Garbage Pail Kids News
GPK Nation is gearing up for more launches this week. A brand new Dead Ted patch is set to get things started. The patch will launch on Tuesday, 1/5 at 1:00 PM EST on their website. Then coming on Friday, 1/8 at 1:00 PM EST will be the Bony Joanie Rose Gold plated playing card coin. The coin will be limited to only 20 copies. GPK Nation is sure to have other surprises this week as well.
GPK Nation co-founder Louis Gregory is running a special auction to support charity. Up for auction is a rare 24k gold plated playing card coin set. According to the auction, there were only 4 gold plated sets made, and all were given as gifts. Gregory is auctioning his personal set with a starting bid of $1000. 100% of the proceeds of the auction will go to SIDES, a charity focused on helping families with a child that has Ewing’s Sarcoma. Collectors can place their bid on the auction post on the GPK Nation Facebook page.
After taking a small break for Christmas, GPK Nation will be back on its regular launch schedule this week. He company has many new projects in the pipeline for 2021, with the first launching this week. First up will be a new coaster. The Double Heather coaster is set to launch Tuesday, 12/29 at 1:00 PM EST. The coaster joins Nick and the 35th logo in their coaster set.
Now that the artist collaboration series is over, a new coin is set to launch. The coin, designed by Topps, features the artwork for Live Mike. The coin also glows in the dark. It will be limited to 100 copies. The coin will go up for sale this Friday, 1/1, at 1:00 PM EST. The coin will get 2021 going, in what is sure to be another year full of GPK Nation surprises.
The second Joe Simko piece as part of the artist collaboration with GPK Nation is set to go on sale this week. Simko’s take on Adam Bomb will launch tomorrow, Tuesday 12/22 at 1:00 PM EST. Since Christmas is on Friday, for the first time, GPK Nation will launch the pin and coins the same day. The Adam Bomb pin will be limited to 200 copies. Additionally, there will be two coins offered, Adam Bomb and Blaster Billy, also limited to 200 copies each.
GPK Nation has another full week of launches planned. Joe Simko is the next artist as part of their artist collaboration. Coming tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/15 at 1:00 PM EST will be the Roy Bot pin, featuring Simko’s artwork. Like previous pins, it will be limited to 200 copies. Then coming this Friday, 12/18 at 1:00 PM EST time, will be two new coins. The Hot Head Harvey and Roy Bot coins will also be limited to 200 copies.
GPK Nation also has an Adam Bomb Christmas ornament set to go on sale durimg Tuesday’s 1:00 PM EST launch. The ornament will be limited to 200 copies. It’s sure to be a busy week at GPKNation.
This week marks the second piece from Brent Engstrom in the artist collaboration with GPKNation.com. Set to launch Tuesday 12/8 at 1:00 PM EST will be the Nasty Nick pin. Like previous pins it is limited to 200 copies. Then on Friday 12/11 at 1:00 PM EST there will be two coins launching, one for Nasty Nick and one for Evil Eddie. The coins are also limited to 200 copies.
GPKNation also launched the Glow in the Dark Garbage Pail Kids Patch this week. The patches also come with a blue hat to attach them to. There are sure to be more surprises from the company this week.
The artist collaboration between GPK artists and GPKNation is set to continue this week. Next up is the first piece from Brent Engstrom. Tomorrow, Tues. 12/1 at 1:00 PM EST, the Tee-Vee Stevie pin will launch. The pin will be limited to 200 copies made. Also launching tomorrow will be the Adam Bomb Patch. The patch uses the same artwork previously released as a pin.
This Friday, 12/4 at 1:00 PM EST, will see the release of two challenge coins also featuring the Engstrom art. One coin for Tee-Vee Stevie and another for Geeky Gary. Both coins will also be limited to 200 copies. There are sure to be more surprises and door prizes to be award during this week’s launches.
GPKNation is set to continue their artist series this week. GPK artist Neil Camera will have his artwork released on a second pin/coin combo, as Fryin Ryan takes his turn in the spotlight. This Tuesday, 11/24 at 1:00 EST, the Fryin Ryan pin will launch. Like previous pins, the Ryan will be limited to 200 copies. Then on Friday 11/27 at 1:00 EST there will be two coins using the same artwork. There will be a Fryin Ryan and Charred Chad coin launching separately. Each coin will also be limited to 200 copies.
That’s not all, the colored wallet series that was first launched last week will continue. Next up during Tuesday’s launch will be the blue Adam Bomb emblem wallet will be limited to 20 copies like the previous wallets. There are sure to be other surprises this week in store for collectors as the holiday season kicks into full gear!
GPKNation has another week packed full of Garbage Pail Kids launches planned. This Tuesday, 11/9 at 1:00 EST, will see the second pin from GPK artist David Gross launch. Eerie Eric/Berserk Kirk artwork has been redone and will first be offered as pin. There will be 200 copies of the pin available. Then on Friday, 11/13 at 1:00 EST, there will be two different coins, one for Eric and one for Kirk. There will also be 200 of each coin available to purchase. Just like with last week’s release, there are no parallels planned for this coin.
Also, Tuesday will see the release of the Yellow Adam Bomb Ornament Keychain. There will be 100 of the Yellow keychains available for purchase. Finally, Tuesday will also have the 3rd installment of the GPK Gold Bar. These 24k Gold Plated bars have been quick sellers. This will be the 3rd batch of 25 to be released out of a total of 100 made. You also never know what other surprises GPKNation will have in order this week.
GPKNation has a slew of launches planned for this week. The highlight is their collaboration with long time GPK artist David Gross. This will be the first in a series of artist collaborations with official Topps artists. “It was great working with David Gross, together we created this coin using artwork specifically made for these coins,” explained Louis Gregory, CEO of GPK Nation.
This Tuesday, 11/3, at 1:00 EST will be the first pin using the Weird Wendy/Haggy Maggie artwork done by David Gross. The pin will be limited to 200 copies. Then on Friday, 11/6, at 1:00 EST the corresponding coins will launch. There will be two coins, one Weird Wendy, and one Haggy Maggie. The coins will also be limited to 200 copies of each. These will be the only versions of the coins released, no parallel versions are planned.
That’s not all, also Tuesday’s release will see the debut of the Messy Tessie Christmas Ornament. The ornament is limited to 300 copies. Finally, the White Adam Bomb Ornament Keychain will also be available on Tuesday. The emblem will be limited to 50 copies. There will be plenty of door prizes available this week for purchasers. Be sure to enter your order number on the GPKNation Facebook Page.
