Comic Collector Live

Comic Collector Live is a comprehensive and accessible application that brings all the necessary functions you add, organize and manage your comic books, novels and magazines collection, add new items to the wish list and sell your own copies to other fans. It uses the database from the website that bears the same name.

After the installation, the app requires a free registration in order to be accessed. The provided interface is packed with all sorts of elements that might confuse those who are using it for the first time. Fortunately, the panels can be hidden but not disabled. The layout is structured in a ribbon menu that contains the collection, web browser, reports and sold items tabs, each with individual functions. To create your personalized catalog, all you need to do is access the main search list from where you can find all the owned comic books, novels, magazines, action figures and trading cards and add them to the index.

Once loaded, they are displayed in the title panel on the left side of the window and from where all the contained chapters are organized in a tree view. For each entry, you can view the owned status, number, variants, publish date and cover price. On the right, you can read a short summary, the credits and personal notes. Plus, the app enables you to sort records based on title, story arc, character or publisher.

Another handy feature is the web browser that lets you surf not only the developer site but other links as well. You can navigate between them using the next and back arrows, as well as insert the current page to a bookmark bar and access the program live market.

The reports tab displays and generates overall summaries or reports based on the catalog and collect indexes. If you saw interesting items in the store and you plan on buying them, you can add them to the wish list. What's more, you have the option to sell records from your reading list to the market so that other fans can buy from you, as well as review and send them to the store. The whole database can be easily backed up and restored at any given time.

Taking everything into account, Comic Collector Live is a reliable yet complex utility that might take a while to master especially for those who are using it for the first time. It comes with various features to help you create and manage your comic books, novels, figurines, magazines and more, along with the options to generate reports and sell your items on the live market.