The 2018 GPKNews.com Best of GPK Awards, Vote Now and Win!!!

2018 marks the 2nd year of the Best of GPK awards. This year saw two well received US retail sets, the first two foreign GPK sets in years, a smattering of online sets, and a whole lot of new licensed merchandise. So what were your favorite things GPK in 2018? It’s your turn to help choose the Reader’s Choice awards!

Not only will you be helping to choose the winners, but you can win as well! Everyone who fully completes a ballot will be randomly entered into a drawing for a sealed box of 2018 UK Garbage Gang! Click on the link below to visit GPKNews.com’s Facebook Page, and cast your ballot now!

https://poll.app.do/2018-gpknews-com-best-of-gpks

Read on for an explanation about how the categories and nominees were chosen, along with the fine print of voting.

Here are the categories to be voted on this year:

  • 2018 Retail Set of the Year – Four nominations this year, did you prefer one of the regular retail US sets or one of the European reprint sets?
  • 2018 Online Set of the Year – Less sets than 2017, but still a number to pick from. Only sets released in 2018 are eligible.
  • 2018 Licensee of the Year – 2018 was another great year for GPK merchandise. Which company did it best this year?
  • 2018 GPK Rookie Sketch Artist of the Year – To be eligible an artists first official Topps GPK sketch cards have had to appear in a set in 2018. Three sets contained sketch cards, We Hate the 80’s, Oh the Horror-ible, and GPK Memes. A “rookie” might be someone new to Topps or a longtime Topps artist doing their first GPK cards. Less rookies in 2018 than in years past. All nine eligible appear on the ballot.
  • 2018 GPK Sketch Artist of the Year – To be eligible an artist must have had official Topps GPK sketch cards appear in a set in 2018. Three sets contained sketch cards, We Hate the 80’s, Oh the Horror-ible, and GPK Memes. Sketch rookies are eligible in this category. Once again there were nearly 70 sketch artists that did sketches in 2018! Don’t see your favorite on the list? Feel free to choose the write-in option and vote for them!
  • 2018 GPK Artist of the Year – To be eligible an artist must have painted an official Topps GPK final published card in 2018. Retail and Online sets are eligible. Don’t see your favorite on the list? Feel free to choose the write-in option and vote for them!
  • 2018 GPK Card of the Year – All GPKs published in 2018 are eligible. Retail and Online cards are eligible. For nomination purposes if a/b versions are available, only the “a” card is listed. There are hundreds to pick from! Don’t see your favorite on the list? Feel free to choose the write-in option and vote for them!

Categories and nominees were chosen by the Editor of GPKNews.com. Categories such as best artist, sketch artist, rookie sketch artist, and best card also contain a write-in option. Write-in votes will only be counted for a valid artist/card. Voting will be live from Friday 12/14 through Friday 12/21 @ 8:00 PM. Voting will only be done through Facebook. Participants can only vote once. Vote totals or individual votes cast will not be made public. Winners will be revealed in a future article that will appear on GPKNews.com right around the 1st of January.

Contest Rules: Only one vote per person allowed. Only a fully completed ballot will count as an entry. Contest is open at the same time period as voting for the awards. Winner will be randomly chosen from all eligible entries.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2017 GPK Rock and Roll Hall of Lame Set

After three weeks of sales, did music fans show up for this year’s Rock and Roll HOF set? Today Topps revealed the print run for 2017 Garbage Pail Kids Rock and Roll Hall of Lame set. This 17 cards online exclusive set was a mix of GPK and Wacky Packages. The set was based off of this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. This set marked the first time a a/b/c online version of a GPK card was offered. After three weeks sales of the set was in the low 200’s for all the cards. Sales for this set did much better than the previous awards set, the Not-Scars. The Wacky Packages cards led the way in sales, with their GPK counterparts not far behind. Here is how the final sales numbers ended up.

