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RATHER HUMBLE, NON-FLASHY, NON-COMPETITIVE, NON-TECH SAVVY WEBSITE OF SORTS
MASCOT ARTWORK BY MARK PINGITORE AN ANNOTATED GPK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR GEEKS GARBAGE PAIL KIDS ARCHIVIST, CURATOR & HISTORIAN FOR OVER 25 YEARS EXEC. PRODUCER ON THE 30 YEARS OF GARBAGE DOCUMENTARY NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE COPIED, EXHIBITED, OR OTHERWISE USED WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSIONS OF THE AUTHOR/GPKWORLD |
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INFORMATION ADDED TO ABRAMS ITEMS PAGE PER JAGO STUDIOS, 'GPK: THE GAME' NO LONGER DOWNLOADABLE; DECOMMISSIONED ON 03/01/24 TRADING CARDS : OUT NOW GPK OH THE HORROR-IBLE ONLINE RELEASES (6 WEEKS) : OCT 03NOV 14, 2024 GPK X MLB 2024 BOWMAN CHROME RELEASE (CASE HITS ONLY?) : MEGA BOX PRE-ORDER [SOLD OUT] : SEP 11, 2024 TOPPS GPK DRESSED TO GROTESQUE ONLINE RELEASE : AUG 28, 2024 [SOLD OUT] TOPPS [INTERNATIONAL] TRADING CARD DAY GPK SUBSET : AUG 03 + AUG 10 (COMIC SHOPS / EBAY) GPK KIDS AT PLAY HOBBY & COLLOCTOR BOX + INTERGOOLACTIC HOBBY (FANATICS & BACKSTAGE & LIDS SITES) : FEB 16, 2024 GPK KIDS AT PLAY RETAIL BLISTER BOX TARGET [SOLD OUT] & WAL*MART : FEB 2024 GPK X ERMSY ENT. BLEND ONLINE SET - 1 PACK BOX [SOLD OUT] OR 5 PACK BOX : JULY 27, 2023 TRADING CARDS : PENDING GARBAGE PAIL KIDS X GREENDAY RELEASE : ? 2024 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SUPERSIZED OS7 (+ "2024S2") CHROME SET : 3Q 2024 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS OS7 (+ SUBSETS) SAPPHIRE CHROME EDITION : 4Q 2024 * CONVENTION & EXCLUSIVE ITEMS : SALE LINKS ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD BLISTER BACKED ENAMEL PINS SETS FOR 2022, 2023, & 2024 : DROPPED AUG 08 SUPER7 BUKIMI KUN ADAM BOMB T-SHIRT : AVAILABLE AT SHOW JULY 2528 (ONLINE JULY 29; LOW STOCK) GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES SDCC EXCLUSIVE VEHICLE (W/ CARD) ($26 EBAY) : AVAILABLE AT SHOW JULY 2528 ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD SDCC GPK 2024 ENAMEL PINS : AVAILABLE AT SHOW JULY 2528 ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD SDCC GPK 2024 SHOW POSTERS : AVAILABLE AT SHOW JULY 2528 SIDEKICK LAB GPK X MARS ATTACKS ITEMS : COLLECTOR WAX PACK, ALIEN IAN CARD, ALIEN IAN B&W CARD, OCCUPATION SLIME CAPTIVE CARD, UPRISING [FLAT] WAX WRAPPER SET JUST FUNKY/TOYNK HYDRO74 PLAYING CARDS + ADAM BOMB & HOT SCOTT SDCC STICKER TASTE BUDS SERIES 1 BREWERY BOXES AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: KEEPING TOGETHER UPCOMING SHOW DATES NEW YORK COMIC CON, OCT 1720, 2024 PHILLY NON-SPORT (PNS) CARD FALL SHOW #81 (PA) : OCT 26 & 27, 2024 GROSS CARD CON (LAS VEGAS) : ? 2025 PHILLY NON-SPORT (PNS) CARD SPRING SHOW #82 (PA) : APR 5 & 6, 2025 (PLANNING TO BE THERE!) SAN DIEGO COMIC CON, JUL 2025 * DR.CHUD'S 30 YEARS OF GPK DOC SDTK SINGLE ON PINK VINYL WATCH the MUSIC VIDEO for DR.CHUDs Were the Garbage Pail Kids HERE! BUY the documentary film 30 Years of Garbage HERE! 7 BUBBLICIOUS VINYL NOW [+ CD] AVAILABLE HERE! * GPK LICENSED PRODUCT 2023 & 2024 : OUT NOW GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK GAME OVER WK6 DISCRAFT BUZZZ GOLF DISCS - OCT 11, 2024 