Bret Blevins Joins CGC for an Exclusive In-House Private Signing

CGC is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing with comic book artist Bret Blevins! Blevins is a versatile storyteller, having worked both in the comic industry for Marvel, DC Comics and Dark Horse as well as the animation industry for Warner Brothers animation. In addition to signing, Blevins will also be offering a Head Sketch option. See pricing and details below.

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Bret has been drawing and painting for comics and animation for over 40 years, beginning at Marvel with an adaptation of the Dark Crystal film. He followed that up by spending much the next decade working on many of Marvel's popular characters including The New Mutants, The X-Men, The Hulk, Dr Strange, Daredevil, Spiderman, the Inhumans, Sleepwalker and many others. Blevins then moved to DC to draw Batman, Superman and Supergirl and followed his DC stint up with runs on Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, Star Wars and Bettie Page for Dark Horse. Blevins then joined Warner Brothers animation as a storyboard artist on Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Static Shock, Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, Batman: The Brave and Bold and Ben 10. He also worked on X-Men and Disney’s Tarzan and Atlantis. Over the last decade Bret has occasionally returned to DC comics to draw Harley Quinn, Shazam and Wonder Woman. He also drew the Stellar mini series for Skybound and The Girls of Dimension 13 for Aftershock. Bret is currently having a wonderful time working on creator-owned projects.

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, January 17, 2025. 

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 Blevins signs 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 Bret Blevins is $85 per item and includes: 

• Bret Blevins’ 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 Bret Blevins Head Sketch is $335 per item and includes:

• Bret Blevins’ Head 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.
• Bret Blevins’ 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:
  BRET BLEVINS, SIGNATURE; BRET BLEVINS, HEAD 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 BRET BLEVINS 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 BB 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 17, 2025, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, January 17, 2025.

Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC Private Signings.

*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.