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By Odin’s Beard, it’s NCBD!
The return of Fantastic Four #1 is upon us! Kicking off a whole new volume of their adventures through time, space, science, and the human condition! When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong. They’re sent to four different eras in Earth’s history! Alone and isolated in wildly different time periods, Reed, Johnny, Ben, and Sue all have to fight to survive. Their only hope is to reach the Forever Stone: a mass of dense granite that happens to be one of the longest-lasting rocks on the planet, which has stayed both intact and accessible for most of Earth’s history!
Legends collide as the Man of Steel goes supersized for the Summer of Superman! In this all-new treasury edition, quintessential Superman writer Dan Jurgens pairs with the modern master of sequential art, Bruno Redondo, to craft a larger-than-life story of power, tragedy, action, and, above all — hope. When a vicious armada of extraterrestrial extremists launches an all-out invasion of Planet Earth, only Superman can stand in the way of total annihilation. But there’s something different about this attack — it’s deadly from both without… and within? It’s a tale so titanic we had to tell it at treasury size to celebrate the Summer of Superman in style! Featuring images and info from the brand-new Superman movie, plus a special photo variant cover!Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All #1
Mover over, Big Bang! The first ever Rick and Morty comics event!Rick and Morty vs. the Universe #1 Rick’s old buddy Dimension C-137 (where Rick and Morty Cronenberg’d Earth) has reached his Universal half-life and is getting married to the female presenting embodiment of the Parmesan Dimension! He’s found true love and wants his old pal Rick to plan his bachelor party! What could go wrong? Answer: Pretty much everything . . . and it is all Rick’s fault! Now Rick and Morty are on the run. Rick will be forced to something he hoped he would never have to do a last resort of epic proportions!
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New in your CLZ Comics Web software today:
In the comic details panel, to the right of the cover image, it now includes an automatically generated eBay search link, that lets you find eBay listings for that particular comic.
This is a new feature we know many users will find useful, others may go “meh” and a small group of users may absolutely hate it 🙂
That is why this feature is optional. You can switch it OFF using the Settings screen.
Automatic eBay search links
These eBay links can be useful for two reasons:
- For the comics you own: easily get a feel for a comic’s value, by finding its’ Completed/Sold listings on eBay.
- For the comics on your wish list: easily find available copies on eBay, for you to purchase.
Please note: the eBay links include our CLZ Partner ID, which means that we may earn a commission on any purchase you make after clicking the link.
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!
Oh My Stars and Garters, it’s NCBD!
Dune: Edge of a Crysknife – Hiding Among Harkonnens #1 A new prequel adaptation from the world of Dune!
Discover the origins of Shadout Mapes!
In the sands of Arrakis, the Fremen plan to strike at the heart of Governor Dmitiri Harkonnen’s spice operation.
But not all paths to sabotage run the same, as a young Shadout Mapes discovers going undercover!
While Captain America slumbered in ice, the world changed — for better and for worse. Steve Rogers awakens to a reality where battles are fought in the shadows through secrets and subterfuge, and villains aren’t so easy to identify. When a fledgling dictator named Victor Von Doom conquers Latveria, Steve faces a critical decision: adapt to a new kind of warfare, or forge his own path? And what will the choice he makes in the past mean for his future? Captain America #1 Written by Chip Zdarsky and art by Valerio Schiti & Frank Martin.
Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #1. There’s a hot new outer space-themed nightclub in Gotham City, and who better to rob it than Catwoman, Ivy, and Harley? But there’s more to this intergalactic discotheque than meets the eye(s), as the Sirens discover when they stumble headfirst into a plot to destroy the entire planet led by the club’s owner — the alien despot Despero! I hope you have good insurance, Gotham City, because you’re about to get wrecked. Special appearances by deadly DJs, hunky alien hotties, dancers dressed as aliens, mutant failures, one wild UFO, and lots and lots of fire!
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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!
Cowabunga, it’s NCBD!
New History of the DC Universe #1In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns back time to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseries drawn by some of DC’s greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler of time, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the very birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society. The Golden Age of heroes begins here!
The Blue Bomber is back! Mega Man: Timelines #1 Mega Man returns in five connected 1-shot comics spanning five different eras of robotic heroes! In this first issue, the original Mega Man squares off against two explosive and fiery Robot Masters bent on city-wide destruction! Fight, Mega Man! For everlasting peace! Written by Travis Maiden and art by Kenny Ruiz.
