CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Comic Book Artist Rick Leonardi

CGC is delighted to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing with comic book artist Rick Leonardi! Leonardi has worked in the industry since the 1980s and has penciled for publishers like Marvel, DC and Dark Horse Comics. In addition to signing, he will be offering Remarques for purchase. See pricing and details below.

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Leonardi began his career at Marvel Comics where he worked on series like Thor, The Vision and the Scarlet Witch, Cloak and Dagger, Uncanny X-Men and New Mutants. He is credited with co-creating the character Spider-Man 2099 as well as helping design the iconic black and white suit that Spider-Man switched to in the popular Secret Wars series. 

At DC, Leonardi was part of series such as Batgirl, Batman Beyond, Nightwing, Superman and Vigilante. For Dark Horse Comics, he worked on popular series like Star Wars: General Grievous and Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command.

“The Signature Series team and I are looking forward to having Rick join us for this exclusive In-House Private Signing,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “He’s an incredible artist with a wealth of work in the industry. We can’t wait to see the submissions we receive!”

For this exclusive signing, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, December 9, 2022. 

If the Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled. 

After Leonardi signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CCS pressing is also requested, the turnaround time is estimated at eight weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners. 

The CGC Private Signing fee for Rick Leonardi is $75 per item and includes: 

• Rick Leonardi’s signature 
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading 
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)  
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label  

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Rick Leonardi Remarque is $145 per item and includes:

• Rick Leonardi’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may request the desired Remarque. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests. 
• Rick Leonardi’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 

Submission Instructions 

For this CGC In-House Private Signing, you can ship submissions directly to CGC with a FREE membership. Paid memberships are also available and include additional benefits. For more information and to join, visit CGCcomics.com/join. 

To submit books for the signing: 

• Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE.
• Click Submit in the CGC website navigation and select Submission Forms. 
• Next to Comics / Magazines, select Online Form.
• Select Comic or Magazine from the drop-down menu, then select Private Signing and one of the following from the dropdown menu section:
  RICK LEONARDI, PRIVATE SIGNING; RICK LEONARDI, REMARQUE.
• Under Services, select Grading and, if you would like it, Pressing. Then hit Next in the top right section of the form.
• Enter the information requested for your comic, and make sure to check the box next to RICK LEONARDI under Private Signing Details.
• On the next screen, you can add one of CGC’s custom Marvel labels to your submission for qualifying books.
• Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.
• Note: If you want to submit magazines, please group them together on their own private signing form separate from comic submissions. The same rule applies for any custom labels. Please group them together on their own private signing form separate from non-custom labels. To see the available labels, click HERE.
• Put ALL ungraded books in window bags or they will not be accepted. You can purchase window bags HERE.
• Books that are already certified by CGC, including CGC Signature Series books, can be submitted for this event. CGC will remove a CGC-certified book from its holder for an additional $5 fee.
• Carefully package books in a box for shipment. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE.
• IMPORTANT: Please write RL on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing. 
• Books will be received into the CGC system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles’ arrival at CGC.)
• Once books are signed, they will start an expedited CGC grading process. 

PLEASE NOTE:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, December 9, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, December 9, 2022.

*No Multi-Sigs included with other signings.

**If you submit a CGC-graded collectible that needs to be removed from its original holder by CGC, the collectible will need to go through the certification and encapsulation process again, and there is no guarantee that it will receive the same grade.