Get Ready Chris Claremont Fans Because He’s Coming Back for Another CGC In-House Private Signing!

The year 2021 is shaping up to be an incredible one for CGC Signature Series fans! Our lineup is already amazing, and now the legendary comic book writer Chris Claremont is coming back, making it only sweeter.

Claremont’s first job at Marvel was in 1969, as the legendary Stan Lee’s go-fer. That college internship began a career that rocked the industry. He returned to Marvel after college and quickly got to work. He wrote pages for Monsters Unleashed and other Marvel horror comics. His first superhero writing assignment was 1973’s Daredevil and the Black Widow #102. Soon after Claremont was given the brand new “Iron Fist” series, partnered with the then-unknown young artist John Byrne, creating one of the most storied writer-artist teams at the end of comic’s silver age.

Most know Claremont for his 17 years as the X-Men super-writer, the stuff of industry legend. That run was capped by the launch of X-Men #1 in 1991, which holds the Guinness Book of World Records for most copies of an individual copy sold: 7.9 million! Claremont added depth to the characters, creating poignant life stories that bring these superheroes to life. Wolverine, Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix, Storm, all received his magic touch. Claremont co-created fan-favorites like Mystique, Kitty Pryde, Dark Phoenix, the White Queen, Gambit, Rogue, Legion, and so many more. He created series like The New Mutants, Excalibur, Captain Britain. The comics industry -- the film industry, television -- wouldn’t be the same without his work.

Some of Claremont’s most notable X-Men stories are The Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, The Asgard Wars and Wolverine: The Mini-series. Outside of his successful X-Men run, Claremont has also worked on titles such as Marvel Team-Up, Spider-Woman and Ms. Marvel, and for DC comics: Batman, Superman, and Justice League. His newest comic will be Marvel’s Claremont Anniversary Special #1, available January 20, 2021. It will have a 32 page all-new story, and art by Brett Booth, Bill Sienkiewicz, Salvador Larroca and more.

“Having Chris Claremont come back for another signing is like getting a second Christmas in February!” shared Brittany McManus Signature Series Director. “We think fans will be thrilled to have this second opportunity (in less than a year!) to snag his signature. And of course we cannot wait to see all the cool comics that come in for this signing!”

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 Monday, February 8, 2021.

If the CGC In-House Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled.

After Claremont signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an expedited turnaround time of only three weeks. If CCS pressing is also requested, the expedited turnaround time will be six weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Chris Claremont is $70 per item and includes:

• Chris Claremont’s signature
• Expedited turnaround time of three weeks for CGC grading
• Expedited turnaround time of six 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 In-House Private Signing fee for Chris Claremont AND Joe Rubinstein is $90 per item and includes:

• Chris Claremont’s signature AND Joe Rubinstein’s signature
• Expedited turnaround time of three weeks for CGC grading
• Expedited turnaround time of six 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 In-House 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 CHRIS CLAREMONT, IN-HOUSE SIGNING or CLAREMONT & RUBINSTEIN, IN-HOUSE SIGNING from the dropdown menu in that section.
• 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 CHRIS CLAREMONT 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 CC/JR 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:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Monday, February 8, 2021, to qualify for this private signing event.No change requests will be accepted after Monday, February 8, 2021.

Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC In-House 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.