Topps Launches 2022 Garbage Pail Kids: 2022 Was the Worst #1-#2

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The Garbage Pail Kids are ending 2022 in style by lampooning everything that was bad in 2022. Today Topps launched 2022 Garbage Pail Kids: 2022 Was the Worst card #1-#2. In a huge change in distribution, and a massive price increase, Topps is selling this year’s Worst cards individually. Cards will be sold two per day. Todays cards are #1, Eaton Elon, and #2, Astroid Hunter. According to the listing each order has a 1:5 chance at a happy face parallel card. Each card can be purchased for $9.99, or in a lot of 5 for $29.99, 10 for $49.99, or 20 for $79.99. Shipping is free when choosing the Economy/SmartPost option. The set will be available for 24 hours on Topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here are the pictures of today’s cards.

The 2022 GPKNews.com Best of GPK Awards, Vote Now!!!

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Welcome to the 6th annual GPKNews 2022 Best of GPK Awards. This year in GPK saw more delays, huge production numbers, and lots of merchandise. So what were your favorite things GPK in 2022? It’s your turn to help choose the Reader’s Choice awards!

Click here to vote now in the 2022 GPKNews.com Best of GPK Awards!

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:

  • 2022- Retail Set of the Year – This category returns in 2022, after 2021 saw only one set released. 2022 had both Book Worms and Chrome 4! What was your favorite set of the year?
  • 2022 Online Set of the Year – Topps kicked it into overdrive with online sets in 2022. There are a lot to choose from! What was your favorite online release of the year?
  • 2022 Non-Traditional Set of the Year – New category for 2022! Topps expanded their distribution methods in 2022. To collect these sets you had to visit a Convention or hobby store. Which one was your favorite?
  • 2022 Digital NFT Set of the Year – There is no award category for NFT set of the year. After taking many months off, Topps only released one NFT set this year. Topps is poised to offer more GPK NFTs in 2023!
  • 2022 Licensee of the Year – So much licensed GPK merchandise in 2022! Which company did it best this year?
  • 2022 GPK Rookie Sketch Artist of the Year – The rookie sketch artist award is taking 2022 off. There were only two artist debuts in 2022. Let’s see if Topps adds more new talent in 2023!
  • 2022 GPK Sketch Artist of the Year – To be eligible an artist must have had official Topps GPK sketch cards appear in a set in 2022. There were only one retail, two online, and one con set to feature sketches this year. There are over 60 artists to choose from! Don’t see your favorite on the list? Feel free to choose the write-in option and vote for them!
  • 2022 GPK Artist of the Year – To be eligible an artist must have painted an official Topps GPK final published card in 2022. Retail, Online, Convention, and Licensed sets are eligible. Don’t see your favorite on the list? Feel free to choose the write-in option and vote for them!
  • 2022 GPK Card of the Year – All GPKs published in 2022 are eligible. Retail, Online, Convention, and Licensed 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. Any GPK releases after 12/16, including Chrome 5 and future online releases, will be eligible in next year’s (2023) awards. Categories such as best artist, 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 12/16 through Saturday 12/24 @ 8:00 PM(PST). 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.

Topps Reveals Checklist for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 5

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Christmas isn’t the only thing that’s a week away. One week from today is the release date for the next Chrome GPK release. Today, Topps revealed the checklist for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 5. This is the second GPK chrome release in the past four months. The set follows the familiar formula of reprinting an OS set, while adding some all new artwork. The base set consists of 100 cards, 80 from OS 5, (40 originals with a/b versions) and 20 new cards, (10 new pieces with a/b versions). Artists Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, David Gross, Joe McWilliams, and Neil Camera all did two new cards for the set. In a strange move the checklist shows the new cards are not numbered “AN1a/b”, instead the numbering continues at 207a/b-216a/b. This will be super confusing if Topps releases Chrome OS 6 next year. There are also 50 “C” name cards, one for each painting in the set, that will be randomly inserted into packs. These feature brand new names for the existing artwork.

