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TIMELINE : 2014-2017

In early 2014, Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) landed the licensing for the Garbage Pail Kids' brand name and characters from the Topps Company, Inc. under their IDW Publishing division, right in time for the 30th anniversary of GPK in May, 2015. The initial comic-book images started to appear around mid-year as Peter Bagge's new GPK character, Comic-Con RON, was posted to the interwebs — closely followed by mock-up comic-book covers by Joe Simko and Mark Pingitore with the 'Puke-Tacular' tagline. Simko's Comic CONNER character was circulated heavily on several different Topps bonus and promotional cards as well as on IDW promotional items and Pingitore's NAT Nerd hit online advertising pretty hard during the comic-book convention season from July through October. The first 32-page 'One-Shot' GPK comic was released at the end of December; these anthology driven comics are usually unnumbered (the promo card does state #1) and loosely based around one subject matter. Topps is able to use the Topps freelance artist artwork as promotional or bonus material within their own sets and distribute the comic bonus cards for IDW; Brent Engstrom's excellent reiteration of Comic-Con RON is pictured above and can be found as a bonus card in the Deluxe Edition comic. After all of the Bazooka Joe-like GPK comic card backs of the Original Series, the comic backs for the All-New Series sets and comic card backs for releases up to this day, it is only natural to see Garbage Pail Kids obtain a regular sized comic-book adaptation. Pictured to the right, Jeff Zapata and Jay Lynch's one-page comic pitch sample to Topps during the All-New Series GPK heyday. The page covers the many conventions where the comic chase material could be located, including the San Diego Comic-Con International ('SDCC') and the New York Comic-Con ('NYCC') as well as online sources that also includes the few comics published by Topps and not IDW.

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GPK BANNER ONLINE ADS : IDW, GPK FACEBOOK, ETC.


TOPPS FACEBOOK : PRE-RELEASE AD : 2014


IDW WEBSITE : MONTH OF RELEASE AD : 2015


NYC MIDTOWN COMICS AD : 2014


GPK FACEBOOK AD : NYCC ITEMS : 2014
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IDW & TOPPS — PRODUCT FOR FREE & FOR PURCHASE


July, 2014 SDCC — Topps Promo Card P1 Comic CONNER
BACKSIDE: 2014S2 AD STATING 152 CARDS 'ON SALE OCTOBER 2014'


Comic-Con Series 1 — July, 2014 SDCC Topps 11x14 Jumbo Cards 'A' — CC1a Comic CONNER


July, 2014 SDCC Topps GPK Comic CONNER T-Shirt


October, 2014 NYCC — Topps Promo Card P2 Fan BOYD
BACKSIDE: 2014S2 AD STATING 132 CARDS 'ON SALE NOVEMBER 2014'


October, 2014 NYCC — IDW 8-Page 'Official Collector Binder' 5.5x8.5 Zine — Cover + Back Ad
NOTE: PRODUCED BY SHAWN LEE, EDITS BY DENTON "DENNY" J. TIPTON; 3 PAGES OF PENICIL, INK & COLOR ROUGHS BY PETER BAGGE,
BRENT ENGSTROM & MARK PINGITORE; 2 PAGES OF UNCOLORED COMICS BY PETER BAGGE, DEAN HASPIEL & VITO DELSANTE.


October, 2014 NYCC — IDW GPK Comic Promo Card


Comic-Con Series 2 — October, 2014 NYCC Topps 11x14 Jumbo Cards 'A' — CC7a Fan BOYD and CC10a Comic-Con RON


October, 2014 NYCC Topps GPK Fan BOYD T-Shirt — A Second Version Available via FYE in 2018


October, 2014 Philly Non-Sports Card Show : Topps Promo Card P3 Cosplay CODY
BACKSIDE: 2014S2 AD STATING 132 CARDS 'ON SALE NOVEMBER 2014'; PHILLY MARKER'


October, 2014 Philly Non-Sports Card Show : IDW GPK Comic Promo Card
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TOPPS CONVENTION PRODUCT FOR PURCHASE ONLINE


Comic-Con Series 1 — July, 2014 Topps Store Online 11x14 Jumbo Cards 'B' — CC1b Cosplay CODY


Comic-Con Series 2 — November, 2014 Topps Store Online 11x14 Jumbo Cards 'B' — CC7b Geeky GUY and CC10b Bonus JONAS


