Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez Join CGC for an Exclusive In-House Private Signing Event

CGC is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing with comic creators Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez, best known for their work on the critically acclaimed series, Stray Dogs. In addition to signing, they will be offering a limited amount of Remarques as well as Pet Sketches. See pricing and details below. 

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Tony Fleecs is a prolific and critically acclaimed comic book creator and TV writer. His work has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States and has been translated and reprinted all over the world. Tony's creator owned books include Stray Dogs, Feral, Uncanny Valley, Local Man and Time Shopper. Throughout his career, he has worked for every major U.S. comics publisher. You may have seen his art on some of your favorite comic book titles like Star Wars, Rick & Morty, Avengers, Spider-Man, Batman, TMNT, Transformers and a TON of My Little Pony. He was also a writer on the wildly popular Netflix show My Little Pony: Make Your Mark.

Trish Forstner is a bright and talented character artist and comic creator/illustrator. Her astounding entrance into the creator owned space all started with Stray Dogs, which sold hundreds of thousands of copies domestically and was translated for distribution internationally, brought her an Eisner Award Nomination and made her a household name. She has worked with publishers like IDW, Boom Studios and Dynamite Comics. She continues her creator owned work with Image Comics on Feral. Fans will be familiar with her cover work on titles like My Little Pony, Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, Hades, Scar, Lilo & Stitch and loads more! 

Tone Rodriguez is a comic book creator from Los Angeles, California and has worked for many imprints including Image, Dark Horse, Top Cow, Cross-Gen and Bongo Comics. He has worked on dozens of books from ShadowHawk and Conan, to Simpsons and Futurama over his 25 years in art. He has also contributed to many television projects, creating the look of The Dark Defender on Showtime’s Dexter television series and The Adventures of JIMMY HALPERT comic for NBC’s The Office. Currently he’s drawing the savage world our hero felines occupy in Feral, the follow up to critically acclaimed Stray Dogs.

For this exclusive signing, 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 11, 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 Private Signing fee for Tony Fleecs is $70 per item and includes: 

• Tony Fleecs’ 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 Trish Forstner is $70 per item and includes: 

• Trish Forstner’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 Private Signing fee for Tone Rodriguez is $70 per item and includes: 

• Tone Rodriguez’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 Private Signing fee for Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez is $90 per item and includes: 

• Tony Fleecs’ signature 
• Trish Forstner’s signature
• Tone Rodriguez’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 Private Signing fee for a Tony Fleecs Remarque is $110 per item and includes:

• Tony Fleecs’ illustrated Remarque. Submitters may NOT request specific Remarques. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. Limited to the first 50 submitters.
• Tony Fleecs’ 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 Trish Forstner Remarque is $110 per item and includes:

• Trish Forstner’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may NOT request specific Remarques. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. Limited to the first 50 submitters.
• Trish Forstner’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 Private Signing fee for a Tone Rodriguez Remarque is $110 per item and includes:

• Tone Rodriguez’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may NOT request specific Remarques. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. Limited to the first 50 submitters.
• Tone Rodriguez’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 Private Signing fee for a Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez Remarque is $190 per item and includes:

• Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may NOT request specific Remarques. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. Limited to the first 50 submitters.
• Tony Fleecs’ signature
• Trish Forstner’s signature
• Tone Rodriguez’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 Private Signing fee for a Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez Single Pet Sketch is $325 per item and includes:

• Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez’s illustrated Single Pet 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. *Customers must provide a photo with their submissions for reference. Limited to the first 33 submitters
• Tony Fleecs’ signature
• Trish Forstner’s signature
• Tone Rodriguez’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 Private Signing fee for a Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez Duo Pet Sketch is $410 per item and includes:

• Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez’s illustrated Duo Pet 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. *Customers must provide a photo with their submissions for reference. Limited to the first 33 submitters
• Tony Fleecs’ signature
• Trish Forstner’s signature
• Tone Rodriguez’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 Private Signing fee for a Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez Trio Pet Sketch is $485 per item and includes:

• Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez’s illustrated Trio Pet 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. Limited to the first 34 submitters
• Tony Fleecs’ signature
• Trish Forstner’s signature
• Tone Rodriguez’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:
  TONY FLEECS, SIGNATURE; TRISH FORSTNER, SIGNATURE; TONE RODRIGUEZ, SIGNATURE; TONY FLEECS, TRISH FORSTNER AND TONE RIDRIGUEZ, SIGNATURE; TONY FLEECS, REMARQUE; TRISH FORSTNER, REMARQUE; TONE RODRIGUEZ, REMARQUE; TONY FLEECS, TRISH FORSTNER AND TONE RODRIGUEZ, REMARQUE; TONY FLEECS, TRISH FORSTNER AND TONE RODRIGUEZ, SINGLE PET SKETCH; TONY FLEECS, TRISH FORSTNER AND TONE RODRIGUEZ, DUO PET SKETCH; TONY FLEECS, TRISH FORSTNER AND TONE RODRIGUEZ, TRIO PET 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 TONY FLEECS/TRISH FORSTNER/TONE RODRIGUEZ 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 TF/TF/TR 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 11, 2024, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, October 11, 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.