News & updates released in 2025
Fixed:
- The app crashed on Android 7 and lower
- Scroll position could be wrong when navigating through folders and lists
Since we launched the Cover Scanner feature, just over a year ago, it has grown into the most popular method of adding comics and checking values. Four months ago we already did a big update to the feature, to make it easier and fast to use (less clicks) and to add a much requested Queue Mode.
Today, we are doing another update to the Cover Scanner, to better help you select the correct match:
- Improved recognition of Newsstand vs Direct editions
- A new Variant Filter to always hide specific variants
- Popularity indicators for each match
Also new in this update, a small but helpful addition to the Check Value screen:
- The Grade selector now has a new “-none-” option, so that you can easily check values without setting a Grade.
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!
If you have custom episodes in the legacy Movie Collector Windows program, you can import them to CLZ Movies Web. This is a one-time import meant for users who are making the switch from Movie Collector to CLZ Movies Web (and stop using Movie Collector Windows).
To do this, you need to follow some steps which can be found in CLZ Movies Web:
- Click the menu top left and select ‘Import/Export’
- Click “Import custom episodes from Movie Collector’
Important: if you currently have User Defined Fields in Movie Collector Windows, and you would like to import those before switching to CLZ Movies Web, please do not use this tool until that feature is available somewhere early 2026.
v10.2.3: (Android only) Smoother navigation between folders, movie list and movie details
This one is for the Android users!
Our Android developer Pim was working on the app’s main screen and he saw some opportunities for improvement. Mainly to reduce slowness and stuttery behaviour when navigating back and forth between the folder list, the movie list and movie details page.
So instead of starting on the next new feature, we gave him a few days to refactor the code and improve existing functionality.
The result of Pim’s work is live now, in version 10.2.3 of the CLZ Movies app.
We have been testing the new update quite a bit and we think it feels a lot snappier and smoother, especially noticeable on larger collections.
We hope you will notice the improvements too and that it will make you enjoy the app even more!
How to update your app to the new version:
- On your device, open the Play Store app.
- Search for “CLZ” and select the CLZ Movies app.
- Tap “Update” to update the app.
v10.2.3: (Android only) Smoother navigation between folders, game list and game details
This one is for the Android users!
Our Android developer Pim was working on the app’s main screen and he saw some opportunities for improvement. Mainly to reduce slowness and stuttery behaviour when navigating back and forth between the folder list, the game list and game details page.
So instead of starting on the next new feature, we gave him a few days to refactor the code and improve existing functionality.
The result of Pim’s work is live now, in version 10.2.3 of the CLZ Games app.
We have been testing the new update quite a bit and we think it feels a lot snappier and smoother, especially noticeable on larger collections.
We hope you will notice the improvements too and that it will make you enjoy the app even more!
How to update your app to the new version:
- On your device, open the Play Store app.
- Search for “CLZ” and select the CLZ Games app.
- Tap “Update” to update the app.
Blue Blazes, it’s New comic book day!
Absolute Batman #15 Alfred reveals to Bruce the story of the man he’s been chasing for years. Enter: Joker! Scott Snyder and Jock reunite for an epic tale in the Absolute Universe!
Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #1 The gladiator Anum Yassa wanders the forest to learn about her lives — past, present, and future. But she isn’t a hero to all, as one darker entity will hunt her until she can be stopped — and the fate of man stopped with her. Written by Mike Mignola, art by Jesse Lonergan.
As if the holidays weren’t horrorific enough?! Shiver SuspenStories #1. In this year’s giant-sized, 56-page tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights: We’re tying perpetual naught-listers David M. Booher (Canto), Melissa Flores (Biker Mice from Mars), George Northy (Yuletide), and Ben H. Winters (Benjamin) to the dried-out Christmas tree in the family parlor . . . and gathering ’round as artistic Tormentors-in-training Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Dan McDaid (Shazam!), and more surprise guests throw a few lit matches their way to get this old-fashioned solstice sacrifice started in style!
Yes, we know: It smells like dinner might be getting a little overdone! Never fear, because EC’s newest annual tradition also comes complete with an extra-added EC Comics classic—newly restored back to its authentic original coloring!
