Another Gross Card Con is nearly here! The largest regular gathering of Garbage Pail Kids artists and collectors is coming to Las Vegas. The event is returning to the Vegas strip after being held in downtown Las Vegas the past two times. This year’s convention is being held at the Ahern Convention Center on Sept. 20th & 21st. Gross Card Con will held inside the Pokekon Las Vegas.
The highlight of every Gross Card Con is the artist lineup. There is a good mix this year of returning and new artists to GCC. Headlining this year’s lineup is longtime final card artist, Smokin Joe McWilliams. Also returning to GCC is Rory McQueen, Jason Crosby, Chad Scheres, and David Acevedo. Joining them is popular sketch artist Mike Stephens and former sketch artist Pat Chaimuang. Mark Pingitore from Magic Marker Inc rounds out the lineup of featured artists. Also returning this year is Topps Licensee, Get A Grip Skateboards. Misfits band member Dr. Chud, who wrote the music for the 30 Years of GPK documentary, will also have a table at the show. In addition, sketch artists Eddie Rhodes III, Shane Garvey, and former GPK artist Michael Barnard will have tables within the main show floor.
GPK & Wacky Warehouse will be at the show with all the GPK goodies you could ever need. Their LED prize wheel returns with a wide range of prizes include merchandise from Craniacs. The official show set will also be sold at their table. This year’s set features 13 cards done by the attending artists. All cards have a GPK x Pokémon theme to match the show atmosphere. Each set will also include two official Topps GPK promos done by artist Rory McQueen. Collectors have the chance of pulling sketch cards and redemptions for merchandise from GPK & Wacky Warehouse. There will also be a show t-shirt featuring various GPK characters and Dr. Chud, with artwork done by Jason Crosby.
GPK & Wacky Warehouse will also host a dinner Saturday night at Evil Pie pizza. Unfortunately, tickets for the dinner recently sold out. Anyone still wishing to attend should message Clint Coleman directly on Facebook to get on the waiting list. Collectors attending the dinner receive two show cards done by Pat Chaimuang and a Shrunken Head lanyard done by Chad Scheres. Collectors who can’t attend the dinner can purchase the lanyard at the show.
Sunday at the show will feature a one hour artist Q&A session hosted by GPKNews.com editor Jeff Rockholt. Time of the artist talk is still TBD.
The show will be open for general admission hours on 9/20 & 9/21 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Admission is $10 per day, tickets can be purchased from the show’s website in advance. Plan to attend now to meet some of your favorite artists and hang out with your fellow collectors!