Spider-Boy, Vol. 1 #20. Spider-Boy’s greatest battle lies ahead! Spider-Man is down! And with Mr. Negative and his inner demons closing in, Spider-Boy makes a last, desperate stand! Look out, Bailey — it’s all the friends (and foes) you made along the way! Spider-Girl! Hulkette! Madame Monstrosity and more! But are they here to help Bailey or Mr. Negative?!
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Three weeks ago, we did a huge “more compact design” update. Today, we are continuing with another update that improves the design, layout and performance of your comic details panel.
Here’s what has changed:
- Flexible layout: the layout now fully adapts to the width of your details panel.
- Fields moved: we moved some fields around, to make sure the most important fields are at the top.
- Publisher icons are now displayed on a white background to make them stand out more.
- Faster loading: the details panel now loads much faster, as it now delays the loading of the backdrop.
Fixed:
- After adding a comic the “Add Manually” screen would pop up
NCBD has arrived once again!
Bring on the Bad Guys: Doom #1An ancient artifact known as the SOUL FORGE has the power to collect all the souls on Earth! Doctor Doom must stop it at all costs! Who is the mysterious Sister Sorrow, and what is her connection to Doom? Written by Marc Guggenheim and art by Stefano Raffaele & Neeraj Menon.
Kong returns in: Return to Skull Island #1 A ragtag group of castaways must return to an island steeped in dark secrets and danger!
After Kong’s battle with the Kraken, survivors soon discover that far worse lurks in the shadows… and that their unlikely ally may not be able to protect them from Skull Island’s horrors!
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1. There will come a day when Krypto stands beside Superman, helping him fight off monsters, aliens, and supervillains — a day when this dog will save his adoptive world thanks to the incredible powers granted him by Earth’s strange yellow sun. But he’s not there yet. Today, Krypto is a normal puppy on Krypton, spending each happy, snoozy, endless day alongside his family: Jor-El, Lara, and baby Kal-El. But when a rocket test goes wrong, Krypto finds himself lost in space — and soon crash-landing, all alone, on a strange and alien world called Earth.
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Fixed:
- Add Comics by scanning covers: after 20-30 scans the screen could hang
- Scanning covers/barcodes: front camera was used instead of the back camera on some devices
- Syncing: Covers would sometimes sync up when it wasn’t needed
- Manage Pick Lists: it wasn’t possible to save a characters without a real name
- Check Value: Collection Status highlights were missing
- Re-link Core Variant: With “download back covers” switched off, the back cover was still being downloaded
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!
Boom! NCBD!
Silver Surfers’ Final Voyage?! Death of the Silver Surfer #1 The Silver Surfer returns to defend a war-ravaged Earth, but Norrin has a galaxy-sized target on his back. A new enemy will stop at nothing to steal away everything the Surfer is or ever will be. A single human life may be all that decides the Surfer’s salvation… or damnation. If the Surfer falls, who then wields the awesome Power Cosmic? And what of the Surfer’s old master, Galactus, Devourer of Worlds?! Brought to you by writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Sumit Kumar, Frank D’Armata.
The Umbrella Academy: Plan B #1 After the mass release of The City’s greatest foes and the chaos that followed in Hotel Oblivion, the Umbrella Academy faces their most fearsome challenge to date — their other brothers and sisters. Known only as The Sparrows, they share a different connection to Sir Reginald Hargreeves and Mom. No one knows how to hurt each other more than family, and this powerful, ruthless brood will spare no brutality in favor of their sole objective — control and the obedient glare that comes with it.
Back by popular demand and now with her own miniseries…Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman #1. It all begins when the daughter of Wonder Woman embarks on her most dangerous adventure yet to enter the timeline to find her father. As the young hero knows, messing with time has its consequences, but that doesn’t mean she learned her lesson the first time. Things are about to get ruff and the Super Sons have gone to the dogs. Prepare for a Crisis of Infinite Corgis!
Writer Tom King and artist Belén Ortega return to Trinity after their celebrated run of backup stories in the pages of Wonder Woman. Trust us, you won’t want to miss Lizzie’s first full-size adventure!
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All rise! It’s NCBD
A sweeping Marvel cosmic event! Imperial #1 is a story of intrigue, mysteries and war, which takes place against the backdrop of the formation of new galactic order in the Marvel Universe. Brought to you by writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Iban Coello, Federico Vicentini & Federico Blee.
