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, 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.
Please 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. I might even do one on bleed and margins!
January 2020 Patron Q&A
Here’s the patron-exclusive Q&A I recorded for January 2020.
There were some really good questions about process, motivation, travel journals, drawing straight into ink and some iPad/scanner/lightbox workarounds.
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.
In the picture, you can see Hannah, former Laureate Charlie and The Cape.
For those that are interested, Hannah and I are running a short course entitled Building Comics in North Wales at the end of September.
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.
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.
Check out Joana’s Instagram here
Consider supporting the show by leaving a review, telling a friend or signing up to donate a dollar or two on Patreon!
Marc Ellerby
Marc Ellerby and Dan Berry chat about mental health and deciding to quit, working on licensed projects and doing your own thing.
Lucy Sullivan
Lucy Sullivan and Dan Berry chat about mental health, modern folklore and the process behind her upcoming book Barking.
Casey Nowak
Casey Nowak and Dan Berry chat about tools, making money and finding efficiencies in your process.
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.
An Update!
Hi. Dan here. So you may have noticed that the podcast has been undergoing some kind of hiatus and has been following an erratic update schedule (to say the least). Here’s a short update where I talk about my recent situation and how I’m interested in developing the show. It’s only a brief update, and I’ll be aiming to be on a more regular schedule from now on, but I need your input. I wrote a version of this over on Patreon, please take a couple of minutes to give it some thought and let me know what you think.
Emma Vieceli
Emma Vieceli and Dan Berry talk about running a kickstarter campaign, staying healthy and Existential Dread.
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.
Music by Jim Guthrie.
Edited and Produced by Simon Berry.
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.
Music by the astonishing Jim Guthrie.
Edited and Produced by Simon Berry.
Lucie Bryon
Lucie Bryonand Dan Berry get together to talk about diary comics, breaking fourth walls and the multitude of Lucies/Luchies.
Music by the astonishing Jim Guthrie.
Edited and Produced by Simon Berry.
Sarah Bowie
Sarah Bowieand Dan Berrychat about observational comics, artistic voices and spying.
Music by the astonishing Jim Guthrie.
Edited and Produced by Simon Berry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Retrograde Orbit out imminently from Avery Hill Publishing and her Patreon page too!