Articles by Dan Berry
Los Angeles Comic Con expands partnership with Moonrock for LACC 2024
Today it was announced that Los Angeles Comic Con has expanded their partnership with digital and event agency Moonrock. The expanded partnership will see more activations for Los Angeles Comic Con 2024.
Los Angeles Comic Con announce full panel and programming schedule for LACC 2023!
With only a couple weeks left until Los Angeles Comic Con returns to the LA Convention Center, today they unveiled their full schedule for programming/panels, and oh boy there are some great ones scheduled! Some of the panels that caught my eye include the Spotlight on Matt Smith, The Boys with Erin Moriarty & Karen Fukuhara, MARVEL: Amazing Spider-Man – Gang War (with Zeb Wells, Cody Ziglar, Ryan Stegman, and more), The Office with Rainn Wilson & Paul Lieberstein, X-Men: ’92 to ’97, Doomed:...
Los Angeles Comic Con recruits 3 iconic fighting game community influencers for their interactive gaming tournaments at LACC 2023
With Los Angeles Comic Con just over 2 months away, they’ve announced 3 influencers from the fighting game community will be on hand at this year’s show. The 3 gamers, Justin Wong, Alex Jebailey, and Punk, will take on attendees at the show in tournaments for both Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 6. More information is below courtesy of their press release.
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE EMPIRE BUILDERS - THE GENE GENIE VOLUME ONE now being funded on Zoop!
One of the longest running magazines covering comic book news (as well as being the creators of their namesake awards for the comic book industry) is Tripwire Magazine. They recently celebrated their 30th anniversary (congrats Joel and team!) and just announced a new comic book (makes ya wonder, will it be eligible for their own awards…) 🙂 Currently being crowdfunded via Zoop is Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders – The Gene Genie Volume One by Joel Meadows and Andy Bennett.
The Things
I started this newsletter way back midway through last year, mainly because I was pretty burned out on microblogging and was getting a bit nostalgic for the good ol days of maxiblogging. Then suddenly it’s something unreasonable like 18 months later. Time truly is a slippery thing right now, I do not need to tell you that. Thanks for reading The Things! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
DesignerCon 2022 preview (November 18-20, Anaheim, California)
Next weekend in Anaheim at the Anaheim Convention Center will be taken over once again by DesignerCon. This show has always been one of my favorites of the year, and judging from what they have planned for 2022 that won’t change.
REKTOK ROSS’S SKI WEEKEND BOOK CELEBRATES 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH A SPECIAL SALE PRICE UNTIL OCTOBER 2ND
The one year anniversary of author Rektok Ross’ SKI WEEKEND recently happened, and to celebrate the best selling novel the eBook version is on sale for 99 cents until October 2nd. The story has been described as The Breakfast Club meets Lord of the Flies and is about a group of high school seniors who while on a ski trip happen to get stranded in the mountains.
08/30/22 Cut The Crap Show - AFTER PROGRAM - Whistle Blowers Unite
MULTI-PART PODCAST SERIES - Lost Not Stolen Report Rebuttal Select "Conservatives" published a report titled "LOST, NOT STOLEN: The Conservative Case that Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election" In this multi-episode series we go through this report line by line, page by page, and claim by claim.
08/29/22 Cut The Crap Early Edition AFTER SHOW - Semi-Fascists
MULTI-PART PODCAST SERIES - Lost Not Stolen Report Rebuttal Select "Conservatives" published a report titled "LOST, NOT STOLEN: The Conservative Case that Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election" In this multi-episode series we go through this report line by line, page by page, and claim by claim.
08/23/22 Cut The Crap AFTER SHOW - Extreme Focus Required
MULTI-PART PODCAST SERIES - Lost Not Stolen Report Rebuttal Select "Conservatives" published a report titled "LOST, NOT STOLEN: The Conservative Case that Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election" In this multi-episode series we go through this report line by line, page by page, and claim by claim.
Three more Top Shelf titles in development for TV!
News / Three more Top Shelf titles in development for TV! This week our colleagues at IDW Entertainment announced five new TV development deals, including three based on Top Shelf graphic novels: Dan Berry and David Gaffney's dryly profound Rivers at HBO Max, Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia's achingly beautiful Ballad for Sophie at Universal International Studios, and James Albon's sumptuously grim The Delicacy at WBTV.
Craig D Adams on Apple Podcasts
1 hr 17 min Craig D Adams and Dan Berry chat about the making of the new game JETT: The Far Shore, working within constraints and games with heart & soul & style. There is more information about the book The Far Shore: Indie Games, Superbrothers And The Making of JETT by Adam Hammond here. Consider supporting the show on Patreon for as little as a dollar per episode. Artwork by Sam Bradley. 1 hr 17 min
Carey Pietsch on Apple Podcasts
1 hr 3 min Carey Pietsch and Dan Berry chat about being a trusting collaborator, showing your working out and visualising the story in your head or on paper. You can follow Carey on twitter, and check out Carey's Patreon here.
