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A somewhat smaller week of the new comic releases. Few solid #1’s out this week by multiple publishers. With a good bunch of exclusives for Zatanna #1. FCBD & CGD around the corner, make sure you visit your LCS on May 2nd! Here are a few books that were handpicked by our content managers:
The Punisher #3D. Punisher making an end to Jigsaw once more. Written by Benjamin Percy and art by José Luis Soares Pinto, Jonas Trindade, Oren Junior and Frank D’Armata. With the Gerardo Sandoval variant being the one I will be picking up this week.
Hellboy in Love: Black Eyes #1. A cozy visit with retired B.P.R.D agents Archie and Margaret takes a chilly turn when Hellboy and Anastasia investigate the local ghost. Surely nothing will go wrong here right?
Generation X-23 #3C. Laura taken out by the new X-numbers! Can Scout (Gabby) find the allies needed to stop the death and destruction?! Find out with me this week! Definitely seems intriguing by the looks of it but this was a total cover buy pre-order :).
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app. Either when you hit your comic shop or, when back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
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Fixed:
- Further tweaks to the down-syncing from CLZ Cloud
- Add, Edit and Action buttons could sometimes not be used if images were still downloading in the background
Quick note for all Vampirella collectors:
We have changed the series titles for the main Vampirella series in Core, to better match their indicia. To update your local entries, use Update from Core with the Series field set to REPLACE.
NCBD! Big comic week! No surprise to seeing this issue being the most populair title this week: Marvel and DC are teaming up with their Spider-Man / Superman crossover. Image is releasing 3 new #1’s. Here are a few books that were handpicked by our content managers:
Head Lopper #1 New volume, new heads that need to be rolling. Witness Andrew Maclean’s masterclass in kinetic action and dark humor. Looking forward to seeing what Andrew has in store for us with Norgal in 80 pages of comic-goodness.
Marvel / DC: Spider-Man / Superman #1. This has to be THE biggest crossover we’ve had in ages. Continuation from Superman / Spider-Man, has you exploring this crossover with multiple different characters across both publishers. Tons of covers, with the Peach Momoko being the most notable for me. Which cover or covers are you getting?
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app. Either when you hit your comic shop or, when back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
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!
New:
- More optimizations for down-syncing with CLZ Cloud
Another week, another NCBD. It’s no surprise here, that Absolute Batman #19 is the biggest book this week (as can be seen in our Most Wanted on Monday). No less than 54 different covers for this issue! Absolute craziness? Our content managers might even have to be send to Arkham Asylum after adding this many into Core. Don’t think we’re done yet. Image releasing their new series: Fireborn. A bit of a smaller week for Marvel… Here are a few books that were handpicked by our content managers:
Radiant Black #41 Are you caught up with this series? I sure am! Horizon is Chicago’s hero. Radiant Black needs Shift’s help to sneak into a lab that’s withholding secrets. Will they succeed?
Absolute Batman #19. This issue brings us the introduction of Slade Wilson, Scarecrow and the Robins within the Absolute universe. This should definitely be a solid after we know what were getting next issue.
Cheers, mate! After a bit of waiting, we’re back with a new issue of Redcoat #17. This should be a nice set up for what’s to come. I’m especially fond the Kyle Hotz cover!
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app. Either when you hit your comic shop or, when back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
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!
Fixed:
- Keyboard would sometimes disappear after typing one letter in the search box above the series folders
- A crash when tapping a comic in the [NONE] folder
- The “downloading images” bar would sometimes show even if no images were downloading
- Comic details could sometimes fall under the bottom bar
Fixed:
- Converting/Optimizing Database process was slow/crashing for some users. We have now fixed this and made the database conversion much faster
- Sync with CLZ Cloud: The progress bar for images didn’t count the images that had to be downloaded correctly
New comics! Invincible, The Boys, Daredevil and Darth Maul Shadow Lord and NCBD. We sure are eating good these days. Here are a few books that were hand picked by our content managers:
Final issue…Power Rangers Prime #16. Rangers vs the Legion Ravager. Going to be the last PR we get for a little bit, they’ll be back in May though!
Cover Girl, Jinx, and Dawn are running out of time to complete a deadly mission. Let’s see what the Blue Ninja’s have in store for them in: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #327C. I’ll definitely be picking up the Steve Beach variant.
DC’s. newest Next Level title has arrived: The Fury of Firestorm #1. Firestorm has turned buildings to sand and people to glass with no remorse and no warning. But what exactly provoked Ronnie Raymond to commit this heinous act, and can anyone contain the fury that is Firestorm?
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app when you hit your comic shop or when you’re back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
Happy reading!
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No new features here, but an important improvement to an existing one: the CLZ Cloud syncing. Our mobile developers Pim and Bernard have implemented three changes that will make the down-syncing of new items from the CLZ Cloud to your app a LOT faster!
- The syncing now down-syncs the *data* first, while queuing the *image* downloads. This will make the data sync super fast.
- Downloading the images is much quicker too, especially on fast connections, as it downloads multiple images at the same time.
- As soon as the data download has completed, you can close the Sync screen and start using the app. The image downloads will continue at the bottom of the main screen, prioritising images that are “in view”.
The improvement in speed will be most noticeable when re-downloading your complete CLZ Cloud database, e.g.
- After installing the app on a new device
- After removing and re-installing the app
- After Clearing the Database
However, even during normal use, e.g. when syncing between devices, or between the app and the CLZ Web software, you will find the down-syncing to be much faster than before.