November, 2014 Topps Store Online — Comic-Con Series 2 Bundle Exclusive — Topps Promo Card P4 Geeky GUY
BACKSIDE: 2014 SERIES 2 AD STATING 132 CARDS 'ON SALE NOVEMBER 2014'; NO STAR BACK-SHADOW, PLAIN RED BACKGROUND
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RELEASE PERIOD : DECEMBER 2014

The IDW Garbage Pail Kids comic anthology is partly helmed by Peter Bagge, best known for his Hate and Neat Stuff comics, who helps open the comic-book with a four page story involving the zaniness of conventions that stars NAT Nerd and newcomer character Comic-Con RON in their plight for swag at any cost in Collect'em All. Bill Wray, who has written and directed episodes of the Ren & Stimpy Show, takes us on an explosive seven page (literal) $#!TSTORM story with wonder twins Potty SCOTTY and JASON Basin'burster along with fellow talent Hilary Barta, Jason Millet, Robbie Robbins and Denton J. Tipton. I always considered these twins cleaning the bowl, not really filling the can, so it was an unexpected twist and story for these two characters; you might remember Bill Wray did the final artwork for OS10 cards 403a HUNTER Punter and 403b Fractured FRANCIS. Writer Shaun Manning and artist Mark Pingitore with lettering by Robbie Robbins gives us a bird's-eye view through Live MIKE of what it's like to be a velvet-rope guest at a Con Crud'vention. Vito Delsante and Dean Haspiel give us a one-page lesson on s#!tting a brick in More Roughage, Less Suffrage. The last two installments help the first GPK comic anthology end strongly, the four page How To Be a Garbage Pail Kid 101 is written and superbly illustrated by GPK artist Joe Simko, possibly the most humanized story of the lot; minus the human, it's what I envisioned the GPK comic to be. Jeff Zapata, who has worked extensivly with the All-New Series GPK line, rounds out the comic book with a wonderful PSA-like four page story The Shocking Truth that includes character Fryin' BRIAN with help from Fred Wheaton and legend Jay Lynch with inking. A mock-up 'Phantom' variant cover (retail version) with ADAM Bomb on the cover, the original card image, was created but never never realized, although, rumored to be a haux.



Although comic card backs didn't hit the Garbage Pail Kids scene, historically speaking, until the OS6 set, the OS5 card fronts had a couple of comic-themed characters; cards 172a NAT Nerd and 172b CLARK Can't, whom make a predominant appearance in the first IDW GPK comic installment, as well as cards 184b Upside Down DONALD and 184b HUGH Turn. The GPK comic card backs, a parody of Topps' Bazooka Joe gum comics, would have a recurring roll in the Garbage Pail Kids sets and later be known as The Garbage Gang starting within the OS9 set.


COMIC EDITIONS & CARDS

IDW website and product description: Remember mullets and teased bangs? Stonewashed denim jackets and jeans? Well, not everything about the ‘80s was lame, because that’s when the Garbage Pail Kids ruled the world! Those irreverent, satirical stickers quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon, but they never had their own comic book… until now! In the spirit of the avant-garde cartoonists and humorists who fathered these miscreants, a new generation of alternative-comics creators has lent their unique talents to bring the Garbage Pail Kids into the wacky world of comics — just in time for their 30th birthday!


$3.99 Regular Cover 'A' by Mark Pingitore w/ Characters NAT Nerd and TOMMY Gun — Newsstand and Mock-up Images
NOTE: MOCK-UP STATES #1 AND NOT ONE-SHOT: THE PUKE-TACULAR TAGLINE ADDED
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 3a NAT NERD + 3b CLARK CAN'T — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Mark Pingitore's Final and Color Rough Artwork


$3.99 Blank Variant Sketch Subscription Cover 'B' on Non-Gloss Paper
NOTE: THE IDW GPK COMIC IS A PARODY TRIBUTE FOR DETECTIVE COMICS No.27 W/ THE BATMAN COMIC COVER


$9.99 RI (Retailer Incentive) Variant Cover 'C' by Joe Simko w/ GPK Character Comic CONNER — Newsstand and Promotional Images
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 1a COMIC CONNER + 1b FAN BOYD — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Joe Simko's Final Artwork


