Marat Mychaels and Terry Sala Join CGC for an Exclusive In-House Private Signing Event

CGC is excited to announce that the Signature Series team will be hosting an exclusive Private Signing with comic book creators Marat Mychaels and Terry Sala! Mychaels is a resident of Las Vegas where he runs his independent publishing company Counterpoint Comics with its line of successful books including ultra popular Do You Pooh series books as well as Hardlee Thinn, Notti & Nyce, Prey for the Sinner and freelances as a cover artist for such titles as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Lady Death. Sala got his start in the comics industry in 2013 when he was asked by Mychaels to do some writing work for Counterpoint Comics, which has led to his work on many other titles from the publisher. In addition to signing, Mychaels will be offering Remarque and Sketch options available for purchase. See pricing and details below. 

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Marat Mychaels has had a long and successful career in the comic book industry. He started out as Image Comics’ first rookie working on the highly successful Extreme Studios Brigade series. Marat has worked for most major publishers including Marvel Comics on titles such as Deadpool Corps and X-Force: Shatterstar and has been the artist for a number of DC Comics including Hawk and Dove and Grifter.  

Terry Sala’s entry into the comic industry was the parody one-shot he wrote titled, Do You Pooh, which turned out to be a huge cult hit and is still going to print to this day. This led to him working on Notti & Nyce #12, which he took over as regular writer on soon after his first issue. Eventually Sala wound up writing over 30 issues, specials and one-shots featuring the duo. Other credits include Hardlee Thinn, Battle Fairy & The Yeti, Walking Dead-Pooh, Bad Girl Apocalypse, Tiggomverse, Ultimate Willie and All-Out Pooh. Later this year he will be launching his creator-owned title, The Just.

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, August 23, 2024.

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 Marat Mychaels is $75 per item and includes:

• Marat Mychaels’ 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 Terry Sala is $65 per item and includes:

• Terry Sala’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 Marat Mychaels and Terry Sala is $80 per item and includes:

• Marat Mychaels’ signature
• Terry Sala’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 Marat Mychaels Remarque is $130 per item and includes:

• Marat Mychaels’ 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. 
• Marat Mychaels’ 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 Marat Mychaels Black and White Sketch is $335 per item and includes:

• Marat Mychaels’ illustrated Black and White 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.
• Marat Mychaels’ 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 Marat Mychaels Colored Sketch is $385 per item and includes:

• Marat Mychaels’ illustrated Colored 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.
• Marat Mychaels’ 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:
  MARAT MYCHAELS, SIGNATURE; TERRY SALA, SIGNATURE; MARAT MYCHAELS AND TERRY SALA, SIGNATURE; MARAT MYCHAELS, REMARQUE; MARAT MYCHAELS, BLACK AND WHITE SKETCH; MARAT MYCHAELS, COLORED 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 MARAT MYCHAELS/TERRY SALA 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. 
• 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. 
• IMPORTANT:Please write MM/TS 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, August 23, 2024, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, August 23, 2024.

*Cannot be combined with other CGC Private Signing events.

**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.

***Paid membership discounts do not apply to In-House Private Signings.

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