Topps is currently on the middle of their yearly Industry Conference. The show is only allowed to be attended by dealers and breakers that have direct accounts with Topps. As part of the announcements at the show, the company has announced they will be producing a Garbage Pail Kids x Green Day set. The set will include both relics and autographs. It’s not clear how the set will be distributed/sold. There was no details about the set revealed yet by the company.
Abrams Launching 2025 Garbage Pail Kids Calendars
The calendars will be back for another year! Abrams will once again offer a Garbage Pail Kids Wall & Desk calendar for 2025. The theme of this year’s calendars is the best of outrageous GPK humor. The Garbage Pail Kids 2025 Wall Calendar is 12”x12” and retails for $15.99. The desk calendar comes with 364 characters spanning from 1985 to present, and retails for $17.99. Both calendars can be preordered now on Amazon. They are set to release Sept. 24, 2024.
Fourth Week of GetAGrip Discraft Buzzz Launches
Today GetAGrip launched two new Garbage Pail Kids Discraft Buzzz discs as part of their weekly launches. This is the fourth launch of a scheduled five. This week’s characters include Tee Vee Stevie and Patty Putty. The discs are limited to /50. They can be purchased for $29.99 each on GetAGrip’s website.
Philly Non-Sports Card Show Set for Historic Show #80
Summer is the season for cons and card shows. Once again, kicking things off is the 80th Philly Non-Sports Card Show. The show is schedule for May 18 & 19 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA-Hall B. This historic anniversary show is shaping up to be their biggest ever. In fact, the show will be taking place in a larger hall than previous shows. Garbage Pail Kids will once again have a huge influence on the show.
The show is highlighted by numerous GPK artists set to be in attendance. Former GPK artist James Warhola, current GPK artists Joe Simko and David Gross, and GPK sketch artist Ryan Harris will all be there to meet with fans and sell their exclusive artwork. Additionally, non-sports artists Ted Dastick Jr. and media guest Gary Garani will be in attendance.
There will be plenty of promo cards for collectors to get their hands on at the show. Adam Versary 1a will be passed out to collectors Saturday, while Billy Blast 1b will be handed out on Sunday. Metal versions of this Neil Camera card will be passed out on Sunday at the show. Joe Simko will also be selling a licensed promo card at his booth that’s limited to /100. Other free non-sport promo cards at the show include a Promo for Craniacs Series 1 from Simko and Ira Friedman, Legend of the Jersey Devil from Dasick Jr. Spellcasters IV from Perma Studios, and two promos from Ed Webb. There will be other promos as well that haven’t been announced yet. The customary Saturday dinner is already booked for this event. Collectors that already have reserved their spot will receive a surprise promo card and a chance to win some great prizes.
The show will be open on Saturday May 18 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Sunday May 19 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Tickets will be available at the door for $12 per day or a two day pass for $20. Collectors shouldn’t miss their chance to meet artists, chat with other collectors, and add to their collections!
GetAGrip Launches Two New GPK Discraft Buzzz Discs
Week three of the GetAGrip disc golf launches is upon us. Today the company launched the next two Garbage Pail Kids Discraft Buzzz discs. This week’s characters are Double Heather and Acne Amy. The discs are limited to /50 each and are available from GetAGrip’s website. Two more weeks left for the planned disc launches from the company.
Images & Car Updates for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Diecast Cars
Greenlight has released the mockup images for their Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Diecast Cars. Preorders went up initially two months ago for the newest announced series. Since that time, the company also released the car info for the sixth car in the series, usually reserved for new employee card art. Like the series 6 cars, the employee card has not been revealed yet. Each car is shown below with the accompanying GPK card. Collectors are still waiting for series 6, which now has a shipping date of May/June. Series 7 is now showing a Sept/Oct shipping date. Collectors can preorder now from 3000toys.com. Here is the complete list of cars in the newest series.
• Karate Kit – 1947 Ford Super De Luxe Convertible Club Coupe
• Waxed Zack – 1961 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback with Roof Rack and Surfboards
• Ski Cliff – 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Mounted Ski Rack and Skis
• Dish Grace – 1976 Dodge B-100 with Roof Mounted Satellite Dish
• Sawyer Anything – 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic
• Menacing Monica – 1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Lowrider
GetAGrip Launches Week 2 Discraft Buzzz Discs
GetAGrip today launched their second straight week of Discraft Buzzz golf discs. Today’s two news discs are of Fryin Brian and Live Mike. Both discs are limited to /50, and were available for $29.99 each. The disc’s sold out just after they went live on the company’s website. There are still three more weeks of discs coming from GetAGrip, collectors will have to be quick to get their hands on these!
GetAGrip Launches New Garbage Pail Kids Discraft Buzzz
GetAGrip today started a five week run of Garbage Pail Kids frisbee golf discs. The company is planning on launching two discs each week for the next five weeks. This week’s first Discraft Buzzz discs feature Roy Bot and Fryin Ryan. Each disc is limited to /50 copies. The discs can be purchased for $29.99 from GetAGrip’s website.
Topps Launches 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids Series 3
Baseball season kicks off for most teams this week. As part of that celebration, Topps today launched 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids Series 3. This, now yearly, mashup of GPK with MLB players is the third series with all artwork for the set done by longtime GPK artist David Gross. The first two series were done by GPK first timers, Keith Shore and Alex Pardee. The large base set contains 50 cards, 25 new pieces with a/b versions. Each 7-card pack contains one insert card and one parallel card. Parallels for the set include Baseball stitching /199, Pink /99, Green /75, Orange /50, Blue /25, Purple /10, Red /5, Gold 1/1 . While inserts can be C Name (25), Wrapper cards 1:4 (25), artist card a/b 1:3, or Artist auto a/b 1:30. Three pack boxes are available for $54.99 or as a 10 box case for $524.99. Shipping is free when choosing the economy option. There is no time limit on the sale. The checklist can be found here. Here are pictures of some of the cards.
Topps Teases 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids
Now batting third…David Gross. Topps today teased the next online release featuring MLB players turned into Garbage Pail Kids. In an email to collectors Topps announced 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids Series 3. This will be the third mashup with GPKs and MLB players. Not much information was revealed about the set. The box does show it as being a 3 pack box, previous series had 5 pack boxes. The box also says each pack comes with one insert and one numbered parallel. The announcement showed a cards featuring Aaron Judge, Ronald Acuna, and Julio Rodriguez. Longtime GPK artist David Gross did all the artwork for the set, after the previous two series were done by non-GPK artists Keith Shore and Alex Pardee. The email says the set will launch online tomorrow, 3/26 at 12:00 PM EST.