{"id":22232,"date":"2022-02-26T15:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T21:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22232"},"modified":"2022-02-26T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T21:54:55","slug":"boom-studios-2022-comicspro-presentation-from-filip-sablik-president-publishing-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/26\/boom-studios-2022-comicspro-presentation-from-filip-sablik-president-publishing-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOM! Studios&#8217; 2022 ComicsPRO  Presentation from Filip Sablik,  President, Publishing &#038; Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mM33X-h008s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Six years ago, I started a little habit that changed my life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In 2016, I sat down for the first time one early and brisk February morning and tried meditating using an app called Headspace. Meditation always sounded like a concept for people who name their crystals and grow their own wheatgrass, but a book called 10% Happier by Dan Harris finally made me see it through a lens that appealed to me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It started off with just 10 minutes that morning, but has grown into a thousand sessions and 300 hours over the last six years. I could tell you what a major positive impact it\u2019s had on me as a husband, father, and leader, but that\u2019s not why I wanted to start this year\u2019s presentation talking about meditation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Meditation is first and foremost about breath. You know, that thing that all of us do and most of us never really think about. Until I started meditating, I never realized how much I held my breath.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Which I think is the perfect metaphor for what the last two years have been like for many of us in the comics industry \u2013 holding our breath. Especially those of us responsible not just for our own livelihood, but the livelihoods of so many others like employees, as well as the customers, creators, and larger comics community who are all impacted by the decisions we make.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">After COVID-19 changed the world in March 2020, many of us in the comics industry wondered if\u00a0our businesses and the industry itself would survive intact. Then, in 2020, when the industry showed signs of not only surviving, but thriving and growing, we wondered when the other shoe would drop. But what if this is the moment where we stop holding our breaths, and instead lead the charge to one of the most significant periods of change and growth for the industry in decades?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Starting in October of 2020, throughout 2021, and now 2022, BOOM! Studios has had its six BIGGEST consecutive quarters of all time, resulting in our company becoming the fastest growing comic book publisher, with a market share increase of over 200% in just two years! In 2021 alone,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">House of Slaughter<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">BRZRKR\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">were two of the top three best-selling comic books of the year, and\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Something Is Killing The Children<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0was the #2 best-selling collection.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A big part of our shared success over the last two years is due to the explosion of James Tynion IV and Werther Dell\u2019Edera\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Something Is Killing the Children<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0franchise. Not only was\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> our top selling collection of 2021, but the top selling also\u00a0single issue of 2021 was the launch of SIKTC spinoff,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">House of Slaughter #1.<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Both of these extraordinary successes speak volumes about the incredible momentum the franchise has in comic shops thanks to the work you\u2019ve done putting it in the hands of new customers. In just two years,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Something Is Killing The Children<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0has sold over 2 million copies worldwide, and begun development on a streaming series at Netflix, proving that Erica Slaughter and her kin are just getting started!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To thank you for your support, each ComicsPRO attendee will receive a limited edition\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Something Is Killing The Children #21\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ashcan that will also go out one per account through Diamond to get everyone ready for the return of Erica Slaughter on March 30th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Another part of the success we saw in 2021 was, of course,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">BRZRKR\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney. Thanks to your support,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">BRZRKR\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">was the highest ordered comic book in the direct market in 30 years. The first collection, released just a few months ago, is on track to be one of our best-selling collections in the history of the company.\u00a0In less than a year, we\u2019ve sold over 1 million copies of\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">BRZRKR<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">. And just like<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Something is Killing the Children<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">, it\u2019s got a film and anime series in development at Netflix, so Keanu and B. are just getting started. . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2021 wasn\u2019t just the story of two record-breaking franchises! BOOM! Studios continues to add MUST READ titles to every comic book fan\u2019s list with hot new licenses and creator-owned stories you can\u2019t get anywhere else!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We added<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Magic: The Gathering<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0to our licensed slate, alongside fan favorites\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mighty Morphin Power Rangers<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dune<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">, launching the global hit franchise seven times higher than the last series at its previous publisher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Original series like\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Eve\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">by Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dark Blood\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">by LaToya Morgan, Walt Barna, and Mois\u00e9s Hidalgo, and\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Eat The Rich<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0by Sarah Gailey and Pius Bak not only showcase the diversity of talent and subject matter available to readers in the comic market, but also hit new sales heights for BOOM! Studios.