News & updates
A week ago, we released a huge v10.0 update for CLZ Comics, in which we introduced a new super easy (and super fun!) way to add comics:
Just scan the cover!
Take a picture of the cover and the app will instantly show you matching covers from our CLZ Core online database. Tap the one you want to add it. Quick, easy and fun.
However… after the v10 launch, we immediately starting getting the request:
“Can you please add the cover scanning in the Check Value screen too?”
Of course, we saw this one coming from a mile away 🙂
In fact, we had originally planned to include that in v10.0 right away. We later decided to postpone, so that we could launch the cover scanning for adding comics released ASAP.
But we are now ready to make that next step:
Lots of great comics on display for this week’s edition of New Comic Book Day!
Let’s kick off with Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk #20 in which we see the grumpy green giant battle the lord of the Werewolves himself, Vârcolac. I bet this issue will have you howling for more!
Next we follow Batman’s early career in #1 of the new series Batman: Dark Patterns, published by DC Comics. We watch as he joins up with commissioner Gordon in order to try to solve several dreadful murders. What kind of evil is at work in Gotham?
And finally, in order to hopefully escape the scariness surrounding us, we dive into the Christmas-themed Creepshow Holiday Special 2024, published by Image Comics. Christmas is the time of giving, of loving one another and singing jolly Merry Christmas songs together. So let’s just stay inside, were it’s comfy and safe, and try to ignore the scary monsters that are surrounding our house.
Happy Reading!
BTW: how do you like the HUGE CLZ Comics 10.0 update?
You can now add comics by simply taking a picture of the cover!!!
Check out some screenshot and a demo video here.
Also see v10.0.2: New “Type Barcode” sub-tab in Add Comics screen
A small update to the Adding by Barcode section of the Add Comics screen. Under the “Barcode” tab, there now are two sub-tabs: Scan Barcode & Type Barcode.
Read all about the V10.02 update
Some Android users were reporting problems with the barcode scannner, as in that it wasn’t scanning barcodes at all. We’ve been investigating and gathering reports from users through a Facebook post that we set up and learned that the problem happened on some specific devices only.
These top-10s are created by you all, the users of the CLZ app and software, as they’re based on how often these comics already appear on your wish lists in the CLZ Cloud, even before release!
A small update to the Adding by Barcode section of the Add Comics screen. Under the “Barcode” tab, there now are now two sub-tabs
- Scan Barcode: scan barcodes using your device camera
- Type Barcode: type barcodes or use external scanner
Basically, the ability to manually type in barcodes has been moved to its own sub-tab. This way, you can do manual entry of multiple barcodes in a row, without having to tap the keyboard icon each time to pop up the entry screen.
Another advantage of the new set-up is that it now fully supports scanning barcodes with an external USB or bluetooth scanner!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, New Comic Book Day is here!
Let’s kick off with an all-new Venom in #1 of the very originally titled new Marvel series All-New Venom! The BIG question in this action-packed issue of course is, WHO exactly is hiding under the mask??
More mysteries await us in Dynamite Entertainment’s Thundercats: Apex and it appears this action-packed one-shot has all the ingredients for a wild-west themed adventure! We have the desolate desert landscape, the mysterious stranger ánd plenty of bandits for Apex to defeat!
Last but not least we join Robin, Zatanna and Agios Nikolaus AKA the one and only Santa Claus for a cosy gathering at the Wintersgate Manor. Their mission? Finding the missing Justice League… and eating and drinking as much as possible of course, judging from that beautiful Bernard Chang regular cover. You can read it ALL in #2 of Batman / Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns.
Happy Reading!
BTW: how do you like today’s HUGE CLZ Comics 10.0 update?
You can now add comics by simply taking a picture of the cover!!!
Check out some screenshot and a demo video here.
Version 10.0 is here, with one HUGE new feature:
Add Comics by just scanning the cover!
No need to scan barcodes, no need to search by series title.
