Comic Collector Manual
for Windows edition
Welcome to Comic Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding your first comic How to search your Collection Adding Comics Automatically Adding Comics Manually Barcode Scanning Field Defaults Importing from text Editing Comics Adding Links and Backdrops Editing Multiple Comics List Items and more Update File Links Updating Comics Find Cover Image The Options Screen Editing List Icons Search Settings Managing your Wish List Customizing Comic Collector Custom Field Names Changing the layout Sorting your Collection Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items CLZ Comics for iPhone/iPod CLZ Comics for Android CLZ Comics for iPad Synchronize with Connect Managing Loans Printing a Simple List Using the Filter screen Collection Statistics Exporting your collection Database Totals Print screen The Collectorz.com comic database Field Reference Lists for insurance purposes Glossary of comic related terms Updating Comic Collector Keyboard Shortcuts Creating a Backup Linking comics Data Submission Guidelines Validating Comic Collector
Glossary of comic related terms
Age
Golden Age: Comics published from 1938 to 1945
Atomic Age: Comics published from 1946 to 1956
Silver Age: Comics published from 1957 to 1969
Bronze Age: Comics published from 1970 to 1985
Modern Age: A term applied to comics published from the 1980s to the present
Album
A European comic (strip), standard 48 pages and glued to the spine
Annual
A comic that is published yearly
Ashcan
A (promotional) comic that introduces a new series or story.
Most ashcans have black & white covers, or are totally black & white
B&W
Black and white art
Bad Girl Art
A style that shows sexy tough woman in action
Bi-Monthly
A comic published every two months
Bi-Weekly
A comic published every two weeks
Cameo
Appearance of certain character in another Series
CGC
The certified comic book grading company Comics Guaranty, LLC
Characters
A list of fictional characters that appear in a comic book
Collection Status
The status of an issue. The issue can be In Collection, Wanted, On Order, etc
Colorist
An artist who paints the color guides for comics
Complete Run
All issues of a series
Con
A convention or public gathering of comicfans, also a Comicon
Covers
The Front Cover and Back Cover of a comic. For 99% of all comics the Back Cover is an ad
Creators
A list of the people that create a comic (Writer, Penciller, Colorist, Lay-Outs, Editor, etc)
Crossover
A storyarc that takes place in issues of different series or a event in a fictional universe
Country
The country where the publisher is located. For all America comics, this is USA of course
Die-Cut Cover
A comic cover with precut areas to create a special effect
Double
A duplicate copy of the same comic
Edition
Tells what the isseu is (First Print, Second Print, Variant Cover, etc) and is linked to the Issue Extension
Foil Cover
A comic cover that has a thin metallic foil stamped on it
Genre
Categories of comic book subject matter, like Science Fiction, Crime, War, Action, Horror etc
Graphic Novel
Comic book with high quality storyline and artwork, almost always a one-shot
Imprint
A special publish name that a publisher's using for certain publications (one-shots or series).
Example: Marvel Comics created the imprint Max Comics for their mature publications
Incentive Cover
A special Variant Cover
Indicia
Publishing and series information located at the bottom of the first page or the bottom of the front cover (inside)
Inker
Artist that does the inking
Issue Extension
An extra added extension to a comic to make sure all versions got a unique number.
Example: Issue #1 got a few covers. You can label the standard as 1A. The Variants as 1B, 1C, etc
Issue Number
The actual number of a comic
Limited Series (LS)
A series consisting of just a few issues. Already before the series starts the publisher knows how much issues will appear in this series
NN
Short for No Number
When only one issue is published of a series
Ongoing Series
A series consisting of loads of issues. The publisher starts the series with the intention to never stop publishing it. Poor sales may stop such a series
Origin
When the story of a character's creation is told
Painted Cover
Cover taken from an actual painting instead of a line illustration
Penciller
Artist that does the pencils
Photo Cover
Comic cover featuring a photographic image
Plot
Tells what happens in the comic in just a few lines
Printer
The company that's printing the ink and colors on paper
Publisher
The firm that manages the comic from scratch to sending it to the printer and distributor
Quarterly
Published every three months
Shared Universe
Fictional characters from a publisher meet eachother since they are located in the same universe. Well known are the Marvel and DC universes. Example: The X-Men and Spider-Man can meet eachother since they are both located in the Marvel universe
Spine
The left-hand edge of the comic that has been folded and stapled
Splash
One illustration for one page
Story Arc
A continuing story within a Series
Squarebound
Pages are glued to the cover, not stapled
Title
The main title of the story of a comic book is the actual title. This title's possible a chapter of a Story Arc or Crossover
Variant Cover
A different cover image used on the same issue
Volume
A run of a series. Example: a series stopped in the 80s and started again in the 90s. The 80s series is Volume 1 and the 90s is Volume 2
Wanted List
A listing of comics wanted by a comic collector
Wrap Cover
Artwork on the Front Cover and Back Cover combined