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NEWS
UPDATED: APR 15, 2021 GPK ONLINE 2021 + BH PAGES : MISC RELEASES : ONLINE UPDATE ADDED: FEB BIZARRE HOLIDAYS + 2021 ONLINE ARTWORK 2021S1 GPK FOOD FIGHT PAGE : YEARLY SETS SECTION UPDATE GPK ONLINE BIZARRE HOLIDAYS : YEARLY SETS SECTION UPDATE ADDED: GPK BIZARRE HOLIDAYS : MAR WEEK #3 GPK LICENSES 2021 PAGE : LICENSES SECTION UPDATE ADDED: WWE X GPK HOT TOPIC T-SHIRTS |
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TRADING CARDS
: OUT NOW ABRAMS GPK THRILLS & CHILLS PRE-ORDER PRIZE PACK : MAY 4, 2021 ONLINE GPK BIZARRE HOLIDAYS : MARCH WEEK #4 : APR ?APR ? ONLINE GPK BIZARRE HOLIDAYS : MARCH WEEK #4 WALL ART : APR ? 2021S1 HOBBY + RETAIL : FOOD FIGHT RELEASE : FEB 24 2021 2021S1 GPK FOOD FIGHT CHECKLIST : FEB 24 RELEASE |
GPK
PRODUCT : OUT NOW SUPER IMPULSE GPK MICRO FIGURES : MAR-MAY 2021 FUNKO ECCC HOT TOPIC POP! FIGURE + 4 POP! FIGURES : MAR 2021 HOT TOPIC WWE x GPK 2021 COLLECTION : T-SHIRTS : MAR 2021 GPKNATION.COM APRIL RELEASES : COINS, PINS, ET CETERA : 2021 FRIGHT RAGS GPK COLLECTION : T-SHIRTS, SOCKS, LOUNGEWEAR : FEB 2021 ONLINE GPK SERIES 1 WRAPPER ADULT FACE MASK SUPER7 NYCC ADAM BOMB FIGURE : OCT 2020 FYE GPK PLAYING CARD DECK BY JUST FUNKY : OCT 2020 CHALK*LINE GPK APPARAL : ADAM BOMB JACKET, SHORTS, ETC : OCT 2020 FYE GPK CERAMIC BOWL + SPOON BY SURREAL ENTERTAINMENT : SEPT 2020 TRUFFLESHUFFLE (UK) GPK T-SHIRTS : MAY 2020 WWE x GPK ROCK'EM SOCKS (SEARCH WWE SHOP) : NOV 2019 SUPER7 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS x GPK T-SHIRTS : OCT 2019 |
UPCOMING
RELEASES & SHOWS SIDEKICK LAB MARS ATTACKS UPRISING x GPK SUBSET PACK : MAR 2021 GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK VEHICLES SERIES 3 : APR/MAY 2021 GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK SEMI TRUCK TRACTOR : MAY/JUNE 2021 PINFINITY MADBALLS VS GPK ENAMEL PIN SET : MAY PRE-ORDER ABRAMS GPK YOUTH NOVEL 'THRILLS & CHILLS' BY R.L. STINE : MAY PRE-ORDER THE LOYAL SUBJECTS GPK x WWE TOY FIGURES : JULY PRE-ORDER CLOUDCO ENTERTAINMENT MADBALLS VS GPK : TOYS, PINS, CARDS, ETC. : 2021 [CHALK-LINE, MAD ENGINE, MEGALOPOLIS TOYS, MISHKA NYC, PINFINITY, SUPER IMPULSE] THE OP / USAOPOLY : GPK PUZZLE #3 : MID 2021 THE OP / USAOPOLY : GPK NEW PRODUCT : 2021 2021S2 RETAIL/HOBBY RELEASE : GPK GO ON VACATION : ? 2021 ABRAMS GPK YOUTH NOVEL 'CAMP DAZE' BY R.L. STINE : OCT PRE-ORDER MONDO MONDOIDS SCULPTED FIGURES : UNK / TBA |
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 1 | ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 | ABRAMS GPK BOOK 2 |
ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 |
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 3 | ABRAMS GPK OS1-5 BOOK | 30 YRS OF GARBAGE DOC DVD | GPK CARTOON DVD |
FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER | FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER | FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER |
FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER |
USAOPOLY MONOPOLY | USAOPOLY PUZZLE #1 | USAOPOLY PUZZLE #2 | R.JUNCTION WWE T-SHIRT |
GEEKI TIKIS S1 + CARDS | GEEKI TIKIS S2 - NO CARDS | RAMONES POUND STICKER | NON-SPORT ALMANAC |
JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW | JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW | JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW | TOYNK ENAMEL PIN |
TRENDS INT'L SHEETS + FLIP | TRENDS INT'L POP-UP SHEETS | TRENDS INT'L FLIP PACK | COSMIC CRUNCH SIMKO PUZZLE |