As you sift through the charred remains, just remember: Shiver SuspenStories is here to bring the horror back to the holidays . . . and we wouldn’t want it any other way!
Happy Reading!
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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!
Bite Me, Fanboy. It’s NCBD!
Dread the Halls 2025 #1 returns to haunt another Christmas season with a 72-page gift of all-new tales of holiday horrors! This time out, Jordan Hart and Luana Vecchio deliver a seasonal blend of Hallmark movie and brutal revenge flick; Chris Ryall and Keithan Jones turn Mars red when “The Martians Conquer Santa Claus!“; Walter Pax and Fábio Veras return to the series rendering festive terror; and Ryall and Lee Ferguson close things out with an even darker Christmas Carol!
Doctor Strange #1 After becoming Sorcerer Supreme of Asgard, Strange lost his chance at redemption — and revenge against Doom — when Loki murdered Thor, cutting Midgard off from the other nine realms. With no way home and few allies remaining in Asgard, Strange travels to Alfheim to investigate an emerging crisis. But in an unfamiliar land, can Strange prevent elves and angels from going to war over a mysterious coffin? Maybe with some help from Heven’s own Angela! Derek Landy and Ivan Fiorelli join forces for a bold, new era of Doctor Strange that will take him on a true Journey into Mystery…
Hope is a fleeting feeling for the Knights of Mourning. But the knightly order are willing to bet everything on their last chance of salvation. Dark Souls: Mother of Mourning #1. In search of a hero to rekindle the flame, these knights turn to the Mother of Lilies, a soulless mummified saint with legends about her ability to restore balance to the world.
The knights believe that her lost soul will resurrect her and bring them their sought-after champion to guide them to solace. But madness looms in every knight’s mind and this long-awaited goal might not be what it once seemed…
Happy Reading!
Fixed:
- On iPad devices the add screen would crash upon opening
On this Saturday, let’s go over the CLZ News for November 2025.
This month saw five big releases for the mobile apps, with a surprise addition to the “Add by Barcode” feature. Not something that was directly requested by users, but still, we’re sure that many of you will like the new one-by-one mode!
No other releases this month, as most of the team is working on two larger multi-month projects: New fields for CLZ Books and the Custom Fields for CLZ Web.
I will go over both projects in the Coming Up section below.
The topics today:
- Live for all 5 mobile apps: One-by-one mode for adding by barcode
- CLZ Comics 10.5: Easily open any series in the Series tab
- Coming up for CLZ Books: Several new data fields, inc. Reading History.
- Coming up for CLZ Web and Mobile: create your own Custom Fields!
Adding games by scanning barcodes is one of the most popular features of the CLZ Games app. Just scan barcodes, bleep, bleep, bleep, and the scanned games are added to a “queue”. Then use the Add button at the bottom to add all queued games to your database in one go. Quick and efficient.
However, we always like to keep improving the app, or at least give users multiple options. So today we have added a new “One-by-One” mode to the Add by Barcode screen, that is, without a queue.
Comic readers, Assemble! It’s NCBD!
From the decaying husk of Hub City, Vic Sage, the Question goes deep undercover on the trail of a human-trafficking operation in the frozen Arctic. Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1 Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow, pushed out of his own company’s C-suite, must get his crumbling life back together… but what is Queen Industries’ involvement with a mysterious project dubbed Arcadia? Spurred on by the Question, Green Arrow joins the hunt for answers… but one obstacle stands in the way of their investigation: the Batman.
Writer/artist Gabriel Hardman comes to DC Black Label with a hardboiled modern twist on the DC social thrillers of the 1980s, updating this opinionated trio of lone-wolf vigilantes for the era of open class warfare and ecological collapse!
The Infernal Hulk #1The evil known as Eldest has literally torn Bruce Banner and the Hulk apart and taken the Hulk’s body as their own. This new, unstoppable Infernal Hulk is ten times the monster that everyone always feared Hulk would be. Their diabolical plan is to plunge the world back into ancient horrors by transforming our heroes into nightmarish beasts! Meanwhile, the indomitable Bruce Banner, though powerless, will stop at nothing to thwart their evil schemes!
