Garbage Pail Kids News
As first reported by GPK World, Wal-Mart has a pre-order listing up for a Garbage Pail Kids Advent Calendar. There isn’t a lot of info on the listing. It appears the calendar comes with many different GPK characters that can be made to stand up. Pre-orders are set to be delivered by 10/15/20. The calendar can be ordered for $49.99. Never to early to think about how to celebrate the holidays!
Andy Bailey, the popular YouTube flipbook artist, has posted part 2 of his Garbage Pail Kids Flipbook video. In part 2 Andy creates two different Flipbooks based on Meltin Milton and Bony Tony. Joe Simko makes an appearance in the video, as he is the one who colors the flipbooks. Andy also tries out the FYE GPK hot sauces. Part 1 of the video has turned out to be very popular with over 2.8 million views already.
As part of the collaboration with Topps on these videos, they turned Andy into a GPK. Artist Joe Simko painted the Andy Mation card. Topps printed 1500 copies of the card. Andy has signed the backs, and will be selling the cards via his website for $5 each.
As the holiday sets enter their sixth month, sales remain consistent. Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Sept. Week 1, after the ended yesterday. Total sales for the set was 460. This remains right in line with recent weeks. With no end in sight collectors can expect their weekly dose of the holidays.
The latest challenge coin series from Adam Goldberg and Louis Gregory launched its first coin last Friday. The Sy Clops coin sold out in just mins. Now this Friday, 9/11, the second coin in the series is set to be released. The Luke Warm coin will be available to purchase starting at 1:00 PM EST. The coin will be limited to 100 copies. This is the second coin in the planned 5 coin series. They can be purchased on the GPKNation website. Be ready, they will go fast!
Topps weekly ode to daily holidays marches on. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays September Week 2. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 with a/b versions. The set also contains one deep blue parallel card. The set is available for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. There are also 10×14 posters available for $19.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be available for 7 days on topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of the cards.
•6A Thread Ted
• 6B Seamstress Sam
• 7A Nailed Neil
•7B Makin Bed Mikey
• 8A Carla Hop
• 8B Mila Shake
• 9A Randy Roadhog
•9B Rita Rider
•10A Crabby Patty
• 10B Kirsty Crustacean
Covid 19 has caused the cancellation of most of the cons and card shows around the country in 2020. Taking a page from SDCC, the Philly Non-Sports Card Show is going virtual in October. Show promoters have scheduled a number of sessions with card industry leaders to take place Oct. 16-18, 2020. The sessions will be available to anyone who purchases a pass. The purchase also comes with two exclusive Philly Non-Sports cards, continuing their industry card series. Passes are $10 for US address, and $15 for international address. (Passes are only available while supplies last.)
The highlight of the show for Garbage Pail Kids collectors will be the Topps presentation, scheduled for for 10/16 at 10:00 AM EST. Ira Friedman and Jessica Kanzer are both scheduled to appear. Friedman is Topps VP of Licensing, and will be able to talk about all the various GPK products. Kanzer is the Brand Manager over GPK, this will be the first time she has be interviewed since taking over the reins of the brand. Long time GPK sketch artist Chenduz will have a session on 10/18 at 10:00 AM EST. Tom Lichtman from Sidekick Publishing and Adam Levine will have a session on 10/17 at 10:00 AM EST to talk about their Marks Attacks card set. See picture below for the complete lineup.
Collectors can signup for the virtual sessions, by going to the Philly Non-Sports website.
Topps today shared a Garbage Pail Kids September Newsletter that promotes both previously released and upcoming products. Everything GPK is included on the flyer. Both the upcoming 35th anniversary retail set, and WAX Blockchain set are advertised. There were some previously unannounced products revealed on the flyer. USAopoly will be launching a second 1000 piece puzzle in November. FYE is slated to launch mini-cereal boxes in stores and online on 9/17/20. Finally there are teasers for upcoming products in 2020 from Super 7, Geeki Tikis, and Mew Funkos! The 35th anniversary of GPK continues to be full of options for collectors!
After ending earlier this week Topps revealed the print run for On Demand #17 Garbage Pail Krashers. The GPKs meet Weird Wheels mashup sold a total of 1800 sets. These sales are just slightly lower than the previous On Demand set, Untold Stories. The print run was determined based on how many sketches were completed for the set. A total of 900 would have been completed to get an 1800 print run. So far GPKNews has been able to identify 645 sketches. The artists who so far have come forward are Dustin Graham (50), Jasmine Contois (40), GPK Nik (60), Rory McQueen (50), Joe Simko (10), Darrin Pepe (50), Greg Treize “Greg13*” (40), Pat Chaimuang (50), Anthony Skubis (60), Shane Garvey (60) Chenduz (80), Simone Arena (40), and Bekki Jayne Sharp (55). There are still at least 4-5 artists that haven’t come forward yet. The print run also reveals that there will be 360 of each insert set, License Backs and Artist Roughs. Will this be the last collectors see of the Krashers? I wouldn’t bet on it…
It took a few days, but Topps has posted the sales for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays August Week 4. The set sold a total of 516 copies. This is slightly higher than week 3, and falls right in line with most sets. The holidays sets have found a regular following from collectors with little variation. There is no end in sight for the weekly set, as they have already entered the sixth month in Sept.
They’re back, did you miss political GPKs? Today Topps surprised collectors by launching Garbage Pail Kids Disg-Race to the White House Set 8 GPK National Convention. After many months of Topps moving away from political cards, they are back with a large set celebrating the recent presidential national conventions. Today’s sets features 16 cards, 8 with a/b versions. Each set can be purchased for $34.99 or in a lot of 10 for $314.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set is available for 7 days on topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of the cards.
• 40A Fired-Up Trump
• 40B Inerno DON
• 41A Mail-In JOE
• 41B Balloting BIDEN
• 42A Pitching PENCE
• 42B Marketing Mike
• 43A Bugged Bloomberg
• 43B Fly Guy
• 44A Teary Eyed Don
• 44B Drippy Junior
• 45A Unswell Mel
• 45B Stumpin’ Trump
• 46A Courting CORTEZ
• 46B Berning Biden
• 47A Rippin’ Rudy
• 47B Unruly RUDY
