diff --git a/src/components/slideshow/slideshow.js b/src/components/slideshow/slideshow.js
index e5af0c81dd..1dd5751129 100644
--- a/src/components/slideshow/slideshow.js
+++ b/src/components/slideshow/slideshow.js
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ import './style.scss';
 import 'material-design-icons-iconfont';
 import '../../elements/emby-button/paper-icon-button-light';
 import ServerConnections from '../ServerConnections';
-//eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
-import { Swiper } from 'swiper/bundle';
-//eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
-import 'swiper/css/bundle';
 import screenfull from 'screenfull';
 
 /**
@@ -345,45 +341,51 @@ export default function (options) {
             slides = currentOptions.items;
         }
 
-        swiperInstance = new Swiper(dialog.querySelector('.slideshowSwiperContainer'), {
-            direction: 'horizontal',
-            // Loop is disabled due to the virtual slides option not supporting it.
-            loop: false,
-            zoom: {
-                minRatio: 1,
-                toggle: true
-            },
-            autoplay: !options.interactive || !!options.autoplay,
-            keyboard: {
-                enabled: true
-            },
-            preloadImages: true,
-            slidesPerView: 1,
-            slidesPerColumn: 1,
-            initialSlide: options.startIndex || 0,
-            speed: 240,
-            navigation: {
-                nextEl: '.btnSlideshowNext',
-                prevEl: '.btnSlideshowPrevious'
-            },
-            // Virtual slides reduce memory consumption for large libraries while allowing preloading of images;
-            virtual: {
-                slides: slides,
-                cache: true,
-                renderSlide: getSwiperSlideHtml,
-                addSlidesBefore: 1,
-                addSlidesAfter: 1
+        //eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+        import('swiper/css/bundle');
+
+        // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+        import('swiper/bundle').then(({ Swiper }) => {
+            swiperInstance = new Swiper(dialog.querySelector('.slideshowSwiperContainer'), {
+                direction: 'horizontal',
+                // Loop is disabled due to the virtual slides option not supporting it.
+                loop: false,
+                zoom: {
+                    minRatio: 1,
+                    toggle: true
+                },
+                autoplay: !options.interactive || !!options.autoplay,
+                keyboard: {
+                    enabled: true
+                },
+                preloadImages: true,
+                slidesPerView: 1,
+                slidesPerColumn: 1,
+                initialSlide: options.startIndex || 0,
+                speed: 240,
+                navigation: {
+                    nextEl: '.btnSlideshowNext',
+                    prevEl: '.btnSlideshowPrevious'
+                },
+                // Virtual slides reduce memory consumption for large libraries while allowing preloading of images;
+                virtual: {
+                    slides: slides,
+                    cache: true,
+                    renderSlide: getSwiperSlideHtml,
+                    addSlidesBefore: 1,
+                    addSlidesAfter: 1
+                }
+            });
+
+            swiperInstance.on('autoplayStart', onAutoplayStart);
+            swiperInstance.on('autoplayStop', onAutoplayStop);
+
+            if (useFakeZoomImage) {
+                swiperInstance.on('zoomChange', onZoomChange);
             }
+
+            if (swiperInstance.autoplay?.running) onAutoplayStart();
         });
-
-        swiperInstance.on('autoplayStart', onAutoplayStart);
-        swiperInstance.on('autoplayStop', onAutoplayStop);
-
-        if (useFakeZoomImage) {
-            swiperInstance.on('zoomChange', onZoomChange);
-        }
-
-        if (swiperInstance.autoplay?.running) onAutoplayStart();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/comicsPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/comicsPlayer/plugin.js
index 3082b4a5b0..57772d8de5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/comicsPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/comicsPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import keyboardnavigation from '../../scripts/keyboardNavigation';
 import { appRouter } from '../../components/appRouter';
 import ServerConnections from '../../components/ServerConnections';
 import * as userSettings from '../../scripts/settings/userSettings';
-//eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
-import { Swiper } from 'swiper/bundle';
-//eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
-import 'swiper/css/bundle';
 
 import './style.scss';
 