Lauren Weinstein on Apple Podcasts
1 hr 6 min Lauren Weinstein and Dan Berry talk about drawing with digital tools, creating fiction out of someone else's truth and joining the $10 club. Buy the print version of Lauren's book The Gift of Time. All proceeds goes to the survivors of domestic violence at Town Clock CDC. https://www.townclockcdc.org/comic You can also read Gift of Time on Slate.
Tor Freeman on Apple Podcasts
56 min Tor Freeman and Dan Berry chat about developing a work ethic, improvising stories and the hierarchy of art tools. Be sure to read Tor's story The Temptation of Mr Rose on Instagram. Consider supporting the show on Patreon for as little as a dollar per episode! Also check out Dan's Creative Mentoring program. 56 min
Sandbox Spotlight: CANDICE DAILEY, Artist
THE CONVENTION COLLECTIVE: Thank you for joining us in the Spotlight, Candice! How did you get into art and why did you want to become an artist? Candice Dailey: Thank you for inviting me! I have been drawing for as long as I can remember, but it didn’t occur to me that it could be a career until an amazing teacher guided me in that direction in middle school. TCC: What was the first work you completed, where you stepped back and thought, “Yes, y’know what, I can do this for a living!”?
Ngozi Ukazu on Apple Podcasts
56 min Ngozi Ukazu and Dan Berry chat about being between projects, what and who your stories are for and what makes great art. Consider supporting the show on Patreon from as little as a dollar per episode! Check out also Dan's creative mentoring scheme - his 'rent-a-Dan' service where you can buy Dan's time to assist you in your creative projects. 56 min
Matt Madden on Apple Podcasts
1 hr 9 min Matt madden and Dan Berry talk about the challenges of being a mid-career cartoonist, exercises in style and working inside constraints. Matt has a new book out soon, Ex Libris through Uncivilised Books, which you can preorder here. Consider supporting the show on patreon for as little as a dollar a month. Dan also runs a creative mentoring scheme, which is basically a 'rent-a-Dan' scheme. Details here. 1 hr 9 min
Joey Weiser on Apple Podcasts
50 min Joey Weiser and Dan Berry chat about the production treadmill, maintaining focus and giving yourself room to be creative. Joey has a new book out - Dragon Racer from Oni Press! Support the show on Patreon for as little as a dollar per episode! Also, if you want Dan's input on your project, you can buy time with him as part of his creative mentoring program. 50 min
Jenny Robins on Apple Podcasts
56 min Jenny Robins and Dan Berry chat about drawing every brick, the importance of community and drawing like everyone (or no-one) is watching. Consider supporting the show on Patreon for as little as $1 a month! Also check out Dan's Creative Mentorship program. 56 min
Sabba Khan on Apple Podcasts
58 min Sabba Khan and Dan Berry chat about signing up to precariousness, drawing ideas rather than things and how language can build fences. Check out Sabba's new book The Roles We Play Support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 per episode! If you want Dan to help you with any part your project, check out his affordable mentoring scheme here. 58 min
STONE STAR VOLUME 1: FIGHT OR FLIGHT - Space Gladiators (Zub, Dunbar, Grundetjern, Dillon, Daniel) Dark Horse Comics
Home Convention News STONE STAR VOLUME 1: FIGHT OR FLIGHT – Space Gladiators (Zub, Dunbar,... Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Max Dunbar Colorist: Espen Grundetjern Letterer: Marshall Dillon Logo Design: Tim Daniel Thanks to Superfan Promotions LLC for the review copy! The first volume of Stone Star is a gladiator space epic that reminds me a lot of Thor: Ragnarok. The titular Stone Star is a huge space ship that serves as a mobile gladiator arena, broadcasting throughout the galaxy.
Ben Towle on Apple Podcasts
1 hr 2 min Ben Towle and Dan Berry chat about teaching, working with reference, finding shortcuts and loosening up. Ben's new book Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat is out now. Consider supporting this show on Patreon for as little as a dollar an episode! You can get Dan to work with you and help out on your project too! 1 hr 2 min
Rivers *Pre-Order*
"Cleverly written, great characters, all brought vigorously to life by Dan Berry’s ebullient artwork." —Glyn Dillon, author of The Nao of Brown, artist/designer for Star Wars films "Multilayered, thoughtful, funny and strange — David and Dan try everything in this book, pulling together disparate threads into a glorious, messy whole." —John Allison, author of Giant Days, Bad Machinery, and Steeple Three ordinary weirdos, one recurring dream.
