CGC Partners with Celebrity Authentics for an Exclusive Private Signing Event with Tom Hardy!

CGC is thrilled to join Celebrity Authentics in bringing fans this rare Private Signing with the incomparable Tom Hardy. This will be Tom’s first and only autograph signing, so don’t miss this opportunity. The private signing is scheduled for this Summer when Tom will be flown to the US specifically for it.  We are pleased to share that he has kindly agreed by contract to sign legible signatures - not merely his initials. His blockbuster films and standout performances include Black Hawk Down, Bronson, Inception, Warrior, The Dark Knight Rises, Mad-Max, Legend, The Revenant, Venom and most recently, Peaky Blinders.

“Having the ability to offer our fans the opportunity to add a genuine Tom Hardy signature to their collection is one of several factors that makes our relationship with Celebrity Authentics special” adds Brittany McManus, CGC SS Director. "Joe and the Celebrity Authentics team continue to deliver collectors the rarest of opportunities from film’s leading talent.”

Each slabbed comic will be certified by CGC and authenticated by Celebrity Authentics with their serial-numbered hologram affixed to the case. You will also receive the Celebrity Authentic Certificate of Authenticity featuring a picture of Tom signing comics. “We look forward to once again adding to our longstanding friendship and signings with CGC and their fans”, shares Joe Lamothe of Celebrity Authentics. "Several times we have seen leading talent sign once and then never sign again. Tom appears to fall into this category. With an astounding career that continues to soar, he has little time outside of filming so it is a major milestone to get him to the table even once. We look forward to once again adding to our longstanding friendship and signings with CGC and their fans.”

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, June 3, 2022. 

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

After Hardy 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 Tom Hardy’s autograph is $400 per item and includes: 

• Tom Hardy’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:
  TOM HARDY, PRIVATE SIGNING.  
• 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 TOM HARDY 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 TH on all sides of the outside of the box.
• 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, June 3, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, June 3, 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.