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KEEPING IT OLD SCHOOL; OFF-THE-GRID SITE UPDATES DATA UPDATED : DECEMBER 01, 2023 GET A GRIP GOLF DISCS, DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TTT #5, HOMAGE APPAREL, LICENSE 2 PLAY GPK DELUXE PLUSH, FLIX CANDY, PREMIUM DNA GPK CLASSIC FIGS + GREENLIGHT GPK SERIES 6 INFO : 2023 LICENSE PAGE NYCC, FALL PHILLY, & FANATICS EVENT INFORMATION : ADDED TO CONS & FESTS PAGE GPK CHROME OS6 PAGE POSTED GPK ORIGINAL SERIES 9 REVERSE CARD (& ART GALLERY) PAGE : ADDED TO THE OS9 PAGE DYNAMITE ENT. GPK GRAPHIC NOVELS + TRADING CARDS CAMPAIGN : EXCLUSIVE DIRECT PRE-ORDER * TRADING CARDS : OUT NOW GPK 'OH, THE HORROR-IBLE' ONLINE EXPANSION SET : WEEK 6 : NOV 22NOV 30 2023S2 HOBBY RELEASE : GPK INTERGOOLACTIC MAYHEM BOXES : NOV 22, 2023 GPK OS6 CHROME : HOBBY & BLASTER BOXES : FANATICS & BACKSTAGE & LIDS SITES : SEPT-OCT 2023 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS OS6 CHROME : TARGET BLASTER BOX : OUT OF STOCK : AUG 30, 2023 GPK X ERMSY (ENT. BLEND 1 PACK OR 5 PACK) ONLINE SET : JULY 27, 2023 GPK X VIEW ASKEW (KEVIN SMITH) SDCC + ONLINE SET : JULY 19, 2023 TRADING CARDS : PENDING 2023S2 HOBBY RELEASE : GPK INTERGOOLACTIC MAYHEM HOBBY & RETAIL : NOV 22, 2023 GPK 2023 WAS THE WORST ONLINE SET : DEC 2023 2024 RELEASE : GPK KIDS AT PLAY HOBBY & RETAIL : JAN 2024 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS OS7 CHROME : 3Q 2024 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SAPPHIRE EDITION OS6? CHROME : UNK 2024 * CONVENTION & EXCLUSIVE ITEMS : SALE LINKS ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD SDCC GPK 2023 ENAMEL PINS : PREVIOUS SDCC PINS AVAILABLE ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD SDCC GPK 2023 SNOT DIEGO POSTERS : DROPPED ON 07/28/2023 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 GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS VEGAS PRODUCT : PLASTIC CUPS & LOGO HOODIE JUST FUNKY/TOYNK HYDRO74 PLAYING CARDS + ADAM BOMB SDCC STICKER JUST FUNKY/TOYNK HYDRO74 PLAYING CARDS + HOT SCOTT SDCC STICKER TASTE BUDS SERIES 1 BREWERY BOXES FOR $19.99 AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: BOTTLE LOGIC, FIRESTONE BEER, FOAM BREWERS, KEEPING TOGETHER UPCOMING SHOW DATES GROSS CARD CON (LAS VEGAS) : MAR 16 & 17, 2024 PHILLY NON-SPORT CARD SPRING SHOW #80 (PA) : MAY 18 & 19, 2024 SAN DIEGO COMIC CON, JUL 2528, 2024 NEW YORK COMIC CON, OCT 1720, 2024 PHILLY NON-SPORT CARD FALL SHOW #81 (PA) : OCT 2024 * 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 : OUT NOW GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK DISCRAFT BUZZZ GOLF DISCS : DEC 01, 2023 GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK DEADWOODZ WOODCUT FIGS + CARDS : OCT 2023 HOMAGE GPK T-SHIRTS (+ GEEKI TIKIS) AT HOMAGE + FANATICS & BACKSTAGE & LIDS SITES : OCT 2023 INSIGHT EDITIONS GPK POP-UP BOOK : OCT 17, 2023 FLIX CANDY GPK POP UPS (3 FIGS) : OCT 2023 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TRASHIN' THROUGH TIME COMICS #1 (13+ COVERS) : OCT 11, 2023 ABRAMS GPK 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR : OCT 10, 2023 ABRAMS GPK 2024 WALL CALENDAR : OCT 10, 2023 GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK ARTIST SIGNATURE SERIES : HORROR : SEP 29, 2023 [SOLD OUT] EPIC INK BOOKS OFFICIAL GPK COLORING BOOK (SIMKO) : SEP 02, 2023 [CANCELLED] GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS OS1 PACK & MIKE AIR NEON SIGNS: AUG 2023 GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS ADAM BOMB DISCRAFT BUZZZ : JULY 2023 [SOLD OUT] SUPER IMPULSE WORLD'S SMALLEST GPK PACK MICRO CARDS COLLECTION : ? 2023 GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK 'PEEL HERE' NEON SIGN : MAY 2023 IAM8BIT/RETROTAINMENT GPK THE GAME : APR 2023 GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK ADAM BOMB NUCLEAR NEON SIGN : MAR 2023 SUPER IMPULSE + HASBRO POP-TATERS GPK KEYCHAIN : MAR 2023 LICENSE 2 PLAY PHLUSHERS PLUSH FIGURES (6 DIF'T) : MAR '23 / PRE-ORDER NOV 2023 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 CHALK*LINE GPK APPARAL : SHORTS 55% OFF TONYK + JUST FUNKY & THE OP BUY-3-GET-1-FREE GPK ITEMS SUPER IMPULSE MICRO BLIND BOX FIGURES : 20% OFF HOT TOPIC GPK LICENSED PRODUCT : PENDING DYNAMITE ENT. MADBALLS VS. GPK (#1-#4) TP COMIC + HC GRAPHIC NOVEL (4 COVERS) : OCTNOV 2023 MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 2 : OCT 2023 DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT GPK: ORIGINS TP + HC COMICS (4 COVERS) : DEC 2023FEB, 2024 GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK VEHICLES SERIES 5 : (PRE-ORDER) NOVDEC 2023 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK GRAPHIC NOVELS + TRADING CARDS CAMPAIGN : (PRE-ORDER) NOV 2023 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TRASHIN' THROUGH TIME COMICS #2 (11+ COVERS) : NOV 2023 MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 3 : ? 