$4.99 Deluxe Ed. Cover 'D' by Peter Bagge w/ Comic-Con RON + Brent Engstrom Bonus Card — Newsstand and Mock-up Images
NOTE: MOCK-UP STATES #1AND NOT ONE-SHOT AND SUB CVR (SUBSCRIPTION COVER): THE PUKE-TACULAR TAGLINE ADDED
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 1a COMIC-CON RON + 1b COSPLAY CARL — ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION SUBSET
NOTE: THE 'B' NAME FOR THE JUMBO CARD IS CALLED BONUS JONAS


Brent Engstrom's Final and Sketch Artwork Based Off of Peter Bagge's Cover Artwork
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 2a COMIC-CON RON + 2b COSPLAY CARL — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET
NOTE: THE 'B' NAME FOR THE JUMBO CARD IS CALLED BONUS JONAS


NOTE: "INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE TRADING CARD STICKER!" NOT PART OF THE COVER — A SEPARATE STICKER


Dec, 2014 IDW GPK Comic Deluxe Ed. Bonus Card — Topps Promo Card SP1 Comic-Con RON, Card Back Ad + Binder Mock-up Images
BACKSIDE: 2014S2 AD STATING 132 CARDS 'ON SALE NOW'; COMIC-CON RON AND BONUS JONAS CAN BE FOUND AS A 11x14 JUMBO CARD


Topps Comic Special Card SP1 with Parallel Borders — Black, 1:5 Ration — HTF Yellow, Back #/100 — Rare Red, Back #/10
NOTE: THE YELLOW BORDER PARALLELS ARE RUMORED TO NOT HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED BY TOPPS ON TIME AND INCLUDED BY IDW: NOT RELEASED/NONE LOCATED


NOTE: CARD IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 2a COMIC-CON RON + 2b COSPLAY CARL — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET
NOTE: 30TH ANNIV. BORDERS FOUND IN VARIOUS COLORS; THE 'B' NAME FOR THE JUMBO CARD IS CALLED BONUS JONAS
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RELEASE PERIOD : FEBRUARY 2015

IDW website description: In December, the Garbage Pail Kids were dragged kicking and screaming into the world of comic books. Now, those miscreants are right where you’d expect to find them… in love? That can’t be right, you say? Well, if loving GPK is wrong, we don’t want to be right. So join the Kids as they celebrate Valentine’s Day the only way they know how: the exchange of bodily fluids (and solids)!


$3.99 Regular Cover 'A' by Mark Pingitore w/ Characters Brutal BRIDGET and Brutal BRAD — Newsstand and Mock-up Images
NOTE: ARTISTS MOVED AND NOT ONE-SHOT ADDED: LOVE STINKS TAGLINE ADDED
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 5a HAIRY CARRIE + 5b BRUTAL BRIDGETTE — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Mark Pingitore's Final and Color Rough Artwork


IDW's DECEMBER 2014 'PUKE-TACULAR' GPK COMIC AD FOR 'LOVE STINKS' FOR FEBRUARY 2015


$9.99 RI (Retailer Incentive) Cover 'B' by Tom Bunk w/ GPK Character Heartless HAL —Newsstand and Mock-up Images
NOTE: INCENTIVE IMAGE MISTAKINGLY CREDITED TO JOHN POUND


$4.99 Deluxe Edition Cover 'C' by Dean Haspiel w/ and Brent Engstrom Bonus Card — Newsstand and Mock-up Images
NOTE: "INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE TRADING CARD STICKER!" NOW PART OF THE COVER -- NOT A SEPARATE STICKER
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 2a FRENCH KISS TRISH + 2b BOOTH BETH — ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION SUBSET


Brent Engstrom's Final, Concept Artwork Based Off of Dean Haspiel's Cover Artwork


Feb 2015 IDW GPK Comic Deluxe Edition Bonus Card — Topps Promo Card SP2 French Kiss TRISH + Back 2015S1 Card Back Ad
BACKSIDE: 2015 SERIES 1 AD "ON SALE MARCH 2015"; IMAGE WILL BE WITHIN THE 2015 SERIES 2 : 30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
NOTE: CARD IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 4a FRENCH KISS TRISH + 4b BOOTH BETH — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Topps Comic Special Card SP2 French Kiss TRISH with Parallel Borders — Black, 1:5 — HTF Yellow, Back #/100 — Rare Red, Back #/10
NOTE: THE NUMBERING FOR THE RARE PARALLELS CHANGED FROM A SINGLE DIGIT '#' TO '# OUT OF 100' ON BACK COMPARED TO SP1
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RELEASE PERIOD : APRIL 2015

IDW website and product description: Join the Garbage Pail Kids for a literally breathtaking foray into fantasy worlds, fairytale lands, and flatulent frontiers!


