Warning: Database originates from Direct Export

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud sync problems » Warning: Database originates from Direct Export

“Your database originates from a direct export from PC/Mac. Any additions or changes to this database cannot be synced back to CLZ Cloud or your PC/Mac.” CLZ Cloud sync doesn’t work if the database on your mobile device originated from a “Direct…

Import / export

The CLZ Cloud » Import / export

CLZ also gives you the option to import or export to Text / CSV. You might want to have a paper or digital list of your collection to share or overview your collection in a different way. This topic includes the following: Importing from Text / CSV Exporting to…

Update from Core

The Core » Update from Core

After you add your comics, the Core online data may change, e.g. to add more details that were not previously available. The Update from Core feature lets you update the comics in your local database with the new information in Core. How to update your comics with…

Importing from Text / CSV

The CLZ Cloud » Import / export » Importing from Text / CSV

To perform a full import from a text or CSV file you can use the CLZ Cloud Import Tool. The steps consist of first importing all items into CLZ Cloud, and then syncing those items from CLZ Cloud to CLZ Comics on your mobile device. 1. Importing your Text/CSV file to…

CLZ Cloud sync problems

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud sync problems

Here you can find all the questions related to “CLZ Cloud sync problems”: CLZ Cloud sync problems: I have a different number of comics in desktop, cloud, and app Error: Database synced with different CLZ Account Error: Cleared collection in CLZ…

FAQ / Troubleshooting

FAQ / Troubleshooting

If your question could not be answered by the main topics try to see if the FAQs can help you out. Account and subscription questions: Use your existing subscription How can I change my user ID to a real user name? My app is suddenly locked, how do I fix…

The Core

The Core

Core is our central online comic database, the database that is searched when you add comics by Series, Issue, Barcode or by using the Pull List in the Add Comics screen. In other words, Core is the source of the automatic data and images you get when using the…

Managing Your Database

Managing Your Database

There are a lot of ways to manage your database within the CLZ Comics app. From editing to updating your comics, there are a lot of possibilities. Example: you might want to change a storage box location or update your current comic book information. Fields you want…

CovrPrice Values

CovrPrice Values

Get comic values from CovrPrice Did you know we have a partnership with CovrPrice.com, one of the best comic values services online? Through this partnership, you can get up-to-date comic values, right there inside your CLZ Comics app or Comic Connect software. This…

Getting Started

Getting Started

CLZ Comics is the perfect tool to help you keep track of your collection. Do you want to check if you already have a comic book in your collection? or just want to view your collection in different folders and display modes? We’ve got you covered! With CLZ, you…

Editing comics

Managing Your Database » Editing comics

After adding some comics to your database, it’s time to start editing your entries to add personal information (like purchase details, storage box, and notes, etc…) or to edit the automatically downloaded data to your own preferences. This is done in the app’s…

Customising

Customising

Within the CLZ app, there are lots of settings to customise the database to your liking. You might want to view your comics in different types of folders, but customising also includes dark and light modes. Read some of these settings in the following…

Adding Comics

Adding Comics

After you’re done setting up your app, you can start adding your comic books to your database. You can add comics to CLZ Comics in a variety of ways. How to add comics to your collection? Select one of the methods below to learn how: Adding by Barcode: When…

Managing pick lists

Managing Your Database » Managing pick lists

With every comic you add to your collection, CLZ Comics stores common information in Pick Lists. Examples of pick lists include series, series group, and storage box. With the Manage Pick List screen, you can modify all pick list items. With it you can add, edit,…

Browsing

Browsing

After you cataloged your first few comics, you can start browsing your database. CLZ offers a few ways to browse your database. This can be a great feature if you’re looking for issues or information within a series. Example: If you’re looking for the most…

Cover image questions

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Cover image questions

Here you can find all the questions related to cover images: Cover image questions: I do not see my own cover images after syncing I can’t find the Images View for the Series List anymore?

