2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4 Retail Sell Sheet

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Late last week Topps released Hobby information for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4. Today the retail information is out, and there are quite a few changes this time around. With this release Topps will only be offering Value (Blaster) Boxes for the retail store SKUs. The previously offered Fat Packs in Chrome OS 3 are no more. There will be two versions of the Blasters, a pre-priced and non pre-priced Blaster. Each Blaster this time around will contain 6 of the 4-card packs. Each blaster is guaranteed 3 Atomic Refractors. Blasters will carry the usual $20 MSRP, and once again will come 40 to a case. The distributor GPKNews spoke with also mentioned sales of Blasters from Topps will be heavily allocated. It wasn’t clear if the allocations are limited to non big box retailers or if the product as a whole will be allocated.

The retail sell sheet once again describes the set as a 100 card base set featuring the 42 original OS 4 characters, along with 6 new paintings done by David Gross, Joe Simko, and Brent Engstrom. C Name variations will also be available in retail, scheduled to fall 1:100 packs. Artist autographs of Tom Bunk and David Burke will also be inserted, with those limited to /50 per card. For the first time in a GPK chrome release, Gold and Black Refractors will be Value Box exclusives. In previous releases those were Hobby only parallels. Atomic Refractors will also return, but this time instead of being wrapped separately in a 3 per box pack, they are advertised as being inserted 1:2 packs. Here is a complete rundown of parallels that can be found in Value boxes.

  • Refractors – 1:3
  • Atomic Refractor – 1:2
  • Green Refractor – /299
  • Green Wave – /299
  • Yellow Refractor – /275
  • Yellow Wave – /275
  • Purple Refractor – /250
  • Purple Wave – /250
  • Prism – /199
  • Aqua Prism – /199
  • X-Fractor – /150
  • Black Refractor – /99 (Value Box Only)
  • Gold Refractor – /50 (Value Box Only)
  • Rose Gold Refractor – /25
  • Superfractor – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1

GPKNews was able to obtain come clarifying information on the release date for the product. Topps had sent out conflicting information with the sell sheets advertising the release date as “November 2021”, and the case SKU form showing “Week of December 31 2021”. Topps told GPKNews the the set was planned for November, but after the sell sheets were approved to send out, the date had already slipped due to production issues. Right now Topps is planning for a December release for GPK Chrome OS 4, with an exact date to come at a later time. The retail sell sheet for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4 can be seen below or in PDF form here.

Topps Announces 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4

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While the second retail set for 2021 still hasn’t been announced by Topps yet, today Topps did officially announce 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4. After a huge response to last years Chrome OS 3 release, Topps is back this year with more. Once again the set will feature 100 base cards, comprised of reprints of the original 42 characters in the set, along with 6 new pieces of art, (That doesn’t add up to 100, so the sell sheet may be off there.) There will be a host of new parallels this time around, with 16 different ones per character! Collectors will be able to find:

  • Refractors – 1:3
  • Green Refractor – /299
  • Green Wave – /299
  • Yellow Refractor – /275
  • Yellow Wave – /275
  • Purple Refractor – /250
  • Purple Wave – /250
  • Prism – /199
  • Aqua Prism – /199
  • X-Fractor – /150
  • Black Wave – /99 (Hobby Only)
  • Orange Refractor – /75 (Hobby Only)
  • Rose Gold Refractor – /25
  • Red Refractor – /5 (Hobby Only)
  • Superfractor – 1/1
  • Printing Plates – 1/1

C Name variations will once again return with an insertion rate of 1:100 packs. Artist autographs are also advertised with autos from Tom Bunk and David Burke. You can view the sell sheets below or in PDF form right here. Topps didn’t include an official release date for the set in the information. The sell sheet advertises available in November, while the case breakdown says releasing the week of Dec. 31st. GPKNews will work to confirm the release date. Enjoy you chrome addicts!

Topps Advertises Upcoming Garbage Pail Kids Licensed Merchandise

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Topps today begin advertising all the upcoming officially licensed Garbage Pail Kids merchandise planned through the summer. And boy is there a lot! Perhaps the highlight of the announcements is the return of Tom Bunk to Garbage Pail Kids cards. Topps says the Bunk will be doing art for upcoming online and retail sets.