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK: ORIGINS COLLATED HOBBY HC SKETCH/REMARKED + HC SIGNED : SEP 18 + 25, 2024 ABRAMS GPK DAY-TO-DAY 2025 DESK CALENDAR: (ORDER) SEPT 24, 2024 ABRAMS GPK 2025 WALL CALENDAR: (ORDER) SEPT 24, 2024 GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK MULTIVERSE - 3 ARTISTS - 3 DECKS - 3 ADAM BOMBS : AUG 30, 2024 INDICAN PICTURES 30 YEARS OF GARBAGE GPK DOCUMENTARY BLU-RAY : AUG 13, 2024 SUPER7 BUKIMI KUN ADAM BOMB T-SHIRT : AVAILABLE AT SHOW JULY 2528 (ONLINE JULY 29) GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE SDCC GPK VEHICLE (GREEN OR GREY W/ CARD) : JUL 2528, 2024 ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD SDCC GPK 2024 CRUDDY BUDDIES (PLUSH PALS DANGLERS) : AVAILABLE AT SHOW JULY 2528 ATOMIC TOYBOX GPK POSTERS [2] + GPK ENAMEL PINS [4](& PROMO CARD) : JUL 2528, 2024 GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK VEHICLES SERIES 6 : (ORDER) JULAUG 2024 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TRASHIN' THROUGH TIME COMICS #5 (11+ COVERS) : JUNJUL 2024 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK: ORIGINS COLLATED REG. [H + R] TP COMIC + HC COMIC : JUN SUPER7 BLASTED BILLY LIGHT-BLUE REACTION FIGURE : MAY 2024 GPK MOVIE + DOC (BD) 3-DISC RELEASE : GERMAN BD L.E. + SOLO DVD + UK BD L.E. (AMAZON) : APRMAY DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TRASHIN' THROUGH TIME COMICS #4 (11+ COVERS) : MARAPR 2024 DYNAMITE ENT. MADBALLS VS. GPK: HEAVYWEIGHTS TP COMIC + HC COMIC + HOBBY : MAR 620, 2024 MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 3 : JANMAY 2024 LICENSE 2 PLAY DELUXE PHLUSHERS PLUSH FIGURES (4 DIF'T: ADAM, RYAN, JIM, KIT) : DEC 2023 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK GRAPHIC NOVELS + TRADING CARDS CAMPAIGN : NOV 2023 HOMAGE GPK T-SHIRTS (+ GEEKI TIKIS) AT HOMAGE + FANATICS & BACKSTAGE & LIDS SITES : OCT 2023 FLIX CANDY GPK POP UPS (3 FIGS) : OCT 2023 IAM8BIT/RETROTAINMENT GPK THE GAME : APR 2023 SUPER IMPULSE + HASBRO POP-TATERS GPK KEYCHAIN : MAR 2023 LICENSE 2 PLAY PHLUSHERS PLUSH FIGURES (6 DIF'T) : MAR '23 LICENSE-2-PLAY PHLUSHERS MINI CLIP-ON PLUSH FIGURES (14 DIF'T) : FEB '23 MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK ADAM BOMB FIGURAL BANK : PRE-ORDER : FEB-APR 2023 SUPER IMPULSE + HASBRO POP-TATERS GPK FIGURE : DEC-MAR 2023 GPK LICENSED PRODUCT : ON SALE TONYK + JUST FUNKY & THE OP BUY-3-GET-1-FREE GPK ITEMS GPK LICENSED PRODUCT : PENDING GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK VEHICLES SERIES 7 : (PRE-ORDER) OCT 2024 PHOLYPHONY ADAM BOMB 15" VINYL FIGURE : OCT 2024 (NYCC) DYNAMITE ENT. MADBALLS VS. GPK: SLIME AGAIN COLLATED TP COMIC + HC COMIC : NOV 20 + DEC 03 [H + R], 2024 PREMIUM DNA TOYS : MADBALLS VS GPK COLLECTION WAVE 1 : PRE-ORDER [?] 3Q 2024 PREMIUM DNA TOYS : GPK CLASSICS COLLECTION WAVE 1 (A-NAME + B-NAME) : PRE-ORDER [?] 3Q 2024 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK: TRASHIN THROUGH TIME COLLATED TP COMIC + HC COMIC : DEC 4 [H] + 18 [R], 2024 MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 4 : UNK PREMIUM DNA TOYS : MADBALLS VS GPK TWISTED DNA COLLECTION WAVE 1 : UNK LICENSE 2 PLAY GPK SQUEEZERS FIGURES (4 DIF'T) (2022 TM) : NO DISTRIBUTOR : UNK PHOLYPHONY GPK CHARACTER #2 15" VINYL FIGURE (2022 TM) : UNK GARBAGE PAIL KWACKS (2022 TM) GPK RUBBER DUCKIES: UNK GPK CARTOON : DANNY MCBRIDE/ROUGH HOUSE PICTURES/HBO/TORNANTE : PRE-PRODUCTION : GREENLIT? |
