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February 20, 2021

AUTOGRAPH PURCHASE REVIEW: CHARLES SOULE


These days its more important than ever for collectors to know where to get autographs from reputable sources. Today we are reviewing a purchase made directly from Charles Soule’s website.

Before we go through the ordering process here’s a bit of background on Soule from his website.

“Charles Soule is a Brooklyn, New York-based novelist, comic book writer, musician, and attorney. While he has worked for DC and other publishers, he is best known for writing Daredevil, She-Hulk, Death of Wolverine, and various Star Wars comics from Marvel Comics (Star Wars, The Rise of Kylo Ren, Darth Vader, Poe Dameron, Lando and more), and his creator-owned series Curse Words and Undiscovered Country from Image Comics (with Ryan Browne) and Letter 44 from Oni Press (with Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque.)”

He is also one of the founding creators of Star Wars: The High Republic, a multimedia initiative set about 200 years before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The stories are told across novels, comics and young adult books.

I subscribe to Soule’s newsletter and on February 1st it was announced that he would be making his autograph available, since many people had the book but were unable to get it autographed due to the pandemic.

“I also want to make a signature option available for people who already have the book, so I’ve had bookplates done up, all of which can be personalized and remarqued, as you can see below. If you want one, you can get it here!

On February 2nd he shared this Tweet.

His online store has the following description of the autograph, which costs $10 plus shipping.

“Since I won’t be able to see you all this year, I wanted to make it as easy and as safe as possible for you to get your copy of LOTJ signed by me. Make sure when you fill out the form when buying the bookplate so I know how you want it personalized!”

You have the option of getting your autograph personalized and/or with a sketch/remarque. These options do not increase the price of your autograph. I chose to have mine not personalized and with a sketch.

I placed my order on February 6th. The order came to $17.70 with the shipping. The receipt indicated it would be shipped by priority mail and would take 1-3 days after it left their office.

On February 8th I received this email from Soule’s assistant, Tommy Stella.

“If you’re getting this slightly automated email, it means you recently made a purchase on CharlesSoule.com. I just wanted to quickly reach out to let you know that we will be shipping everything out within the next week or so. A recent snowstorm added to our already annoying pandemic related delay, but Charles and I are working hard to make sure all the packages get out as quick as we can! Once your purchase has been shipped, you will automatically receive and email with tracking. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to me and I’m happy to help!”

This Tweet was posted on February 11th, with a subsequent Tweet that day explaining orders are typically sent out once per month.

My order arrived on Friday, February 19th. It was sent in an 6×8 reinforced mailer and sent by Priority Mail 2-Shipping.

The autograph is on a two-sided 5×7 postcard-like card. The stock is decent and has a good feel to it. Not too light or heavy. Here’s a look at what I received.

I was thrilled when I learned Soule would be making his autograph available on his website and at a very reasonable price. I found the transaction very smooth and loved the options that were available.

Personally, I would always prefer to have my books signed on the title page, directly on the book, but this is a fantastic way to add autographs during the pandemic when book signings just aren’t happening. I hope to see other authors doing the same in the near future.

To order your autograph from Charles Soule visit his website HERE. In addition to the cards, he also has signed copies of the book for $50 and signed copies of The Rise of Kylo Ren Trade Paperback for $30.

To keep up with the latest from Charles Soule, be sure to subscribe to his website and follow him on Twitter HERE.

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