what comics do you subscribe too?
 

what comics do you have a monthly subsciption with?

Last comic that I subscribed to (from the publisher) was Micronauts.

Last titles from a LCBS were Flaming Carrot and Swamp Thing last year.

Do you mean what comics we have on our monthly "pull" list through our LCS (something most here don't do) or what comics does one actually "subscribe" to through the mail, somthing I doubt anyone does.

i saw you can get subscriptions from Marvel. Is there a downside to that or something? I don't have a comic shop within 50 miles of where I live -- so I can't just go walk in to a comic store whenever I want. What is a "pull" list? I know I sound like a d*ck...I am just very new to this stuff.

A "pull" list is basically just subscription through your local LCS. You gave them a list of all the comics you get every month & they "pull" them for you every week & usually give you a discount.

I hate to see this, but if you don't have a store anywhere near you, it seems that there is an on-line site, I don't know the name but this site alone keeps them in business ;), & they offer a 40% discount. Much better than ordering through the company, which can often have huge delays as well as shipping damaged comics.

I just got back into comics this last year, so I don't know what their subscription practices were like before, but I've subscribed to Daredevil and FF directly from Marvel for the last year, and I think they've got a great system. It's $23.97 for the first title, then with your comic every month you get an order form for any additional titles (or to renew the original one) at $19.99 each (45% off cover). And at least with my experience over the last year with these two titles, I always get them within a couple days of the street date (a couple times it was a day early), and they're wrapped in plastic with cardboard backing---they've all arrived in pristine condition.

I like buying through said online site (cough)dcbservice.com(cough) because you do get some extras with your orders. Most of which I do trash, but some are cool. Plus, it allows me more flexibility to pick up stuff that appeals to me in the monthly Previews. Although, a lot of those picks are what I go to the LCS for.
I still pay patronage to my LCS, but they do things that irk me too much to support them with my weekly purchases.

No subscriptions, but I do have a pull list at my comic shop:

WALKING DEAD
DAREDEVIL
PUNISHER
ASTONISHING X-MEN
CAPTAIN AMERICA
INCREDIBLE HULK

I'm having a hard time believing subscription copies from Marvel show up in pristine condition after going through the postal gauntel with just plastic and thin backing board as protection.

None. But I regularly pick up the newest Y: The Last Man trade.

I have a subscription to Batman and detective comics from DC direct. (it was a present) every issue I have gotten in the mail has some damage to it. most with banged up corners and fold lines through the middle. They usually arrive in 2-3 and a half weeks. Im still waiting for my issue of Batman #663 which came out Feb 16. if you need to order your comics through the mail do not go through the publisher. order from a company that ships out in a box.

i just started up 4 subscriptions with Marvel. It is a must for me because the nearest comic shop is 60 miles away from me :(. What i wouldn't give to have a local comic shop.
Anyway I subscribed to the following:

Amazing Spider-man
Daredevil
The Incredible Hulk
The Mighty Avengers

i might add another subscription, but I haven't decided yet. Comics are like crack unfortunately.


wlj

wlj you have to check out dcbservice.com

maybe i am misunderstanding the site, but isn't it like $5 shipping fee? i would hate to order a comic and it cost me 5 dollars to ship it. That would be an 8 dollar comic. I have heard people talk about this site alot, maybe i am just not looking at it right.


wlj

If you only order 1-8 comics per month, then perhaps DCBS or another online comic service is not for you.

However, if you order more than that, then their 40% or so discount will more than offset the shipping charge.

I was just looking at DCBS...You have to order 2-3 months in advance? I am considering leaving my LCS to order online but how would I get my April/May books?

Yep, with almost any online place you order 3 or so months in advance.

Just start with DCBS now and don't quit your local store for a couple months.

Or, some online places have great prices on back issues, or issues that are "current".

Some online places send you the big Previews for free, or for a buck, and you place your orders in advance using that as your guide. Or they have their own catalog, or you just use their website to view everything available.

It might sound totally foreign to you if you have spent your whole life only buying comics in person. But once you start doing it, and enjoying the 40-50% discount, you'll get used to it quick.

The only negative is that if you want to quit a title, you've already ordered a couple months in advance. but that negative is totally offset by the huge discount. It helps if you pay careful attention to the catalogs/previews, so you know in advance when you want to quit a title, and so that you don't miss new stuff to try.

Sorry for the rambling post, but it seemed like you are new to the advance ordering concept. I'm sure other, more active collectors, can give you better tips.

thanks for the info Trevor -- probably, at least at this point, I don't order enough comics to use a service like DCBS. Maybe in the future if i start buying tons each month. thanks for you help.

I may have to go to this once comic books go over the $3 mark in the near future. As it stands right now I just enjoy going to the comic book store to get my books to much.