The popular artist autographs are back again. There are a total of 22 autographs in the set. Original Series artist Tom Bunk signed all the “a” names for the 12 cards he painted in the set. Artist John Pound did not sign cards for the set. The 10 All New cards were also signed by their respective artists. Auto cards are numbered /50 for this release. There is also 50 No Blue Ink Short Prints listed on the checklist, one for each card in the set. You can check out the complete checklist here. 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 5 is set to be released 12/23/22.

Topps Shares the Chris Mess GPK Holiday Guide

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Chris Mess came early, and he’s sharing all the current and upcoming Garbage Pail Kid releases. Topps yesterday released the Chris Miss GPK Holiday Guide. The guide highlights 16 different GPK items that either have recently been released, or will be coming to a store/website soon. If you’re looking for a last second gift, or just want to keep updated on the current GPK merchandise let Chris Mess be your guide! The guide can be accessed here, or see below.

Topps Shares Box/Pack Art for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 5

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The second Chrome GPK release of the year is almost upon us. Today Topps shared with GPKNews the box and pack art for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 5. Surprisingly, the artwork is very similar to the Chrome OS 3 color scheme. Adam Bomb is once again featured on the pack, with mostly green background color. Pictures were shared of both the Hobby and Blaster boxes, as well as a Hobby pack. Both boxes advertise collectors can find a variety of refractors inside. 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 5 remains on schedule to release 12/23/22.


GPK Phlushers Available Now / Enter to Win Now

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Since Garbage Pail Kids debuted they have been featured on just about every type of merchandise item imaginable. However, the history of the GPK brand with plush toys has been sparse. Five years ago, the first GPK plushes were the oddly square Kawaii Cubes that were offered very briefly before the company went out of business. Now License 2 Play Toys is offering two new lines of GPK plush toys, called GPK Phlushers. The company was nice enough to send GPKNews some samples to check out and even give away! Details on the contests are below!

The Core Series 1 GPK Phlushers are a group of 8 inch plush toys based on six of the most popular GPK figures. Each case contains Adam Bomb, Dead Ted, Leaky Lindsay, New Wave Dave, Tee-Ver Stevie, and Nat Nerd. Each figure is tagged with a card sized tag showing all the characters to collect.

Their second product being offered are the GPK Phlusher Series 1 Mini Blind Bag Clip-On Plush. There are 12 different 3.5 inch mini plushes to collect. Each plush has a bag clip to attach your favorites onto a backpack. The characters appear in three different rarities; Common (Adam Bomb, Starin Darren, Sy Clops, Eerie Eric, Nasty Nick, and Spilt Kit), Uncommon (Mad Mike, Leaky Lindsay, Tee-Vee Stevie, New Wave Dave, and Weird Wendy), and Rare (Dead Ted). Each case contains 18 blind bags. Each pack also comes with a paper foldout showing all the characters in the series. The case I busted contained an entire set, and doubles of the common characters.

The core GPK Phlushers are available  individually for $14.99-$19.99. They can also be purchased by the case. They are available now to order at Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, and coming soon to Amazon. The toys will also be sold in select stores in 2023. The GPK Phlushers Mini Blind Bag Clip-Ons are available individually for $5.99-$6.99. Cases are available to order now at Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, and soon to Amazon. These will also be available in select stores in 2023.

How would you like to win these brand new Phlushers? Courtesy of License 2 Play Toys and GPKNews, we are giving away a full case of each the core Phlushers and the Mini Blind Bags!

Head over to the GPKNews Instagram page to find the instructions and to enter the contest to win all six of the GPK Core Phlushers!

Then head over to the GPKNews Facebook page for the instructions and to enter the contest to win a 18-pack box of the GPK Phlushers Mini Blind Bag Clip-On Plushes!

Topps Files Trademark for Garbage Pail Kwacks

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First we had Plushers, now get ready for Kwacks. According to a tweet from Paul Lesko, Topps has recently filed for a trademark for Garbage Pail Kwacks. The trademark was filed on 12/30/22, and covers toy figures, rubber character toys, and bath toys. It appears you will soon be able to take a bath with your favorite GPKs. Rubber ducky you’re the one…

Topps 2023 Garbage Pail Kids Plans Include New Chrome/Two New Retail Sets

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Every year, right about this time, Topps lays out its plans for the following year. GPKNews has seen the 2023 Topps Sales Calendar, and once again Garbage Pail Kids have a full slate of products planned. Thanks to Jeff P from The Garbage Pail Kids Superstore for sending along the calendar, be sure to visit their Facebook page! If you’ve been collecting GPKs for more than a week, you’ll know that due to a variety of reasons, the dates mentioned on these calendars should be taken with a grain of salt. It’s almost a certain guarantee all the dates will change multiple times over the next year plus. The calendars do show what Topps has planned for the brand over the next year. With that in mind, let’s look at what we know, what we’ve heard, and what collectors can expect from Topps in 2023.