Can B. quell the bleeding tide? BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide #1. When the Captain follows a strange heartbeat into the depths of the ocean, she finds a box chained in irons — and the deformed mass of legendary warrior B. inside.
Now awakened, B. must jump into battle to defend the crew from an ambush at sea despite rising concerns.
What is the Captain after with such a dangerous bounty on her head, and more importantly, what is she hiding?
Happy Reading!
Fixed:
- When selecting movies in Card View the cards didn’t appear to be selected (with a blue color)
Adding albums by scanning barcodes is one of the most popular features of the CLZ Music app. Just scan barcodes, bleep, bleep, bleep, and the scanned albums are added to a “queue”. Then use the Add button at the bottom to add all queued albums to your database in one go. Quick and efficient.
However, we always like to keep improving the app, or at least give users multiple options. So today we have added a new “One-by-One” mode to the Add by Barcode screen, that is, without a queue.
Fixed:
- When selecting comics in Card View the cards didn’t appear to be selected (with a blue color)
Fixed:
- When selecting books in Card View the cards didn’t appear to be selected (with a blue color)
Fixed:
- When scanning a barcode in the 1-by-1 mode and getting multiple results, it wasn’t possible to add the first result directly
Fixed:
- Unrecognized ISBN screen didn’t add the book to your collection when scanned in 1-by-1 mode
Fixed:
- Unrecognized barcode screen didn’t add the movie to your collection when scanned in 1-by-1 mode
v10.5: Two new features for the Add Comics screen: Scan barcodes “One-by-One” / Series “shortcuts”
In today’s version 10.5 update, we are introducing two new features in the Add Comics screen.
- New “One-by-One” mode in Add By Barcode tab: scan and add comics one-at-a-time, without a queue.
- New: easily open any series in the Series tab: in any issue preview pop-up, the series title is now a tappable link that takes you straight to that series in the Series tab
Fixed:
- Add Movies: when using the ‘Type barcode’ tab the Preview pop-up could show under the number keyboard
Fixed:
- Add Books: when using the ‘Type ISBN’ tab, the preview pop-up could show under the ISBN keyboard
NCBD is here once again young comic readers!
Get ready to return to the sweeping plains of Africa for a brand-new series of adventures starring Mufasa and Simba! The Lion King #1 Set in the golden time before the rise of Scar, The Lion King follows the ruler of the Pride Lands and his young heir as they navigate the complex network of relationships that make up their kingdom — and learn firsthand how to defend it against the forces that threaten it both from the outside and from within.
Spawn: The Dark Ages #1 Saxon barbarians harry Britain from the east. In the North, the Pictish threat looms. From the West, Hibernians send raiders from the land that shall one day be called Ireland. Aurelianus, newly anointed king, must defend Britain against all of these threats, whilst also dealing with the growing rebellion amongst his own people. For there are stories of another, more worthy king. One anointed by the old Celtic gods — whom the Christians refer to as the Devil Spawn…
The Dark Knight and the Merc with a Mouth team up for an adventure so mind-bending you’ll think you’re in a dream! Brought to you by legendary creators Grant Morrison and Dan Mora! And be sure not to miss these incredible extra stories: DC / Marvel: Batman / Deadpool #1. Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson team up with Hayden Sherman for a magical Constantine/Doctor Strange tale! Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo bring you an epic Nightwing/Dick Grayson and Laura Kinney/Wolverine story! Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner smash Harley Quinn and the Hulk together! G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan tell an electrifying Static and Ms. Marvel yarn!
Happy Reading!
Adding books by scanning/reading ISBN barcodes is one of the most popular features of the CLZ Books app. Just scan ISBNs, bleep, bleep, bleep, and the scanned books are added to a “queue”. Then use the Add button at the bottom to add all queued books to your database in one go. Quick and efficient.
However, we always like to keep improving the app, or at least give users multiple options. So today we have added a new “One-by-One” mode to the Add by ISBN screen, that is, without a queue.