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GARBAGE
PAIL KIDS parody
stickers were released by the Topps Chewing Gum company starting in 1985 and were
created by Art Spiegelman and Mark Newgarden; both art directors, editors, writers
and concept artists for the GPK franchise and its entire original series run.
Both provided nomenclature for the characters with a naming panel that also included
Len Brown and Stan Hart with suggestions by the artists, writers and even last
minute name changes by Arthur Shorin, the then President of Topps. 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, Bob Fingerman, 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, including
a 'mini' set, with a more nostaglic GPK feel, and six Chrome technoloy sets in
2013, 2014, 2020, 2022, & 2023 plus additional releases, including Sapphire.
The recent, Yearly GPK sets, containing mostly thematic subsets, have been released
from 2014 through 2023. Weekly and monthly online releases have also been released
from 2016 through 2023. The sets have been art directed and edited by John Williams
(ANS), followed by Jeff Zapata (ANS/FB), Colin Walton (FB/ANS/Yearly), by Jessica
Kanzer (Yearly), and late by others. The continued 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, etcetera. Ira Friedman, vice president of global licensing at Topps, has worked extensively and exhaustively in expanding the GPK brand through product licensing, starting heavily in 2018. |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
February 2023; a twenty-five
year look-back... Upon creating the website in 1998, I wanted the
pages to reflect and report on material beyond the scope of just a
series checklist and regular card information, but to also investigate
the minutiae of development and production. But most importantly,
to put an artist name to every image; to give credit where credit
was sorely missing and due. Beginning in the early 2000s, I began
to research in earnest and to compile the all-inclusive lists, with
my starting point being a 1989 BLAB! anthology publication,
and then proceeding to pester the artists directly. Mark Newgarden
and Jay Lynch were instrumental in assisting me with information &
names on some of the lessor known artists & contributors and with
helping me to reach the goal in publishing these extensive, work-in-progress
checklists in 2003. Prior to James Warhola having a website, I went
through a relative of his to establish contact, but it wasn't always
an easy task filling in the gaps; this included work by Mae Jeon,
the mysterious James Burke, James Bennett, etcetera. I would eventually
go visit Mark and Bunk in New York during the autumn of 2005, to check
out their art studios and dig through stacks of amazing history, while
graciously being served coffee and tea, respectively, throughout the
day. I would apply this same type of investigation for the Trash Can
Trolls & Bathroom Buddies checklists in 2008, and be the sole
reason all of the Gross Bears & Bathroom Buddies cards would later
be printed for the GPK Yearly bonus box releases. Sorry, but not sorry.
