CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Comic Book Artist Ron Lim

CGC Signature Series is excited to announce an exclusive In-House Private Signing with comic book artist Ron Lim! Over the course of his accomplished career, Lim has worked for both Marvel and DC Comics. In addition to signing, Lim will be offering Remarques and a limited amount of Head, Torso and Body Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below.

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Lim is best known for his incredible six year run on Silver Surfer for Marvel. Other well known series he worked on during his time with the publisher include Captain America, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, Infinity Crusade, Spider-Man Unlimited, Thanos and Venom: Lethal Protector. During the late 1990s, Lim also worked on titles for DC like Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and Sovereign Seven. 

For this exclusive event, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. To purchase one of Ron Lim's 9 x 12 or 11 x 17 sketches, customers must email privatesignings@cgccomics.com and a submission form will be sent to them. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, July 28, 2024. 

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 Lim signs 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 In-House Private Signing fee for Ron Lim is $85 per item and includes:

• Ron Lim’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 In-House Private Signing fee for a Ron Lim Remarque is $135 per item and includes:

• Ron Lim’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. 
• Ron Lim’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 In-House Private Signing fee for a Ron Lim 9 x 12 Head Sketch is $290 per item and includes:

• Please contact the Private Signings department if you would like to order one of these 9 x 12 Head Sketches: PrivateSignings@cgccomics.com
  
• Ron Lim’s illustrated Head Sketch on a 9 x 12 sheet. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Limited to the first 20 submitters.
• Ron Lim’s signature
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Ron Lim Torso Sketch is $490 per item and includes:

• Please contact the Private Signings department if you would like to order one of these 11 x 17 Torso Sketches: PrivateSignings@cgccomics.com
  
• Ron Lim’s illustrated Torso Sketch on an 11 x 17 sheet. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Limited to the first 15 submitters.
• Ron Lim’s signature
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC Private Signing fee for a Ron Lim 11 x 17 Full Body Sketch is $840 per item and includes:

• Please contact the Private Signings department if you would like to order one of these 11 x 17 Full Body Sketches: PrivateSignings@cgccomics.com
  
• Ron Lim’s Full Body Sketch on an 11 x 17 sheet. Submitters may request the desired Full Body Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Limited to the first 10 submitters.
• Ron Lim’s signature
• 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:
  RON LIM, SIGNATURE; RON LIM, REMARQUE; RON LIM, TORSO SKETCH; RON LIM, FULL BODY 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 RON LIM 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 RL 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, July 28, 2024, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, July 28, 2024.

*Cannot be combined with other CGC Private Signing events.

**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.

***Paid membership discounts do not apply to In-House Private Signings.

****Marker color requests are welcome, but not guaranteed. Marker color choice and signature placement is at the final discretion of the signer.