Search
Related topics are listed below.
Adding comics
Adding comics
Adding comics to your database is quick and easy, no need to do a lot of manual entry. Just search our CLZ Core online comic database for your comic, either by series, by issue, or by barcode, and you will get full comic details automatically, including creators,…
Find duplicate comics
Managing your database » Find duplicate comics
You can use this tool to find out if you’ve accidentally added multiple versions of the same comic, but perhaps with a different barcode or something else. Find and remove duplicate comics Click the menu icon top left and click “Find…
Adding comics manually
Adding comics » Adding comics manually
If we do not have the comic you’re looking for, you can choose to add your comic manually. You will be offered to add a comic manually if you don’t get any results, or scroll to the bottom of the results. If you wish to skip searching you can directly add a…
Linking comics to Core
Managing your database » Linking comics to Core
Comic Connect is built around our central online database: Core for Comics. All factual comic details and cover images are used and shown directly from Core for Comics. This factual comic data is not stored per user. Instead, it is stored only once, inside Core for…
Adding comics by barcode
Adding comics » Adding comics by barcode
You can search and add comics to your collection by barcode with the Add Comics screen. Barcodes added to the queue will instantly show series title, issue number, issue extension, cover date, barcode and cover art. You can either search 1 barcode to add to your…
Adding comics by issue
Adding comics » Adding comics by issue
Sometimes looking by series can be difficult cause it still shows a lot of options. If you know the exact issue you’re looking for you can type in the series title plus the issue number on the issue tap. Example: You are looking for Amazing Spiderman 25. Just type…
CovrPrice Values
CovrPrice Values
CLZ / COVRPRICE – WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? CLZ and CovrPrice are working together, which will give you comic values from CovrPrice (for both raw and graded comics), right there in your favorite CLZ comic cataloging tool (CLZ Comics, Comic Connect, or Comic…
Adding comics by series title
Adding comics » Adding comics by series title
This lets you search our Core online comic database by comic series, then select and add from the search results. The smart “Search-as-you-type” system will probably find your series before you finished typing it! Click the + Add Comics button in the…
Update CovrPrice values
CovrPrice Values » Update CovrPrice values
After you linked your CovrPrice to your CLZ account. You have to update your comics to get a current value. The Update from CovrPrice feature lets you update the comics values in your local database with the new values from CovrPrice. How to update your CovrPrice…
Getting started for Comic Collector users
Importing / exporting » Getting started for Comic Collector users
Comic Connect is full featured and fully customizable comic database software, with a user interface that has been designed to be clean, intuitive and super easy-to-use. However, the user interface is different from the Comic Collector desktop software, so if you are…
Trade-In Offer for Comic Collector users
Importing / exporting » Trade-In Offer for Comic Collector users
Are you currently using our Comic Collector desktop software for Windows or macOS? Then please consider switching to the Comic Connect web-based software. Currently, Comic Connect is our recommended and most popular comic database solution. Full-featured but easier to…
Pre-fill Settings
Settings » Pre-fill Settings
The Pre-fill settings screen in Comic Connect allows you to assign default values to pre-fill fields for comics when adding them to your collection. For example, If you’re adding lots of comics purchased from Amazon, you can define the Purchase Store using the…
Re-link Core variant
CovrPrice Values » Re-link Core variant
It could be that the specific variant you own was NOT in Core yet when added to your database, but is listed NOW. In that case, you of course want to change your Core link to the correct variant, so that: When you use Update from Core, you will get the data for the…
Getting Started
Getting Started
Welcome to Comic Connect, a web-based tool for cataloging your comic collection. This software will help you create your own comic database with a minimum of manual data entry. Just search our “Core” online comic database, by comic series or by barcode,…
Exporting to a text file
Importing / exporting » Exporting to a text file
You can export your entire comic collection or just part of your collection to a TXT file. The export to text screen offers a wide variety of options to customize your exported list completely. For example, you can if you want, export only a selection of your comics…
Using folders
Browsing your comic list » Using folders
You can group your comics into folders. You have a couple of presets to choose from, and your comics will automatically be grouped for you based on the information stored inside them. For example: If you folder group on “Seriesgroup”, and you have a comic…
Printing to a PDF file
Importing / exporting » Printing to a PDF file
You can download your entire comic collection or just part of your collection to a PDF file. The Print to PDF screen offers a wide variety of options to customize your PDF file completely. For example, you can if you want, export only a selection of your comics (for…
Editing multiple in one go
Managing your database » Editing multiple in one go
You can edit multiple comics in one go by using the Edit Multiple screen. !Edit Multiple is the only feature in Comic Connect that can overwrite existing data. Use it with great care. 1. Select multiple comics To begin, you need to select the comics you want to…
Managing pick lists
Managing your database » Managing pick lists
With every comic you add to your collection, Comic Connect stores common information in pick lists. Examples of pick lists include Genre, Format, Location, Owner, etc. With the Manage Pick List screen you can modify all pick list items. With it you can add, edit,…
Importing a text file
Importing / exporting » Importing a text file
If you have an existing list of comics in text (.txt) or comma separated values (.csv) format, you can import it using the “Import from Text / CSV File” feature in Comic Connect. If you have a different kind of program for your comic collection right now,…
Collection vs Wish List
Browsing your comic list » Collection vs Wish List
Comic Connect can be a great help in keeping track of the comics you own or plan to buy. Using the “Collection Status” field for each of your comics you can track if a comic is in your collection, or on your wish list. Viewing Collection or Wish List…
Alphabet bar
Browsing your comic list » Alphabet bar
At the top of your screen you will find the alphabet bar with 28 buttons, “All”, “0-9” for numbers and then “A” to “Z”. You can use the alphabet bar to quickly filter your comics by their first letter. Clicking a…
Searching
Browsing your comic list » Searching
If you’re looking for a particular comic in your collection, your best bet is usually to use the search box. Typing a few letters in the search box will give you instant suggestions you can click – and quite often gets you to your comic fastest, but you can…
Where did my Add and Edit buttons go?
