News & updates (page 2)
It’s that time again….NCBD! This week we prepared 258 new issues with 579 releases overall.
Enjoyed Alien Romulus? Marvel is here to have the Xenomorphs fight the Avengers in Aliens vs. Avengers #1. Image and Skybound are resurrecting a horror icon in: Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1.
DC’s Zatanna goes full Alice in Wonderland trip mode with: Zatanna: Bring Down The House #3. This issue focusses on her miss-use of her magical powers. Don’t forget to pick up BRZRKR: The Lost Book of B #1. This time taking place in the 13th Century fighting for Ghenghis Khan!
Enjoy!
New Comic Book Day is here, with 275 new issues! Of course, most issues come with multiple variants (up to 27!), so the total number of new books we added for you comes to 532!
Looking at our “Most Anticipated” list, most of you will be getting Ultimate Spider-Man #8 today. Check the full list of below.
Did you know you can do the same sorting by “popularity” in your app too?
Just open the Add Comics screen, go to the NCBD tab, set it to “This week”, then tap the 2nd button from the top right, with the “arrow pointing up” icon, to sort the new issues list by popularity.
Enjoy!
There we go again, new Wednesday, so new comics!
One of our content managers, Rowdy, is on vacation, so Justin and Taco started extra early today, so that they would still be able to get all Core entries for the new releases added and perfected before your LCS opens its doors!
For today’s NCBD, we added 231 new issues. Counting all variants, the total comes in at 517 new releases. Ouch!
The biggest “offender” today is Jonny Quest #1, with 28 different variants (check the pics below).
All new releases are of course directly accessible through your Add Comics. Either browse all new releases on the NCBD tab, or use Series, Issue or Barcode tabs to find them that way.
Speaking about the Series and Issue tabs, what do you think of the subtle but powerful new “Search for.. suggestions” we added there in last week’s updates to the CLZ Comics app?
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
Fixed:
- A crash could occur when searching by title
- For items with very big images, the Edit screen could crash
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
Fixed:
- A crash could occur when searching by title
- For items with very big images, the Edit screen could crash
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
Fixed:
- A crash could occur when searching by series/issues
- For items with very big images, the Edit screen could crash
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
Fixed:
- For items with very big images, the Edit screen could crash
In today’s Comic Connect update, two changes that will save you a lot of typing when adding new comics by Issue or by Series. Also, we added support for the new CGCxJSA label for slabs.
- New “Search for…” suggestions when adding comics by Series
- New “Search for…” suggestions when adding comics by Issue
- Support for the new “CGC x JSA Authentic Autograph” Label Type
In today’s update for your CLZ Comics app, two changes that will save you a lot of typing when adding new comics by Issue or by Series. Also, we added support for the new CGCxJSA label for slabs.
- New “Search for…” suggestions when adding comics by Series
- New “Search for…” suggestions when adding comics by Issue
- Support for the new “CGC x JSA Authentic Autograph” Label Type
It’s Wednesday, so lots of new comics to be added to our CLZ Core online comic database. Today’s score: 485 new variants for 182 actual unique new issues.
Today sees the release of issue 1 of Venom War, a brand-new series centering on Eddie Brock and his son Dylan in their battle to be the one true Venom!
In Gotham City Sirens, Vol. 2 Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Catwoman join forces again. This time to battle DC’s newest villain foursome ‘The Nasty Boys’.
And Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood is yet another new series. Get ready for a brand new tale involving Spider-Man’s iconic black costume!
As always, to browse all of today’s new comics, open your tried and trusted Add Comics screen and at the top right, switch to the NCBD tab.
Today, a smart tweak to the “Title” tab of the Add Games screen that will save you a lot of typing.
As you know, when you start typing in the Title box, the app always shows you a dropdown with 5 suggestions for the most popular matching games. Tap one of these to instantly select that game.
In this update, we added a new “Search for …” entry at the top of that dropdown, with a smart search suggestion. Basically it tries to “auto complete” what you are typing.
Tap that box to do a Title search on those words.
Today, a smart tweak to the “Title” tab of the Add Movies screen that will save you a lot of typing.
As you know, when you start typing in the Title box, the app always shows you a dropdown with 5 suggestions for the most popular matching movies. Tap one of these to instantly select that movie.
In this update, we added a new “Search for …” entry at the top of that dropdown, with a smart search suggestion. Basically it tries to “auto complete” what you are typing.
Tap that box to do a Title search on those words.
In today’s Movie Connect update, a smart tweak to the “Title” tab of the Add Movies screen that will save you a lot of typing.
When you start typing in the Title box, it has always showed you a dropdown with 5 matching movie suggestions to pick from. But in today’s update, we added a new “Search for …” entry at the top of that dropdown, with a smart auto-completed search suggestion.
Click that box (or hit down arrow on your keyboard, then Enter) to do a search for that auto-completed search term.
In today’s Game Connect update, a smart tweak to the “Title” tab of the Add Games screen that will save you a lot of typing.
When you start typing in the Title box, it has always showed you a dropdown with 5 matching game suggestions to pick from. But in today’s update, we added a new “Search for …” entry at the top of that dropdown, with a smart auto-completed search suggestion.
Click that box (or hit down arrow on your keyboard, then Enter) to do a search for that auto-completed search term.
[CLZ News] New “NCBD” tool and better scanner for CLZ Comics / Two improvements for Game Connect’s Add screen
This is the CLZ News for July 2024, brought to you by CLZ Alwin.
