CGC Hosts Storytelling Legend Sam Humphries for a Private Signing Event

CGC is thrilled to announce that Sam Humphries, the legendary comic book creator and writer, will be joining us for an exclusive Private Signing event. Humphries began working at DC Comics while writing Green Lantern and later took over Harley Quinn, beginning a new run on the character. Later, he resurrected the Silver Age title Dial H for Hero for Wonder Comics. In addition to his comic titles, Humphries wrote the mobile fighting game Marvel: Contest of Champions.

Humphries began his career in the comic industry by self-publishing his pieces such as Our Love is Real and Sacrifice, which brought him to the attention of comic book publishers. His first work for Marvel was an adaptation of John Carter: The Gods of Mars and later he wrote Uncanny X-Force and Avengers A.I. Some of his other notable works include The Legendary Star-Lord, Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex. Some of his creator-owned, original comics include Blackbird for Image Comics and Jonesy for Boom! Studios.

“Sam Humphries is an inspiring comic writer and creator who has influenced and impacted the comic world and community through his amazing work,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “We are so excited to share this news with our fans, and we cannot wait to see all of the amazing submissions that we will receive for this signing”.

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, July 30, 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 Humphries 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 Sam Humphries is $65 per item and includes:

• Sam Humphries’ 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:
  SAM HUMPHRIES , PRIVATE SIGNING.
• 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 SAM HUMPHRIES 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 SH on all sides of the outside of the box.
• 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, July 30, 2021, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, July 30, 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.