@@ -292,55 +288,61 @@ export class ComicsPlayer {
         const downloadUrl = apiClient.getItemDownloadUrl(item.Id);
         this.archiveSource = new ArchiveSource(downloadUrl);
 
-        return this.archiveSource.load().then(() => {
-            loading.hide();
+        //eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+        import('swiper/css/bundle');
 
-            this.pageCount = this.archiveSource.urls.length;
-            this.currentPage = options.startPositionTicks / 10000 || 0;
+        return this.archiveSource.load()
+            // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+            .then(() => import('swiper/bundle'))
+            .then(({ Swiper }) => {
+                loading.hide();
 
-            this.swiperInstance = new Swiper(elem.querySelector('.slideshowSwiperContainer'), {
-                direction: 'horizontal',
-                // loop is disabled due to the lack of Swiper support in virtual slides
-                loop: false,
-                zoom: {
-                    minRatio: 1,
-                    toggle: true,
-                    containerClass: 'slider-zoom-container'
-                },
-                autoplay: false,
-                keyboard: {
-                    enabled: true
-                },
-                preloadImages: true,
-                slidesPerView: this.comicsPlayerSettings.pagesPerView,
-                slidesPerGroup: this.comicsPlayerSettings.pagesPerView,
-                slidesPerColumn: 1,
-                initialSlide: this.currentPage,
-                navigation: {
-                    nextEl: '.swiper-button-next',
-                    prevEl: '.swiper-button-prev'
-                },
-                pagination: {
-                    el: '.swiper-pagination',
-                    clickable: true,
-                    type: 'fraction'
-                },
-                // reduces memory consumption for large libraries while allowing preloading of images
-                virtual: {
-                    slides: this.archiveSource.urls,
-                    cache: true,
-                    renderSlide: this.getImgFromUrl,
-                    addSlidesBefore: 1,
-                    addSlidesAfter: 1
-                }
+                this.pageCount = this.archiveSource.urls.length;
+                this.currentPage = options.startPositionTicks / 10000 || 0;
+
+                this.swiperInstance = new Swiper(elem.querySelector('.slideshowSwiperContainer'), {
+                    direction: 'horizontal',
+                    // loop is disabled due to the lack of Swiper support in virtual slides
+                    loop: false,
+                    zoom: {
+                        minRatio: 1,
+                        toggle: true,
+                        containerClass: 'slider-zoom-container'
+                    },
+                    autoplay: false,
+                    keyboard: {
+                        enabled: true
+                    },
+                    preloadImages: true,
+                    slidesPerView: this.comicsPlayerSettings.pagesPerView,
+                    slidesPerGroup: this.comicsPlayerSettings.pagesPerView,
+                    slidesPerColumn: 1,
+                    initialSlide: this.currentPage,
+                    navigation: {
+                        nextEl: '.swiper-button-next',
+                        prevEl: '.swiper-button-prev'
+                    },
+                    pagination: {
+                        el: '.swiper-pagination',
+                        clickable: true,
+                        type: 'fraction'
+                    },
+                    // reduces memory consumption for large libraries while allowing preloading of images
+                    virtual: {
+                        slides: this.archiveSource.urls,
+                        cache: true,
+                        renderSlide: this.getImgFromUrl,
+                        addSlidesBefore: 1,
+                        addSlidesAfter: 1
+                    }
+                });
+
+                // save current page ( a page is an image file inside the archive )
+                this.swiperInstance.on('slideChange', () => {
+                    this.currentPage = this.swiperInstance.activeIndex;
+                    Events.trigger(this, 'pause');
+                });
             });
-
-            // save current page ( a page is an image file inside the archive )
-            this.swiperInstance.on('slideChange', () => {
-                this.currentPage = this.swiperInstance.activeIndex;
-                Events.trigger(this, 'pause');
-            });
-        });
     }
 
     getImgFromUrl(url) {