CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Comic Book Artist Carlo Barberi

CGC is excited to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing with Carlo Barberi! Barberi’s career spans two decades in the industry with work for DC Comics, Marvel Comics and Dark Horse among others. In addition to signing, Barberi will be offering Remarques, Head Sketches, Bust Sketches and ¾ Figure Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below.

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Barberi’s first opportunity in the industry came when he took after a trip to the San Diego Comic Con in 1996 and came into contact with editors of Dark Horse, who offered him his first gig in the publication, Dark Horse Presents. After two years as a penciler, he was contacted by DC Comics to work on JLA, Superman, Impulse, Batman: Orphans, JLU, Outsiders, Blue Beetle, The Flash and Batman: Brave and the Bold. Years after working for DC, Barberi began to work on various series for Marvel, including New Mutants, Ororo: Before the Storm, X-Force, Age of X Alpha, The Amazing Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider, Thunderbolts and Amazing X-Men. He is currently working on Spawn.

For this exclusive event, 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, October 6, 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 Barberi 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 In-House Private Signing fee for Carlo Barberi is $80 per item and includes:

• Carlo Barberi’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 Carlo Barberi Remarque is $140 per item and includes:

• Carlo Barberi’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.
• Carlo Barberi’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 Carlo Barberi Head Sketch is $285 per item and includes:

• Carlo Barberi’s illustrated Head Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. 
• Carlo Barberi’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 Carlo Barberi Bust Sketch is $385 per item and includes:

• Carlo Barberi’s illustrated Bust Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. 
• Carlo Barberi’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 Carlo Barberi ¾ Figure Sketch is $435 per item and includes:

• Carlo Barberi’s illustrated ¾ Figure Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests.  
• Carlo Barberi’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:
  CARLO BARBERI, SIGNATURE; CARLO BARBERI, REMARQUE; CARLO BARBERI, HEAD SKETCH; CARLO BARBERI, BUST SKETCH; CARLO BARBERI, ¾ 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 CARLO BARBERI 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 CB 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, October 6, 2023, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, October 6, 2023.

Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC Private Signings.

*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.