Space Ghost Annual #1 After the thrilling events of issue #12’s second-story-arc finale, the fine-tuned creative team of David Pepose and Jonathan Lau pull out all the stops for their very first Space Ghost Annual! With the Council of Doom seemingly defeated, our heroes now face a terrifying new threat, one that strikes from beyond the fourth dimension! To have any hope of survival, Space Ghost and his crew must find a way to break the dominion of… Tempus the Time-Master!
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 #1 Last time we got Green Lantern Godzilla, this time the Justice League returns to Legendary Earth! In the aftermath of last year’s Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, Task Force X launches a plan to develop hybrid Titans that Amanda Waller can control to guard against future titan attacks on our Earth. To stop Task Force X, the Justice League travels to Legendary Earth and must face the dangers of the Hollow Earth, Kong, and Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
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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!
It’s that time of the week again…NCBD!
History will never be the same!: Giant-Size X-Men #1. Ever since she discovered she was a mutant, Kamala Khan has been balancing her previous life as Ms. Marvel with her role as a leader in the new community, but her conflicted identity has come at a deep personal cost. Now, pulled into the distant past by an unhinged villain with deep ties to mutant history, Ms. Marvel will witness the iconic birth of the Uncanny X-Men and their first encounter with Krakoa from an all-new, all-different perspective. But when history begins to change… can either Kamala Khan or the X-Men themselves survive the experience?
England, 1349. Sir Hugh de Grey, the Pale Knight, returns from war to find a land ravaged by the Black Death, and his son dying of the plague. When he prays to God to save his son’s life, it is not God who answers, but Death himself. And Death is willing to cut a deal.The Pale Knight #1 Written by Peter Milligan and art by Val Rodrigues & Cris Peter.
As My Mothers Made Me, Part 1: Absolute Wonder Woman #8
The Tetracide was a much greater threat than Wonder Woman had imagined for her first battle on the surface, but The Tetracide was child’s play compared to negotiating the complexities and evils of man’s world. The mysterious Area 41 and its Black Box Maze will be Diana’s greatest test yet… and what she finds inside will shock you!
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A huge update for your CLZ Comics Web software today, which dramatically improves the look and usability:
- A new, more compact, design and layout, so that you fit more data on screen
- Improved layout of the “comic details” panel, with better support for back covers
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!
It’s Clobberin’ Time! NCBD!
The King of Yancy Street has arrived in: The Thing #1. Ben Grimm may be the strongest member of the Fantastic Four, but once upon a time, he was just a scrawny kid from Yancy Street. When an unexpected visitor from his past sends him on a search for a missing child, the Thing must unravel the mystery even if that means becoming a wanted man!
Get ready to see the Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing versus every super-powered criminal and bounty hunter in New York City! Fleecs and Kirk give a glimpse into the history of the Thing that reminds you why Ben Grimm is the heart of the Marvel Universe… and why you don’t want to let him hear you say that!
The Ghostbusters’ increasing notoriety is throwing them for a loop. While Trevor steadies himself by trying to plan a “friendiversary” celebration for him and Lucky, Phoebe meets someone who might be a real friend instead of just a social media follower. But friendships new and old have to take a back seat to more immediate concerns when a ghostly saber summons the ghost of Captain Kidd and threatens to transform NYC into a ghostly pirate town! Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #1 Written by David M. Booher and art by Aviv Or & Cris Peter.
The summer of Superman heats up with a brand-new ongoing series taking the DCU by storm! When an asteroid the size of Metropolis hurtles toward collision with planet Earth, the Justice League dispatches Superman to avert the crisis, a sinister threat lurks within that will change the world like never before, and this danger glows green. The Last Son of Krypton must risk everything to save his adopted home, the very home which now tries to kill him, from complete destruction! The Man of Steel is poised to fly like never before in this new cornerstone series, brought to life by the dazzling DC debut of writer Dan Slott: Superman Unlimited #1
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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!
Up, Up and Away! NCBD!
It’s about time we get something new regarding the Invincible universe. Out now! Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1! Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence, Battle Beast searches the universe for the one warrior mightier than him — and a glorious death, his only reward. But even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy’s deadliest warrior… unless he does the unthinkable.
Enter: Hell Hulk. A new demon sets foot on Earth. Will Hellverine even be powerful enough to stop its rampage? Come and see in: Hellverine #6 Written by Benjamin Percy and art by Raffaele Ienco & Bryan Valenza.
