Garbage Pail Kids
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- Author：Art Spiegelman
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Summary
Garbage Pail Kids—a series of collectible stickers produced by Topps in the 1980s—combined spectacular artwork and over-the-top satire。 The result was an inspired collaboration between avant-garde cartoonists and humorists including Art Spiegelman， Mark Newgarden， John Pound， Tom Bunk， and Jay Lynch。 A new generation of fans continues to embrace this pop-culture phenomenon as Garbage Pail Kids stickers are still being published。 Now， for the first time， all 206 rare and hard-to-find images from Series 1 through 5 are collected in an innovative package， along with a special set of four limited-edition， previously unreleased bonus stickers。 This exciting follow up to Wacky Packages is guaranteed to appeal to die-hard collectors as well as a new generation of fans。
Reviews
Ronan Mcdonnell
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Love this。 Instantly back in my childhood。 These are so well worked， clever， silly， gorgeous， horrific。 So multi faceted and nuanced， they last long after childhood。
Seth
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Interesting but I was hoping for a little write up about each card in addition to the images。
Serena
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It was cool to read about how the GBK got started and see all the many ones that were drawn in the 1980s。 As I flipped through I remember having a few of them。
Travez Ripley
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Totally Gross！Loved it， this was my childhood。 Inspired all my art， interactions， and writing。 ask my mom and all my elementary school teachers
Eric
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I wish there was a 200 page history compendium to this and every iteration of every card ever made。 The introduction by Art Spiegelman and the afterword by John Pound are awesome。 And the art speaks for itself。
Barry
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The next best thing to having OS1 in mint condition
David Baldwin
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As a child in the mid-80's， I of course had a collection of Garbage Pail Kids cards and it was fun to revisit them with this book。 （Unfortunately， my actual cards--along with my Madballs， M。U。S。C。L。E figures， Hasbro Pogo Bal， etc。--were long ago tossed in the bin。） As a child in the mid-80's， I of course had a collection of Garbage Pail Kids cards and it was fun to revisit them with this book。 （Unfortunately， my actual cards--along with my Madballs， M。U。S。C。L。E figures， Hasbro Pogo Bal， etc。--were long ago tossed in the bin。） 。。。more
Marie
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I love everything GPK。。。。I still have my old school collection and I have also bought some of the newer packs。 I found the Funko vynal pops of GPK。。。my collection is huge and I love sharing them with my kids。 This book was the icing on the cake when I came a crossed it on amazon and I had to get it。 It looks beautiful sitting on my shelf。 And I loved the 4 bonus cards in the back of the book that was never published。
Tim Lapetino
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This book was a ton of fun。 I absolutely loved Garbage Pail Kid cards while growing up， even if my Mom didn't。 After watching the excellent documentary on the cards this winter， I bought the book and really enjoyed going through the first five series and remembering which were my favorites， which I considered iconic as a 4th grader， and which were the hardest for me to collect。 The art holds up incredibly well and is a little shocking because of how sensitive our culture has become when it comes This book was a ton of fun。 I absolutely loved Garbage Pail Kid cards while growing up， even if my Mom didn't。 After watching the excellent documentary on the cards this winter， I bought the book and really enjoyed going through the first five series and remembering which were my favorites， which I considered iconic as a 4th grader， and which were the hardest for me to collect。 The art holds up incredibly well and is a little shocking because of how sensitive our culture has become when it comes to kids。 This is mostly crude， goofy humor with a very healthy dash of cultural satire and commentary to boot。 The book is simply about the card art。 Nothing more or less。 But it's worth it to revisit the cultural icon of these cards。 I also highly recommend the documentary。 。。。more
Natasha
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It was a wonderful walk through my childhood。 I totally identified with why I loved them so much。 I still like them today。
Bonnie G。
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We already had this book but I brought it to ash Ave comics club for the Mais discussion since Art did Stickers and Garbage Pail kids before Maus。 A beautiful edition of GPKs
Denise
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Nostalgia trip。 I had a collection from series two。
Louise
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Brilliant memory's from this little book。 Still makes me laugh and wonder how they got away with a lot of the designs lol bring em back I say。 Art work was top notch too and nice to get a little history about the artists。 Brilliant memory's from this little book。 Still makes me laugh and wonder how they got away with a lot of the designs lol bring em back I say。 Art work was top notch too and nice to get a little history about the artists。 。。。more