Just take a picture of your book and the app will recognize it!
These top-10s are created by you all, the users of the CLZ app and software, as they’re based on how often these comics already appear on your wish lists in the CLZ Cloud, even before release!
[CLZ News] CLZ Books now reads ISBNs with OCR / Coming up for CLZ Comics: add by scanning the cover
Closing in on the end of a productive year! This is CLZ Alwin, with the CLZ News for November 2024.
Big updates all over the place. The huge v10.0 update for the CLZ Books mobile app is live now (read ISBNs with OCR!). An even bigger v10.0 for CLZ Comics Mobile is coming up very soon now (add comics by scanning the cover!).
On the CLZ Web front, a long running project is getting closer to release. All 5 CLZ Web editions are getting a completely make-over for their Add screens, with the biggest impact on the game and movie editions.
The CLZ News for November 2024:
- Now live:
- CLZ Books 10.0: Read ISBN numbers with OCR
- Coming up:
- Coming soon, CLZ Comics v10.0 : Add Comics by scanning the cover
- Coming soon: big updates for the Add screens of all CLZ Web editions
- CLZ Core updates:
- Core for Movies: “Check Covers” project, 86% cloud coverage!
- Core for Comics: New Comic Book Day summary, 2,107 new releases
As we announced on our social channels earlier, CLZ Comics v10.0 is coming soon. And today, we can finally reveal what the big v10 feature will be:
Adding Comics by scanning the cover!
In version 10, we are introducing a new way to find comics in our CLZ Core and then add them.
- No need to scan the barcode
- No need to type series title or issue number
- Just take a picture of the cover and bam!
The app will show the matching comics from our Core!
November is almost coming to an end, but not before we celebrate one more New Comic Book Day!
This time we take a deep dive into the world of the Hulk family in #19 of The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 4. Expect 64 pages of bone-crushing action!
Over at DC Comics we join The Justice League in their ongoing battle with evil. We travel to space, we visit the Watchtower, we fight some baddies and maybe, just maybe, we will meet some very familiar faces along the way in #1 of Justice League Unlimited, Vol. 2.
In #4 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 6 Donatello finds himself trapped in a zoo where he’s forced to fight other combatants for the sheer entertainment of others. I bet you will have a shell of a time with this particular issue!
Happy Reading!
BTW: In today’s NCBD report, we introduce a new section “CLZ Staff Picks, featuring our content team’s favorite new releases.
This section replaces the Most Variants section, as that was becoming less interesting, with the same series reappearing as the “winner” every few weeks.
At the moment, we are finalizing the UI/UX for the BIG new v10.0 feature and doing more testing, testing and testing.
Superman below has already spotted the new feature.
He says it is “inside the Add Comics screen” !!!
What do you think? What will be the big new v10 feature?
Let us know your guesses:
These top-10s are created by you all, the users of the CLZ app and software, as they’re based on how often these comics already appear on your wish lists in the CLZ Cloud, even before release!
The CLZ developer team (Sven, Pim, Bernard and AJ) is currently working on a major v10.0 upgrade for your CLZ Comics mobile app. Early versions are already being tested by AJ, Justin and Taco.
ETA still unknown, but my best guess is “within 2 weeks”.
This update will bring ONE huge new feature, something that currently is THE number one request from our users.
Can you guess what the big new feature will be?
Let us know your guesses:
Happy New Comic Book Day everyone! This week we prepared 218 new issues with 474 releases overall.
This week DC Comics gives us #1 of the brand new series The Question: All Along the Watchtower and it stars former Gotham detective Renee Montoya as The Question. There’s no question this will be spectacular, so be sure to watch out for this one.
If you like your comics spooky and mysterious, then I would advice to check out #1 of Barstow, a new mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics. Barstow is the name of a town located in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Expect possessed locals and demonic battles in agent Miranda Diaz’ battle to find a missing colleague.