It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s…. Supergirl #1! Follow Kara as she returns to her roots in Midvale… home of Supergirl! But how could this be?! Our hero has not been back in years, and the protector of that town has been saving the day for weeks. Can Supergirl stop the impostor before they steal her fresh start and life?
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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!
All aboard the NCBD train!
Earth. Fire. Wind. Water. Heart. With their powers combined, they summon Earth’s greatest champion: Captain Planet. But they need to learn to trust each other first. Gaia, the latest High Priestess of the Earth has been kidnapped! Our Planeteers are forced to come together against the newly formed might of Lucian Plunder! Even with Captain Planet on their side, will it be enough to save the very Earth itself? Find out in: Captain Planet #1, Written by David Pepose, art by Eman Casallos.
Fantastic Four Fanfare #1 In this special, full-color anthology series, each issue focuses on a particular member of the team! For this inaugural outing, Mark Waid and Ramon Rosanas depict an escalating prank war between the Human Torch and the Thing, Alan Davis sends the team into hazards deep underground, Andrew Wheeler and Sara Pichelli reveal what happens when the Mole Man interrupts Johnny Storm’s star-making turn on reality television!
Set in a far future where Earth has integrated alien species into a new society, Blood & Thunder #1 plays by a whole new set of rules… and a whole load of new crimes to solve. Bounty hunter Akeldama “Blood” Bledsoe and her cantankerous talking gun, Thunder, are the best there is at bringing in the bad guys. However, when the galaxy’s most dangerous criminal breaks out of prison, Blood’s hunt delivers her down a path that will unlock secrets about her past, present, and future… and that’s when things get REALLY BAD.
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Haven’t you heard? The big jolly grey giant is back in town. He has been terrorising New York for the last few crossover titles and now he’s here to fight Spider-Man in: Godzilla vs. Spider-man #1, Written by Joe Kelly art by Nick Bradshaw. Don’t miss the two most popular characters in pop culture history going at it in this kaiju-sized slugfest for the ages!
Lost Fantasy #1 There is a world of magic, myth, and monsters that exists beneath the surface of our own. Since first contact was made over 100 years ago, The Great Hunters have kept us safe from the creatures that lurk in the shadows. But last night something broke through, and it’s up to rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart to stop it…
We Are Yesterday: Chapter 3 – Batman / Superman: World’s Finest 2025 Annual #1. The secret origin of the single most unholy union in DCU history is at last revealed! The Legion of Doom has set in motion a scheme to lay waste to not only the World’s Finest Team — but to the present-day Justice League Unlimited! How is this possible? All will be revealed… Written by Mark Waid & Christopher Cantwell and art by Dan McDaid.
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Our web-based software has been around since 2009, first called “Connect”, but renamed in Oct 2024 to simply “CLZ Web”. The Web software is currently the most popular solution for use on your computer, far exceeding the number of users of the legacy “Collector” desktop software.
However, through the years, there is one particular piece of feedback we kept receiving from both new users *and* from users who switched from the desktop software, but phrased in different ways:
“It is all so BIG!” or “I can’t fit a lot of items on my screen”
And they’re right. CLZ Web has been designed to be “big and bold”, as is common with web-based software. Large fonts, big buttons, etc… It looks nice, but the side effect can be that you can fit less collectibles in your on-screen list. Especially when:
- Using a low-res laptop screen
- Using a tablet device
- Using several layers of toolbars in your browser
To resolve this, we were initially planning to introduce an optional “Compact View” or “Compact Skin”.
But when we starting working on that, we liked the results so much that we decided to make it THE new look of CLZ Web for everyone. It looks so much better, more compact, more items on screen. But never too small to read.
Here’s what we did:
- New font style to fit the new CLZ styling
- Slightly smaller fonts everywhere
- In the main screen, we combined toolbars and made them “lower” overall
- Lower list rows in List View, by slightly reducing the spacing
- Reduced the height and width of all input boxes in the Edit screens
- Reduced the height of the screen titles of all popup screen
- Reduced the height of the collection tabs at the bottom
This new compact look is going live for CLZ Web within a few weeks. But today, I can share more sneak preview screenshots of the most important screens, with a nice BEFORE (left) and AFTER (right) comparison. Enjoy!
Main screen
Edit screen
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!