Make It Then Tell Everybody

Annie Koyama of Koyama Press and Dan Berry get together to talk about how publishing works, the life of a book, how Annie became a publisher accidentally, trusting taste and taking risks. Consider supporting the show with as little as $1 per episode through Patreon.

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!

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.

John Martz & Dustin Harbin talk to Dan Berry about the worst, most hackneyed interview question you can ask a creative person. I can't even type it in here, it is that bad.

Jason Shiga and Dan Berry talk about writing stories and the tendency to start writing the biggest stories, money, mathematics and choose your own adventure books. Go and read Jason's webcomic Demon from ther start here. Go and check out the Make It Then Tell Everybody Patreon campaign, give as little as $1 per episode to help support the show.

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!

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. 

Adam Murphy and Dan Berry talk about working with rules, honesty, story structure, audiences and The Big Existential Art Questions.

Sam Alden and Dan Berry talk about creative processes, work ethics, developing a style and all the associated guilt that goes along with making comics. Also check out the Patreon campaign to help support the show. Give $1 an episode and help Make It Then Tell Everybody grow. 

Box Brown and Dan Berry sit down to chat about the links between stprytelling and wrestling, getting into drawing comics and the development of a style.

Pete Fowler and Dan Berry talk about his work, staying busy, learning and what creativity is and how it works.

Neill Cameron and Dan Berry talk about getting better at art, developing your taste, collaborative work and a walkabout in the outback.

Mike Dawson and Dan Berry talk about his new book Angie Bongiolatti, his process and his thoughts on conventions.

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.

John Allison and Dan Berry talk about his new book, multitasking and achieving the transcendent out of body state of zen drawing.

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!

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.

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.

Christopher Hastings and Dan Berry talk about his education in comics, building and maintaining an audience for his webcomic The Adventures of Dr McNinja and his work for Marvel.

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