Tom King and Daniel Sampere Join CGC for an Exclusive Private Signing
Posted on 9/6/2024
CGC Signature Series is thrilled to announce an exclusive In-House Private Signing event with the incredibly talented Tom King and Daniel Sampere! Over the years, they have all contributed award-winning caliber work for publishers like DC and Marvel Comics. In addition to signing, Daniel Sampere will be offering Remarques and Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below.
Tom King is a multiple Eisner Award winning writer, best known for his work on The Vision for Marvel and Batman and Mister Miracle for DC Comics. King interned at both powerhouses in his early days before landing gigs co-writing Nightwing and Grayson for DC. While working for Marvel, he penned the 12 issue series The Vision that was very well received by critics. After working at Marvel, he signed an exclusive deal with DC and went to work on DC’s Rebirth Batman series and eventually Mister Miracle, The Sheriff of Babylon, Heroes in Crisis and Strange Adventures among others.
- Tom King Signature fee: $90 per item
- Tom King Inscription fee: $110 per item
Daniel Sampere is a talented comic book artist who has worked on many titles for DC Comics including Action Comics, Injustice, Justice League, Green Arrow, Suicide Squad, Batgirl, Wonder Woman and Mortal Kombat. He is currently working with Tom King on DC Comics’ new blockbuster relaunch of Wonder Woman.
- Daniel Sampere Signature fee: $90 per item
- Daniel Sampere Remarque fee: $220 per item
- Daniel Sampere Sketch fee: $435 per item (Limited to the first 10 submitters)
Other Signing Options
- Tom King and Daniel Sampere Signature fee: $120 per item
All CGC Private Signing options will include:
- Signature from the chosen signer(s)
- 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
All CGC Private Signing Inscription options will include:
- Inscription from the chosen signer
- Signature from the chosen signer
- 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
All CGC Private Signing Remarque options will include:
- illustrated Remarque from the chosen signer. 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.
- Signature from the chosen signer
- 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
All CGC Private Signing Sketch options will include:
- illustrated Sketch from the chosen signer. 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.
- Signature from the chosen signer
- 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
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, October 4, 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 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.
Submission Instructions
For this CGC In-House 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:
TOM KING, SIGNATURE; TOM KING, INSCRIPTION; DANIEL SAMPERE, SIGNATURE; DANIEL SAMPERE, REMARQUE; DANIEL SAMPERE, SKETCH; TOM KING AND DANIEL SAMPERE, SIGNATURE. - 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 KING/DANIEL SAMPERE 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.
- 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.
- IMPORTANT: Please write TK/DS 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, October 4, 2024, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, October 4, 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.
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