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[oldmilwaukee6er]

I've been in the process of winding down with them. 

They haven't solicited several Spawn variants (302 D E and 306 D most recently) and that's the whole point of me preordering / subscribing with them. 

Not sure where I'm going just yet. 

[gradejunky]

DCBS has always been pretty good, except when they moved to TN for awhile and the sorters/handlers were pretty much mangling every book they touched.  The books you would send back for replacements never came etc.  Since they moved back they got a lot better again, but recently I've noticed another downturn starting again.  Their packing is always good but the vetting of books to weed out the mess before it is sent o the customers is getting bad.  I'm waiting on a response now about some books from my last order that were pretty bad.......still waiting.

M&M is pretty good in the sense that the site is usually on point with all the FOC covers and last minute solicits of later printings etc.  They do not offer bags/boards and the shipping, while pretty good if not quite confusing to open without destroying your books, is pricey-no flat rate really like DCBS.  

It is hard to get one really good consistent preorder house that covers all bases well TBH.  All I know is TFAW was, and still is trash.  They polished up their website, but that doesn't fix their tyness.  You can put lipstick and a wig on a hog but it is still a a hog.

[GeneticNinja]

I haven't ordered from TFAW in a while. I believe they are connected to Dark Horse. Usually I would get paperbacks and the occasional comic from them. Mostly Dark Horse stuff. Always bags and boards. No problems for me that I remember. I think they were always shipped in a box though.

I even remember reading somewhere that people didn't have problems with their nick and dent stuff. Which I was concerned about getting a nick and dent instead of a new comic or collected edition. I can't remember ever purchasing a nick and dent myself. But I do remember always getting good deals during their holidays sales.

I do want to get back to going to a comic shop. I have received damaged comics before from Midtown. But it was only once or twice. But I usually attempt to order a lot so I get a box and not a mailer from them. In my experience, mailers getting to you intact are really dependent on the mailing conditions. But if you go to a comic shop, there are no worries about condition when you pick your own comics. And even though there are only a few comic shops I remember really enjoying. I want to still find a good one and even start my own comic shop one day.

 

[Neal Joiner]

I've used TFAW for about five years for my monthly subscription. Ive rarely had issues with shipping from them. Maybe had a bent corner once or twice over the years. I have, however had issues in the last six months with random issues not arriving. Most recently Wonder Woman Dead Earth. Issue 3 arrived but i never received issue 2 and after i realized the mistake i turned to Ebay for a copy. Im new to my area and hope to transition to a local comic shop soon.