So you’re probably here because of a few reasons, our SEO IS AMAZING, you talked to one of us at the shop about a how to subscribe OR you scanned a QR code on the back of a comic because you’re interested in subscribing to multiple series here at PCA Toys! Well no matter what brought you here, we are happy you’re reading along with us and we’re about to give you the run down on the quick and easy steps it takes to subscribe to a series and start pulling your favorite comics. In fact, we’ll go ahead and throw a fun banner below this paragraph talking about some of the fun perks!

Wait, WHAT DID THAT BANNER JUST SAY?!?!?

So you’re telling me at PCA Toys there are perks to subscribing to comics, THIS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER!!

I WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO THAT, BUT I MUST KNOW HOW TO!

Welcome to the How To on getting your pulls set up here at PCA Toys. Honestly, it’s a pretty straight-forward process once you download the application and set up your account. Which is where we will start!

Step 1: Finding the Application

Find League of Comic Geeks on your desktop, linked here. Next, find League of Comic Geeks on your cellular device by going to your native application store and search “League of Comic Geeks”. Download the application on your phone because it’s super handy to have in 99.8% of scenarios!

Step 2: Creating an Account

Create an account! Under the Get Started section input your desired Username, Password, and Email. Aha! Alas, we have an account that we can use to link to PCA!
Please Note: If you already have an account, you can just click on the Login at the top right hand side of the page and use your previous credentials you made.

Step 3: Finding PCA Designer Toys

Link your League of Comic Geeks Account to PCA Designer Toys! To do this, stay on the dashboard home page and on the left hand side, hover over the “Stores” icon and click on “Browse Stores” to pull up a list of local comic shops in your area.
Please Note: The recommended way to set this up is via the Desktop on a web browser.

Step 4: Sync My Pull List to PCA Toys

Sync your Pulls to PCA Designer Toys. To do this once on the Browse Stores Page, in the search box type in “Keller, TX” and watch as our store pops up!

NOW HOW DO I PULL THAT COMIC?!

Excellent, now you have an account and you have synced your pulls to the shop, but now what? OH YEAH, we have to start pulling some comics so we can read and witness the amazing stories being told before our very eyes. Let’s pull some comics, but first you should click on these links if you want to see some of the comics we just got in stock! You’re right, let’s not get distracted. On to pulling series and understanding how to read the site.

LET’S PULL SOME COMICS

Step 1: Time to Start This Journey Off Right

Alright, so we are on the home page/dashboard, that’s a good place to start our journey. Let’s click on the “Search” button on the left-hand side of the page.

Step 2: Let’s Search for the Series I Want

Let’s search for the Ultimate Spider-Man series and pull that comic moving forward. Once we are in the Search page, type in “Ultimate Spider-Man” to populate all of the most recent issues, series and characters. Once these populate, let’s click on the “Ultimate Spider-Man, 2024 – Present” option to bring up this volume’s run.

Step 3: Pulling The Series (Main Covers)

Time to pull the series! Once you have selected the series you want to pull, simply click on the green button that says “Pull Series”. This will trigger your account to pull the selected series and send it over to our store so that we can order your copy and hold it for you come release day! How easy was that!

Frequently Asked Questions / Defining The Page

What if I want to pull a Variant cover and not the main cover, can I do that?
Absolutely, when you select the “Pull Series” button the website will automatically pull all of the main covers for you. If you want to pull a variant cover, simply click on the green button where it says “Pull It” and then go to the Variant cover you want click on the cover to bring it up, once you are on the variants page select the same “Pull It” button to pull the variant cover instead of the main cover.

What is Final Order Cutoff and why is it important?
Oh man, what a banger of a question. FOC or Final Order Cutoff is insanely important in the world of comics. This is the date that Retailers have to have their orders in by so that we can guarantee that you get your copy of the book. If a book is pulled AFTER this date, there is no guarantee that we can get you this book by release date. Furthermore, any ratios MUST be ordered before the FOC Date otherwise they are cut off and retailers cannot order them.

What is the difference between Open Order Covers, Incentive Covers, Reprints and Retailer Exclusive Covers?
You’re making me so proud with these amazing questions. Let’s break down each cover a bit further shall we.

Open Order Covers – These covers are the ones that a retailer can order freely before the FOC Date, in some cases retailers are able to order after FOC DEPENDING on the print run or if extra copies were printed.

Incentive Covers – These covers are the fun ones! Think of these like chase covers, you can have a 1:10, 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, heck even a 1:500! Simply put, retailers have to order x amount to get the 1 copy of this book. You will typically pay more for incentive covers and you MUST make sure to order these before the FOC Date or the chase is on!

Reprints – These covers are simply what they suggest, either a second print run or a facsimile. At times, some books get crazy expensive so publishers will print facsimiles which is essentially a replica of the book.

Retailer Exclusive Covers – These covers are available by certain retailers or artists so they are not readily available for retailers to purchase.

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