Different websites and retail companies are better, depending on what kind of comics readers are interested in ordering – whether it's current titles, graphic novels or collected editions, or one-of-a-kind back issues.
Fans looking to get the latest comics series delivered to them would do best with a subscription service. Some major publishers, such as Marvel Comics, run their own subscription services. Others, such as Dark Horse and DC Comics, have their subscriptions handled by a third-party company.
There are also a number of mail-order comics companies that sell not only recent issues from a wide range of comics publishers, but also comics-collecting supplies and related merchandise. This includes everything from backing boards to toys, figurines, and other licensed collectibles.