CGC Signature Series is excited to announce a Private Signing with the acclaimed comic creator Kevin Eastman! Eastman is a comic book artist, writer and creator who is widely known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles along with Peter Laird in 1984.
Alongside the announcement of this signing, CGC is excited to have been entrusted with the responsibility of authenticating and grading select comics, prints, home video collectibles and video games from the Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Collection. These CGC-graded collectibles are available for sale on their website. You can check out some of these pieces and learn more about Eastman's legendary career in the recent CGC Signature Series Spotlight Podcast with Kevin Eastman!
TMNT began as a self-published, black-and-white, oversized comic, and morphed (much like the turtles themselves) into a phenomenon. Its huge success led to many Eastman co-created merchandising and multimedia deals that included games, toys, live-action films and a hit television series.
After stepping away from TMNT to focus on other adventures, like founding Tundra Publishing, Eastman made his way back to the TMNT team in 2011 as IDW Publishing began to reboot the hit TMNT comic series. In addition to TMNT, Eastman has also co-created (with filmmaker and comic book writer David Avallone) the intense comic series Drawing Blood, which shares the dark and twisted stories of a professional cartoonist. Eastman was also the publisher and editor of Heavy Metal magazine.
CGC must receive all submissions for this event by April 17, 2026. NOTE: The deadline for international submissions is two weeks earlier than the US deadline to allow time for delivery.
If the Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be held.
After the submitted cards are signed, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.
The CGC Cards Signing fee for Kevin Eastman is $85 per item and includes:
Kevin Eastman’s signature
Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
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 CGCcards.hk/join.
To submit cards for the signing:
Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE.
Click Submit in the CGC Cards website navigation and select Submission Form.
Click on the link to the CGC Cards Online Form.
Select "Mail-In or Show Drop-Off" under Select Submission Method.
Select "Grading" under Select Primary Service.
Choose Kevin Eastman, Signature under Select Tier.
Enter the information requested for your card.
Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional cards in your submission. If there are no additional cards in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.
Carefully package cards in a box for shipment.
IMPORTANT: Please write KE on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial the outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.
Cards will be received into the CGC Cards system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC Cards until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles' arrival at CGC.)
Once cards are signed, they will start an expedited CGC Cards grading process.
Please Note:
All submissions must be received by CGC no later than April 17, 2026, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after April 17, 2026. The deadline for international submissions is two weeks earlier than the US deadline to allow time for delivery. Membership credits cannot be applied to CGC Private Signings. Cannot be combined with other CGC Private Signing events. 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. Paid membership discounts do not apply to Private Signings. Marker color requests are welcome but not guaranteed. Marker color choice and signature placement are at the final discretion of the signer.
About CGC
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