2023 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TRASHIN' THROUGH TIME COMICS #3 (11+ COVERS) : DEC 2023 LICENSE 2 PLAY DELUXE PHLUSHERS PLUSH FIGURES (4 DIF'T: ADAM, RYAN, JIM, KIT) : DEC 2023 / PREORDER PREMIUM DNA TOYS : MADBALLS VS GPK COLLECTION WAVE 1 : PRE-ORDER EST. 4Q 2023 PHOLYPHONY ADAM BOMB 15" VINYL FIGURE : ? 2023 PHOLYPHONY GPK CHARACTER #2 15" VINYL FIGURE : ? 2023 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TRASHIN' THROUGH TIME COMICS #4 (11+ COVERS) : JAN 2024 DYNAMITE ENT. GPK TRASHIN' THROUGH TIME COMICS #5 (11+ COVERS) : FEB 2024 GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK VEHICLES SERIES 6 : (PRE-ORDER) FEBMAR 2024 DYNAMITE ENT. MADBALLS VS. GPK: SLIME AGAIN (#1-#4) TP + HC COLLATED COMICS : PRE-ORDERS : APR 2024 PREMIUM DNA TOYS : GPK CLASSICS COLLECTION WAVE 1 (A-NAME + B-NAME) : PRE-ORDER EST. 2Q 2024 MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 4 : ? 2024 PREMIUM DNA TOYS : MADBALLS VS GPK TWISTED DNA COLLECTION WAVE 1 : UNK 2024 LICENSE 2 PLAY GPK SQUEEZERS FIGURES (4 DIF'T) : ON HOLD : UNK 2024 DANNY MCBRIDE/ROUGH HOUSE PICTURES/HBO/TORNANTE 'GPK' CARTOON : PRE-PRODUCTION : 202? |
GPK VS MADBALLS HEAVYWEIGHTS TP | GPK VS MADBALLS HEAVYWEIGHTS HC | GPK ORIGINS TRADE PAPERBACK | GPK ORIGINS TRADE HARDCOVER | GPK VS MADBALLS SLIME AGAIN TP | GPK VS MADBALLS SLIME AGAIN HC |
TOYNK TOYS GPK MOOD LIGHT | MONOGRAM FIGURAL BANK | SUPER IMPULSE GPK POPTATER | INSIGHT EDITIONS GPK POP-UP BOOK | ABRAMS GPK '24 CALENDAR | ABRAMS GPK WALL CALENDAR |
HYBRIS APPAREL GPK HOODIE | HYBRIS APPAREL GPK SHIRT | HYBRIS APPAREL GPK SHIRT | HYBRIS APPAREL SNAPBACK HAT | HYBRIS APPAREL BEANIE HAT | HYBRIS APPAREL SNAPBACK CAP |
USAOPOLY OS PUZZLE | USAOPOLY CON PUZZLE | USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 1 | USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 2 | USAOPOLY PUZZLE - X-MAS | USAOPOLY CARD SLEEVES |
USAOPOLY MONOPOLY | USAOPOLY RUBIK'S CUBE |
FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER | FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER | FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER |
FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER |
JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW | JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW | JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW | JUST FUNKY ENAMEL PIN |
GEEKI TIKIS S2 - NO CARDS | TRENDS INT'L SHEETS + FLIP |
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 1 |
ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - MPS | ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - CD3 | FRENCH GPK BOOK 1 | SPANISH GPK BOOK 1 | 30 YRS OF GPK DOC DVD |
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 2 |
ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - MP3 | ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - CD3 | FRENCH GPK BOOK 2 | SPANISH GPK BOOK 2 | GPK CARTOON DVD |
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 3 | ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - MP3 | ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - CD3 | FRENCH GPK BOOK 3 | SPANISH GPK BOOK 3 | GPK MOVIE DVD / BD |
ABRAMS GPK BOOKS 1-3 BOX SET | ABRAMS GPK '23 CALENDAR | ABRAMS GPK COOKBOOK | ABRAMS GPK OS1-OS5 BOOK | NON-SPORT ALMANAC | INSIGHT ED. TAROT DECK |
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. | ||
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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-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 set checklist and regular 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 due.
Beginning in the early 2000s, I began to research in earnest and to compile the
all-inclusive lists, my starting point being a 1989 BLAB! anthology publication,
and then pestering the artists directly. Mark Newgarden and Jay Lynch were instrumental
in gaining knowledge on some of the lessor known artists & contributors and
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 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 years... still slowly plugging away... thanks for reading these 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 | |
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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