In Conjunction with SWAU, CGC Is Hosting a Dual Signing with Star Wars Voice Actors, Ashley Eckstein and Matt Lanter
Posted on 10/9/2020
Calling all Star Wars fans — get your comics ready for another fun In-House Private Signing event! In conjunction with SWAU, CGC is excited to welcome Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano) and Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker) of Star Wars franchise fame. Submitters can get either actor’s signature or both.
Eckstein is an actress, voice actress and fashion designer who has starred in and voiced several films, TV series and video games such asThe Brady Bunch in the White House, That ‘70s Show, Blue Collar TV and Disney Infinity 3.0 (video game). She is best known, however, for her role of Ahsoka Tano inStar Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels,Star Wars Forces of Destiny and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Lanter is an actor, voice actor and model who has also starred in a number films, TV series and video games like Disaster Movie, Vampires Suck, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (voice of Aquaman), 90210 (2009 TV series remake), Timeless,Star-Crossed, Jupiter’s Legacy and Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (voice of Venom; video game). He is also known for being the voice of Anakin Skywalker in several film, TV and video game titles, including Star Wars: The Clone Wars,Star Wars Forces of Destiny, Star Wars Rebels and Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.
“It’s been amazing watching the Star Wars franchise continue to grow and evolve,” commented Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director, “which is why we’re extremely elated to be hosting two of the talented individuals behind some of the best Star Wars characters in the franchise!”
For Eckstein’s and Lanter’s CGC In-House Private Signing, both free and paid CGC members can submit collectibles directly to CGC headquarters in Florida. CGC will coordinate with the artists for the collectibles to be signed in mid-February 2021.
If the CGC In-House Private Signing event needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled.
After Eckstein and Lanter sign the collectibles, CGC will grade them with expedited turnaround times of three weeks for grading or six weeks for grading and pressing. Collectibles are then shipped back to their owners.
The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Ashley Eckstein is $180 per item and includes:
- Ashley Eckstein’s signature
- Expedited turnaround time of three weeks for CGC grading
- Expedited turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
- Encapsulation with CGC’s iconic yellow Signature Series label
The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Matt Lanter is $120 per item and includes:
- Matt Lanter’s signature
- Expedited turnaround time of three weeks for CGC grading
- Expedited turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
- Encapsulation with CGC’s iconic yellow Signature Series label
The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Ashley Eckstein AND Matt Lanter is $250 per item and includes:
- Ashley Eckstein’s signature and Matt Lanter’s signature
- Expedited turnaround time of three weeks for CGC grading
- Expedited turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
- Encapsulation with CGC’s iconic yellow Signature Series label
CGC must receive all submissions for this event at its Florida headquarters by Monday, February 8, 2021.
Submission Instructions
For this CGC In-House 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 into 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 IN-HOUSE SIGNING – ASHLEY ECKSTEIN, IN-HOUSE SIGNING – MATT LANTER or DUAL IN-HOUSE SIGNING – ECKSTEIN & LANTER from the dropdown menu in that section.
- 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 ECKSTEIN & LANTER 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 an additional $5 fee.
- Carefully package books in a box for shipment. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE .
- Please write AE/ML on all sides of the box.
- Books will be received into CGC’s 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, remarked, or sketched, they will start an expedited CGC grading process.
Wanting to submit non-comic items for signatures? Visit https://www.swau.com/store for more options.
PLEASE NOTE:
All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Monday, February 8, 2021, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Monday, February 8, 2021.
Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC In-House Private Signings.
*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.
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