Frequently Asked Questions » Where did my Add and Edit buttons go?
Maybe you are logged in to the CLZ Cloud site, at cloud.collectorz.com ? That is the read-only site for viewing your CLZ Cloud. It has no add or edit functionality. If you want to use the Comic Connect software, make sure you login to Comic Connect…
Clearing your database
Managing your database » Clearing your database
Need to start over? You can remove all comics from your database. Remove all comics Click the menu icon top left. Click “Clear Database”. Confirm by clicking “Yes”.
Managing Loans
Managing your database » Managing Loans
Do you loan out comics to friends and family? If so, you can use Comic Connect to keep track of those loans! Loaning a comic To loan a comic, find and click it in your list, then click the “Loan” button at the top of the page. Loaning multiple comics…
List, cards, covers or shelves
Browsing your comic list » List, cards, covers or shelves
Comic Connect comes in 4 different views that you can set. List, Cards, Covers and Shelves To switch to a different view, click the view button on the toolbar: Try it out! List View The list view shows all your comics in a neat list. You can choose your own…
Removing comic entries
Managing your database » Removing comic entries
You can remove a comic from your collection from the details page, or select multiple in one go and remove them. Removing 1 comic Click on the comic you wish to remove. Click the “Remove” button at the top. Confirm by clicking the red…
Link to your CovrPrice account
CovrPrice Values » Link to your CovrPrice account
As a COVRPRICE Premium member you have the ability to view CovrPrice sales values for your comics in the CLZ Comic app. How to link your account: Step 1: Sign up for an Premium Membership at CovrPrice or login to your CovrPrice and use your current…
Sorting your comic list
Browsing your comic list » Sorting your comic list
Sorting changes the order in which your comics are displayed. You can sort your comics in various ways. The most basic way to do this is by clicking a column header, but you can also use the sort button and pick a field to sort on. Sorting by clicking a column…
Scanning barcodes with CLZ Scanner
Adding comics » Adding comics by barcode » Scanning barcodes with CLZ Scanner
CLZ Scanner is a barcode scanner app. You can use it on your phone to scan barcodes and then instantly send those scanned barcodes to the Add Comics screen of the Comic Connect software. From there, you can then easily and comfortably add the scanned comics to your…
Editing a comic entry
Managing your database » Editing a comic entry
All editing takes place in the “Edit Comic” screen, which you can open with the Edit button: In this screen, you can find all the comic’s properties, on multiple tab pages. Many of the comic details will already be filled in, provided by our…
CLZ Cloud viewer
Settings » CLZ Cloud viewer
If you want, you can share your collection with friends so they can see which comics you have! All you need is your public Cloud Share link. Your public CLZ Cloud link To find out your public Cloud Share link, click the menu icon top left and select “CLZ Cloud…
Managing your database
Managing your database
Editing a comic entry Editing multiple in one go Removing comic entries Managing pick lists Linking comics to Core Clearing your database Managing Loans
Sharing online
Importing / exporting » Sharing online
If you want, you can share your collection with friends so they can see which comics you have! Your public CLZ Cloud link To find out your public Cloud Share link, click the menu icon top left and select “CLZ Cloud Sharing”. Copy the link under…
Multiple collections
Managing your database » Multiple collections
Comic Connect allows you to have multiple sub-collections within one account. The collections will appear as little tabs at the bottom (e.g. like in Excel), so that you can easily switch between them. Create and manage collections You can create a new collection,…
Choosing columns
Browsing your comic list » Choosing columns
While in list view (with rows of comics), you also see columns. You can choose which columns you wish to see, based on which information you find most important per comic. Maybe you want to make sure you always have your Location column in view: in that case, choose…
Creating a local backup
Importing / exporting » Creating a local backup
We always back up your data on our own servers, every day, but if you want you can generate your own backup, download it and save it on your own computer or thumbdrive. Creating a local backup Click the menu button top left and click “Backup /…
Re-assigning Index Numbers
Managing your database » Re-assigning Index Numbers
How Index numbers work {Comic Connect} automatically assigns and increments index numbers. The Index value is assigned when you add an comic to the database. The next comic you add to your collection will have an index number that is incremented by 1. Each Index…
Some series are duplicated / split up?
Frequently Asked Questions » Some series are duplicated / split up?
Sometimes you may find that some series folders have duplicated, with the issue list split up between two separate folders for the same series. This may happen when a series name was changed in our Core. Also because of old problems in the CLZ Cloud syncing system.…
Account settings
Settings » Account settings
In your Account settings you can modify your username, email, password and much more. To open the Account settings screen: Click the “Person” icon top right. Click “My Account”. In here you’ll have all kinds of settings you can…
Pull List
Adding comics » Pull List
The Pull List tab shows you all issues of your pull list series that either have been released in the last month or are going to be released in the upcoming months.Very useful to keep track of issues you may want to add to your wish list! Add/Remove series to/from…
MCC – Most Common Condition
CovrPrice Values » MCC – Most Common Condition
MCC means “Most Common Condition”. When you see “MCC” under the value, it means CovrPrice does not have a value for the grade/condition you’ve chosen and shows you the value for the most common condition.
My series are not sorted correctly?
Frequently Asked Questions » My series are not sorted correctly?
If you find that your series list is not sorted correctly, that is most likely to be caused by incorrect series sort names. The easiest way to check and correct series sort names is through the Manage Pick Lists screen. To open that screen, click the menu icon top…