CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Comic Book Artist Rags Morales

CGC is excited to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing event with former Inkwell Awards Special Ambassador, comic book artist Rags Morales! Morales has worked for DC Comics and Valiant Comics during his illustrious career. In addition to signing, Morales will be offering Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below.

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Morales started at DC Comics, where his first work was on the series Forgotten Realms. While there, he co-created the second incarnation of the character, Black Condor. He left DC to work for Valiant Comics, where he illustrated series like Bloodshot, Turok, Archer & Armstrong and Geomancer.

After his time at Valiant, Morales returned to DC and worked on series such as Hourman and Hawkman. This work led to him working on the iconic series Identity Crisis, which included many characters from the DC Universe. After this smash-hit, Morales went on to work on series like Wonder Woman, Blackest Night and Action Comics.

“The CGC Signature Series team and I are excited to host Rags Morales for this In-House Private Signing,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “His work is absolutely stunning, and we can’t wait to see the amazing Sketches he does at the event!”

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 Monday, May 2, 2022.

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 Morales 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 Rags Morales is $75 per item and includes:

• Rags Morales’ 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 Rags Morales Sketch is $275 per item and includes:

• Rags Morales’ Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank Sketch cover.
• Rags Morales’ 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:
  RAGS MORALES, PRIVATE SIGNING; RAGS MORALES, 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 RAGS MORALES 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 RM 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 Monday, May 2, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Monday, May 2, 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.