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Make It Then Tell Everybody

233 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 82 ratings

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.

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Episodes

John Porcellino

August 21, 2014 04:30 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

John Porcellino and Dan Berry get together to talk about 25 years of King-Cat Comics and Stories, punk rock, style, sickness and health. John also has a new book coming out imminently from Drawn & Quarterly entitled The Hospital Suite and a US tour, so check both out quick as you can! Also check out the Patreon campaign to help support the show. Every one of your dollars helps in the production of this show a great deal.

Patrick Kyle

August 14, 2014 10:42 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB

Patrick Kyle and Dan Berry talk about self publishing, risographs and dream logic. Patrick's book Distance Mover is out from Koyama Press in September. 

Jesse Jacobs

August 07, 2014 04:30 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MB

Jesse Jacobs and Dan Berry's conversation about process, stories, sketchbooks and wilderness confection is made all the more dramatic by being recorded during a booming thunderstorm.  Help support the podcast with your hard earned dollars on the show's patreon page!

Alec Longstreth

July 31, 2014 04:30 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MB

Alec Longstreth and Dan Berry talk about convention etiquette, the whole years of his life represented by a book you could kill someone with and his Schedule. Check out the Patreon campaign to help support the show!

Renee French

July 24, 2014 08:11 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MB

Renee French and Dan Berry talk about getting into a project, falling in love with drawing tools, where ideas come from and how they incubate. Get over to Patreon right this second to help support the show!

Phil McAndrew

July 19, 2014 10:54 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

Phil McAndrew and Dan Berry talk about pitching a tv show, the similarities between working with an idea and squishing a bug and Super Obvious Secrets. Head over to the Make/Tell Patreon page to help support the show

Annie Koyama

July 11, 2014 04:30 - 44 minutes - 60.4 MB

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

July 04, 2014 04:43 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MB

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

June 26, 2014 04:30 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MB

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.

Justin Martzbin

June 12, 2014 04:30 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MB

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

June 05, 2014 04:30 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

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

May 29, 2014 04:30 - 45 minutes - 63 MB

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

May 22, 2014 13:15 - 48 minutes - 67 MB

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

May 07, 2014 21:15 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MB

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

Sam Alden

May 01, 2014 04:30 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MB

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

April 24, 2014 04:30 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MB

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

April 17, 2014 04:30 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MB

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

Neill Cameron

April 10, 2014 04:30 - 50 minutes - 69 MB

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

Mike Dawson

April 03, 2014 04:30 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MB

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

Garen Ewing

March 27, 2014 21:44 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MB

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

March 20, 2014 04:30 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MB

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

Paul Duffield

March 13, 2014 04:30 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

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

March 06, 2014 05:30 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB

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

February 14, 2014 22:03 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MB

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

January 30, 2014 05:30 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

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

January 16, 2014 22:31 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MB

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

Tula Lotay, Lisa Wood, Philippa Rice, Viv Schwarz & Martin Steenton

January 09, 2014 05:30 - 77 MB

This was recorded at the Volume Publishing Fair at the fancy new Library of Birmingham, featuring Tula Lotay, Lisa Wood, Philippa Rice, Viv Schwarz and Martin Steenton talking to Dan Berry. This is without a doubt the most aggressive Make/Tell so far. Big thanks to Lizz Lunney for making this happen.

Emily Carroll

January 02, 2014 10:34 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MB

Emily Carroll and Dan Berry talk about the rules of drawing comics, the difference between working for yourself and someone else and horror that is human and universal.

Michael Deforge

December 19, 2013 05:30 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MB

Michael Deforge and Dan Berry chat about his approach to drawing and writing, the development of his style and his work on Adventure Time.

Hunt Emerson

December 12, 2013 05:30 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MB

Hunt Emerson and Dan Berry talk at his studio in Birmingham about his entry into the underground comix world, erotica, drawing as a job and Everything You Could Possibly Want To Know About Hunt Emerson. 

Pat Grant

December 05, 2013 05:30 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MB

Pat Grant and Dan Berry talk about academic writing, Pat's creative process and background and comics storytelling that leaves the page. Check out his book Blue here and Toormina Video here.

Jeffrey Brown

November 28, 2013 05:30 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MB

Jeffrey Brown and Dan Berry talk in front of a live audience in an acoustically challenged room at the excellent Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds. Talking points include getting into comics, four-point advice for aspiring artists and landing a job drawing Star Wars comics.

Andy Diggle

November 21, 2013 05:30 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MB

Andy Diggle and Dan berry talk about Andy's entry into comics, his time as editor of 2000 AD, his writing process and the idea of parameters or constraints in his work and the shape of the story that inhabits all our heads.

Adam Cadwell

November 19, 2013 05:30 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MB

Adam Cadwell and Dan Berry talk about autobiography, developing as an artist in public and organising things like Great Beast and the British Comic Awards.

PJ Holden

November 14, 2013 05:30 - 47 minutes - 64.5 MB

PJ Holden and Dan Berry talk about career false starts, self doubt, climbing the metaphorical Mount Dredd and his Loki-esque tendencies. 

Lizz Lunney

November 08, 2013 22:52 - 57.2 MB

Lizz Lunney and Dan Berry talk about jokes, ideas and how animals can say things that humans can't.

The Etherington Brothers

October 10, 2013 04:30 - 41 minutes - 57 MB

Dan Berry talks to Robin and Lorenzo Etherington about their careers so far, their working processes and the workshops they do for young people.

Jonathan Edwards

October 03, 2013 04:30 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MB

Jonathan Edwards and Dan Berry talk about lines, shapes, style and blundering about in a darkened room looking for the light switch.

Sarah McIntyre

September 26, 2013 04:30 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MB

Sarah McIntyre and Dan Berry talk abotu drawing and developing a style, publicty and comic fairs in every school in the country.

Jack Teagle

September 19, 2013 04:30 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

Jack Teagle and Dan Berry chat about winning awards, approaches to developing a style and The Simpsons.

Tony Lee

September 12, 2013 04:30 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MB

Tony Lee and Dan Berry talk in depth about inspiration, ideas, pitches and what it takes to be a writer.

Daniel Humphry

September 09, 2013 09:21 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MB

Daniel Humphry and Dan Berry talk about Off Life, the UK's only street press comic magazine. Topics covered include typography, distribution and secret handshakes.

Roman Muradov

September 05, 2013 04:30 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB

Roman Muradov and Dan Berry talk about effortless and carefree artwork, process and sabotage.

Katie Green

August 29, 2013 04:30 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MB

Katie Green and Dan Berry talk about her upcoming graphic memoir entitled Lighter Than My Shadow, her creative process and separating Katie the character from Katie the author.

Jon McNaught

August 22, 2013 04:30 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

Jon McNaught and Dan Berry spoke in person at his studio in Bristol about alternative comics, his process and print work and his approaches to storytelling.

Nick Edwards

August 15, 2013 04:30 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MB

Nick Edwards and Dan Berry talk about finding tools that work, sketchbooks and smashing stuff up. 

Edward Ross

August 08, 2013 04:30 - 56 minutes - 77 MB

Edward Ross and Dan Berry talk about speaking the language of film, science fact (not fiction) and measuring success.

Kristyna Baczynski

August 01, 2013 22:10 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MB

Kristyna Baczynski (Kriss-Tenner Baa-Chin-Ski, not Chris-Teena Baaz-In-Ski) and Dan Berry talk about the correct pronunciation of her name, heritage and the idea of artistic style as an accent.

Viv Schwarz

July 25, 2013 04:30 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MB

Viv Schwarz and Dan Berry talk hospital clowns, creative processes and writing the voice of a character. 

Luke Pearson

July 18, 2013 04:30 - 51 minutes - 71 MB

Luke Pearson and Dan Berry talk about Luke's entrance into comics, his process and responding to compliments. 

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