CC Reading List turns your comic collection into a structured reading experience. Instead of guessing what comes next in a storyline or forgetting where you left off, the extension organizes your comics into reading orders, tracks your progress issue by issue, and shows you exactly what you still need.
Story arc importing is the fastest way to get started. Search Comic Vine by arc name, select from the results, and the extension pulls in the full issue list with titles, issue numbers, cover images, and metadata. Once imported, a gap detector automatically cross-references the arc against your Comic Collector database to identify which issues you own and which are missing. Owned issues are matched using multiple strategies including title and issue number, Comic Vine issue ID, and fuzzy title matching to handle naming inconsistencies. If Comic Vine does not return results for a search, the extension falls back to the Metron API automatically.
For arcs and runs that are not on Comic Vine, you can create custom reading lists manually. Search for Comic Vine volumes to populate them, add individual issues, drag items to reorder them, and set your own cover image and description. Custom lists work exactly like imported arcs with the same gap detection, progress tracking, and recommendation support.
Missing issues are highlighted with direct eBay search links so you can find what you need without leaving the page. If you have the CC Wishlist and Alerts extension active, a single button adds all missing issues from an arc to your monitored want list in bulk.
Reading progress is tracked per user with timestamps on every issue you mark as read. When you mark an issue read in a reading list, the extension also updates the read status on the comic in your core collection so everything stays in sync. Each list shows a progress bar, a read percentage, and a prompt pointing you to the next unread issue so you always know where to pick back up.
A statistics dashboard gives you a picture of your reading habits over time. Four Chart.js visualizations show your daily reading count over the last 30 days, monthly totals for the past six months, a publisher breakdown of what you have been reading, and your overall collection read percentage. The extension also tracks reading streaks, counting how many consecutive days you have read at least one issue.
The recommendation engine surfaces five categories of suggestions drawn from your own collection data. “Almost Complete” shows arcs where you own more than half the issues, encouraging you to fill the gaps. “Continue Reading” highlights arcs you have started but not finished. “From Your Publishers” suggests arcs from the publishers you collect most. “From Your Titles” finds arcs featuring series you already have in your collection. “Ready to Read” points to arcs you fully own but have not started yet.
On the frontend, the
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The admin interface provides four tabs. Reading Lists is where you search, import, create, and manage your lists with cover images, progress bars, and action buttons for viewing, refreshing gap detection, or deleting. Recommendations shows all five suggestion categories with ownership and read percentages. Stats displays the full chart dashboard. Settings lets you toggle features like gap detection, reading streaks, and the recommendation engine, and manage your license key.
CC Reading List is for collectors who actually read their comics and want structure around it. Whether you are working through a classic crossover event, catching up on a long-running series, or trying to figure out what to read next from your own shelves, the extension gives you a guided path through your collection with the data to back it up.