$3.99 Regular Cover 'A' by Mark Pingitore w/ Character Toady TERRY — Mock-up and Newsstand Images
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 7a TOADY TERRY + 7b CROAKIN' COLIN — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Mark Pingitore's Final and Color Rough Artwork


IDW's FEBRUARY 2015 'LOVE STINKS' GPK COMIC AD FOR 'FABLES, FANTASY AND FARTS' FOR APRIL 2015
NOTE: PARTIAL 'LOVE STINKS' CAVEMAN CLUB STROKE FROM PREVIOUS AD PRESENT


$4.99 Deluxe Ed. Cover 'B' by Shannon Wheeler w/ Fantasy FELICIA + Brent Engstrom Bonus Card — Mock-up and Newsstand Images
NOTE: NAMES FLOPPED FOR MOCK-UP EDITION + 2015S2 CARDS AS 'FELICIA FANTASY'
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 3a FELICIA FANTASY + 3b DREAM GAL VAL — ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION SUBSET


Brent Engstrom's Final, Concept and Color Artwork Based Off of Shannon Wheeler's Cover Artwork


February, 2015 IDW GPK Comic Deluxe Edition Bonus Card; Topps Promo Card SP3 FELICIA Fantasy + Back 2015S1 Card Back Ad
BACKSIDE: 2015 SERIES 1 AD "ON SALE NOW" — NOMENCLATURE FLIP-FLOPPED TO SAME FORMAT ON MOCK-UP COMIC COVER
NOTE: CARD IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 30TH ANNIV. SET (2015S2) AS CARDS 6a FELICIA FANTASY + 6b DREAM GAL VAL — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Topps Comic Special Card SP3 FELICIA Fantasy w/ Parallel Borders — Black, 1:5 — HTF Yellow, Back #/100 — Rare Red, Back #/10
NOTE: THE NUMBERING FOR THE RARE PARALLELS CHANGED FROM A SINGLE DIGIT '#' TO '# OUT OF 100' ON BACK COMPARED TO SP1


$9.99 Regular Cover 'C' by John Pound w/ Character SY Clops; Newstand Image
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RELEASE PERIOD : JUNE 2015

IDW website and product description: Join the Garbage Pail Kids for a literally breathtaking foray into the most bizarre and amazing worlds of the future!


$3.99 Regular Cover 'A' by Mark Pingitore w/ Character Alien IAN — Mock-up Images


$3.99 Regular Cover 'A' by Mark Pingitore w/ Character Alien IAN — Newsstand Image
NOTE: 'GROSS ENCOUNTERS OF THE TURD KIND' FONT STYLE CHANGED FOR THE TURD/THIRD TIME; COMPLETE ARTIST ROSTER ADDED — NOW IN WHITE PRINT
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 2016S1 SET AS CARDS 2a ALIEN IAN + 2b OUTERSPACE CHASE — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Mark Pingitore's Final and Color Rough Artwork


IDW's APRIL 2015 'FABLES, FANTASY AND FARTS' GPK COMIC AD FOR 'GROSS ENCOUNTERS' FOR JUNE 2015
NOTE: THE AD STATES THE MONTH OF APRIL, IN ERROR, INSTEAD OF THE MONTH OF JUNE


$3.99 Blank Sketch Subscription Cover 'B' on Non-Gloss Paper
NOTE: NO NAMEPLATE TO OBSTRUCT ARTWORK


$4.99 Deluxe Ed. Cover 'C' by Hilary Barta w/ General DEAN NYLE or Over KILLIAN + Brent Engstrom Bonus Card — Mock-Up Images


$4.99 Deluxe Ed. Cover 'C' by Hilary Barta w/ General DEAN NYLE or Over KILLIAN + Brent Engstrom Bonus Card — Newsstand Image
NOTE: 'GROSS ENCOUNTERS OF THE TURD KIND' FONT STYLE CHANGED FOR THE TURD/THIRD TIME; COMPLETE ARTIST ROSTER ADDED — NOW IN WHITE PRINT;
EXCLUSIVE STICKER CIRCLE MOVED TO LEFT SIDE OF THE COMIC FRONT