Zara Slattery on Apple Podcasts
59 min Zara Slattery and Dan Berry talk about the evolution of a style, where shape and reference intersect and needing to see things to be able to draw things. Zara has a new book out - Coma from Myriad Editions. Support the show on Patreon for $1 an episode! Dan has an affordable mentoring program where he can help you with your comics project! 59 min
John Tucker on Apple Podcasts
48 min John Tucker and Dan Berry chat about the challenges in mixing dexterity and intellect, making everything as easy as possible for yourself and the arrogance/confidence of comedy. Check out John's podcast This Foul Earth that made Dan laugh so much he couldn't ride his bike up a gentle hill. He also has a digital collection of all his books on gumroad for £5. Consider supporting the Make It Then Tell Everybody podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 per episode.
Top Shelf Productions
"Cleverly written, great characters, all brought vigorously to life by Dan Berry’s ebullient artwork." —Glyn Dillon, author of The Nao of Brown, artist/designer for Star Wars films "Multilayered, thoughtful, funny and strange — David and Dan try everything in this book, pulling together disparate threads into a glorious, messy whole." —John Allison, author of Giant Days, Bad Machinery, and Steeple Three ordinary weirdos, one recurring dream.
Make It Then Tell Everybody on Apple Podcasts
225 episodes 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. 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. JUL 22, 2021 Sabba Khan Sabba Khan Sabba Khan and Dan Berry chat about signing up to precariousness, drawing ideas rather than things and how language can build fences.
Sandbox Spotlight: MATTHEW ERMAN, Comic Creator / Writer
THE CONVENTION COLLECTIVE: Thank you for joining us in the Spotlight, Matthew! TCC: What was the first work you completed, where you stepped back and thought, “Yes, y’know what, I can do this for a living!”? Matthew Erman: Hey thank you so much for asking to do this, I love talking about myself. It certainly wasn’t Long Lost, which was my first comic that I had out on shelves.
INFERNO GIRL RED now live on Kickstarter - interview with co-creator/writer Mat Groom
Now live on Kickstarter is a new graphic novel from writer Mat Groom, artist Erica D’Urso, colorist Igor Monti, letterer Becca Carey, design by For The People, and editor Kyle Higgins. In just a few days the campaign has blown through it’s original goal, but with over a month left there’s a lot of time left. And with the stretch goals just starting to be announced, as well as some of the incentives available at various levels, it seems like this one will continue to go up.
El Rey Comics unveil 2 exclusive covers for Snyder and Daniel’s NOCTERRA #1
Home Sandbox Comics El Rey Comics unveil 2 exclusive covers for Snyder and Daniel’s NOCTERRA... This year there’s been quite a few titles from Image Comics that I’ve been looking forward to including STRAY DOGS, RADIANT BLACK, and NOCTERRA. To go along with all the different covers that are being offered for NOCTERRA #1, San Diego based El Rey Comics is offering 2 different exclusive covers for the issue. The first exclusive cover for the supernatural horror title from Scott Snyder and Tony S.
Sandbox Spotlight: RUSSELL LISSAU, Writer / Comic Creator
Home Sandbox Sandbox Spotlight: RUSSELL LISSAU, Writer / Comic Creator THE CONVENTION COLLECTIVE: How did you get into writing/why did you want to become a writer? Russell Lissau: I started writing for publication in middle school, in the mid-1980s. That continued in high school on my high school newspaper, and then I went to journalism school at Northwestern University. Decades later, I remain a reporter for the Daily Herald in suburban Chicago.
Sandbox Spotlight: CHRIS OZ FULTON, Comic Artist
Home Sandbox Sandbox Spotlight: CHRIS OZ FULTON, Comic Artist The Convention Collective: How did you get into art/why did you want to become an artist? Chris Oz Fulton: I’ve drawn my whole life. My biggest influence has to be the cover art on my mom’s books when I was a kid. She always had stacks of Horror, Sci-fi and Fantasy books laying around. Lots of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, [J.R.R.] Tolkien, and Stephen King. Those covers always asked questions.
Megan Hutchinson store exclusive of LOCKE & KEY SANDMAN HELL & GONE #1 for Bird City Comics announced
Home Sandbox Comics Megan Hutchinson store exclusive of LOCKE & KEY SANDMAN HELL & GONE... Being that we are huge fans of everything related to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and fans of Megan Hutchinson’s art, when we saw that our friends at Bird City Comics were doing an exclusive cover featuring Dream that Megan was doing, we were very excited.
Erika Moen on Apple Podcasts
50 min Erika Moen of Oh Joy Sex Toy and Dan Berry get together to talk about the importance of sex education, where money comes from and getting your sex comic into bookshops. 50 min
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Dan
Contact Dan, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack