Earlier this week I shared my thoughts on the recently released Garbage Pail Kids documentary, 30 Years of Garbage, by Peel Here Productions. One of the things I enjoyed most about the film was not only getting to hear from the artists who helped launched the card series, but also the current generation of GPK […]
Garbage Pail Kids
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Like many pop culture relics in the past decade or so, Garbage Pail Kids has experienced a resurgence that’s brought us some pretty great stuff…new trading card sets, Funko figures, calendars, comic books—there’s even been talk of a new GPK movie, though the odds aren’t great given that rumor is at least 4 years old […]
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After three years of fundraising and filming, Peel Here Productions is finally ready unveil the fruit of their dumpster-diving labor…30 YEARS OF GARBAGE: The Garbage Pail Kids Story. Helmed by co-directors and GPK artists Joe Simko and Jeff Zapata, 30 YEARS OF GARBAGE is an in-depth documentary that explores the “rich cartoon art and trading […]
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Our latest #FanArtFriday comes to us from an unexpected place, St. Louis-based advertising agency Bruton Stroube Studios. Inspired by a lunch conversation between Jake Houvenagle (Art Director) and Brandon Voges (Photographer), Garbage Pail Kids – Where are they now? finds six hand-picked GPK characters “as real people, in real situations, with backstories of how their […]
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First off—thanks to club member Benjamin Hayden, who gave us the tip off on these awesome new Funko x GPK figures! When Funko first announced that they’d be collaborating with Topps earlier this year for some new Garbage Pail Kids merchandise, the first thing that came to mind was “What did I bring for lunch […]
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Our first user-submitted Fan Art Friday in awhile came to us from Anna, who has taken the concept of Garbage Pail Kids full circle by transforming Cabbage Patch Kids into their grosser, more cooler, garbage-residing cousins. Anna, who admits that her “sewing is shit,” has already brought to life quite a few of these miscreants […]
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Normally these would warrant their own Fan Art Friday, but this news is just too good to wait. Last year San Antonio-based toy sculptor Aaron Moreno, aka Retroband, released a series of 2″ mini figures called Retroband Kids which (somehow) flew right under our radar. The first piece in the series, a giant-sized “Toxic Timmy” […]
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Paper Cuts #3: Weekly Comic Pull List
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Okay, I know. This poor column has a pretty craptacular track record but, dern’it, I’m not giving up on it yet. As such, submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society Strange Kids Club, I offer these books as being worth opening your wallet for this week.
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Halloween… over? NAH! Not around Strange Kids Club it’s not, we like to let our freak flags fly all year round. Lucky for us, we’re not the only ones who carry the scare spirit with us 24/7—turns out the fright-makers over at Trick or Treat Studios are already gearing up for a ghoulish 2015 season! […]