According to an article today at the website toynews, Just Funky will be producing Garbage Pail Kids merchandise. According to the article beginning in 2020 they will be producing a wide variety of home goods and novelty products from partnering retailers across North America. Just Funky is a wholesale manufacture that makes home goods for a variety of licenses. Their items are sold in various chain retailers around the country. Just what kind of products can we expect? A search online shows they created a lot of drinking cups and mugs for companies. However, no mention of specific products are made in the article, just to expect products to debut in 2020. The GPK brand keeps expanding its reach. Thanks to Geepeekay for first finding the article.
Month: October 2019
NYCC Garbage Pail Kids Promo Card Surfaces
According to Topps Blog this card wasn’t suppose to be handed out until Saturday. However, collectors attend today’s New York Comic con are getting them today. The card features a screenshot from the fantastic stop motion animated GPK shot from Jam Roll Studios. The back of the card is numbered NYCC2019 and has a QR code for people that send them to Topps GPK Facebook page to watch the video. I imagine Topps will continue to hand these out until they are gone. Pick them up while you can at Topps’ booth.
Details on NYCC Garbage Pail Kids X NYC Takeover Set
The New York Comic Con opened today and now more details are available on the Garbage Pail Kids X NYC Takeover set being sold at the Topps booth. The set is being sold just like the recent On Demand sets. Each set at the con is sold as a 20 card set. There are 10 cards in a/b versions. The set also comes with a con exclusive bonus card. In addition each set comes with 3 green parallels, 2 pink parallels, and 1 C named card. The sets also come with a 1:2 chance at a sketch card. Sets can be purchased at NYCC for $40. No information is available yet if the sets will be sold online after the show.
Topps is also has many GPK items on display at their booth, including the GeekiTikis and all four lunchboxes that will be available in the next retail set 2020S1 GPK Late to School. Thanks to Collector Ke We for the pictures!
Topps to Sell GPK Takes Over NYC Set at NYCC
With this years New York Comic Con just a couple of days away, Topps has been quiet about what they will have in store at the show. Today via his Facebook page, Garbage Pail Kids artist Joe Simko showed two cards that will be part of the GPK Takes Over NYC set. Joe Simko painted 11 new pieces for the set. There will be an “A” names set, a “B” names set, and a “C” names set featuring New York themed names. The cost for the set is currently unknown. Topps has also announced the set on their blog. They mention the purchase of the set will include a special bonus card, while supplies last. Topps also mentions there will be a GPK promo card available Saturday at the show.
Joe Simko will also be all over NYCC signing autographs are different booths. He is scheduled at the GeekiTiki booth #2164 on Friday from 1:00-3:00. Then he will head over to Topps booth, #454, to sign autos from 4:00-5:00. Finally on Saturday he will be at the FYE boot, #622, to sign some cereal boxes.
