In this episode, I get the chance to interview one of my comic book mentors, Ross Richie. Ross speaks about what must be done to build a successful comic book company from the ground up. From their new partnership with Fox to partnering with Archaia. Find out what it takes to build a comic book company from one of the best to do it.
Ross Richie is the founder of Boom! Studios as well as a comic book creator and publisher. Starting out with Malibu Comics, Ross took his knowledge and created a successful comic book studio and has continued into other entertainment avenues. Ross was the producer of the movie “2 Guns”, which was successfully adapted from the comic with the same name, originating from Boom! Studios.
In this episode, we gain a wealth of knowledge into managing a successful company as well as how to create a studio from the ground up. We also learn Ross’ origins in the comic book scene as well as what to look out for in the future.
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Topics Omar and Ross discuss:
- The crossover between different artistic mediums and how you can use your specific traits in different fields.
- The strengths of trying different roles in companies to find your strengths.
- Sales and marketing can be fulfilling because you get to connect with people.
- The importance of doing the same normal marketing tactics that other companies are doing, such as using comic books websites.
- Ways that you can come up with “out of the box” marketing tactics.
- Understanding what assets you have with your team around you, and how to utilize them.
- How you can use your fear of failure to fuel your creative output.
- The challenges and expenses of scaling your company.
- Why Hollywood is so interested in comic books.
- The different ways that authors think, and how comic book authors think visually.
- Ways to find writers and artists that will help your books and company grow.
- Innovative ways that helped lead to finding fantastic artists.
- The difficulties of finding good editors to join your team when writing comic books.
- Different ways to continually reach out to your customers with your products.
- The importance of having a high level of commitment and passion when getting into the comic book business.
Links from the show:
- Boom! Studios
- Malibu comics
- Randy Martin
- Hardcase
- 2 Guns
- Miracleman
- Atomica
- Hero Squared
- Archaia
- Fox
- Mark Waid
- The Incredibles
- The Comic Bug
- Matt Gagnon
- Farscape
- Mr. Stuffins
- Speakeasy Comics
- Warhammer 40,000
- Power Rangers
- WWE
- Shattered Grid
- Kyle Higgins
- Coda
- Lucy Dreaming
- The Woods