The extremely non-flashy site has taken on many changes over the yearsstill
slowly plugging awayso many thanks for taking the journey with
me and reading these journal-entry-like hobby pages...
|
EMAIL EXCERPTS: "I just do roughs and others do the finished art. I did the final art for the comic backs of the GPK cards--but I did roughs of them first. Send me your address, and I will start sending you xeroxes." Lynch. December 1999 "Hi. Regarding the interview, you must clear it with Monte Beauchamp of BLAB, there were some edits & exclusions in the interview I wasn't so happy with at the time so if he says yes send me a copy so I can clarify any points. (I was one of a team of talented people who brought you GPKS as you know.) MN" Newgarden. January 05, 2001 "The INTRO info about me sounds mostly correct. I also did concept sketches for several hundred GPKs, as did Art and Mark. I didn't know Bill Wray had done any GPK fronts. Do you know which ones? I thought Tom Bunk did the art for the early backs, not Mark Newgarden? Here's Tom Bunks email..." Pound. January 09, 2003 "Thanks for your friendly email and for your interest in the GPKs. I've checked your website and there is a lot of information and I will gladly supply you with more, especially information concerning my role. During that time I was in Brooklyn at Topps every week, hanging around Art and Mark, Lenny and Stan, etc. It was hectic, exciting, quite stressful, but a lot of fun. I also took part in many other Topps projects... Anyway, I'll write to you more in the next few days, right now it's already past midnight..." Bunk. January 10, 2003 "I did one for Art... I believe it was a kid in a football uniform. Maybe he was kicking a football that made his leg shatter? PS, I'd love the card if you can find an extra!" Wray. January 12, 2003 "I worked on GPK with Mark and Art for about a year. In that time I did about 90. I have no list to send you but I certainly would recognize the art if there are any that you have a question about. Send those anyway that is convenient, it's very easy for me to say yea or nay" Warhola. February 03, 2003 "In the past year, I've made less than a grand from Topps for doing Topps stuff. I haven't had any work from them since last summer. I haven't heard anything about a new GPK series coming out. Somehow, I don't think they could put such a thing together now. Do any of the old GPK guys know anything about this? Howard Cruse did many GPK backs too." Lynch. March 02, 2003 "Thanks for thinking of me and dropping in on my site. I enjoyed visiting your site, too. It brings back lots of memories. My contribution to the Garbage Pail Kids saga was doing the drawings for the backs of [the] "Giant" cards." Cruise. March 03, 2003 "I have all the official flow charts we kept that recorded who was doing what on what, when it was due etc. that would help put the big puzzle together... If you are ever in NYC you're welcome to comb thru it with me for clues but honestly it's too big a job to take on without a gun pointed straight at my head or an enthusiastic researcher knocking at the door..." Newgarden. March 20, 2003 |
ORIGINAL SETS < 1994 | ALL-NEW
SETS > 2003 |
ARGENTINA [AR] ALBUM 1988 TO 2002 RELEASES | |
ARGENTINA
[AR]
ALBUM 2004 RELEASE | |
AUSTRALIA [AU] RELEASES 1988 TO 1989 | |
AUSTRALIA
[AU]
GPK 2020 UNRELEASED SET | |
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 | |
NEW ZEALAND [NZ] RELEASES 1988 TO 1989 | |
NORWAY [NO] RELEASES 1990 TO 1991 | |
NORWAY
[NO] ALBUM 2005 RELEASE [NO PAGE] | |
PERU [PE] ALBUM RELEASES; SAMPLES ONLY | |
RUSSIA
[RU] ALBUM 2008 RELEASE | |
SPAIN [ES] ALBUM RELEASES; SAMPLES ONLY | |
SWEDEN
[SE] ALBUM 2005 RELEASE | |
UNITED KINGDOM [UK] 1986 TO 1992 RELEASES | |
UNITED
KINGDOM [UK] ALBUM
2004 + 2018 RELEASES | |
ORIGINAL SETS < 1994 | ALL-NEW
SETS > 2003 |
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