CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Comic Book Artist and Writer Patrick Gleason

CGC is excited to announce that the Signature Series team will be hosting an exclusive In-House Private Signing with comic book artist and writer Patrick Gleason! Gleason has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics throughout his career. In addition to signing, Gleason will be offering Remarques for purchase. With this signing, fans will have the opportunity to add our exclusive Pat Gleason custom certification label to their submissions. See pricing and details below.

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Gleason is best known for co-creating the Supersons and writing the Superman Rebirth series for DC Comics. He has also worked on other titles for the company including Batman and Robin, Robin: Son of Batman, Green Lantern Corps, Brightest Day, Aquaman, Superman and Young Justice. Currently, he is working on The Amazing Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.

“The CGC Signature Series team can’t wait to have Pat Gleason join us for this In-House Private Signing,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “He is such a talented writer and artist, and we look forward to seeing all the wonderful remarques he illustrates for this event!”

The custom Patrick Gleason label is only being offered for this signing event, but will still be offered for one year via Patrick Gleason's website. Click image to enlarge.

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, August 26, 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 Gleason 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 In-House Private Signing fee for Patrick Gleason is $80 per item and includes: 

• Patrick Gleason’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 Patrick Gleason Remarque is $140 per item and includes:

• Patrick Gleason’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. Limited to the first 100 submitters.
• Patrick Gleason’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 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:
  PATRICK GLEASON, PRIVATE SIGNING; PATRICK GLEASON, 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 PAT GLEASON 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 PG 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, August 26, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, August 26, 2022.

*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.