The first non-comics guest to the show, musician extraordinare Jim Guthrie and Dan Berry talk about the overlaps in the creative process, advertising and Jim’s long awaited new album, Takes Time. The tracks featured in this episode are Bring On The Night and The Rest Is Yet To Come from Takes Time, and Hug Me Til I’m Blue from the extended edition of Now More Than Ever.
The first non-comics guest to the show, musician extraordinare Jim Guthrie and Dan Berry talk about the overlaps in the creative process, advertising and Jim’s long awaited new album, Takes Time. The tracks featured in this episode are Bring On The Night and The Rest Is Yet To Come from Takes Time, and Hug Me Til I’m Blue from the extended edition of Now More Than Ever.
This Saturday, the 4th of May there will be a live Make It Then Tell Everybody as part of the Illustrato.rs Lineup event at the Mall Galleries just off Trafalgar Square in London, next door to the ICA.
I will be joined by the wonderful Richard Short, Karrie Fransman and Posy Simmonds, author of Tamara Drewe and Gemma Bovary. We’ll likely be chatting about the blurred lines between comics and illustration, but who knows where the mood will take us.
The event is free, but has limited places, so arriving early is advisable. Plus you’ll want to get around the Independent Comics Fair which is also part of the Illustrato.rs Lineup show. Oh, it’s Free Comic Book Day too. So the best thing to do would be to set aside the whole day so you can dedicate your full attention properly to comics for the day.
I don’t know if anyone is at all interested, but I got interviewed by Steve Morris over at the Beat.
A comics lecturer and creator, Dan Berry both writes and draws his own work — such as the forthcoming The Suitcase from Blank Slate Books. But on top of that, he’s also launched a podcast fairly recently, in which he sits down with a number of writers, artists, creators, in order to talk about creation, process, and publishing. Make It Then Tell Everybody is the name of the show, and it’s quickly become one of the must-listen comics podcasts available. Informative, fascinating and warm, it also has some belting pastoral theme music.
That’s a nice thing to say don’t you think? Read the whole thing here.
Isaac Lenkiewicz and Dan Berry talk about brushes both analogue and digital, The Simpsons and Jump Man.
Isaac Lenkiewicz and Dan Berry talk about brushes both analogue and digital, The Simpsons and Jump Man.
As part of the ongoing effort to cover the costs of the show, I present to you this hand made 3 colour screen print designed by Kristyna Baczynski;
What is it for? Well, this is a relatively inexpensive way for me to offer something other than an email of thanks for a donation to the show.
These prints are part one of a longer plan to bring out more beautiful Make It Then Tell Everybody items designed by the wonderful Kristyna Baczynski. We’ve got some very cool stuff planned, watch this space.
Eleanor Davis talks from the comfort and security of a blanket fort to Dan Berry about hard work, getting better at art and the challenges of longer format work and living with another creative person.
Eleanor Davis talks from the comfort and security of a blanket fort to Dan Berry about hard work, getting better at art and the challenges of longer format work and living with another creative person.
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.
Here’s an update from Ryan by email;
Here’s the photos of my tools I’m using right now. They didn’t have my “Manga Black” ink last time I went so I got this. I don’t really have a favorite brand of brush or ink yet. I pretty much just go and grab whatever they have. I used to have a favorite paper, but it looks like they changed the recipe cause it doesn’t work the same anymore. Avalon watercolor by Holbein. Its like 50 USD for a pad of 20 sheets though, which is why I don’t really have any paper right now.
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.
Marc Ellerby talks autobiography, process, digital comics, self promotion and how to choose a convention with Dan Berry.
Marc Ellerby talks autobiography, process, digital comics, self promotion and how to choose a convention with Dan Berry.
Dustin Harbin and Dan Berry talk at length about doing art better, what the proper collective noun for a group of Voltrons is, how conventions work and the Holiday Olympics. We will return to this conversation in a few months. There’s a lot of stuff we didn’t get to.
Dustin Harbin and Dan Berry talk at length about doing art better, what the proper collective noun for a group of Voltrons is, how conventions work and the Holiday Olympics. We will return to this conversation in a few months. There’s a lot of stuff we didn’t get to.
Isabel Greenberg talks to Dan Berry about her very recently finished book, her working process and thoughts on festivals, shops and comics in general.
Isabel Greenberg talks to Dan Berry about her very recently finished book, her working process and thoughs on festivals, shops and comics in general.
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.
INJ Culbard and Dan Berry get philosophical about criticism, the idea of the ego and the artist and some solid practical advice on streamlining a creative process. Go and check out Deadbeats from Self Made Hero with Chris Lackey & Chad Fifer and the New Deadwardians with Dan Abnett.