Retail Sets

If Topps has their way, 2023 will see three new retail releases. Currently the only retail set officially announced by Topps is 2021S2 GPK Vacation. The most recent street date calendar has the set now listed as Feb. 2023 TBD. Collectors have been frustrated that Topps has been unable to release retail sets, mainly GPK Vacation. The set has continued to be delayed due to Topps struggles to obtain sticker card stock. Believe it or not, Topps feels a lot of this same frustration, and wants to release the set as soon as they can. At one point a couple of months ago, Topps thought they would have the necessary sticker stock to launch Vacation in Dec, when it become known they wouldn’t, the date was moved to Feb 2023. GPKNews has heard Topps believes they will have the sticker stock and GPK Vacation should release late Feb/early March.

From there Topps is hoping to go back to a regular GPK release schedule. The 2023 sales calendar also shows two new retail sets. 2023S1 is now planned to release in May 2023. The 2023S1 theme has not yet been announced or the set solicited by Topps. Final card artwork for the set however, has been completed, but sketch cards or autos have not yet been assigned. 2023S2 is also on the calendar for Aug. 2023. Artists have already started working on the gags and art for the 2023S2.

Chrome

Topps surprised collectors when they officially announced that 2022 GPK Chrome OS 5 would release on 12/23/22. Chrome OS 5 had been planned over a year ago to release in late 2022, but collectors thought the set would be delayed longer since Chrome OS 4 was just released in Aug. Topps has been more readily able to obtain Chrome card stock in recent months, that coupled with the date change of GPK Vacation, led Topps to be able to release Chrome OS 5, and get the Chrome releases back on track. GPK Chrome collectors will be pleased to hear that “GPK Chrome” is on the 2023 sales calendar, scheduled for a Nov. 2023 release.

GPK Sapphire 3

For the first time Topps has announced ahead of time that the third GPK Sapphire set will be coming in 2023. Topps this week announced a number of changes to their yearly Montgomery Club. Collectors who purchase a membership in the club will get early access to purchase a limited amount of GPK Sapphire, among other Sapphire products throughout the year. Topps has lowered the price of membership for 2023. With the lower price comes less free exclusive sets, and a lower number of preorder abilities for Sapphire sets. Collectors can renew their Montgomery Club memberships from 12/5-12/7 for $149.99. From 12/7-12/9 new memberships will be available for $199.99. Topps is now also limiting the number of memberships to one per household.

Online

Online physical sets run independently from the retail releases. Their plans aren’t generally announced too far ahead of time. However, with the sales success throughout 2022 for online GPK products, it’s a safe bet there will be a plethora of online releases throughout the year. There are concrete plans to continue the six week online series during 2023. The six week series will feature both expansion sets for past releases, as well as new themes. The first six week series of 2023 will come in early January with the launch of the Trashy TV Expansion Set. Collectors can also expect at least one more online release in 2022 to finish the year strong.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 6

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The horror has ended, and with that the final print run reveal. Despite ending last week, Topps has just revealed the print run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 6. This was the final set in the six week series. The set sold a total of 1,269 copies. The sales numbers are down just over 100 from the previous week, but fall in line with most weeks from the series. After successful runs with expansion sets through 2022, Topps is expected to continue the six week online series in 2023, both with expansion sets and new themes.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Hall of Lame

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After ending last week, Topps finally revealed the print run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Hall of Lame. The set which celebrated this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, sold a total of 1,517. Those sales numbers were over double what the previous Hall of Lame set sold for back in 2020. Once again showing the popularity increase of GPK in the past couple of years. Collectors can expect at least one more online offering before the end of the year.