CGC Announces Private Signing with Comic Book Creators Walt and Louise Simonson

CGC Signature Series is excited to announce another Private Signing event with one of the comic book industry’s most beloved couples, Walt and Louise Simonson. The two have earned a place in the comic book hall of fame, working on some of the biggest titles in the comic world. Walt wrote and illustrated the definitive run of Thor before moving on to several other characters, while Louise helped guide the X-Men franchise, wrote New Mutants along with X-Factor and co-created the child superhero group, Power Pack.

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Walt Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, known for the creator-owned work Star Slammers. He also has worked on Marvel titles such as X-Factor and Fantastic Four. For DC Comics, he has worked on titles such as Detective Comics, Manhunter and Metal Man. In addition, Walt also has worked on The Avengers and Indestructible Hulk for Marvel and a graphic novel, The Judas Coin, for DC Comics.

Louise Simonson is a comic book writer and editor, best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack, New Mutants, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Steel. She also has co-created many comic characters such as Cable, Rictor, Doomsday, and the X-Men villain, Apocalypse. Walt and Louise Simonson co-wrote the Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown limited series and also co-created the X-Men character Archangel.

For this exclusive signing, 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 7, 2024. 

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

After they sign the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CGC 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 Walt Simonson is $85 per item and includes: 

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

The CGC Private Signing fee for Louise Simonson is $85 per item and includes: 

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

The CGC Private Signing fee for Walt Simonson and Louise Simonson is $110 per item and includes: 

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

The CGC Private Signing fee for a Walt Simonson Remarque is $135 per item and includes:

• Walt Simonson’s illustrated Remarque. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests. Limited to the first 20 submitters.
• Walt Simonson’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CGC pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label 

The CGC Private Signing fee for a Walt Simonson Head Sketch is $335 per item and includes:

• Walt Simonson’s illustrated Head Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. No likenesses. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank sketch cover. Limited to the first 10 submitters.
• Walt Simonson’s signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CGC pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CGC pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

Submission Instructions 

For this CGC Private Signing, 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:
  WALT SIMONSON, SIGNATURE; LOUISE SIMONSON, SIGNATURE; WALT SIMONSON AND LOUISE SIMONSON, SIGNATURE; WALT SIMONSON, REMARQUE; WALT SIMONSON, 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 WALT SIMONSON/LOUISE SIMONSON 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 WS/LS 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, June 7, 2024, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, June 7, 2024.

*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.