Brent Engstrom's Final, Pencil and Color Concept Artwork Based Off of Hilary Barta's Cover Artwork


Brent Engstrom's Original Final Artwork with NO Smoke


NOTE: BARTA'S INSPIRATION STEMS FROM THE ORIGINAL MARS ATTACKS CARD ARTWORK, WHILE ENGSTROM'S COMES FROM THE GIANT GPK ARTWORK


June, 2015 IDW GPK Comic Deluxe Edition Bonus Card — Topps Promo Card SP4 Over KILLIAN + 30th Anniv. (2015S2) Card Back Ad
NOTE: SP4 CARD NUMBER NOT LOCATED ON FRONT OF CARD AS PREVIOUS EDITIONS
NOTE: CARD IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 2016S1 SET AS CARDS 1a OVER KILLIAN + 1b BLASTED BOB — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Topps Comic Special Card SP4 Over KILLIAN with Parallel Borders — Black, 1:5 Ratio; HTF Yellow, #/100; Rare Red. #/10
NOTE: THERE IS NO NUMBERING ON THE FRONT OR BACKSIDE OF THE CARDS


$9.99 Variant Retailer Incentive Cover 'D' by John Pound w/ Character Alien IAN — Newstand Image
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RELEASE PERIOD : AUGUST 2015

IDW's website and product description: Everyone’s a critic! Join the Garbage Pail Kids as they put the spotlight on summer’s top GROSSing movies!


$3.99 Regular Cover 'A' by Mark Pingitore w/ Character ADAM Bomb — Mock-up and Newsstand Images
NOTE: COVER IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 2016S1 SET AS CARDS 4a ADAM BOMB + 4b BLASTED BILLY V — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Mark Pingitore's Final and Color Rough Artwork


IDW's JUNE 2015 'GROSS ENCOUNTERS' GPK COMIC AD FOR 'GO HOLLYWOOD' FOR AUGUST 2015
NOTE: A NAMEPLATE HAS BEEN ADDED FOR THE RELEASE MONTH
NOTE: NO NEW RELEASE MONTH AD LOCATED WITHIN COMIC; LAST PUBLISHED MONTH


$3.99 Blank Sketch Subscription Cover 'B' on Non-Gloss Paper — Newsstand Image


$4.99 Deluxe Ed. Cover 'C' by Bob Fingerman w/ Methane MAX + Brent Engstrom Bonus Card — Mock-Up and Newsstand Images


Brent Engstrom's Final, Pencil and Color Concept Artwork Based Off of Sam Kieth's Cover Artwork
NOTE: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IDW COVER CONCEPT vs BONUS CARD; NO SMILE, NO THUMBS-UP, NO JACKET SLEEVES, GREEN HAIR, NO BUTT CRACK


Aug 2015 IDW GPK Comic Deluxe Edition Bonus Card — Topps Promo Card SP5 Methane MAX + 30th Anniv. (2015S2) Card Back Ad
NOTE: SP5 CARD NUMBER NOT LOCATED ON FRONT OF CARD
NOTE: CARD IMAGE PRINTED IN THE 2016S1 SET AS CARDS 3a METHANE MAX + 3b ROAD WARREN — COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET


Topps Comic Special Card SP5 Methane MAX with Parallel Borders — Black, 1:5 Ratio; HTF Yellow, #/100; Rare Red, #/10
NOTE: THERE IS NO NUMBERING ON THE FRONT OR BACKSIDE OF THE CARDS


$9.99 Variant Incentive Cover 'D' by Sam Kieth w/ the MANNY Eater character; Newsstand Image


NOTE: KIETH'S INSPIRATION APPEARS TO COME FROM PINGITORE'S 2014S1 JAWIN' JULIE CARD, BUT NAME AFTER POUND'S OS9 CLARK SHARK CHARACTER
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RELEASE PERIOD : JUNE 2015
CANCELLED : JULY 2015

IDW advert description: Get ready to get gross! Each Garbage Pail Kids Micro Comic Fun Pack comes with 24 pages of Garbage Pail Kids comics and extras! Inside each pack you'll find a collection of GPK stories as well as classic card images and comics. Also included in each pack is one of 8 exclusive sticker cards to add to your GPK collection, collectible posters, and pop-out standees featuring classic GPK characters!


