CGC Welcomes Comic Book Artist Clay Mann for an Exclusive In-House Private Signing

CGC is excited to announce that we will be hosting the extraordinary comic book artist Clay Mann for an exclusive In-House Private Signing event! Mann is a prolific cover artist and penciller for Marvel, DC Comics and Valiant who has worked on some of the industry's biggest titles such as Batman, X-Men and Batman/Catwoman.

In addition to signing, Mann is offering some of his legendary Remarques and Head Sketches for purchase. There will be a limited number available so be sure to see examples and pricing details below!

Mann has received critical acclaim for his work on the Batman series and most recently the widely popular Batman/Catwoman series. Some of his other best known work is featured in Action Comics, Trinity, X-Men, Gambit, Superman, Heroes in Crisis and Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death.

“We are so pumped to be hosting Clay Mann for this extra special In-House Private Signing event,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “The Signature Series team cannot wait to see all of the amazing submissions that we will be receiving for this signing, as well as the incredible Remarques and Head Sketches that some will receive!”

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, October 29, 2021.

If the CGC In-House Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled.

After Mann signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CCS 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 Clay Mann is $70 per item and includes:

• Clay Mann’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Clay Mann Remarque is $260 per item and includes:

• Clay Mann’s Remarque. Submitter may request the desired Remarque. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque are at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests. Limited to the first 100 submitters.
• Clay Mann’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Clay Mann Head Sketch is $575 per item and includes:

• Clay Mann’s Head Sketch. Submitter may request the desired sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Head Sketch are at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Head Sketch requests. Limited to the first 35 submitters.
• Clay Mann’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

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 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:
  CLAY MANN, PRIVATE SIGNING; CLAY MANN, REMARQUE; CLAY MANN, 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 CLAY MANN 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. You can purchase window bags HERE.
• 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. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE.
• IMPORTANT: Please write CM 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 29, 2021, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, October 29, 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.