CGC Announces Private Signing Event with Comic Book Artist Gorkem Demir

CGC Signature Series is excited to announce an exclusive Private Signing event with cover artist, Gorkem Demir, best known for his work on titles such as Stray Dogs, Twig and The Closet. Demir is a Turkish artist with Armenian roots. His first published works were two covers of Venom: Homecoming for Marvel’s distributor in Turkey, Marmara Chizgi. Demir has since gone on to work for other publishers in the industry like Image, IDW Publishing and AfterShock Comics. In addition to signing, Demir will be offering a limited amount of remarques for purchase. See pricing and details below.

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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 19, 2024. 

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

After Demir signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CGS 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 a Gorkem Demir Standard Signature is $65 per item and includes: 

• Gorkem Demir’s Standard 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 Private Signing fee for a Gorkem Demir Symbiote Signature is $80 per item and includes: 

• Gorkem Demir’s Symbiote 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 Private Signing fee for a Gorkem Demir Infinity Signature is $80 per item and includes: 

• Gorkem Demir’s Infinity 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 Private Signing fee for a Gorkem Demir Murder Signature is $80 per item and includes: 

• Gorkem Demir’s Murder 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 Private Signing fee for a Gorkem Demir S.I.M. Signature is $110 per item and includes: 

• Gorkem Demir’s S.I.M. 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 Private Signing fee for a Gorkem Demir Remarque is $120 per item and includes:

• Gorkem Demir’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. Limited to the first 100 submitters.
• Gorkem Demir’s Standard 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 In-House 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:
  GORKEM DEMIR, STANDARD SIGNATURE; GORKEM DEMIR, SYMBIOTE SIGNATURE; GORKEM DEMIR, INFINITY SIGNATURE; GORKEM DEMIR, MURDER SIGNATURE; GORKEM DEMIR, S.I.M. SIGNATURE; GORKEM DEMIR, 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 GORKEM DEMIR 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 GD 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 19, 2024, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, January 19, 2024.

*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.