CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Creative Comic Duo Jock and Joshua Williamson

CGC is excited to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing event with the prolific comic book creators Jock and Joshua Williamson! Jock has penciled and done cover work for DC Comics, Marvel and Image Comics. Williamson has written for DC Comics, Image and Dark Horse. In addition to signing, Jock will be offering Remarques and Full Figure Sketches for purchase. See pricing and details below.

Jock is a National Comic and Stan Lee award-winning artist whose career blasted off after working for DC Comics on titles like The Losers, Green Arrow: Year One and Hellblazer: Pandemonium. However, he is best known for his work on Batman for DC, as well as Wolverine for Marvel and Wytches for Image Comics.

Williamson is a comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics series such as The Flash, Batman, Robin and Deathstroke. He has worked on three creator-owned series published by Image Comics titled Ghosted, Nailbiter and Birthright. Williamson also worked on the Captain Midnight series for Dark Horse.

“The CGC Signature Series team and I are thrilled to have Jock and Joshua Williamson join us for this In-House Private Signing event,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “Both creators are incredible at what they do and we look forward to seeing all of the awesome submissions from fans!”

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, June 3, 2022.

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 Jock and Williamson sign 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 In-House Private Signing fee for Jock is $80 per item and includes:

• Jock’s 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 the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Joshua Williamson is $75 per item and includes: 

• Joshua Williamson’s 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 the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Jock AND Joshua Williamson is $105 per item and includes: 

• Jock's signature AND Joshua Williamson’s 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 the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Jock Remarque is $185 per item and includes:

• Jock’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.
• Jock’s 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 the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Jock Full Figure Sketch is $925 per item and includes:

• Jock’s Full Figure Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Sketch is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank Sketch cover. Limited to the first 20 submitters.
• Jock’s 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 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 accountHERE.
• 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:
  JOCK, PRIVATE SIGNING; JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, PRIVATE SIGNING; JOCK AND JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, PRIVATE SIGNING; JOCK, REMARQUE; JOCK, 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 JOCK/JOSHUA WILLIAMSON 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, clickHERE.
• 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 J/JW 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 3, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, June 3, 2022.

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.