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.

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

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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.

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

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Grant Snider and Dan Berry talk sketchbooks, discipline and finding the universal in the personal.

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

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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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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. 

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Danielle Corsetto and Dan Berry chat all about webcomics, newspapers, Patreon and what to do with a dead elephant.

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Hass and Dan chat all about lettering styles and approaches and how comics come to life.

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The artwork for this episode was lettered by Hass, drawn by Artyom Trakhanov with colours by Jason Wordie.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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