CGC Welcomes Back Award-Winning Comic Book Writer and Editor Roy Thomas for an In-House Private Signing

CGC is honored to share that legendary comic book writer and editor Roy Thomas will be back at our headquarters for another In-House Private Signing! Thomas is an American writer and editor known for bringing Conan the Barbarian to American comics, and for his lengthy stints on Marvel’s X-Men and The Avengers and DC Comics’ All-Star Squadron.

Thomas has created and contributed an extraordinary amount of work to the comic industry, and we are so thrilled to be able to host such an amazing figure for a second time. In addition to signatures, Thomas will also be offering his amazing Remarques for purchase. See examples and pricing details below.

Thomas was Stan Lee’s protégé and first successor as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics. In addition to his comic book writing and editing, he is known for co-creating some of the comic industry's greatest characters, such as Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Morbius, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Black Knight and so many more. He also introduced the Pulp Magazine heroes Conan and Red Sonja, along with the sci-fi fantasy Star Wars to Marvel Comics. Thomas was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2011.

“Our Signature Series team is thrilled to offer another opportunity with the incredible Roy Thomas!" shared Brittany McManus, CGC’s Signature Series Director. “We love hosting Roy! The range of books that came in for his last signing was so awesome. We are really looking forward to seeing what everyone sends in this time."

For this exclusive event, ALL CGC members — that includes free CGC members — can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, August 13, 2021.

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 Thomas 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 Roy Thomas is $90 per item and includes:

• Roy Thomas 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 CGC’s iconic yellow Signature Series label

The CGC Private Signing fee for a Roy Thomas Remarque is $140 per item and includes:

• Roy Thomas Remarque. Submitter 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.
• Roy Thomas' 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 CGC’s iconic yellow 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 into 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 drop-down menu in that section:
  ROY THOMAS, IN-HOUSE SIGNING or ROY THOMAS, REMARQUE.
• 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 ROY THOMAS 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 RT on all sides of the box.
• Books will be received into CGC’s 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:

To qualify for this private signing, all submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, August 13, 2021. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, August 13, 2021.

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.