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And of course, the highly acclaimed\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Many Deaths of Laila Starr\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">by Ram V. and Filipe Andrade became Ram\u2019s highest selling debut, as well as one of the best reviewed series of 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To celebrate the amazing growth of our Must Read original series, every attendee will also receive an exclusive edition of\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Faithless III #1<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet.\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Faithless #1\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">was the series that kicked off the last three record-breaking years for BOOM! Studios, so it\u2019s fitting that the groundbreaking trilogy will tell its final chapter this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But BOOM! Studios wasn\u2019t the only publisher to experience terrific growth in 2021. Comic book sales grew even more rapidly last year with nearly 50% more copies sold than the prior year! What\u2019s even more exciting is the market share of this growth appears to be more widely distributed across a variety of publishers than ever before, rather than being concentrated in the top two publishers in the market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Despite our industry\u2019s record-setting sales growth, there\u2019s a sense of frustration and exhaustion that permeates many of our conversations and online interactions, which\u00a0is heartbreaking given our industry is filled with passionate, hard-working people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">There\u2019s no way around it: this historic success comes in a time of unprecedented uncertainty and chaos. The world and our industry have absolutely changed, becoming more complex and more\u00a0unpredictable. But that\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><u style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">not<\/u><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0why we\u2019re frustrated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We\u2019re frustrated because our expectations aren\u2019t being met. The expectations we have from 2019 of how the industry should work. Expectations of how our industry should run. And perhaps even hope that things will go back to the way they were.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The last two years don\u2019t represent a momentary disruption, blip, or bubble. Two years is enough time for new customer habits to form, new ways of doing business to take root, and new opportunities to be realized. They reflect a new normal taking shape before our eyes. To continue to thrive in 2022 and beyond, our industry needs to not only accept this new normal but\u00a0embrace it. We should let go of that breath we were holding, lean in, and use our growth from the last year to invest in shaping the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">BOOM! Studios is doing just that by expanding our team by 33% in the first quarter to nurture and develop further growth in 2022. You can meet two recent additions to the Sales team \u2013 Josh Hayes, our Vice President of Sales, and Harley Salbacka, our Retail Sales Coordinator \u2013 during the \u201cBOOM! Meet The Team\u201d session this evening. We\u2019re expanding our Sales team with two\u00a0additional Direct Market Sales team members dedicated to the comic book shops. We\u2019re also adding new hires in our Editorial, Production Design, Marketing, Operations, and Finance teams to ensure BOOM! Studios continues to be comic shops\u2019 gold standard for publishing partners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We also recognize that we serve an increasingly diverse group of customers and comic shops. So, we\u2019re leaning into the new normal by offering a variety of programs and incentives to support our retail partners. As the leader in returnability, that includes continuing to make multiple issues of numerous series, collections, and graphic novels fully returnable through the BOOM! Guarantee program. To further strengthen the BOOM! Guarantee program we\u2019re adding exclusive and returnable BOOM! Guarantee variants on series with established audiences. We\u2019re pairing that with thoughtful, curated incentive cover programs designed to speak to the customers, particularly series with strong collector fanbases. And if a title sells out,\u00a0we\u2019ll support it with subsequent printings to meet demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Additionally, we are expanding our marketing efforts and available tools for our retail partners to help you maximize your sales. This includes our weekly #FOCFriday posts to over 120K followers on Twitter, #NewComicBookDay and #BookBirthday promotions that go out to over 400K followers on multiple social media platforms, and a steady stream of video content including trailers and our conversation show with creators,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">BOOM! Chat<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">, that are available for your use in store and online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Of course, the best way we can support your sales and growth in 2022 is to continue to build momentum and excitement for \u00a0 bestselling \u00a0creator-owned series like\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Something Is Killing The Children<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">House of Slaughter<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">BRZRKR<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Once &amp; Future<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Seven Secrets<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">, and\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">We Only Find Them When They\u2019re Dead<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">, as well as celebrate important milestones for fan favorite licenses like the 25th Anniversary of<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0in March, the 20th Anniversary of\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">Firefly\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">in September, and a milestone moment for<\/span><em style=\"font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Mighty Morphin Power Rangers<\/em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0later this year!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And BOOM! Studios has never been one to rest on our laurels, so here\u2019s a sneak peek at some of the exciting, fresh hits driving customers into your stores this year . . .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-Kxdym0DW0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Exciting, right?! With all these incredible creators, iconic characters, and thrilling new stories, you can expect the next\u00a0<em>Something is Killing the Children<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>BRZRKR\u00a0<\/em>to hit your shelves this year.<\/p>\n<p>At BOOM! Studios, we\u2019re not holding our breath. We\u2019re exhaling and leaning into the excitement and possibilities of 2022 and beyond. We believe that there is even more room to grow as an industry so we\u2019re investing in and embracing the new normal to build a bridge to a stronger and better future for ourselves, our retail partners, and our community.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to join us! We look forward to deeper conversations during the conference about how we can help our retail partners make 2022 your best year yet!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For continuing news and more from BOOM! 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