As Topps prepares for the next retail release 2017S2 GPK Battle of the Bands in October, the online music sets that serve as a bit of a preview have started. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Best of the Fest 2017. This large 18 card set consists of 9 new GPK cards available in a/b versions. There are no Wacky Packages cards as part of this set. The set highlights the best acts from this summer’s music festivals. The set is available for $44.99. For the first time in quite a while you can also purchased individual a/b pairs for $9.99 each. Free shipping is available via the Smartpost option in the US, while international shipping is $10. The cards will be for sale on topps.com for 7 days. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is a checklist along with pictures of the cards.
- 1a: FLAMES FLEA (Artist: Brent Engstrom)
- 1b: APPETIZING ANTHONY
- 2a: DESTRUCTIVE DAMON (Artist: Brent Engstrom)
- 2b: RAMPAGING RUSSEL
- 3a: HEART-TEARIN’ TOM (Artist: Brent Engstrom)
- 3b: PULVERIZING PETTY
- 4a: REPUGNANT RIVERS (Artist: Simone Arena)
- 4b: MALODOROUS MATT
- 5a: CLEAN KAMAAL (Artist: Brent Engstrom)
- 5b: ALI CLEAR
- 6a: MAD MICHAEL (Artist: David Gross)
- 6b: BRUTALIZED BRAD
- 7a: BUTCHER BRANDON (Artist: Michael Barnard)
- 7b: MURDEROUS MARK
- 8a: SCRAPPY SOLANGE (Artist: David Gross)
- 8b: KNUCKLES KNOWLES
- 9a: AEROSOL ALECIA (Artist: Joe Simko)
- 9b: MAKEUP MOORE