Yeah baby, it’s new comic book day! Here are a few books that were hand picked by our content managers:
Batman / Superman: World’s Finest, Vol. 2 #50D
Bizarro Year None #1D
Eternals 50th Anniversary Special 1B
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app when you hit your comic shop or when you’re back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
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The Shake feature is a popular gimmick of the CLZ Comics app: just shake your phone to make it show a random comic from your collection.
This cool tool has even resulted in a recurring trend in the “CLZ Comics” group on Facebook: The Shake of the Day.
Members shake their phone and post a screenshot of the random comic that appears, marking it with the #shakeoftheday hashtag. It’s a fun way to show interesting comics from your collection that you would not have picked yourself.
However… it has come to our attention that some members of this group are being, let’s say, “less than honest” with their shakes!
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!
Our content managers have worked hard to get all the new titles from the April catalogs into Core.
Some noteworthy new titles include:
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Vol. 3 (Boom! Studios)
- Spider-Man: Long Way Home
- Gun Honey: Doubles Down
- …and much more!
In total, we counted around 1,700 new entries for this month!
They are now all available to add to your “On Order” list in the CLZ Comics app.
With MegaCon behind us, now we are gearing up for C2E2. There’s still time for some new comics right? Right?! Tons of freshly printed comics for you to digest. Here are a few books that were hand picked by our content managers:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5. Rangers and Turtles must now face off against Super Zedd, with help from an unexpected new Ranger. Who will that be? Ito’s cover #5G and I are a teaser for that. So that’s my pick for sure!
Iron Man vs M.O.D.O.K.Iron Man #3. Total cover buy for me: Matteo Lolli’s April Pool’s Day Variant. Cardboardpool!
Jigsaw is back! Punisher #2, especially the C cover by Dev Pramanik. It’s been a while since these foes have fought each other, looking forward to seeing in what way he will try to defeat Frank this time.
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app when you hit your comic shop or when you’re back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
Happy reading!
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 Stacked week with tons of exclusives for MegaCon starting tomorrow (hope you’ll have fun if you’re attending!). DC starting off with all of their Next Level #1’s. Spider-Man teaming up with Carnage & Venom to fight Torment in their Death Spiral event. Optimus Prime in G.I. Joe!? That and the Spider-Man Brand New day trailer all on the same day. Here are a few books that were hand picked by our content managers:
Autobots, roll out! G.I. Joe #20, especially the B cover by Joshua Cassara. Really looking forward to their first interaction within the Energon Universe.
Invincible #1. Yes, another reprint but this time, with a nice InHyuk Lee cover for MegaCon. I’ve been reading the trade paperbacks and it’s been amazing so far. Perfect time to get me a regular copy of issue 1 even though it’s not the first print.
Lobo #1. Skottie Young on Lobo? Sold
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app when you hit your comic shop or when you’re back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
Happy reading!
Fixed:
- Renamed “Store” to “Purchase Store”
- Clearer link to investigate a value on CovrPrice
- Check Value: Key reason wasn’t always fully displayed
- Edit Comic: Links tab: Tapping next/previous comic when waiting for link description could crash the app
- iPad: Edit screen: Tab titles weren’t always shown in full
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!
Isn’t any week great to be a comic book fan? Two events going on at the moment, Death Spiral started at the end of February. This week Reign of the Superboys takes off from DC. Any big expectations? Here are a few books that were hand picked by our content managers:
Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito ’84 #1. This story takes you to 1984 in Osaka which gives you a heist story with a descendant of Usagi Yojimbo thrown in there. Jared Cullum’s watercolor art compliments to story very well. Definite NCBD pick up for CLZ Taco.
Has the green orc hype caught up to him? Probably.. CLZ Rowdy’s pick for this week is D’Orc #2, especially the B cover by Riley Rossmo. We really enjoyed issue 1, so we can’t wait to give this one a read!
Imperial Guardians #1. Cosmic Ghost Rider is back! Along with a crew this time around. Darkhawk, Amadeus Cho, Captain Marvel and Gamora? Sign me up! From what was teased this is Suicide Squad in space ordered by the Inhuman Maximus to fight against the Kree. Written by Dan Abnett and art by Marcelo Ferreira, Jay Leisten % Rachelle Rosenberg.
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app when you hit your comic shop or when you’re back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
Happy reading!
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!
Our content managers have worked hard to get all the new titles from the March catalogs into Core.
Some noteworthy new titles include:
- Absolute Green Arrow #1
- Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword #1
- BRZRKR: Light Draws Breath #1
- …and much more!
In total, we counted around 1,500 new entries for this month!
They are now all available to add to your “On Order” list in the CLZ Comics app.
Tons of books out this week! Lots of later printings for both Marvel and DC’s most populair titles. Some beautiful covers and great stories to be read. Here are a few books that were hand picked by our content managers:
Daredevil and Punisher fight to protect New York City! Will their tentative alliance survive this ordeal, or will the final battle be with each other? Daredevil / Punisher: The Devil’s Trigger #5. The Peach Momoko variant is an instant buy for me!
This was a total cover buy for me. The KyuYong Eom variant for Batgirl #17, is a killer cover! Start of a new story arc titled “The Curse of the Blood” which spins directly out of the DC K.O. event.
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #1. Are you hyped yet for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord? I sure am! Janix, a neon-lit, shadow-soaked maze of a planet that lies beyond the reach of the Empire. Captain Brander Lawson crossing paths with a looming threat of the shadow lord, Maul. This is my pick for this week, hope this amps up the excitement for you too.
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app when you hit your comic shop or when you’re back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
Happy reading!