The CLZ Cloud

The CLZ Cloud

The subscription to the CLZ Comics app comes with cloud storage for your data, in our own CLZ Cloud system. To use your CLZ Cloud, you need a CLZ Account. This topic includes Uploading to the cloud Downloading from the cloud Importing and exporting Printing to…

CLZ Comics

CLZ Comics

Welcome to CLZ Comics! Thanks for downloading our CLZ Comics app! We hope you’ll enjoy using this app to catalog and manage your comic book collection. What is CLZ Comics? CLZ Comics is the perfect tool to help you keep track of your collection. Want to check if…

Adding by pull list

Adding Comics » Adding by pull list

What is a pull list? Most comic collectors have a pull list. This is the list of comics they know they’ll buy every month. Some stores offer pull list programs where they’ll set aside the comics for you each month to ensure you never miss any issues. The…

Submit to Core

The Core » Submit to Core

Core is our central online comic database, the database that is searched when you add comics by Series, Issue, Barcode, or by using the Pull List in the Add Comics screen. In other words, Core is the source of the automatic data and images you get when using the…

Collection questions

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Collection questions

Here you can find all the questions related to “Collection Questions”: Collection questions: Can I edit multiple comics in one go? Why can’t I edit creators and characters in the app, or even sync my creator/character data from the desktop…

Update CovrPrice values

CovrPrice Values » Update CovrPrice values

After you linked your CovrPrice to your CLZ account. You have to update your CovrPrice values to get a current value. You can do this by clicking one button. The “update CovrPrice values” button. The Update from CovrPrice feature lets you update the comics…

Adding manually

Adding Comics » Adding manually

If you are unable to find a comic issue in our central database or you don’t have an internet connection, you can add it manually. When you add manually you will have the same options as the edit screen. How to add a comic manually? Tap on the “menu” icon to…

Value tab

Managing Your Database » Editing comics » Value tab

On the value page, you can edit values and everything impacting the value. This is the screen where you can enter the grade, key information, slab information, and much more! This screen includes: Grade Value (Covrprice) Grading Company Raw or slabbed Slab…

Key tab

Managing Your Database » Editing comics » Key tab

A key issue comic book is an issue that is important in a series. Key information is fun to know, but can also have an impact on the value of the comic book. Key information is automatically filled in when adding a comic. A minor key comic can be recognized by the…

Need help?

Need help?

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you can’t find your question in the FAQs. You can find a contact form on our website via this the links below: TIP: is your question about one of the following? I don’t remember my password. How do I re-download…

Searching your database

Browsing » Searching your database

After you cataloged in your comics in the app, you can easily find them back in the app by searching your database. This might be useful if you are looking for a comic book in a large collection that you want to view or edit. CLZ offers a few different ways to…

Series folder

Customising » Grouping into folders » Series folder

For the comic collector, the series folder is the most important folder. This will combine the issues that belong within the same series. The series folder is the only folder with an image next to it. This will help you identify the series. The series folder option…

Multiple collections

Managing Your Database » Multiple collections

The Manage Collections option in the menu of the app lets you create multiple sub-sections in your database, called “collections”. Why create multiple collections: Many users use this feature, for all kinds of purposes: to keep separate collections for…

Customising

Getting Started » Customising

CLZ Comics offers a lot of customising options. In this topic we will explain the basics, so you can sort and view your collection the way you prefer. If you want to learn more about customising, open the main customising topic. View Modes CLZ Comics has a couple…

Link to your CovrPrice account

CovrPrice Values » Link to your CovrPrice account

As a COVRPRICE Unlimited member you have the ability to view CovrPrice sales values for your comics in the CLZ Comic app. To do this you must link your CovrPrice account to your CLZ account. How to link to a CovrPrice account: Step 1: Sign up for an Unlimited…

CovrPrice questions

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CovrPrice questions

Now that we’re live with the CLZ / CovrPrice integration, here’s an updated version of the FAQ, with the most common post-launch questions: I am not getting values for some of my comics, why? To get value for a comic, this is what needs to…

Key information

The Core » Key information

A comic book is a key when it’s important to the plot, character, or series. This can impact the value or relevance of/to the comic. In the CLZ app, this key information is already implemented in Core. You may want to update regularly to keep this up to…