Topps also focused on their merchandise. Many items shared are already available or know about. However there were some new info. In addition to the recently launched Orange Soda, FYE will be launching two new candy bars, the Cotton Candy bar and the Drippy Skippy bar. On the GPK x Madballs partnership it appears the Mishka launch will include hats and sweatshirts as well. A brand new product, Adam Bomb golf club covers will be offered by Swag Gold starting on 6/3. Finally the last bit of new news is the next installment of Max Max Fury Road is coming in June.

Check out this link for all the info on the upcoming products from Topps.

Mishka Garbage Pail Kids x Madballs T-shirt Coming Soon

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The Garbage Pail Kids x Madballs partnership continues on. The next item launching is a t-shirt from Mishka. The company is planning on launching a shirt through the NTWRK app on Thursday, May 6 at 8:00 PM EST. The shirt features all new artwork designed by Mishka’s Greg Rivera, and painted by Joe Simko. The company also had promo cards printed by Topps with the same artwork. The cards will be given to the first 300 t-shirt purchasers.

GetAGripSkateboards Launches Garbage Pail Kids Wheels

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GetAGripSkateboards today launched their initial series of officially licensed Garbage Paul Kids themed skateboard blind bag wheels. Today’s launch was announced to collectors who were signed up to their VIP email list. The officially launch day is tomorrow, 5/1. There are eight base wheels, and one limited chase wheel to collect. The characters on the wheels are comprised of all OS 1 characters, except for one OS 2 wheel. Individual wheels are available for $11.99, or in a 10 pack for $100, or a 50 pack for $450. Wheels can be purchased on the company’s website. Wheels went on sale early morning and the website reports the 50 packs are already sold out. The website state the wheels will ship in mid-May. The company will also be selling a limited edition skateboard deck in the middle of May.

USAopoly Set to Release Two New Garbage Pail Kids Puzzles

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Collectors who like to put puzzles together will be set later this year. As first reported by GPKWorld, USAopoly is set to release two new Garbage Pail Kids puzzles based on the books by RL Stine. First up is the Thrills & Chills puzzle, based on the book releasing in May. The puzzle uses the same Joe Simko artwork that’s featured on the book’s cover. The puzzle is set to release 6/17/21, and will retail for $14.99. You can preorder the puzzle at this link. The next puzzle is the Home Gross Home puzzle. This one is based off the cover artwork from the previously released Welcome to Smellville book. There is no release date or preorder available yet for this puzzle. More info can be found at the company’s website.

GetaGripSkateboards to Release Garbage Pail Kids Wheels and Decks

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GetaGripSkateboards announced in a press release today a new license agreement with Topps to produce Garbage Pail Kids themed skateboard wheels and decks. This will be the first release from the brand new company. The company will first offer a blind bagged individually themed GPK skateboard wheels on 5/1/21. There will be 8 wheels to collect with an Adam Bomb chase wheel as a limited edition. There will also be a 1/1 wheel inserted into the release. Then coming two weeks later on 5/14/21 will be the first deck release. This first deck will be limited to 300 copies only. The company says shortly after that will be five more decks, with other releases planned including more wheels, decks, and clothing in the coming months. The skateboard theme was hugely popular with collectors back in 2017 when Santa Cruz released themed blind bagged decks. No other details have been release including pricing. The products will be available to purchase from GetaGripSkateboards website. Here is the press release from today.

GET A GRIP SKATEBOARDS™ and GARBAGE PAIL KIDS® JUST REINVENTED THE WHEEL

NEW YORK. April 21, 2020. Newly established Skate Brand GetaGripSkateboards and The Topps Company, creator of the renowned-yet-subversive Garbage Pail Kids® brand (“GPK”), have teamed up for a collaboration of epic and ground-breaking proportions.

The collaboration, licensed by Topps, will feature both classic retro artwork and photography, as well as all-new 1980s skateboard inspired artwork from renowned GPK illustrators. 

