Javier Saltares Returns to CGC for a Private Signing Event
Posted on 10/2/2024
CGC is excited to announce that we will be hosting another exclusive Private Signing with Javier Saltares! Throughout his career, Saltares has worked for industry giants like Marvel, DC and Dark Horse Comics. In addition to signing, he will be offering Remarques, Head Sketches, Bust Sketches and Full Figure Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below.
Javier Saltares began his career in the 1980s, working on the series Astro-Busters and The Roosevelt Project for DC Comics. He then moved over to Marvel Comics, where he contributed to Marvel’s Universe on titles like Iron Man, Nightmask, Spitfire and Wonder Man. During this time, he also worked on the comic adaptation for the Robocop movie. In the 1990s, he returned to DC with contributions to Catwoman and The Flash. In this same decade, he was a regular on Marvel's Ghost Rider, a title which he returned to in 2006. Saltares work for Dark Horse includes a regular run on X and the miniseries Aliens vs. Predator: Duel. He is also the creator of the one-shot comic David's Mighty Men.
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, November 22, 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 Saltares 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 Private Signing fee for Javier Saltares is $80 per item and includes:
- Javier Saltares’ 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 Javier Saltares Remarque is $145 per item and includes:
- Javier Saltares’ 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.
- Javier Saltares’ 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 Javier Saltares Head Sketch is $335 per item and includes:
- Javier Saltares’ illustrated Head Sketch. 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.
- Javier Saltares’ 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 Javier Saltares Bust Sketch is $385 per item and includes:
- Javier Saltares’ illustrated Bust Sketch. 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.
- Javier Saltares’ 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 Javier Saltares Full Figure Sketch is $585 per item and includes:
- Javier Saltares’ illustrated Full Figure Sketch. 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.
- Javier Saltares’ 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 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:
JAVIER SALTARES, SIGNATURE; JAVIER SALTARES, REMARQUE; JAVIER SALTARES, HEAD SKETCH; JAVIER SALTARES, BUST SKETCH; JAVIER SALTARES, FULL FIGURE 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 JAVIER SALTARES 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 JS 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, November 22, 2024, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, November 22, 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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