8 Exclusive Cards : 8 Collectible Posters : 8 Pop-Out Standees
NOTE: THE COMIC CONNER CHARACTER NOT LOCATED ON TEST SHEET


NOTE: THE SP1 COMIC-CON RON CARD WITH A BLUE BACKGROUND; ROUNDED EDGES


NOTE: THE EXCLUSIVE STICKER CARD CHANGED FROM ROY BOT TO COMIC-CON RON; ROUNDED EDGES

Product release information: GPK MICRO COMIC FUN PACKS (24/10) — Configuration: 24 Cello Packs per Display Box, 10 Display Boxes per Master Case — Each pack includes: 1 of 4 comics featuring a special gross-out Scratch N' Sniff cover!, 24 pages of Comic Story and bonus content!, 1 of 8 exclusive Sticker Cards featuring 'A' and 'B' versions!, 1 of 8 collectible Posters featuring 'A' and 'B' versions!, 1 of 8 pop-out Standees featuring 'A' and 'B' versions!

NOTE: UNRELEASED MICRO COMIC GPK 'STICKER CARDS' TEST PRODUCT w/ 8 DIFFERENT NOMENCLATURE
VERSUS WHAT WAS PRINTED FOR THE 2015S2 30TH ANNIVERSARY SET


NOTE: UNRELEASED MICRO COMIC GPK 'STICKER CARDS' TEST PRODUCT w/ 8 DIFFERENT NOMENCLATURE
VERSUS WHAT WAS PRINTED FOR THE 2015S2 30TH ANNIVERSARY SET


NOTE: UNRELEASED MICRO COMIC GPK 'STICKER CARDS' PUZZLE BACKS TEST PRODUCT; BASED OFF OF JOE SIMKO'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY GPK IMAGE


NOTE: UNRELEASED MICRO COMIC GPK 'STICKER CARDS' PUZZLE BACKS TEST PRODUCT: JOHN POUND'S OS5 NAT NERD CHARACTER


NOTE: UNRELEASED MICRO COMIC GPK 'FEATURED ARTIST' SKETCH CARDS

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TRADE PAPERBACK : JANUARY LISTING : FEBRUARY 24, 2016 RELEASE

IDW website and product description: Remember mullets and teased bangs? Stonewashed denim jackets and jeans? Well, not everything about the '80s was lame, because that's when the Garbage Pail Kids ruled the world! Those irreverent, satirical stickers quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon, but they never had their own comic book... until now! In the spirit of the avant-garde cartoonists and humorists who fathered these miscreants, a new generation of alternative-comics creators has lent their unique talents to bring the Garbage Pail Kids into the wacky world of comics. Collects all five one-shots.


IDW WEBSITE : POST RELEASE AD : LATE 2015


$19.99 Cover by Mark Pingitore w/ Characters NAT Nerd and TOMMY Gun — Mock-up Image
NOTE: SAME COVER AS COMIC #1: GPK BANNER IS CENTERED


$19.99 Cover by Mark Pingitore w/ Characters NAT Nerd and TOMMY Gun — Newsstand Image
NOTE: GPK BANNER ENLARGED AND CENTERED: 'COMIC-BOOK PUKE-TACULAR' ADDED: ALT COVER IMAGES IN BACK OF BOOK; NO DELUXE BONUS CARD IMAGES


The 'Mars Attacks Occupation' Kickstarter GPK and WP 'ADD-ON' Ad
The campaign ran from 05/05/2015 - 06/01/2015 — To be printed and released by December of 2015

Kickstarter: In addition to the reward levels, you can also purchase optional add-on items to build and customize your pledge! To do so, total up the prices of your desired items in the images below and ADD THAT TO YOUR PLEDGE AMOUNT. When the campaign ends, we’ll send you a survey to fill out to tell us which add-on items you wanted and in what quantities. Outside of the add-ons that are labeled as "Limited" you may purchase as many of these items as you like.