Submit to Core guidelines

The Core » Submit to Core » Submit to Core guidelines

The Submit to Core feature is a great way to help improve our Core online comic database. With the submit to Core feature you can: Submit new comics that are not in Core yet Submit corrections to existing Core entries To preserve data quality and consistency,…

Removing comics

Managing Your Database » Removing comics

There are a few ways to remove comics from your database. Removing one comic from its details page Removing multiple comics in one go Remove all comics from your database Removing comics by swiping (iOS only) Removing one comic from its details page Tap…

Key questions

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Key questions

Here you can find all the questions related to “key”: Key questions: Q: I am not seeing any key info in my app? Q: When updating keys what is the difference between the Replace and Replace & Clear options? I am not seeing any key info in my app. Q:…

View changed values

CovrPrice Values » View changed values

When you have updated your values from CovrPrice, you might want to view the changes in the last update. This is possible in the “Updated values” screen. Example: You want to see which of your comics has raised the most in value. How to see recently…

Re-link Core variant

The Core » 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…

Cover tab

Managing Your Database » Editing comics » Cover tab

Almost all comics in the database have cover images included, but CLZ Comics also gives you the ability to add your own images. You might want to do this if the picture is not of your liking or if you have a slightly different cover. (note that almost all comic covers…

Removing pick list items

Managing Your Database » Managing pick lists » Removing pick list items

The Manage Pick List screen allows the removal of entries, using the “X” icons on the right. You can use it to remove unused entries (with a “0” use count). But you can also remove entries that are still in use. If you do, it will automatically remove the entry…

Core questions

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Core questions

Here you can find all the questions related to “Core questions”: Core questions: The Update from Core tools says I have unlinked comics, how do I find those? I have a comic that I cannot find in our Core, what now? The Update from Core tools says I…

Missing comics

Browsing » Missing comics

The missing comic feature is the ultimate tool for comic book collectors to keep track of the issues they are missing from their collections by comparing your issues and series to the ones in our Core. With this tool, you can see what comics you are missing per comic…

Export to Text / CSV

The CLZ Cloud » Import / export » Export to Text / CSV

You can’t export directly from CLZ Comics on your mobile device, but you can export from your CLZ Cloud website. 1. Sync on your mobile app: Tap the menu in the top left Tap “Sync with CLZ Cloud” Tap the “Sync Changes” button to sync. 2.…

I can’t find the Images View for the Series List anymore

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Cover image questions » I can’t find the Images View for the Series List anymore

We did indeed intentionally remove the Images View for the Series List, for 2 reasons: because we figured that showing just covers for series would not make much sense. We thought that viewing your series list with just covers was not a useful way to browse your…

Grouping into folders

Customising » Grouping into folders

When you have a lot of comics in your collection, it can be useful to group them. You group them by Key comics, Storage box, grade, creators, artists, slabbed vs raw, and much more! A few folder settings are Storage Box, Grade, Raw vs Graded, Key Comic, Key Reason,…

Printing to PDF

The CLZ Cloud » Printing to PDF

If you want to print your collection on paper or export it to PDF, you can do so via CLZ Cloud. A pdf file helps you to get a physical copy of your collection. You can’t generate a PDF directly from your mobile app. For this, you will need to login to your CLZ…

I have a different number of comics in desktop, cloud and app

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud sync problems » I have a different number of comics in desktop, cloud and app

In some rare situations, your desktop, cloud, and mobile app database can get “out-of-sync”, causing a different number of comics to be listed. The solution is simple but may take some time. In short: Clear your CLZ Cloud, upload your local database, and…

Error: Cleared collection in CLZ Cloud

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud sync problems » Error: Cleared collection in CLZ Cloud

It seems you cleared your collection in CLZ Cloud. You will be presented with the option to “Upload this database” meaning you are about to upload your entire comics database from your local computer or mobile device up into CLZ Cloud. To continue and…

CovrPrice ribbon

CovrPrice Values » CovrPrice ribbon

The CovrPrice ribbon shows your slabbed (or not) icon, your grade and the value you’re getting from CovrPrice for your comic. You can also see the status of the value you’re getting. Different ribbons explained: – Blue value: This is the CovrPrice…

