SXZ004: Franchise Building Across Comics, Games, and Animation
w/ Sixzmic Publishing Team
June 19, 2026
In today's episode, Sixzmic Publishing Team explore franchise building across comics, games, and animation. Lessons from the world's leading entertainment companies on building properties designed to endure for decades. The conversation also covers how this topic connects to industry publishing, creative development, and the broader Sixzmic portfolio.
Subscribe Now!
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
- How franchise building across comics, games, and animation affects creators and studios
- What Sixzmic IP Brief reveals about industry strategy
- Why IP stewardship matters in this context
- How distribution and audience building connect to the topic
- What risks and opportunities creators should watch for
- How Sixzmic studios approach this in practice
- What makes a property ready for cross-media expansion
- Whether this topic belongs in a long-term franchise plan
Disclosure: This episode and the resources on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, tax, or legal advice.
Transcript
[00:00:12] **Sixzmic Publishing Team:** Lessons from the world's leading entertainment companies on building properties designed to endure for decades.
[00:01:45] **Sixzmic Publishing Team:** This is exactly the kind of conversation we wanted to have on Sixzmic IP Brief — practical, creative, and grounded in how Sixzmic actually publishes IP.
[00:03:20] **Sixzmic Publishing Team:** When you look at how comics, games, and animation intersect, this topic shows up everywhere in our portfolio.
The full transcript will be available in a future release.
Help Us Out!
Help us reach new listeners by leaving a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. It takes less than 30 seconds and helps the Sixzmic Podcast Network grow.
Books and Resources
New to the Show?
Connect With Sixzmic Publishing Team
Follow Sixzmic IP Brief for more conversations on industry and entertainment publishing.