk about Covid infections, drawing tools and being president of the National Cartoonists Society.

Jason has a podcast with Scott Dooley called Is There Something In This? Check it out!

We also talk a little about the brass pens I make. If so inclined, you can buy one here.

Help support the show on Patreon for as little as $1 per episode.

Matthew 'The Horse' Hodson and Dan Berry talk about developing a style, the charm of words, shoes, gardening and line dancing.

Joe Latham and Dan Berry talk about his process, the story that sits in your subconscious and manipulating your reader. 

Check out Joe's Kickstarter for Haru Part 2!

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Maybe you've already heard, maybe this is how you find out, but this is the last episode of Make It Then Tell Everybody. I wrote about it here.

This episode is a Q&A with Dan.

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Paul Duffield and Dan Berry talk about his process, visual literacy, his Patreon campaign for The Firelight Isle and of course a bodybuilding koala. Check out Paul drawing a page from The Firelight Isle on youtube. Click here to have a look at the Make/Tell patreon campaign too!

Shelby Criswell and Dan Berry chat about style, education, making a comic a month and preparing for a big project.

Today’s episode is sponsored by PrintNinja. Visit printninja.com/makeit to get started. Mention Make It Then Tell Everybody when you save your quote and receive a free 5% print overrun with your order!

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Jonathan Edwards and Dan Berry talk about lines, shapes, style and blundering about in a darkened room looking for the light switch.

This was recorded at the Volume Publishing Fair at the fancy new Library of Birmingham, featuring Tula Lotay, Lisa Wood, Philippa Rice, Viv Schwarz and Martin Steenton talking to Dan Berry. This is without a doubt the most aggressive Make/Tell so far. Big thanks to Lizz Lunney for making this happen.

Declan Shalvey and Dan Berry recorded a conversation at the 2D festival in Derry over breakfast in a restaurant, hence the background noise. Topics covered include the way that other cultures see each other, process and realism.

Julia Wertz and Dan Berry talk about the links money & creativity, alcoholism & comics and abandoned asylums & comics. Julia is the author of The Fart Party vols 1 & 2, Drinking at the Movies and The infinite Wait. She also explores abandoned buildings and writes about them.

Zainab Akhtar, Laura Snapes & Douglas Wolk talk journalism and its crossover between comics and music with Dan Berry. Recorded at the Thought Bubble festival 2014 with support from the Arts Council as part of Thought Bubble's TBTV youtube channel.

Robert Ball talks to Dan Berry about his very recent leap into the world of freelance illustration from a high profile branding design job, the difference between analogue and digital illustration and of course DANGER.

Gary Northfield and Dan Berry chat about developing a loose style, how his career has progressed and his drawing tools.

Emma Evans and Dan Berry talk about making comics during a pandemic, creative processes and running a kickstarter campaign.

Check out Emma's book on etsy here.

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Roger Langridge and Dan Berry chat about tricking people into liking their work, getting better at writing and remaining visible.

Zac Gorman and Dan Berry talk about learning to take it seriously, time & money and selling out.

Joe Decie talks to Dan Berry about his partially true autobiographical comics, whether or not he really has a dog, getting arrested as a teenager for painting trains and how to propose marriage in a comic. 

Christian Ward and Dan Berry get together to talk about Christian's journey to, from and back to comics, teaching, storytelling and climbing that ladder.

Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. No episode, no charge, no obligation! $1 per episode isn't so bad eh?

Music by the astonishing Jim Guthrie.

Edited and Produced by Dan's tiny baby* brother Simon Berry. 

*Simon would like it known that although he is my younger brother he is both
a) taller
and
b) a full grown adult man.

Ryan Andrews and Dan Berry talk about Ryan's work, Totoro dung, Dragonball, his life in rural Japan and the difficulties of weaning yourself off Photoshop. 

Kristen Haas Curtis and Dan Berry talk about Chaucer, chickens, adaptations that go beyond storytelling and growing new brains.

You can read Kristen's adaptation of Chaucer's The Nun's Priest's Tale here, and ongoing thesis work Repainting The Lion here.

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Ryan Sands of Youth In Decline talks to Dan Berry about publishing deliberately, having a healthy dissatisfaction with your work and bouncing up and down on a trampoline. 

Andrew Fulton and Dan Berry talk about quality of line, thinking with drawing and minicomics. We've also teamed up to give one of you listeners the chance to win a year's subscription to the Minicomic Of The Month Club. All you need to do is go here and fill out your email address by the 20th July to be in with a chance of winning a minicomic delivered through your front door every month for a year!

Sophie Yanow and Dan Berry chat about fictional autobiography, staying accountable and sticking to a schedule, styles and constraint and building up your drawing muscles.

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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!

Becca Tobin and Dan Berry talk tools, fluidity, sandwiches and pagefright. 

Lucy Bellwood and Dan Berry talk about other people's audiences, what makes a project scary and being accountable.

Daniel Humphry and Dan Berry talk about Off Life, the UK's only street press comic magazine. Topics covered include typography, distribution and secret handshakes.

Donya Todd and Dan Berry talk comics, including artistic intuition, sexism and smoking. Donya is the author of Death and The Girls, out soon from Blank Slate Books and is the editor of the Bimba anthology. 

Richard Short and Dan Berry take about having a streamlined process, understanding your characters and not letting them die. 

Richard has a new book, Haway Man, Klaus! coming out soon through Breakdown Press, and it can be preordered here.

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Ben Sears and Dan Berry chat about epiphanies, visual language and mushing up stories with your own experiences.

Jamie Smart and Dan Berry chat about the difference between writing prose and drawing comics, understanding your style and comfort zones.

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Christopher Butcher, Director of the Toronto Comic Art Festival (amongst other things) talks to Dan Berry about how TCAF works, how his various jobs overlap and what it is like to feel responsible for over 400 cartoonists at the same time.

Check out the Patreon campaign to help support Make It Then Tell Everybody. Patreon make it very easy to pledge $1 (or more) per episode to help me make the show. 

Will Morris talks to Dan Berry about paper, looking, drawing and reveals some shocking information about a beloved tv show. Check out Will's website, the WebTrip site and his book The Silver Darlings.