After a nearly three break from selling GPKs online, collectors were ready to purchase the latest offering from Topps. Today Topps revealed the print run for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids x Complexland. The set sold a total of 1,071 copies. The set was created for last week’s Complexland Virtual Con. The sales results are solid for GPK and in line with online sales from earlier this year. Collectors now will wait to see if Topps finishes up the Bizarre Holidays series and what the next GPK offerings will be.
Garbage Pail Kids Mad Mike Fury Load Volume 2 Launches
As promised, Topps today launched the next installment in they stop motion animation series. Garbage Pail Kids Mad Mike: Fury Load Volume 2 debuted on Topps’ YouTube channel earlier this morning. This is the second of three planned parts for the project created by Adam F Goldberg and Jam Roll Studios.
Topps Teases Garbage Pail Kids Mad Mike: Fury Load Volumne 2
Topps today begin teasing the next part in their Garbage Pail Kids stop motion animation short, Mad Mike Fury Load Volume 2. The teaser first appeared on the official Topps GPK Facebook page. The movie is a collaboration between Adam F. Goldberg and Jam Roll Studios. The first part was released in Dec. of last year. The video is expected to be three parts in total. Topps is planning to release the latest episode early next week.
Topps Launches 2021 Garbage Pail Kids x Complexland
Update: Free shipping option is now available.
GPKs have returned to Topps’s online store. After months of “taking a break”, today Topps launched 2021 Garbage Pail Kids x Complexland. The set helps to commemorate the online virtual show going on this week. The set contains 10 cards, 5 new pieces available in a/b versions. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a 10 set lot for $179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. This is according to the listing, however the free option isn’t available on checkout. 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 and images of the cards.
1. Sold Out Sam
2. All Gone Alan
3. Complex Colin
4. Beast Boyd
5. New Kicks Kitt
6. Lace Face Grace
7. Connected Connor
8. Know Someone Nick
9. NFT Tim
10. Crypto Chris
Shipping and Availability Updates on Garbage Pail Kids Licensed Merchandise
Does it seem like you have 10 Garbage Pail Kids products on preorder? Read on for updates on when all the announced officially licensed products are expected to ship!
Pinfinity
Pinfinity offered the first products to come from the GPK x Madballs crossover that was announced earlier in the year. Three different pin sets went up for preorder a couple months back. After initially expecting the pins to ship in May, they actually begin shipping last week. Collectors started receiving pins just in the last couple of days. Individual pins are still available for purchase at their website.
Mishka
The second product to use the GPK x Madballs crossover is Mishka. A t-shirt and promo card, (to the first 300 buyers), was sold via the NTWRK app back in early May. The shirts are no longer available for sale. The company tells GPKNews they expect to start shipping later this week.
Greenlight
Greenlight Series 3 diecast cars have been out for a few weeks now. However, collectors have been waiting even longer for the GPK Mack Truck. The truck was offered for presale by 3000Toys.com back in Sept. 2020! The original expected ship date was Mar/Apr. That date slipped to May/June a couple months back. Just last week word came out that the ship date has once again slipped, now to July/Aug. Will Greenlight beat the one year mark? Collectors can still preorder the truck at 3000toys.com.
The Loyal Subjects
TLS is taking advantage of the GPK x WWE crossover with four new figures of wrestlers based off of artwork previously used on cards and clothing. The figures are a Wal-Mart exclusive and first went up for sale in early April. Wal-Mart preorders still show the original delivery date as 7/9/21, while new purchases show delivery as 7/15/21. Collectors can still preorder the figures at Walmart’s website.
USAopoly
The game and puzzle maker are going all out this summer with new puzzles and games based on Garbage Pail Kids. The Thrills & Chills puzzle is out now and recently started shipping to collectors. The 4th GPK puzzle, Home Gross Home, is available for preorder on Amazon with an expected shipping date of 7/19/21. Finally, USAopoly will be coming out with a GPK Rubik’s Cube, which is also available to preorder on Amazon. Shipping on the cube is expected for 9/6/21.
