Comments on: Garbage Pail Kids -- Lt. John Pike edition

By: benher

benher — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:40:00 +0000

John Pound is an amazing artist. Now that I’m a working artist in my mid-thirties, I can look back as his art with a new set of eyes. Did you folks know how fast he was bangin’ those hand painted GPKs out when he worked there?… you can sort of tell, the “cross hatching” gets smoother in the 2nd series and the backgrounds become more detailed – but the charm and distinction is consistant.
It’s a real treat to pick up his GPK art collection and read about his experiences at Topps, with Spiegelman, etc.

His GPK hardcover collection be on A-muh-zon dot com:

http://www.amazon.com/Garbage-Pail-Kids-Topps-Company/dp/141970270X/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1361759944&sr=8-8&keywords=john+pound

He wrote a few bars about it on her personal page here as well: http://www.poundart.com/gpk/index.html

By: That_Anonymous_Coward

That_Anonymous_Coward — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:39:00 +0000

Won’t someone think of the teddy bears?

By: Jancuisine

Jancuisine — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:26:00 +0000

I got mine at Diamond Sports Cards in San Rafael, CA. If you call the owner, he can set you up since it’s an independent shop.

By: devophill

devophill — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:20:00 +0000

Well, that’s a list of some of my favorite people. I’m gonna need to pick those up.

By: B E Pratt

B E Pratt — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:38:00 +0000

The Power Rangers, sure. Britney, well, maybe. But Barney?? NEVER!!

By: evets32

evets32 — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:33:00 +0000

I have the same placemats!

By: Scott Teplin

Scott Teplin — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:33:00 +0000

I was a huge fan of Wacky Packages – they still influence me today. They started making new ones and we buy them at Target occasionally. I loved them so much I started a new series with fellow artist/collaborator Adam Parker Smith called Randy Packs which aren’t supposed to be for sale yet (they’re going to be in an exhibition in 2014). These are way more adult though – different artists drew teenage ideas of sex positions (Cleveland Steamer, etc). 20 cards, 24 acts (2, 9 card puzzles on the backs).
-Comix/FineArtists include:
Marc Bell – Hot Doggin’
Brent Birnbaum – Cleveland Steamer
Ivan Brunetti – Dirty Sammich
Vanessa Davis – Selson Blow
David DeGrand – Topeka Destroyer
Renee French – Tiara Taco & Hot Lunch
Alex Gingrow – Popcorn Trick
Justin Hall – The Santa
Sam Henderson – Pearl Necklace
kozyndan – Soggy Buscuit
Michael Krueger – Groucho Sunrise
Adam Koford (Ape Lad) – Alien Brain
Taylor McKimens – Couch-Bombing
Travis Millard – Ambushing Paddington
Tuan Nguyen – The Moses
Jeff Roysdon – Mile High Club
Johnny Ryan – Rusty Trombone
Christian Schumann – Roman Shower
Michael Scoggins – The Coyote
Adam Parker Smith – Gorilla Mask
Scott Teplin – Frozen Eddy
Mark Dean Veca – Hole in One
Steven Weissman – Aussy Death Grip

By: ErikaKelley

ErikaKelley — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:38:00 +0000

Mine was called Brutal Barry but I got the same picture on a sticker in a pack I purchased for my son (I kept it too)

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:16:00 +0000

Wow, I love that they kept the style of art exactly the same as the old cards.

By: millie fink

millie fink — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000

That’s awesome. I’m surprised and delighted by the political content. More please!

By: iixdotbe

iixdotbe — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:27:00 +0000

I spotted these yesterday. I too had no idea they were making them again. My sons are in to Skylanders… dad kind of is too. We stopped in at a Target yesterday to see what figures they had in stock. Before we left we went up to the front and were looking at all the cards they were selling. I was surprised they didn’t have any Skylanders cards (they had the dog tags). But then I spotted the big blue box with the “Adam Bomb” artwork from the original series. Sweet!

My oldest is about to turn 7. I was telling him about collecting GPKs when I was his age. I told him how much fun it was hunting for new cards in the series and trading with your friends. And then I explained the disappointment I had when another kid at school (spoiled, only child, well off family) claimed he had the complete sets of the first 3 series of GPKs. When I finally confirmed first hand he did have the complete sets I was done. He sucked every bit of fun out the hunt, the trading, the collecting.

And that’s how that guys life has gone. He had everything he’s ever wanted expect friends. To this day he’s unmarried, lives alone in a huge house that is parents purchased, and works for them at their oil business doing menial tasks.

Anyway, glad to see Garbage Pail Kids back on the shelves. I’m not embarrassed to say I was a fan back in the day.

By: Jason Weisberger

Jason Weisberger — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:05:00 +0000

I found these at the Dollar Store in Marin City. I am gonna stop by and see if I can get more. My daughter also got a bunch of My Little Pony sticker packs.

By: igzabier

igzabier — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:04:00 +0000

Maybe Art Spiegelman will bring his show to your local gallery-ask him(he owns most of his own art and does a big wall of these stickers)

By: Yaanu

Yaanu — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:59:00 +0000

They do still make both, though if I recall correctly they’ve branched into new cards, like the one above, and “Flashback” series that are reprints of older cards from the 70s and 80s. Either way, I still can’t find any in stores.

Next time I should try actually looking.

By: quietstorms

quietstorms — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:52:00 +0000

I remember one day that I used to like Garbage Pail Kids or collect their cards for some strange reason.

Huh… Maybe, someday, I can one day forgive my kid sister for loving Britney Spears, Power Rangers and Barney.