Due to printing issues, the promo card was released in April of 2016
Artist Joe Simko's promo card artwork, with John Pound's OS4 Alien IAN character;
a parody based off of the original Mars Attacks card by Norm Saunders


The Mars Attacks GPK promo card back shows a comic excerpt from the Gross Encounters comic
and the 'Comic-Book Puke-tacular' collatred graphic novel
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UNPUBLISHED "ZOMBURGERS!" COMIC


'CLICK' PIC TO VIEW COMIC : TOP OF PAGE

Brent Engstrom had two such unreleased works from the IDW comic book days, in a black and white concept stage only; he has graciously allowed me to showcase his unpublished GPK comic artwork and story and have 'Mad MIKE' Boyajian process the coloring. The second of the two comics, showcased first, includes GPK all-stars OS7 Grilled GIL, ANS7 Ghost TORY, OS1 Dead TED, 2014S1 WAYNE N Moon and a human character that is reminiscent of Mel from Mel's Diner (on 'Alice'). The first comic co-stars OS5 NAT Nerd, OS2 JANET Planet and an anonymous human.

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UNPUBLISHED "PILE O' COMICS" STRIP


'CLICK' PIC TO VIEW COMIC : BOTTOM OF PAGE

Artists that were signed on to create comic artwork for IDW's at-the-time forthcoming GPK comic book, surrounding the 30th anniversary hype, were instructed to submit their stories. No clear instruction was given and IDW eventually went with a very thematic compilation format — so, many initial submissions did not make it into the comic book releases. IDW's approach was also very heavy on underground artists and their interpretive ideas, thus leaving out the core group of actual GPK artists from most of the project. If one were to compile the published works from Simko, Engstrom and Zapata into one comic, with Pingitore's covers and Engstrom's bonus cards, it would be a very strong comic... unfortuantely, the guest spots outweighed the GPK heavy hitters.

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UNPUBLISHED 'VERTIGOO' COMIC SAMPLES


The 'Vertigoo' story is based around a few of the major Garbage Pail Kids characters Messy Tessie, Anna Banana,
and Nasty Nick along with a few cameos with other GPK character canon.

THE STORY: begins with Messy Tessie visiting her psychiatrist on a rainy day. Dr. Sigmund Fraud is trying to help her cure her fear of heights, but she would rather be at the mall with her best friend Anna Banana. As she sits in the waiting room with Wacky Jackie she notices a drenched bat clinging to the window. She rescues the bat (Nicholas) and agrees to take him back to his house on the outskirts of town (monster mansion). Nicholas gives her a tour of the mansion which includes helping her with her vertigo by taking her to the high bell tower. In exchange she promises to help him with his fear of the dark. In the meantime, back at Dr. Fraud's office, Anna Banana shows up to meet Messy Tessie and finds out from Wacky Jackie the she left with Nicholas. Realizing that she has been fooled by Nicholas (the vampire Nasty Nick in bat form) she rushes off to the monster mansion to save her friend. Back at the mansion, Nicholas convinces Messy Tessie to keep him company until dark in the bell tower. As the sun sets he transforms into the bloodsucking vampire Nasty Nick. Her friend Anna Banana arrives just in time to monkey her way up to the tower and throw garlic powder on Nasty Nick. He brushes it off and explains that only “fresh” garlic affects vampires, but Messy Tessie happens to be allergic to it and sneezes a giant wad of snot which fuses Nasty Nick to the tower bell. Then the girlfriends walk off into the sunset. The End. — Steve Potter

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COMIC BOOK & STICKERS

GPK #1 : THE WORST OF 2016
RELEASE PERIOD : JANUARY ONLINE LISTING : 1/13/17 - 1/20/17
PRINT RUN QTY - 265 COPIES

Topps Website: GPK is ringing in the New Year by highlighting the worst of 2016! Follow classic GPKs “2016 Father Time” Grim JIM and “2017 Baby New Year” Nervous REX as they take a look back at the worst that 2016 had to offer!

Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7”x10.25” - fully-painted cover - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 1a Grim JIM and 1b Nervous REX


#1 Cover by Joe Simko w/ Cards Grim JIM and Nervous REX
Story by Pat Barrett — Pencils, Inks, Coloring and Lettering by Brent Engstrom
MOCK-UP IMAGE : COMIC AND 2 STICKER CARDS FOR $19.99 + S&H


SAMPLE PAGE WITH PENCILS, INKS, COLORING + LETTERING BY BRENT ENGSTROM


SAMPLE TEST PAGE WITH TOPPS NON-HAND LETTERING FONT


PENCILS + INKS SAMPLE PAGE BY BRENT ENGSTROM WHO REQUESTED HAND LETTERING


NOTE: ONLINE BANNER


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GPK #2 : 2017 PRESIDENTIAL INAUG-HURL CEREMONY OF DONALD DUMP
RELEASE PERIOD : JANUARY ONLINE LISTING : 1/20/17 - 1/27/17
PRINT RUN QTY - 455 COPIES

Topps Website: GPK presents the guide to the 2017 Presidential Inauguration of Donald Dump. Inside the commemorative pamphlet-style cover, GNN correspondent ADAM Bomb takes you through the entire ground-breaking ceremony!

Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7”x10.25” - fully-painted cover - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 2a DONALD Dump and 2b Tossed Cookies TRUMP


#2 Cover by Brent Engstrom w/ Cards DONALD Dump and Tossed Cookies TRUMP
Story, Pencils, Inks, Coloring and Lettering by Pat Barrett
MOCK-UP IMAGE : COMIC AND 2 STICKER CARDS FOR $19.99 + S&H


SAMPLE PAGE W/ STORY, PENCILS, INKS, COLORING + LETTERING BY PAT BARRETT


SAMPLE PANEL W/ PENCILS, INKS, COLORING + LETTERING BY PAT BARRETT (SOCIAL MEDIA)


CONCEPT SKETCH AND FINAL ARTWORK FOR COMIC COVER AND CHARACTER CARDS BY BRENT ENGSTROM


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GPK #3 : THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE APOCALYPSE
RELEASE PERIOD : FEBRUARY ONLINE LISTING : 2/21/17 - 2/28/17
PRINT RUN QTY - 291 COPIES

Topps Website: GPK presents the guide to surviving the impending apocalypse. Inside the guide book-style cover, scientist Brainy Janey takes you through all of the possible 2017 doomsday scenarios!

Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7”x10.25” - fully-painted cover - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 3a Detonation DONALD and 3b Terminus TRUMP



#3 Cover by Brent Engstrom w/ Cards Detonation DONALD and Terminus TRUMP
Story by Pat Barrett and Pencils, Inks, Coloring and Lettering by Joe Simko
MOCK-UP IMAGE : COMIC AND 2 STICKER CARDS FOR $19.99 + S&H


SAMPLE PAGE W/ STORY BY PAT BARRET AND PENCILS, INKS, COLORING + LETTERING BY JOE SIMKO


CONCEPT SKETCH AND FINAL ARTWORK FOR COMIC COVER AND CHARACTER CARDS BY BRENT ENGSTROM


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GPK #4 : WHAT IZ? GARBAGE PAIL KIDS ALTERNATE ENDINGS
RELEASE PERIOD : MARCH ONLINE LISTING : 3/7/17 - 3/14/17
PRINT RUN QTY - ? COPIES

Topps Website: GPK and Weird Wendy present alternate endings to the world’s most important scenarios! Featuring six one-page comics exploring what would happen if “La La Land Really Had Won the Not-scar,” “Hacked Hillary Won the Election,” “Batty Bruce Lost His Fortune in the Crash of ‘07” and more! Written by Pat Barrett with art by Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, Fred Wheaton & Barrett!

Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7”x10.25” - fully-painted cover - 8-page comic - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 4a AL-cademy Comedy and 4b OSCAR La Vista


#4 Cover by Joe Simko w/ Cards AL-cademy Comedy and OSCAR La Vista
Story by Pat Barrett and Pencils, Inks, Coloring and Lettering by Brent Engstrom, Simko, Fred Wheaton and Barrett
MOCK-UP IMAGE : COMIC AND 2 STICKER CARDS FOR $19.99 + S&H


SAMPLE PAGE W/ STORY BY PAT BARRET AND PENCILS, INKS, COLORING + LETTERING BY BRENT ENGSTROM


SAMPLE PAGE W/ STORY BY PAT BARRET AND PENCILS, INKS, COLORING + LETTERING BY JOE SIMKO


SAMPLE PAGE W/ STORY BY PAT BARRET AND PENCILS, INKS, COLORING + LETTERING BY BRENT ENGSTROM (UNCOLORED + COLORED)
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