GetAGrip Slateboards
GetAGrip opened up preorder sales recently for their second deck, a double Semi-Colin deck set. The decks are limited to 300, and the company sold the last available decks this past weekend. Collectors who were able to grab one can expect shipping towards the end of August.
Abrams
Last on the preorder bandwagon is the third book in the RL Stine Garbage Pail Kids series. Camp Daze is currently available for preorder with an expected release date of 10/12/21.
There will be many more Garbage Pail Kids items launching in the Fall and Winter. With Comic Cons opening back up, you can expect companies to return to traditional Con exclusives and launches. Buckle up it’s going to be a busy remainder of 2021.
USAopoly Offering Garbage Pail Kids Rubik’s Cube
Will you be able to solve it without peeling the stickers off? Garbage Pail Kids collectors can continue to relive their childhood with USAopoloy’s officially licensed GPK Rubik’s Cube. The classic six sided toy features Adam Bomb, Bony Tony, Buggy Betty, Leaky Lindsay, Soft Boiled Sam, and Jay Decay on each of the sides. The product comes with the cube and display stand. Collectors can preorder it today on Amazon for $14.99. Amazon lists the expected release date for GPK Rubik’s Cube as 9/6/21.
GPKNation Planning Weekend Full of Releases
Have you been keeping up with the releases at GPKNation? The last couple weeks have seen launches come at all times throughout the day and night. Sometimes they are announced in advance, sometimes with very little warning, and other times with no warning at all! The last two weeks has seen the company focus on launching mini and large versions of their Adam Bomb coin. All the various colors are extremely limited and sell out instantly. You need to be quick as each coin has sold out in under 10 seconds. This weekend the company has announced in advance sales for the next three days. This Friday at 11:00 AM EST will see the launch of the white 3 inch color proof. Saturday at 4:00 PM EST, the Purple Color Proof will be offered for sale. Both coins will be limited to 10 copies. Finally this Sunday at 7:00 PM EST the company will offer one Mega Mystery Box for sale. If you are up for the race to collect all the officially licensed coins and merchandise from GPKNation, you will need to make sure you are following their Facebook page, and keep pressing F5 on their website!
GetAGrip Launches GPK Double Skateboard Deck
Fresh off the sellouts of their skateboard wheels and first deck, GetAGrip Skateboards is back with the next release. Today preorders have opened up for the Semi-Colon double deck set. The two set deck features the artwork of Rory McQueen. Each order also will come with an exclusive trading card with the artwork on the deck, and a sell sheet poster. The set is available to purchase from GetaGripSkateboards.com for $235. The preorder will be open for 10 days. The number of desk produced will be based on the number preordered. The company expects decks to ship at the end of August.
Swag Golf Set to Release Adam Bomb GPK Golf Head Cover
The Garbage Pail Kids license can pop up in a seemingly endless number of places. The newest use is from Swag Golf, as they are set to launch their first officially licensed GPK golf head cover. The cover goes on sale tomorrow, 6/3, at 11:00AM CDT on swaggolf.com. The cover features the Adam Bomb artwork wearing a red jacket. The Peel Here logo, Garbage Pail Kids straight header, and condensed yellow nameplate also appear on the cover. While the company doesn’t release pricing ahead of time, most of their golf covers are $100+. The production will be limited for this item, and they are expected to go quick! Collectors wanting to purchase should be on their website ready to buy right at launch time.
Garbage Pail Kids Animated Series In Development
According to The Hollywood Reporter, there is a Garbage Paul Kids animated series currently in development. The series is being developed for the streaming service HBO Max by Topps and Rough House Pictures. Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Josh Bycel will write and co-create the series.
During the height of popularity in the 1980’s a GPK animated series was planned, but never aired due to the controversial nature of GPKs at the time. The article reports the new series is expected to be a family friendly.
GPK artist Joe Simko posted on Facebook that he had been asked to help create character designs for the show. No other details have been released on the series as of yet. Garbage Pail Kids are about to get back into the mainstream.