Mark Brooks Returns to CGC for an In-House Private Signing Event

CGC is excited to announce that the talented comic book artist, Mark Brooks will be joining us for another In-House Private Signing! Brooks is a professional illustrator and concept artist who has been in the industry for over 20 years, working with Disney, Warner Brothers, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Sideshow Collectibles and more. In addition to signing, Brooks will also be offering his fantastic Remarques for purchase. See pricing details and examples below!

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Brooks is known for his work on some of Marvel's most popular books such as Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan, Marvel Age, Cable & Deadpool, The Amazing Spider-Man, New X-Men and Captain Marvel. He has also illustrated some of the top titles at DC Comics, including Justice League #1 and the Detective Comics series. In recognition of his incredible portfolio, he was awarded the Inkpot award in 2014 from San Diego Comic Con International and is an Eisner Award-nominated comic illustrator and designer for his work on Star Wars Han Solo. Fans can find Brooks’ Animated-Style covers on recent series like Captain America and Volstagg, Iron Man, Sabretooth: The Dead Don’t Talk and West Coast Avengers.

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 Sunday, March 30, 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 Brooks 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 In-House Private Signing fee for Mark Brooks is $85 per item and includes: 

• Mark Brooks’ 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 Mark Brooks Remarque is $255 per item and includes:

• Mark Brooks’ 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 25 submitters.
• Mark Brooks’ 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:
  MARK BROOKS, SIGNATURE; MARK BROOKS, 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 MARK BROOKS 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 MB 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 Sunday, March 30, 2025, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Sunday, March 30, 2025.

*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.