Artists John Pound (who worked with acrylics and airbrushing), the GPK grandfather and Tom Bunk (who worked with gouache and airbrushing) together completed around 90% of the finished artwork for the card fronts, later joined by James Warhola (who worked with oils; sketch to final, no color rough), David Burke, James Bennett, Mae Jeon and Bill Wray (one final piece). Card backs were completed by Tom Bunk, Jay Lynch, Howard Cruse and Richard McGuire who animated the 'Flick It' section of the later series. The writers included Newgarden, Spiegelman, Lynch, and John Mariano. Other individuals who assisted by penciling, inking, coloring or lettering were Carole Sobocinski, Grass Green and Javi Soler. Others contributed ideas and sketches such as Len Brown, Frank Santopadre (writer), Stephen Kroninger, Bob Sikoryak and Paul Karasik. These collaborators made Garbage Pail Kids the most hyped and talked about craze in non-sport card history. ~ |
In 2003, the Topps Company, Inc. took advantage of the increasingly nostalgic craze for 80's games and toys and released seven All-New Series GPK sets over a period of several years through 2007, three Flashback sets that contained orginal GPK artwork, along with 'Lost' material and all-new content in 2010 and 2011. Three rejuvinated Brand-New Series GPK sets were released in 2012 and 2013 with a nostaglic GPK feel and two Chrome technoloy sets in 2013 and 2014, and four additional sets 2020 and 2021, including Sapphire. The most recent Yearly GPK sets, containing mostly thematic subsets, have been released from 2014 through 2021. Weekly and monthly online releases have also been released from 2016 through 2021. The sets have been art directed and edited by John Williams (ANS), followed by Jeff Zapata (ANS/FB), then by Colin Walton (FB/ANS/Yearly), and later by Jessica Kanzer (Yearly). The new GPK craze is comprised of veteran artists John Pound, Tom Bunk, James Warhola, Frank Santopadre, and Jay Lynch (who supplied concept and card back artwork along with Scott Shaw), as well as a long very long list of next-generation artists, including but not limited to Luis Diaz, Brent Engstrom, Dave Gross, Fred Harper, Layron DeJarnette, Mark Pingitore, JungHwa Im, Fred Wheaton, Joe Simko, Neil Camera, Joe McWilliams, et cetera. Ira Friedman, vice president of global licensing at Topps, has worked extensively in expanding the GPK brand through product licensing, starting heavily in 2018. ~ |
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1986 GIANT 5 X 7 INCHES REPRINT CARD SET
OF THE OS1 RELEASE |
1986 GIANT 12 X 17 INCHES ORIGINAL ART POSTER
RELEASE |
1986 GIANT 5 X 7 INCHES CARD SET RELEASE |
1986 - 1987 MONOCHROMATIC PLASTIC MINI FIGURES |
1986 - 1987 CHARACTER WRAPPED SWEETS |
1986 - 1987 'ROYAL BLUE' GPK NOVELTY PRODUCTS
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FALL 1987 ANIMATED PROGRAM ... SUMMER 1987
MOVIE INFO WITHIN OS9 PAGE |
VARIOUS GPK NEWS ARTICLES DURING THE CRAZE
PHASE |
VARIOUS KNOCK-OFF SETS PARODYING GPK &
CPK |
EXTENSIVE OS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST |
EXTENSIVE ANS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST |
EXTENSIVE OS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST |
THE 2012 MAGNETIC TRADING CARD SET |
GPK BOOKS & CALENDAR INFORMATION |
TWO SETS OF RUBBER MINI GPK FIGURES |
EXTENSIVE BNS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST |
EXTENSIVE CHROME CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST |
CONVENTIONS & SHOWS INFORMATION SINCE
2014 |
IDW & ONLINE COMIC RELEASES FROM 2014
THROUGH 2017 |
ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2016 CALENDAR YEAR |
POP & MYSTERY MINIS INFORMATION FROM
2015 THROUGH 2021 |
ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2017 CALENDAR YEAR |
GPK APPAREL & NOVELTY PRODUCT FOR 2017
& 2018 |
ONLINE TRIBUTE SET FOR ARTIST JAY LYNCH |
ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2018 CALENDAR YEAR |
ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR |
ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR |
ONLINE OBSERVANCES SETS RELEASED
FROM APRIL 2020 THROUGH MARCH 2021 |
ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR |
GPK LICENSE AGREEMENTS "The Topps Company, with a stable of legendary underground cartoonists created Garbage Pail Kids in 1985. The gross-out humor and subversive attitude appealed to the kids of the time and quickly became a massive success. As the Garbage Pail Kids notoriety grew, so too did their popularity on the playground. School administrators banning Garbage Pail Kids from school grounds further fueled their demand for more than a dozen additional card series. ![]() This pop-culture phenomenon inspired plenty of tie-in items as toy and novelty stores experienced a wave of merchandise that included t-shirts, school folders, sticker albums, jewelry, key chains, and yes actual garbage pails. Today, that list of GPK merchandise has expanded to partnerships with Funko, FYE, Santa Cruz, Chalk Line, Geeki Tikis, WWE, Netflix, and more! With over three decades of gross fun, Garbage Pail Kids is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2020. Look for more outrageous fun with card sets in hobby and retail stores, exclusive Topps.com sticker card sets, new video content, and even more fun collaborations!" Topps ~ |
LICENSE AGREEMENT
RELEASES PRIOR TO 2019
*PRELIMINARY
PAGE* |
FRIGHT-RAGS
SANTA CRUZ |
LICENSE
AGREEMENT RELEASES FOR THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR |
CHALKLINE
CREEPY CO. FRIGHT-RAGS FYE GEEKI TIKIS GREENLIGHT
JAGO STUDIOS TRENDS INT'L RIPPLE JUNCTION (WWE + SPENCERS)
SPRAYGROUND SUPER7 (HOT*TOPIC) WWE |
LICENSE AGREEMENT RELEASES FOR THE 2020 CALENDAR
YEAR |
ABRAMS
BOOKS CHALKLINE FYE GEEKI TIKIS GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES
JAGO STUDIOS JUST FUNKY CHALLANGE COINS SIDEKICK LAB
SUPER7 SURREAL ENT. TOYNK TOYS TRUFFLESHUFFLE
USAOPOLY (THE OP)
WAX BLOCKCHAIN WWE |
LICENSE
AGREEMENT RELEASES FOR THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR |
ABRAMS
BOOKS
CHALK-LINE
CLOUDCO ENT. (MADBALLS)
GREENLIGHT
COLLECTIBLES
FRIGHT-RAGS
FUNKO, LLC JAGO STUDIOS
LEO CHALLANGE COINS THE LOYAL SUBJECTS
MAD ENGINE MISHKA
NYC MEGALOPOLIS TOYS PINFINITY SIDEKICK LAB SUPER
IMPULSE USAOPOLY (THE OP)
WAX BLOCKCHAIN WWE |
FALL 2007 TO SPRING 2008 |
FALL 2005 TO SPRING 2006 |
SUMMER 2016 |
FALL 2005 TO SPRING 2006 |
SUMMER 2016 |
SPRING 2016 |
SUMMER 2016 |
FALL 2007 TO SPRING 2008 |
SPRING
2008 TO SUMMER 2008 |
SUMMER 2016 |
FALL 2005 TO SPRING 2006 |
FALL 2007 TO SPRING 2008 |
SPRING
2008 TO SUMMER 2008 |
FALL 2005 TO SPRING 2006 |
SPRING 2008 TO SUMMER 2008 |
SUMMER 2016 |
FALL 2005 TO SPRING 2006 |
2020 WEBSITE INTERVIEW + ARTICLE |
ORIGINAL
SERIES < 1994 | ALL-NEW
SERIES > 2003 |
ARGENTINA [AR] ALBUM 1988 TO 2002 RELEASES |
ARGENTINA
[AR]
ALBUM 2004 RELEASE |
AUSTRALIA [AU] RELEASES 1988 TO 1989 |
BELGIUM [BE] RELEASE 1986, AND PARTS OF FRANCE |
BRAZIL [BR] ALBUM RELEASE SAMPLE ONLY |
BRAZIL
[BR] ALBUM 2005 RELEASE |
CANADA [CA] RELEASE 1985 TO 1986 |
CHILE [CL] ALBUM 1989 PLUS 1999 RELEASES |
DENMARK
[DK] RELEASE 1986, AND PARTS OF GERMANY |
DENMARK
[DK] ALBUM
2005 RELEASE |
GERMANY [DE] ALBUM 1994 RELEASE |
GERMANY
[DE] ALBUM 2004 RELEASE |
FINLAND
[FI] ALBUM 2005 RELEASE |
FRANCE [FR] ALBUM 1988 TO 1989 RELEASES |
FRANCE
[FR] ALBUM 2004 RELEASE |
ISRAEL [IL] ALBUM 1987 TO 1988 RELEASES; SAMPLE |
ITALY [IT] ALBUM 1990 TO 1993 RELEASES |
FRANCE
[FR] ALBUM 2008/2009 RELEASE |
JAPAN [JP] ALBUM 1989 RELEASE |
JAPAN
[JP] ALBUM 2008/2009 RELEASE |
NETHERLANDS [NL] RELEASE 1986, HOLLAND PROVINCES
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NEW ZEALAND
[NZ] RELEASES 1988 TO 1989 |
NORWAY [NO] RELEASES 1990 TO 1991 |
PERU [PE] ALBUM RELEASES; SAMPLES ONLY |
RUSSIA
[RU] ALBUM 2008 RELEASE |
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SWEDEN
[SE] ALBUM 2005 RELEASE |
UNITED KINGDOM [UK] 1986 TO 1992 RELEASES |
UNITED
KINGDOM [UK] ALBUM
2004 + 2018 RELEASES |
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