CGC Announces an In-House Private Signing Event with Superstar Comic Book Creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley
Brian Michael Bendis is a Peabody Award-winning comics creator, and Amazon and New York Times bestseller, known for co-creating Miles Morales, Jessica Jones, Maria Hill, Naomi, Iron Heart and dozens of other characters and stories that populate the Marvel, DC and all new original universes.
At Marvel, Bendis completed historic runs on Spider-Man (18 years), Avengers (9 years), Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy, a 100-issue run on the X-Men franchise, along with the wildly successful “event” projects: Avengers Versus X-Men, House of M, Secret War, Secret Invasion, Age of Ultron, Civil War 2 and Siege.
Bendis made his DC debut with the landmark Action Comics 1000 and currently writes Justice League after finishing his years-long runs on Superman, Action Comics, Batman: Universe, Legion of Superheroes and curating Wonder Comics featuring the return of Young Justice, Dial H for Hero, Wonder Twins and the breakout original new character, Naomi.
Mark Bagley has had an incredible career as an artist, working for both Marvel and DC throughout the years. In the 2000s, he was credited as being one of the top ten artists of the decade. He is best known for his work on Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-man — the latter he worked on alongside Bendis. Their partnership on the 111-issue series holds the record for the longest run by a team for Marvel Comics. Bagley created one of the most memorable villains in the Spider-man universe, Carnage. He also put his spin on the iconic Venom, with his rendition becoming one familiar to every Spider-man fan.
After Marvel, Bagley worked on the Trinity series for DC Comics, which featured Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. He also worked on Batman and Justice League of America during his time with DC. Bagley returned to Marvel and worked on Avengers Assemble, All-New X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and Venom.
“We are so excited to bring fans this In-House Private Signing with the extremely prolific Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “We cannot wait to see all of the amazing submissions that we will be receiving for this event!”
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, March 4, 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 Bendis and Bagley 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 Brian Michael Bendis is $85 per item and includes:
- Brian Michael Bendis’ 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 Private Signing fee for Mark Bagley is $75 per item and includes:
- Mark Bagley’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 Private Signing fee for Brian Michael Bendis AND Mark Bagley is $110 per item and includes:
- Brian Michael Bendis’ signature
- Mark Bagley'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 Mark Bagley Remarque is $105 per item and includes:
- Mark Bagley’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.
- Mark Bagley’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 Brian Michael Bendis Signature AND Mark Bagley Remarque is $140 per item and includes:
- Brian Michael Bendis’ signature
- Mark Bagley’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.
- Mark Bagley’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
PLEASE NOTE:
All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, March 4, 2022, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, March 4, 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.