Comic Collector
v.5.3 comes in three editions free, Standard and PRO. Free allows trial edition
to a limit of 100 comics which is what I started with. Eventually, I purchased
the Pro edition. The database is really cake to use but you can get as advanced
as you want depending on your technical capabilities, usually simple is best.
The database software allows you to catalog your comics automatically including
full issue data, creators and character lists, cover art, etc. Now the great
thing is the power of having your comics in a database. Say you are prepping
for a con and you have 20 long boxes of books, but you only need the books you
want signed by a specific creator. If you
search for that creator by name it will produce every comic you own. If you
play your cards right and organize your boxes let’s say by number; you can
enter your box number where the book is located in the notes field. Let’s look
at some features…
First, the online comic database from Collectorz.com
provides issue details, cover art, etc containing over 270 thousand comics and
growing! They are also receiving a data feed from Diamond Comics, so anything
new that is release will be added to the Collectorz online database; which is
pretty great to have a live feed of current comic issue information at all
time. That’s pretty hot.
Adding inventory is pretty simple too. There are numerous
ways to accomplish this. You can manually enter in titles and search. This will
show entire run results by volume. This is handy if you have the entire run and
you can just add all of them. Have a bunch of “$1.00 bin boxes.” No problem
there either (in my TV infomercial voice). There is a barcode app for your
mobile device that will read your books into a list, queue them up and enter
them all in at once. Also pretty hot! The app isn’t free but the manual title
entry is so the choice is yours. I use my phone connected via USB cable and
never had a problem with it.
Exporting and sharing is also possible via mobile app (also
not free) but you can browser your database and wish list and never forget
another book at another con again. Sharing is possible with PRO members and I
can’t blog too much on this feature because I haven’t used it yet but, I have
friends that l-o-v-e it.
Of course my most favorite part of the database is the
browsing of comics in my database. I personally love the Cover Flow View and lists,
statistical facts by publisher, title, creator and how about the total of all
cover prices of your entire collection. I know, I know…hot.
I will include a video from the vendor as well as
screenshots but implore you, if you have any type of collection you want to
track, try this product. I am receiving nothing from this blog post. I think it’s
a great product, that’s all. What can you lose, the basic install is free!
Comic Collector Free Trial - http://www.collectorz.com/comic/freetrial.php
CLZ Barry Barcode Scanning w/video - http://www.collectorz.com/comic/manual/scanning.html#barry
Compatibility:
The MacOS X edition is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5.8 or highter (Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion)
The Windows edition runs on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.