Welcome to Manage Comics — the subscription and pull-list management system built for comic shops, by people who know the direct market inside and out. Whether you're running a single store on Shopify, a standalone shop on ComicSuite or RMH, or a multi-location chain, Manage Comics is designed around how comic retail actually works: Diamond and Lunar FOC cycles, PRH initial orders, weekly pulls, customer subs, pre-orders, and everything in between.
This helpdesk is your reference for every part of the system. You can read it front-to-back if you're brand new, or jump straight to a specific task from the navigation on the left.
Two Products, One Philosophy
Manage Comics comes in two flavors:
Manage Comics Ordo is our Shopify-integrated version. If your store runs on Shopify, Ordo plugs directly into your existing storefront — customers manage their own pull lists through your website, subscriptions flow into Shopify orders, and everything lives inside the Shopify admin you already use.
Manage Comics Oryx is our standalone, platform-agnostic version. If you're on ComicSuite, Pullbox, Lightspeed, RMH, or your own POS, Oryx runs alongside whatever system you already use. It handles subscriptions, pull lists, distributor imports, and customer communication without needing Shopify.
Both products are built on the same core ideas: every subscriber's pull should be easy to edit, every FOC should be easy to place, every weekly shipment should be easy to check in, and every report should be one click away.
If you're not sure which product is right for your shop, read Choosing Between Ordo and Oryx.
Additional Resources
Product home: info.managecomics.com
Status page: status.managecomics.com
Changelog and roadmap: linked in the top navigation of this helpdesk
User manual PDF: the Manage Comics User Manual is available on our product site and covers everything here in printable form