CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Comic Book Artists Tim Lattie and Steve Lavigne

CGC is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing event with comic book artists Tim Lattie and Steve Lavigne, two incredible artists best known for their work on the Teenage mutant Ninja Turtles. In addition to signing, they will be offering Remarques and Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below. 

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For over a decade Tim Lattie has been drawing, writing and producing content for top name properties such as Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Masters of the Universe, WWE and The New York Times bestselling series Plants vs Zombies. He created the in-game artwork for the hit video game Ghostbusters World, as well as character designs and concept art for the film Jay and Silent Bob Reboot from Universal Studios. Lattie also provides content for UNICEF’s Comics Uniting Nations initiative, creating material that reaches out to communities worldwide. All while developing his own creator owned book about teenage time travelers, Time Kids and Tales from the Occult Book Store on Webtoons.

Lattie has most recently been the artist on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures as well as the Deluxe box art for TMNT: Shredder's Revenge video game. He is now doing TMNT package artwork for NECA toys and mini comics for Masters of the Universe from Mattel.

Steve Lavigne was the very first artist hired by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1985 during the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Mirage Studios comic run. He started out lettering the comics, then became colorist for graphic novels and Mirage issue covers. He also colored a majority of the TMNT Adventures covers published by Archie Comics. As the franchise grew into huge success, he became the Licensing Artist & Licensing Art Director. Lavigne was responsible for creating a majority of officially licensed TMNT artwork on packages and products seen across basically every medium in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He created the TMNT characters Sergeant Bananas, Cuddly Cowlick, Code Name Chameleon and Screwloose among others.

Currently, Lavigne continues to create covers for TMNT books by IDW Publishing. In recent years he has also created art for Limited Run Shredder’s Revenge and the 2019 TMNT Topps Trading Cards. 

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, January 26, 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 CGC 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 Tim Lattie is $80 per item and includes: 

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

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Tim Lattie Remarque is $140 per item and includes:

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

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Tim Lattie Sketch is $285 per item and includes:

• Tim Lattie’s Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank Sketch cover.
• Tim Lattie’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CGC pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Tim Lattie 8.5x11 Sketch is $485 per item and includes:

• Please contact the Private Signings department if you would like to order one of these 8.5x11 Sketches: PrivateSignings@cgccomics.com
• Tim Lattie’s Sketch on an 8.5x11 sheet. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank Sketch cover.
• Tim Lattie’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Steve Lavigne is $85 per item and includes: 

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

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Steve Lavigne Remarque is $110 per item and includes:

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

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Steve Lavigne Bust Sketch w/Blue Pencil is $205 per item and includes:

• Steve Lavigne’s illustrated Sketch. Submitters may request the desired Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Sketch requests. 
• Steve Lavigne’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CGC pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 
• Limited to the first 5 submitters

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Steve Lavigne Bust Sketch w/Ink is $245 per item and includes:

• Steve Lavigne’s illustrated Sketch. Submitters may request the desired Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Sketch requests. 
• Steve Lavigne’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CGC pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 
• Limited to the first 5 submitters

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Steve Lavigne Bust Sketch w/Color is $285 per item and includes:

• Steve Lavigne’s illustrated Sketch. Submitters may request the desired Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Sketch requests. 
• Steve Lavigne’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CGC pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 
• Limited to the first 5 submitters

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Tim Lattie and Steve Lavigne is $105 per item and includes: 

• Tim Lattie’s signature 
• Steve Lavigne’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading 
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CGC 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:
  TIM LATTIE, SIGNATURE; TIM LATTIE, REMARQUE; TIM LATTIE, SKETCH; STEVE LAVIGNE, SIGNATURE; STEVE LAVIGNE, REMARQUE; TIM LATTIE AND STEVE LAVIGNE, SIGNATURE.
• 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 TIM LATTIE/STEVE LAVIGNE 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 TL/SL 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, January 26, 2023, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, January 26, 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.