In August, Philip Sablik, Jamie S. Rich, Eric Gitter and Jeremy Horn announced a new publishing venture, without disclosing their names. Today, at The Beat’s 20th anniversary panel at New York Comic Con, the name was revealed: Ignition Press.
Sabrik left the boom! He founded the studio in June after a long stint overseeing acclaimed books such as Lumberjanes and Something Is Killing the Children. Rich similarly left IDW Publishing in June after a tumultuous year. From now on, Mr. Sablik will be the publisher of Ignition Press, Mr. Rich will be the editor-in-chief, Mr. Gitter will be the president, and Mr. Haun will be the creative director.
“A lot of what we’re trying to do is intangible depending on the market you’re in. If we’re doing our job right, you’re a fan,” Sublink told the panel. mentioned during the discussion. . “In independent comics publishing, at least in the single issue North American market, the last real innovation occurred in 1992 when Image Comics was founded. Before that, the last true comics innovation was Dark Horse’s It was 1985 when the explosion happened.”
When asked to talk about how Ignition Press is different, he said: Mixed license and original publication. It seemed strange to us today because the market didn’t exist like they did in 1985 or 1992.
“So we’re looking at market strategies that take into account all of the different channels that are available today. How are they taking equally important approaches and what overall So instead of fighting for a small piece of the pie…we’re building a bigger pie.”
Ignition Press already has profiles on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, all of which feature the Ignition “o” key in their logos (see above).
Stay tuned for more coverage of NYCC ’24 from The Beat.
This article includes reporting by Christian Angeles.
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