And finally, do you want to know the secret past of Minnie Mouse? If so, then be sure to check out What If…? Minnie Became Captain Marvel, published by Marvel Comics.
Happy Reading!
Fixed in Add Books:
- Type ISBN: Problems when copy/pasting ISBNs with spaces, dashes, enters, etc. inside them
These top-10s are created by you all, the users of the CLZ app and software, as they’re based on how often these comics already appear on your wish lists in the CLZ Cloud, even before release!
Fixed in Add Books:
- Scan ISBN:
- A crash could occur during scanning of ISBNs
- Crash if user did not grant camera permissions
- Crash on devices without a camera
- Type ISBN:
- “Invalid ISBN” error when copy/pasting ISBNs with spaces, dashes, enters, etc.
- A double keyboard could appear when switching between CLZ Books and other apps
These are the new big video game releases for this week!
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
- Farmer Simulator 25
Now available in CLZ Core, for easy adding to your app, complete with:
- Barcodes
- Cover images
- Backdrops
- Descriptions
- Trailer videos
Fixed:
- Add Books: Type ISBN: Paste wasn’t working
CLZ Books version 10 is here! And this big update is all about adding books by ISBN.
Here’s what’s new in the Add Books screen:
- Scan screen now also “reads” actual ISBN numbers using OCR
- New scanning feedback shows where it “sees” a barcode or ISBN number
- Now quickly detects ISBN barcodes and ISBN number in entire scan screen
- Faster online ISBN lookups for most ISBNs
- New “Type ISBN” tab: enter ISBNs manually, use external barcode scanner
A new week, a new New Comic Book Day! This week we prepared 242 new issues with 583 releases overall.
Image Comics goes out guns blazing with the brand new series G.I. Joe, Vol. 1 (Image). Void Rivals and Transformers set the way in the Energon Universe and now it’s time for the newly assembled special force G.I. Joe to try to save Earth, or what’s left of it, from the mysterious COBRA. Expect to see many familiar faces and a first appearance of a supposedly new character.
Over at Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 6 #6 gives us a conclusion to the RED WAVE storyline. Be sure to check out that beautiful David Marquez cover art!
And we all know Tom Hardy as an actor, famous for playing roles like Venom or Bane. But do you know he’s also a comic book writer? In Arcbound, published by Dark Horse Comics, he joins forces with big names like Scott Snyder, Ryan Smallman and Frank Tieri to bring you the story of a Mediator named Kai who’s living in a wartorn universe and stands on the brink of discovering a mind-shattering secret…
Happy Reading!
This top-10 is created by you all, the users of the CLZ app and software, as it is based on how often these comics already appear on your wish lists in the CLZ Cloud, even before release!
Sneak Preview: CLZ Books 10.0 – Add books by reading ISBN numbers with OCR
A big v10.0 update is coming up for your CLZ Books app within 2 weeks, so here’s a Sneak Preview!
CLZ Book 10.0 will bring a vast improvement to the Add Books by ISBN feature!
Previously the scan screen could only scan ISBN barcodes, but v10 will also “read” ISBN numbers that are printed on the book using OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
New Comic Book Day is here once again. This week we prepared 216 new issues with 500 overall releases.
Absolute Superman #1 has landed! Jason Aaron is here to bring you his twist on the last son of Krypton, Rafa Sandoval (artists) & Ulises Arreola (colorist) as the artists. This title completes the Absolute Trinity within this new universe. If you’re hungry for more, there are more Absolute titles on the way!
Five years ago Image Comics brought us a new horror title. Today they are here with a prequel comic Something is Killing the Children #0. James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera are giving you an untold story within the Slaughterverse, detailing the mission preceding the fateful Archer’s Peak Saga, where the entire story began.
Aliens vs. Avengers is a series that you don’t want to miss out on. Here with #2, Esad Ribić is able to expand the Marvel Universe mapped out by Jonathan Hickman with his artwork. This story continues on the Alien mythos, with a twist….
Happy Reading!