To kick-flip it all off, May 1st will see the release of a world first – a blind bagged, GPK collectible skateboard wheel set. Foil wrapped and blind packaged, each packet will contain one wheel featuring one of eight fan favorite GPK characters. Word on the street is that there will be a chase wheel to collect, as well as a “Super” rare, one-off wheel, hidden away in just one of these bags, ready to be busted out and released to the world.

Designed to be displayed as collectibles, these are 100% authentic, high performance skateboarding wheels, and so if the mood takes you, you can slap these 53mmx33mm street wheels to your deck and get riding.

As if that were not intriguing enough, just two weeks later, May 14th will see the first actual skateboard release from GetaGripSkateboards (“GAGS”). A Limited-Edition deck of just 300 quantity – USA printed and made. Expect a first glimpse of this deck design a week after the wheels drop – but wait, there’s more! We caught up with the two mysterious founders of GAGS, Ray Decay and Dead Ted (possibly not their real names!), and they let the cat out of the bag that there would be a further 5 deck release (with a twist!) very soon after that – and even more decks, more wheels and clothing too, in the pipeline!

Ray and Ted also explained how this unique partnership came about: “Get a Grip Skateboards was EXPLICITLY formed out of an incomprehensible addiction and passion for GPK. We liked what Santa Cruz did with their decks back in 2017, but we felt that the story was left unfinished. We approached Topps and asked them if we could write the next chapter in the GPK Skateboard history book, and luckily for us, they said, heck yeah!”

The GAGS founders went on to say: “We are collector’s first and foremost. We had a dream; we are living it right now, and it is time for you to get a grip, get on board, buckle up and join us for one helluva joy ride!”

Ira Friedman, Topps VP of Global Licensing, goes on to say: “The GetaGrip Team oozes tenacity and creativity, which is why we chose to work with them in the first place. Now that we’ve seen what they have planned over the next 12 months, we’re just super stoked to be on this journey with them.” 

Series 1 GPK Collector Wheels go on sale from May 1st – exclusively from www.GetaGripSkateboards.com

FYE Launches Garbage Pail Kids Soda

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FYE is at it again with the GPK consumables. Collector Nick Cornelison was first to spot a brand new GPK branded soda inside his local FYE store. Adam Bomb’s Nuclear Sunrise Orange Soda is being sold in individual bottles within the GPK section for $3.99 each. No word yet if the bottle will be sold on the FYE website. Be sure to check your local FYE to quench your thirst!

Topps March Future Stars Club Featured Garbage Pail Kids

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Topps threw another surprise into one of their monthly membership clubs. March’s Topps Future Stars Club was Garbage Paul Kids focused. The regular club comes with 1 monthly blaster box, 1 (5) card exclusive set, and 1 Topps branded item. Collectors who are pare of the monthly club begin receiving their cards recently. March’s set contains 5 reprints from the 2015 GPK Series 1 baseball card insert set. While the fronts are reprints, the backs are new. The Topps Future Stars logo appears along with an advertisement for the monthly club. Each card back also has a “fun fact” about Garbage Paul Kids. It’s too late for collectors now to buy the set from Topps, so collectors will want to look on the secondary market. Collectors also recorded a 2021S1 Food Fight Blaster Tin as part of the Club. The third item, Topps headphones, was not GPK related. Topps continues to throw in GPK in unexpected places.

Abrams Offering Pre-Order Gift for GPK Thrills & Chills Book

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Have you pre-ordered the next book from author RL Stine in the kids Garbage Paul Kids series? If so, publisher Abrams has a gift for you. Like with the first book, anyone who preorders before 5/4 can receive a free gift from Abrams. Collectors who have preordered the book can goto the Abrams website at this link, and fill out the form to receive their gift. The gift includes a coloring activity book, color pencils, a collectible mini art print signed and numbered by artist Jeff Zapata, and an RL Slime trading card. Preorder gifts are limited to 1 per household, and will arrive in 8-10 weeks. Thrills & Chills is set to be released on 5/4/21.