Subscriptions / Preorders

Contact MK1 and make sure we have your physical address and mobile number.

Manage Comics listings are created using a data feed from the GEEKFETCH database. We don't have direct control over every individual listing showing. 

We do use filters to remove problematic items but occasionally stuff sneaks through or is impossible to filter out.

Not every item showing can be ordered so we will get in touch if a request is not available through MK1. Some examples are: 

Errors: Sometimes a publisher will reuse a barcode on a new product which causes an older unavailable item to be relisted and show as available to order. When this happens we will let anybody who has ordered the item know. We also advise Manage Comics so the listing can be fixed.

Freebie or Promotional bundles :  The minimum order for these are  usually pretty large and the freight is the expensive part.  We remove all bundle requests to avoid an accidental error of ordering many multiples of bundled comics.

Free Comic Book Day comics We don't do things like we used to - please see our Free Comic Book May post for how we have fun in our Birthday month.

Signed Comics and High Value Rare books: International freight is expensive and prone to damage.  We are able to absorb the cost of the odd  damaged book or a few regular priced comics but have learned the hard way to avoid the risk of something happening to a rare comic costing 100s of USD$.

Territory Restricted Titles: There is a growing list of comic titles that are not able to be sent via the usual comic distribution system to New Zealand. This happens when publishers have only purchased, or have only been granted a license to produce comics to be sold in a North American or specific international territory that does not include NZ. We have a way round this but orders must be placed as early as possible - the Final Orders Due date is way too late! See this page for more information and the latest list of territory restricted titles.

The Price showing is the estimated MK1 price in NZD$. MK1 will reach out if the items price proves wildly different than the estimate showing - we can cancel your order on request if you are no longer interested.

Preorder is an estimated conversion based on the USD$ publisher's Price. 

There are some publisher and format exceptions like the UK publisher of 2000ad books Rebellion or Marvel's FOIL variant covers where Manage Comics does not calculate the price correctly - we will reach out to confirm interest at the corrected price.  Please also see our variant cover policy below.   

Sometimes the data files that publishers provide Manage Comics have errors.  When this happens MK1 will requote the price and ask customers to reconfirm or deny their interest at the corrected price.  Sometimes the data files wrongly list covers as being available.  MK1 checks all preorders and will contact customers if there is an error ahead of final pre order commitment (another good reason to keep your mobile number updated at MK1).

Do you want every issue of a comic series going forward? Press the Subscribe to Series button.

The SUBSCRIBE TO SERIES button is the "set & forget / I want them all" button .  If you click on this MK1 will put aside a copy of every new issue released of this title from the next available issue on .

IMPORTANT : The next available issue may not be the next issue to ship - it will be the next issue that hasn't passed it's Final Order Cutoff date. After adding a subscription jump to the MY SUBSCRIPTIONS page and you should be able to see what issue your subscription will start from (it will be marked as first pull). If you want to start from an earlier issue contact MK1 to see if this is possible,

A pop up  box will allow subscribers to choose between subscribing to A or B covers (or both).  Covers beyond A and B can not be subscribed but can be individually preordered by selecting the PRE ORDER COVER button. The series info will display the next issue due for release up the top of the page along with available to order Variant covers. 

Please either subscribe to a series or preorder an individual issue - don't do both unless you want multiple copies of the same comic.

As you scroll further down the series page, issues and variant covers that can be preordered will have a PRE ORDER ISSUE or a PREORDER COVER button (those that can't, won't).

Selecting that button will place that issue or cover on order with MK1. 

IMPORTANT: If you preorder an issue that you are already subscribed to this will create a 2nd request - which will lead to multiple issues being ordered for you.  The easiest way to avoid this is to either Preorder or Subscribe - don't do both!

In some instances issues will display as   "No longer available for Pre Order"  because that issue's  Final Order Cut Off date has passed.  If you are still interested in obtaining this issue message MK1 ( shop@mk1.co.nz or use the Chat With Us website messaging) and we will advise if extra copies will be available or can be sourced. 

This is the release date in the USA (and in US format Year-Month-Day). If the title releases on time MK1 will receive our copies in the same week as this release date.

DC, Image & Vault and an assortment of Indie Publishers arrive on the same day as the advertised date.

Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW & the rest of the Indie publishers will arrive on the closest Thursday or Friday following the advertised release date.

This is the last date that we can adjust our orders for this title. Preorders, or changes to existing preorders for this title should be made before this date.

If the Final Order Cut Off date has passed you can message MK1 (shop@mk1.co.nz or use the Chat With Us website messaging) and we will advise if extra copies will be available or can be sourced.

Handy Hint: MK1 publishes a weekly blog post where we summarize all the major new series from the various publishers that are up for Final Order Cut Off. Check them out here.

On the MY SUBSCRIPTIONS Page : The button shows all current subscriptions for your active titles. If you placed a preorder with MK1 recently your order may show in the Pre-Order Approvals section of My Subscriptions awaiting MK1's acceptance (we process these requests daily).

View your ACCOUNT PAGE to see a record of paid orders and their shipping status.

These tabs can be found on the MY SUBSCRIPTIONS Page

Pulled Orders = items that have arrived at MK1 that have yet to be invoiced to you. These Pending items will be moved to the Billed Orders tab when a payment link is generated (usually at the end of each week).

Billed Orders = The items that we have sent a payment link for that are due to be paid. Subscribers can pay for items via the emailed link or via the Pay For Order button on this tab.

View your ACCOUNT PAGE to see a record of paid orders and their shipping status.