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Make It Then Tell Everybody

Make It Then Tell Everybody is a show dedicated to finding out how comic artists and illustrators do what they do, hosted by Dan Berry.

Episodes

Lucy Bellwood pt. 2

Lucy Bellwood and Dan Berry continue chatting about burnout, imposter syndrome and mid-career slumps. Support the show on Patreon!

May 21, 202047 min

Lucy Bellwood pt.1

Lucy Bellwood returns to talk to Dan Berry about woodwork, letting people in and running away to the woods to get strong. This is the first part of a two-part interview. Support the show on Patreon!

May 21, 202046 min

Hanco Kolk

Hanco Kolk and Dan Berry chat about that time they spent teaching comics on a hundred year old boat, storytelling and style. Support the show on Patreon!

May 14, 202050 min

Jason Chatfield

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....

May 07, 202052 min

Ryan Estrada

Ryan Estrada and Dan Berry chat about efficiency, speed, collaboration and dealing with too many ideas. Support the show on Patreon!

Apr 09, 202046 min

Grant Snider

Grant Snider and Dan Berry talk sketchbooks, discipline and finding the universal in the personal. Support the show on Patreon!

Apr 02, 202047 min

Matthew Bogart

Matthew Bogart and Dan Berry talk about not doing comics, working with others, performance and bravery. Support the show on Patreon!

Mar 26, 202045 min

Jamie Smart

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

Mar 19, 202048 min

Ben Passmore

Ben Passmore and Dan Berry chat about punk, drawing, what you don't see, being sued and fixing cars. Ben has a new book out with Koyama Press called Sports is Hell. As mentioned in this episode, there are still people going through the lawsuit Ben mentioned. If you can, consider donating to help them pay their legal bills here. You can support the podcast through Patreon and get access to patron-exclusive videos and Q&As....

Mar 12, 202052 min

Danielle Corsetto

Danielle Corsetto and Dan Berry chat all about webcomics, newspapers, Patreon and what to do with a dead elephant. Consider supporting the show on Patreon - coming soon are Explainer videos, where Dan explains something.

Mar 05, 202053 min

Hass Otsmane Elhaou

Hass and Dan chat all about lettering styles and approaches and how comics come to life. Check out Hass' YouTube channel Strip Panel Naked. The artwork for this episode was lettered by Hass, drawn by Artyom Trakhanov with colours by Jason Wordie. Support the show for a couple of dollars an episode on Patreon and get exclusive access to Explainer videos with Dan and monthly QandAs....

Feb 27, 202048 min

Nate Powell

Nate Powell and Dan Berry chat about being in punk bands and having a DIY ethos, the idea of selling out and when an artist should be invisible.

Feb 20, 202049 min

Leah Moore

Leah Moore and Dan Berry chat about getting into comics without getting a leg up, working with ideas, using people as paintbrushes and a near fatal headbanging injury. Consider supporting the show for as little as $1 per episode on Patreon.

Feb 13, 202049 min

Rich Hardiman of CPUK

Rich Hardiman of Comicprintinguk.com chats with Dan Berry about all things print - planning a book, working within constraints, colour models, bleed and binding. All that good stuff. Consider joining the Patreon for the podcast. Now, all patrons get access to a monthly video q&a with Dan where he answers questions and demonstrates stuff. He might even do one on bleed and margins!

Feb 06, 20201 hr 11 min

Hannah Berry, Comics Laureate

Hannah Berry returns to the podcast to talk with Dan Berry (no relation) about the realities of making a living in comics, being a parent and being an advocate for comics. This episode features some un-bleeped swearing.

Jan 30, 202053 min

Charlie Adlard

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....

Jan 29, 202059 min

Joana Mosi

Joana Mosi and Dan Berry chat about education (both being educated and being an educator), finding and using inspiration, dealing with failure and the magical power of a book.

Jan 23, 202055 min

B. Mure

B. Mure and Dan Berry get together to chat about asking for the things you want, working in a loose style and an inexplicable quantity of cake-related metaphors.

Dec 19, 201945 minEp. 165

Marc Ellerby

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

Dec 12, 201948 min

Lucy Sullivan

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

Dec 05, 201947 min

Casey Nowak

Casey Nowak and Dan Berry chat about tools, making money and finding efficiencies in your process. Consider supporting the show on Patreon!

Oct 18, 201946 min

James Albon Returns

James Albon and Dan Berry talk about James' new book, A Shining Beacon and get deep into process-chat, talking about pencils, cheap brushes, expensive pigments, the process of writing and turning that writing into comics. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon for a dollar per episode.

Sep 28, 201954 min

Emma Vieceli

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! Support Make It Then Tell Everybody on Patreon here!

Jul 05, 201949 min

Tim Bird

Tim Bird and Dan Berry chat about being qualified for your hobby, the development of a style and taking a walking tour through time and space. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. No episode, no charge, no obligation! $1 per episode isn’t so bad eh? Music by Jim Guthrie . Edited and Produced by Simon Berry ....

May 13, 201938 min

Kat Chapman

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.

May 04, 201950 min

Lucie Bryon

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

Apr 18, 201944 min

Sarah Bowie

Sarah Bowie and Dan Berry chat about observational comics, artistic voices and spying. 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 Simon Berry....

Apr 11, 201946 min

Lucy Knisley

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....

Apr 04, 201954 min

Christian Ward

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....

Mar 28, 20191 hr 10 min

Kristyna Baczynski Returns!

Kristyna Baczynski returns to chat with Dan Berry about creative cycles, having someone champion your work, iPads and rather a lot of talk about stretching and robots. Be sure to check out Kristyna's new book.

Sep 13, 201854 min