CGC Announces an In-House Private Signing with Superstar Comic Book Creators Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin

CGC is thrilled to announce that the Signature Series team will be hosting an exclusive Private Signing with renowned comic book creators Mark Bagley, Brian Michael Bendis and Randy Emberlin! The trio are best known for their work on various Spider-Man titles. In addition to signing, Bagley and Emberlin will be offering a limited number of Remarques and sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below. 

Brian Michael Bendis is a Peabody Award-winning comics creator, and Amazon and New York Times bestseller, known for co-creating Miles Morales, Jessica Jones, Maria Hill, Naomi, Iron Heart and dozens of other characters and stories that populate the Marvel, DC and all new original universes. 

At Marvel, Bendis completed historic runs on Spider-Man (18 years), Avengers (9 years), Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy, a 100-issue run on the X-Men franchise, along with the wildly successful “event” projects: Avengers Versus X-Men, House of M, Secret War, Secret Invasion, Age of Ultron, Civil War 2 and Siege.

Bendis made his DC debut with the landmark Action Comics 1000 and currently writes Justice League after finishing his years-long runs on Superman, Action Comics, Batman: Universe, Legion of Superheroes and curating Wonder Comics featuring the return of Young Justice, Dial H for Hero, Wonder Twins and the breakout original new character, Naomi.

Mark Bagley has had an incredible career as an artist, working for both Marvel and DC throughout the years. In the 2000s, he was credited as being one of the top ten artists of the decade. He is best known for his work on Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-man — the latter he worked on alongside Bendis. Their partnership on the 111-issue series holds the record for the longest run by a team for Marvel Comics. Bagley created one of the most memorable villains in the Spider-man universe, Carnage. He also put his spin on the iconic Venom, with his rendition becoming one familiar to every Spider-man fan.

After Marvel, Bagley worked on the Trinity series for DC Comics, which featured Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. He also worked on Batman and Justice League of America during his time with DC. Bagley returned to Marvel and worked on Avengers Assemble, All-New X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and Venom.

Randy Emberlin is a comic book artist/inker and animator who has spent the past thirty years working in a variety of creative fields. Whether as a comic book artist, an illustrator of educational books or an animator on over fifty television commercials, he has made his presence felt through his style and sensibilities. 

Over the last thirty years Randy Emberlin is best known for his work as an inker on over 4000 pages of comic art, with a resume that includes long runs for Marvel on Amazing Spider-Man (Co-Creator of Carnage, Maximum Carnage etc.) Web of Spider-Man (the Clone Saga), G.I. Joe, Doctor Strange, Strange Tales, and Alien Legion, plus additional work on the X-Men, Avengers, Punisher, Silver Surfer, She Hulk, the Defenders, Quicksilver, Captain America and Conan. For Dark Horse he had long runs on Ghost, Star Wars: Crimson Empire II, Aliens and Predator, plus the R.I.P.D. graphic novel the movie is based on! For DC comics he has worked on Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight and Shadow of the Bat. Randy has worked with a wide range of pencilers and has many distinctive styles that fans are well acquainted with.

“We are so excited to bring fans this In-House Private Signing with the extremely prolific Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “We cannot wait to see all of the amazing submissions that we will be receiving for this event!”

For this exclusive event, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. To purchase an 8.5 x 11 sketch, customers must email privatesignings@cgccomics.com and a submission form will be sent to them. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, July 23, 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 they sign 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 In-House Private Signing fee for Brian Michael Bendis is $95 per item and includes:

• Brian Michael Bendis’ 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 Mark Bagley is $95 per item and includes: 

• Mark Bagley’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 Randy Emberlin is $95 per item and includes: 

• Randy Emberlin’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 Brian Michael Bendis AND Mark Bagley is $130 per item and includes: 

• Brian Michael Bendis’ signature
• Mark Bagley'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 Mark Bagley AND Randy Emberlin is $130 per item and includes: 

• Mark Bagley’s signature
• Randy Emberlin'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 Mark Bagley Remarque is $135 per item and includes:

• Mark Bagley’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. 
• Mark Bagley’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 Randy Emberlin Remarque is $120 per item and includes:

• Randy Emberlin’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. 
• Randy Emberlin’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 Brian Michael Bendis AND Mark Bagley Signature AND Mark Bagley Remarque is $205 per item and includes:

• Brian Michael Bendis’ signature
• Mark Bagley’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. 
• Mark Bagley’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 Randy Emberlin Head Sketch is $235 per item and includes:

• Randy Emberlin’s illustrated Head Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank sketch cover.
• Randy Emberlin’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 Randy Emberlin Full Figure Sketch is $385 per item and includes:

• Randy Emberlin’s illustrated Head Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank sketch cover.
• Randy Emberlin’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 Randy Emberlin 8.5 x 11 Full Figure Sketch is $385 per item and includes:

• Randy Emberlin’s illustrated Head Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Sketch will be completed on an 8.5 x 11 Bristol sheet.
• Randy Emberlin’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:
  BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, SIGNATURE; MARK BAGLEY, SIGNATURE; RANDY EMBERLIN, SIGNATURE; BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS AND MARK BAGLEY, SIGNATURE; MARK BAGLEY AND RANDY EMBERLIN, SIGNATURE; MARK BAGLEY, REMARQUE; RANDY EMBERLIN, REMARQUE; BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS AND MARK BAGLEY, SIGNATURE AND MARK BAGLEY, REMARQUE; RANDY EMBERLIN, HEAD SKETCH; RANDY EMBERLIN, FULL FIGURE SKETCH.
• 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 BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS/MARK BAGLEY/RANDY EMBERLIN 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 BMB/MB/RE 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, July 23, 2023, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, July 23, 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.

***Marker color requests are welcome, but not guaranteed. Marker color choice and signature placement is at the final discretion of the signer.