10/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2026 13:00
CGC® is excited to announce that the Signature Series team will be hosting an exclusive Private Signing event with artist and inker Keith Williams! Collectors can submit both comics and cards to this event.
Williams is the recent recipient of the 2025 Joe Sinnott Inkwell Hall of Fame Award, and studied under Will Eisner, the creator of the Spirit comic strip. With the help of Marvel artist and mentor Don Perlin, Williams started working for Marvel Comics in 1982 as a background inker with Joe Sinnott, Mike Esposito, and John Byrne. At Marvel, he became the first John Romita Raider, an art correction group. He later became an assistant editor under Jim Owlsley (Christopher Priest) on the Spider-Man group of books. The two became the first all black editorial team in Marvel's history.
Williams then became John Byrne's background artist on Alpha Flight, The Hulk, Superman, and Action Comics. He began inking regularly with the Web of Spider-Man. In between that time and after he worked on many other books at Marvel, including The Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, Warlock, Quasar, Star Trek, and X-Men; and at DC on books such as Superman and the Lobo/Mask graphic novel.
He's also worked with Dark Horse Comics (The Mask, Star Wars: Droids), Valiant (Quantum and Woody, X-O Man), Moonstone Comics (Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles, Buckaroo Banzai), King Features Syndicate (The Phantom), Avatar Press (Lady Death, Crossed), and Boglins Trading Cards, Power Comic Inc. Recently, Williams has been doing cover artwork for Green Archer Comics and has also been working on a Kickstarter Keith Williams Sketch book, which is out now. He is also the cover artist for the comic Felandra, and for Resolute Bliss Publishing.
He has received Inkwell Awards' 2023 Above and Beyond Award, for prolific achievement in the annual Joe Sinnott Inking Challenge events.
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CGC must receive all submissions for this event by February 26, 2027. 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 comics and cards are signed, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CGC pressing for comics 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 Keith Williams is $80 per item and includes:
The CGC Private Signing fee for a Keith Williams remarque is $110 per item and includes:
The CGC Signing fee for Keith Williams is $60 per item and includes:
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: CGC Membership
IMPORTANT: Please write KW on all sides of the outside of the box. You must write this on the outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.
IMPORTANT: Please write KW on all sides of the outside of the box. You must write this on the outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.
All submissions must be received by CGC no later than February 26, 2027, to qualify for this private signing event. No change requests will be accepted after February 26, 2027. The deadline for international submissions is two weeks earlier than the US deadline to allow time for delivery. Membership credits and paid membership discounts cannot be applied to CGC Private Signing fees, and submissions 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. Marker color requests are welcome but not guaranteed. Marker color choice and signature placement are at the final discretion of the signer.
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