TWO big updates for the Add Comics screen of the CLZ Comics mobile app this month, one a complete re-design and rename of an existing feature (Pull List tab is now called “NCBD”), the other a change that is hardly even visible, but has huge benefits (smarter barcode scanner).
And.. we’ve got another Add screen update coming up next week!
For the Connect web-based software, we’re also focussing on improvement of the Add screen, starting with 2 small Game Connect tweaks this month, but with several other Add screen improvements coming up for Game, Movie and Comic Connect next week.
Then, there’s our endeavours for the mobile apps, to try and reach a bigger audience, by replacing our “free 7-day trial” with a “100-item free mode”.
The short story is “it failed big time” 🙁 We are back to our tried and tested “free 7-day trial”. Read on below for the long story.
The CLZ Content Team has been busy too. The comic guys Rowdy, Justin and Taco got swamped with huge NCBD’s in the past few weeks, combined with a flood of SDCC exclusives (still working to get the last ones covered).
Martin and Kelvin have been focussing on the barcode coverage of our Core for Games, so adding more barcodes and the correct cover images for them. Our Core is now recognizing over 99% of game barcodes worldwide!
Finally, we are still enjoying building big Lego projects together. After building the Lego Barad-dûr tower, we also finished the Avengers Tower!
Next up, the Hulkbuster 🙂
Today’s topics:
- CLZ Core mobile apps:
- CLZ Comics 9.4: Re-design of Pull List feature (and now called “NCBD”)
- CLZ Comics 9.5: Improved barcode scanner, no more AUTO/EXT toggle!
- CLZ mobile apps: back to “7-day free trial”, no more “free mode”
- Connect web-based software:
- Game Connect: New platform picker in Add Games screen
- Game Connect: re-design of “Unrecognized Barcode” screen
- CLZ Core updates:
- Core for Games: “Check Covers” project, 94.4% cloud coverage!
- Core for Movies: “Check Covers” project, 72.0% cloud coverage!
- Core for Comics: New Comic Book Day summary
- Building the Lego Avengers Tower!
- Come join the Club CLZ forum (4,200 members now!)
This week, mutant, sorcerer, inventor ánd warrior Forge is back with a brand new team, in X-Force, Vol. 7 #1. With a special guest appearance by fellow manic mutant and merc with a mouth Deadpool!
DC Comics brings us amazing animal antics in the furry first issue of the fur-bulously titled Super-Pets Special: Bitedentity Crisis, while in the dark corners of the comic universe we see Al Simmons go toe-to-toe with vampire leader Bludd’s new assassin in Spawn #355.
The CLZ content team – Rowdy, Justin, and Taco – has just completed the big weekly update to our Core online comic database. The latest releases, complete with cover images, artist details, and variant descriptions, are now available in your app. Scan your new comics on the Barcode tab, or check the NCBD tab to browse around all of the new releases.
This update to Game Connect brings a noteworthy enhancement to your barcode scanning feature. With a complete redesign of the “Unrecognized Barcode” screen, you can now easily add games to your collection even if a barcode is not recognized by the Add Games screen.
Note that this Unrecognized Barcode screen not only makes your life easier, but also strengthens the CLZ Core!
The app now has a “free 7-day trial” again.
No more 100 item “free mode” or “free trial”. We did our best to make it work, but it just didn’t. So we’re back to the old tried and tested “7-day trial” system 🙂
(Don’t worry, if you already started your free mode, it will keep working.)
The app now has a “free 7-day trial” again.
No more 100 item “free mode” or “free trial”. We did our best to make it work, but it just didn’t. So we’re back to the old tried and tested “7-day trial” system 🙂
(Don’t worry, if you already started your free mode, it will keep working.)
The app now has a “free 7-day trial” again.
No more 100 item “free mode” or “free trial”. We did our best to make it work, but it just didn’t. So we’re back to the old tried and tested “7-day trial” system 🙂
(Don’t worry, if you already started your free mode, it will keep working.)
Buckle up, comic enthusiasts! This New Comic Book Day on July 24, 2024, is bringing a smorgasbord of illustrated delights that’ll make your wallet weep and your bookshelf groan. Marvel’s serving up a double dose of snikt-tastic action with “Deadpool / Wolverine: WWIII #3“, because apparently, these two can’t get enough of each other even after starring in a blockbuster movie. Meanwhile, Captain America‘s shield is probably feeling neglected as he reaches his 11th issue, presumably fighting for truth, justice, and the American way of avoiding paper cuts.
But wait, there’s more! The Star Wars universe is expanding faster than a Hutt after an all-you-can-eat buffet, with “Star Wars: Darth Vader #48” hitting the shelves. One can only imagine Vader force-choking his way through 47 previous issues, his heavy breathing providing the perfect background music. And for those who like their comics with a side of Cowabunga, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 6 #1” is debuting with more variant covers (nearly 200!) than you can shake a bō staff at.
The CLZ content team, consisting of Rowdy, Justin, and Taco, has just completed their weekly update to our Core online comic database. This update includes the latest comic releases, complete with cover images, cover artist information, variant descriptions, and more. To access these new comics, simply open your Add Comics screen and start scanning barcodes.
For a different experience, you can also use the NCBD (New Comic Book Day) tab within the Add Comics screen. This tab provides a convenient, centralised view of all the newly released comics for this week in one place!