CGC Announces In-House Private Signing Event with Comic Book Artist Sam De La Rosa

CGC is excited to announce an exclusive In-House Private Signing event with comic book artist Sam De La Rosa! De La Rosa has worked for many of the biggest names in the industry, including DC Comics, Marvel, Image and Dark Horse. In addition to signing, he will be offering Remarques and Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below.

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De La Rosa is best known for his work on the fan-favorite Venom series, Lethal Protector and Separation Anxiety. His start, however, was at DC Comics where he worked on titles like Action Comics, Green Lantern and World’s Finest. Once De La Rosa got to Marvel, he began working on popular characters such as Spider-Man, Venom, Carnage, Daredevil, Captain America and many others. He is also credited for working on the first-ever Predator comic series for Dark Horse.

“The CGC Signature Series team and I are really looking forward to hosting this In-House Private Signing event,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “De La Rosa has worked on some iconic characters, and we are thrilled to be offering his amazing Remarques and Sketches 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 Friday, April 22, 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 De La Rosa 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 Sam De La Rosa is $70 per item and includes:

• Sam De La Rosa’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 Sam De La Rosa Remarque is $110 per item and includes:

• Sam De La Rosa’s 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.
• Sam De La Rosa’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 Sam De La Rosa Sketch is $425 per item and includes:

• Sam De La Rosa’s 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.
• Sam De La Rosa’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 accountHERE.
• 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:
  SAM DE LA ROSA, PRIVATE SIGNING; SAM DE LA ROSA, REMARQUE; SAM DE LA ROSA, 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 SAM DE LA ROSA 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, clickHERE.
• 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 purchasedHERE.
• IMPORTANT: Please write SD 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, April 22, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, April 22, 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.