CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Acclaimed Comic Book Writer Chris Claremont

CGC is excited to announce that we will be hosting another exclusive In-House Private Signing with the influential comic book writer Chris Claremont. For this event, Claremont will also be offering Inscription and Remarque options. See pricing and details below.

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Claremont has had a celebrated career in comics thanks to his time at Marvel where he wrote issues of Uncanny X-Men from 1975-1991. Credited with developing strong female characters and interweaving literary themes into comics, Claremont is a legend in the comic world and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2015. He also holds the record for best-selling comic book of all time for his work on X-Men #1.

Claremont began his career in comics at Marvel Comics as an editorial assistant. His first assignment was working on Daredevil. Since then, Claremont has gone on to write some extremely important X-Men stories including, The Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past. He has co-created fan favorite characters such as Rogue, Gambit, Shadowcat, Mystique, Sabertooth and many more. After working for Marvel, he wrote for series published by Dark Horse, Image and DC Comics. Most recently, Claremont delved back into the X-Men universe by writing a five issue Gambit miniseries.

“We are beyond excited to be given the opportunity to work with the legendary writer Chris Claremont again for this exclusive Private Signing,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “Chris has changed the modern comic book industry with his contributions, and we could not wait to share this thrilling news with our comic fans!”

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, March 31, 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 Claremont 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 Chris Claremont is $85 per item and includes:

• Chris Claremont’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 Private Signing fee for a Chris Claremont “SNIKT!” Inscription is $120 per item and includes:

• Chris Claremont’s “SNIKT!” Inscription
• Chris Claremont’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 Private Signing fee for a Chris Claremont “SNIKT!” with Claws  Remarque is $220 per item and includes:

• Chris Claremont’s illustrated "SNIKT" Inscription with Claws Remarque. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Inscription and Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. Limited to the first 20 submitters.
• Chris Claremont’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 Private Signing event, 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:
  CHRIS CLAREMONT, PRIVATE SIGNING; CHRIS CLAREMONT, “SNIKT!” INSCRIPTION; CHRIS CLAREMONT, “SNIKT!” WITH CLAWS 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 CHRIS CLAREMONT 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 CC 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, March 31, 2023, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, March 31, 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.