  • 1A: New Wave Dave/1B: Band Leader Letterman – 209
  • 2A: No-Show Neil/2B: Yawning Young – 203
  • 3A: Drum Circle Dave/3B: Irate Irons/3C: Mad Matt – 217
  • 4A: Jeffrey B. Goode/4B: Electric Light Lynne – 202
  • 5A: Bone to Pick Joan/5B: Bashing Baez – 201
  • 6A: Raunchy Rick/6B: Wild Wakeman – 215
  • 7: Secrets – 212
  • 8: 2 Pack of Hip Hop Pop – 220
  • 9: Snoop-Doggy Snacks – 220
  • 10: Yessss Never-Ending Gum – 228

Topps Launches 2017 GPK Rock & Roll Hall of Lame Online Set

In keeping with the awards tradition, Topps starts off the week with a set based on this past weekend’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. Today Topps launched 2017 Garbage Pail Kids Rock & Roll Hall of Lame set. The set consists of 17 total cards with both GPK and Wacky Packages. There are six new GPK paintings, five available in a/b pairs, and one card available as a a/b/c triple name. Rounding out the set is four individual Wacky Packages cards. The individual Wackys and the five GPK a/b pairs can be purchased for $9.99, while the GPK triple name card is available for $14.99. The entire 17 card set is available for $44.99. Free shipping is available via the SmartPost option. The cards will be available on topps.com for 22 days. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of the new cards.

  • 1A: New Wave Dave
  • 1B: Band Leader Letterman
  • 2A: No-Show Neil
  • 2B: Yawning Young
  • 3A: Drum Circle Dave
  • 3B: Irate Irons
  • 3C: Mad Matt
  • 4A: Jeffrey B. Goode
  • 4B: Electric Light Lynne
  • 5A: Bone to Pick Joan
  • 5B: Bashing Baez
  • 6A: Raunchy Rick
  • 6B: Wild Wakeman
  • 7: Secrets
  • 8: 2 Pack of Hip Hop Pop
  • 9: Snoop-Doggy Snacks
  • 10: Yessss Never-Ending Gum

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2017 GPK The Not-Scars

After an much publicized and controversial ending to the Oscars, would that help out sales of the GPK Not-Scars set? Topps has revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids 2017 The Not-Scars set. This 18 card set featured eight GPK, (offered in a/b sets), and two Wacky Packages cards. The set was on sale for seven days following the end of the Oscars. Collectors were not willing to give any awards to this years set. The GPK cards all sold right around what the recent political GPK cards have been going for, in the 140-150 range. The Wackys meanwhile saw a sharp decrease compared to other sets, with both cards unable to break the 180 mark in sales. Historically entertainment sets have been tough sellers for Topps, and this set ended up being one of the lowest sales wise. Here are how the final print run numbers came in as revealed on topps.com.

1A: Warren Batty/1B: Baiting Beatty – 154
2A: Rhytmic Ryan/2B: Ensemble Emma – 144
3A: Losing Lin/3B: Missed Out Manuel – 154
4A: Hurting Harley/4B: Cracked Quinn – 148
5A: Eaten Eddie/5B: Ravaged Redmayne – 144
6A: Amy Arrived/6B: Alien Adams – 144
7A: Monster Michael/7B: Swipin’ Shannon – 144
8A: Viggo Mortified/8B: Misappropriatin’ Mortensen – 144
9: Oscar Mired Wieners (and Losers) – 177
10: Harlequin Pudding – 170

Topps Launches 2017 GPK The Not-Scars Online Set

After the finish to the Oscars last night, you knew Topps would take advantage. For the second year in a row Topps has released an online exclusive set based on the Oscars. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids The Not-Scars 2017. Of course card #1 in the set focuses on the crazy ending. The set contains eight different GPKs offered in two card a/b name sets. There are also two Wacky Packages stickers. One note it appears after first launching in early 2016, Topps has finally dropped the American as Apple Pie naming convention for the online sets. Each two card a/b set or Wacky card can be purchased for $9.99 each, or the entire 18 card set can be purchased for $49.99. Free shipping is being offered via the SmartPost option. The set will be for sale on topps.com for 7 days. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist, along with pictures of the cards.

  • 1A: Warren Batty
  • 1B: Baiting Beatty
  • 2A: Rhytmic Ryan
  • 2B: Ensemble Emma
  • 3A: Losing Lin
  • 3B: Missed Out Manuel
  • 4A: Hurting Harley
  • 4B: Cracked Quinn
  • 5A: Eaten Eddie
  • 5B: Ravaged Redmayne
  • 6A: Amy Arrived
  • 6B: Alien Adams
  • 7A: Monster Michael
  • 7B: Swipin’ Shannon
  • 8A: Viggo Mortified
  • 8B: Misappropriatin’ Mortensen
  • 9: Oscar Mired Wieners (and Losers)
  • 10: Harlequin Pudding