CGC Announces a Private Signing Event with Comic Book Artist Terry Austin

CGC is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive Private Signing event with the incredibly talented and award-winning cartoonist Terry Austin! Austin is best known for his highly influential work on The Uncanny X-Men and a variety of titles for both Marvel and DC, including Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Superman and Justice League. In addition to signing, Austin will also be offering Remarques for purchase. See pricing and more details below.

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Austin began his career as an inker for a series of Batman stories for DC’s Detective Comics, along with inking Martian Manhunter, featured in Adventure Comics. His work then appeared in the X-Men series The Dark Phoenix Saga, which became one of the top-selling American comic books of its time. For The Dark Phoenix Saga, he received several Eagle Awards for best inker and an Inkpot Award. In addition, Austin has worked as a writer, primarily for Dark Horse Comics’ Splinter of the Mind’s Eye and Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger.

“The CGC Signature Series team is beyond excited to be able to work with such an inspiring artist in the comic book world,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “Terry Austin has left an impression on an entire generation, and we cannot wait to see the submissions that we will be receiving for this signing. Plus, we are stoked to be able to offer fans some of his extraordinary Remarques for purchase!”

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 Saturday, January 29, 2022.

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

After Austin 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 Private Signing fee for Terry Austin is $75 per item and includes:

• Terry Austin’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 Private Signing fee for a Terry Austin Remarque is $115 per item and includes:

• Terry Austin’s illustrated Remarque. Submitters may request the desired Remarque. Important: No real people/likenesses. The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests.
• Terry Austin’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 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:
  TERRY AUSTIN, PRIVATE SIGNING; TERRY AUSTIN, 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 TERRY AUSTIN 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 TA 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 Saturday, January 29, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Saturday, January 29, 2022.

Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC 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.