CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Superstar Comic Book Artist and Writer Alex Ross

CGC is thrilled to announce an exclusive In-House Private Signing with the one-and-only Alex Ross! Ross is an icon in the industry, having earned numerous Eisner and Harvey Awards for his phenomenal artwork throughout his career. 

CGC will be offering an all-new, exclusive, limited edition Alex Ross custom label to commemorate this special In-House Private Signing. The label will feature Ross’ signature logo and can be purchased for an additional cost by customers interested in adding it to their Alex Ross submissions!

Ross is one of the most well-respected modern comic book artists in the industry. He has both illustrated and written comics during his career and is best known for his work for DC and Marvel Comics. A few of the many notable series Ross has been a part of include The World's Greatest Super-Heroes, Kingdom Come, Marvels and Justice. Ross established his career by creating iconic interpretations of both Marvel and DC characters — first with Marvels (1994), and then with Kingdom Come (1996). Along with his interior work, he has also done exemplary covers on books like Batman: Harley Quinn #1, Justice League Adventures #1, Black Adam: The Dark Age #1, as well as the extremely popular icon covers that he created for Marvel Comics. Most recently, Ross released Fantastic Four: Full Circle, which he both wrote and illustrated. 

“The Signature Series team is honored to have Alex join us for this exclusive Private Signing,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “Alex is one of the industry’s most beloved artists. We’re so stoked to have him join us and be able to offer fans a chance to collect his signature!”

The custom CGC x Alex Ross label is ONLY being offered for this event, and it is ONLY available for standard sized comics; not magazine submissions.

If you're looking for inspiration on what to submit for this major signing, use this link to check out Key Collector Comics' website and a list of books that Ross has worked on throughout his career https://www.keycollectorcomics.com/artist/alex-ross,2714/.

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, May 5, 2023. 

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

After Ross 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 Alex Ross is $110 per item and includes: 

• Alex Ross’ 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 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:
  ALEX ROSS, PRIVATE SIGNING.
• 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 ALEX ROSS 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 AR 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, May 5, 2023, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, May 5, 2023.

*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.