Subscribing to CLZ Comics

Getting Started » Subscribing to CLZ Comics

CLZ Comics is a subscription app. You need an active subscription to use CLZ Comics and its online services. By subscribing to CLZ Comics you will get access to almost all the features displayed over the topics on the left. 7-day trial You can start a 7-day free…

Sync with CLZ Cloud

The CLZ Cloud » Sync with CLZ Cloud

When you’re using CLZ Comics, we strongly recommend using the CLZ Cloud to: Make an online backup of your comic collection data. Sync your comic data between devices (e.g. your phone and tablet). Sync data to/from Comic Connect software. Here’s how to upload…

Errors in sync report

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud sync problems » Errors in sync report

It can happen that something goes wrong during sync. If that happens, you will be notified, and you can check here what the error means: Error downloading/uploading cover: Other Messages: Clear database in CLZ Cloud: Error downloading/uploading cover: A…

I do not see my own cover images after syncing

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Cover image questions » I do not see my own cover images after syncing

When you sync with CLZ Cloud, the cloud entries will, in general, use the central cover images from Core for CLZ Comics. Only if you’ve manually modified or added a cover yourself it will be marked as Custom Image and syncs with your CLZ Cloud. Sync Custom…

Adding a new pick list item

Managing Your Database » Managing pick lists » Adding a new pick list item

You might want to add a pick list item if you’re missing a storage box to place your comic books under. Method 1: Type it into the field in the Edit Comic screen. When you edit a comic issue and you type something new in one of the Pick List fields, this…

Error: Different database than the one in CLZ Cloud

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud sync problems » Error: Different database than the one in CLZ Cloud

It could happen that you do not have that same database anymore, or for any reason at all, you now wish to sync this database you have in front of you instead of the one in CLZ Cloud. In that case, we recommend clearing your CLZ Cloud, and then re-uploading your data…

Marking series as complete

Managing Your Database » Marking series as complete

The CLZ app gives an easy way to mark your series complete. This will let you keep track of your collection and helps you when focussing on completing your incomplete series. Marking a series as complete: In the series folder, it is possible to mark a series as…

My pull list

Adding Comics » Adding by pull list » My pull list

View releases per week Easily find out which comics and variants will be released in a specific week. E.g. for Last Week, This Week, or Next Week. Example: You want to view the issues you selected that are released in the upcoming weeks. How to view your Pull…

Error: Database synced with different CLZ Account

FAQ / Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud sync problems » Error: Database synced with different CLZ Account

The database you’re trying to sync with CLZ Cloud has been synced before, but to a different CLZ Account. This can happen if you have more than one CLZ Account with us. If you indeed have multiple CLZ Accounts and you wish to merge your accounts into one,…

Editing multiple comics

Managing Your Database » Editing multiple comics

You can edit multiple comics in one go by using the Edit Multiple screen. This way you don’t have to edit every single comic with the same goal. Example: you might want to edit multiple comics to the same owner or storage box. !Edit Multiple is the only feature…

Making a wish list

Adding Comics » Making a wish list

You want an issue that is missing from your collection. You can easily fill it in on your wish list to keep track of the comics you are on the lookout for. The collection status helps you keep track of what is in your collection, on your wish list, or on order. How…

Series questions

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Series questions

Here you can find all the questions related to “series”: Series questions: My series are not sorted correctly? Some of my series are duplicated / split up, how do I fix that? My series are not sorted correctly? If you find that your series list is…

Sharing online

The CLZ Cloud » Sharing online

If you want, you can share your collection with friends so they can see which comics you have! This is perfect for present giving or bragging to your friends. Your public CLZ Cloud link To find out your public Cloud Share link, tap the menu icon top left and tap…

Adding by barcode

Adding Comics » Adding by barcode

When you are cataloging your boxes of comics, the best way to add comics to CLZ Comics is by scanning their barcodes with your device’s camera. You can add multiple comic books in one go. This feature makes that you don’t have to search everything by series or…

Account and subscription

FAQ / Troubleshooting » Account and subscription

Here you can find all the questions related to “Account and subscription”: Account and subscription questions: Use your existing subscription How can I change my user ID to a real user name? My app is suddenly locked, how do I fix this? Use your…