Pepeluche
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Corría 1985 y estaban de moda unas estampitas llamadas "Garbage Pail Kids" que parodiaban en un estilo bizarro， irrverente， sucio， y gore， a los （también en ese entonces de moda） "Cabbage Patch Kids"。 Conseguir las estampitas era una proeza pues se compraban en el mercado negro en tianguis ya que por su nivel de "violencia" estaban prohibidas en las escuelas （en la secundaria donde yo iba hasta una circular a padres de familia de amenaza de expulsión si hallaban a los alumnos con ellas）。 Recuerd Corría 1985 y estaban de moda unas estampitas llamadas "Garbage Pail Kids" que parodiaban en un estilo bizarro， irrverente， sucio， y gore， a los （también en ese entonces de moda） "Cabbage Patch Kids"。 Conseguir las estampitas era una proeza pues se compraban en el mercado negro en tianguis ya que por su nivel de "violencia" estaban prohibidas en las escuelas （en la secundaria donde yo iba hasta una circular a padres de familia de amenaza de expulsión si hallaban a los alumnos con ellas）。 Recuerdo que compré varias sin saber dónde quedaron。 Ayer domingo de calorcito， y yo echando la hueva en bermudas y sandalias que me meto a la librería "El Péndulo" y que me topo con esta joya， una recopilación de TODAS las estampitas， impresas en fino papel， empastadas en pasta dura， y envueltas en papel corriente homenajeando a los sobrecitos donde venían con un chicle （de hecho， el libro trae ¡un chicle！）。 Al llegar a casa puse una lista ochentera de Spotify y hojee TODO el libro A CARCAJADAS。 Si les gusta la irreverencia， googleen a los "Garbage Pail Kids"。 UNA JOYA。 。。。more
TJ
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I collected Garbage Pail Kid cards when I was a kid。 A few years ago I sold my collection because they took up too much space。 So I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this book。 I enjoyed the into and the brief history on the GPK card story。 However I most enjoyed the collection of cards encompassed in the book series 1-5。 This book allows me to keep the memories of trading cards with friends and cousins and doesn't take up much space。 I collected Garbage Pail Kid cards when I was a kid。 A few years ago I sold my collection because they took up too much space。 So I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this book。 I enjoyed the into and the brief history on the GPK card story。 However I most enjoyed the collection of cards encompassed in the book series 1-5。 This book allows me to keep the memories of trading cards with friends and cousins and doesn't take up much space。 。。。more
Roy
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The afterword， by John Pound is very interesting， giving a brief description of the development of ideas， art work and impact the cards had in the '80's。Having said that however， examples of early， developing art work would have made the book much more engaging。。。。 As it is， it's just a collection of all the cards that were printed。。。。Good to see but。。。。not enough。。。 The afterword， by John Pound is very interesting， giving a brief description of the development of ideas， art work and impact the cards had in the '80's。Having said that however， examples of early， developing art work would have made the book much more engaging。。。。 As it is， it's just a collection of all the cards that were printed。。。。Good to see but。。。。not enough。。。 。。。more
Kek
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If you're from Johnstown （specifically Hornerstown） you'll get the reference: I used to love running up to L&D Candies after school at Meadowvale to packs of these。 And that was when the store was just like a small house before they opened up the main addition。 Great trip down memory lane！ If you're from Johnstown （specifically Hornerstown） you'll get the reference: I used to love running up to L&D Candies after school at Meadowvale to packs of these。 And that was when the store was just like a small house before they opened up the main addition。 Great trip down memory lane！ 。。。more
Jay
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Awesome！ And totally worth $15 from Amazon。
Matt
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I collected these stickers as a kid， but had forgotten just how twisted they were; really fun， weird stuff。 This reissue in book form is very well done， from the toxic 80's pink dust jacket on through。 I collected these stickers as a kid， but had forgotten just how twisted they were; really fun， weird stuff。 This reissue in book form is very well done， from the toxic 80's pink dust jacket on through。 。。。more
Jessi
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This book offered a delightful nostalgic glimpse to my childhood。 I remember collecting GPKs， trading cards with friends， and trying to gross out my parents with the pictures。 I didn't remember many names of the GPKs but I definitely recalled many of the pictures as I paged through this book。 I also enjoyed the Introduction from one of the creative minds behind GPKs and the Afterword by the artist who came up with the original， overall "look" of the GPKs。I learned that 15 series of cards were ma This book offered a delightful nostalgic glimpse to my childhood。 I remember collecting GPKs， trading cards with friends， and trying to gross out my parents with the pictures。 I didn't remember many names of the GPKs but I definitely recalled many of the pictures as I paged through this book。 I also enjoyed the Introduction from one of the creative minds behind GPKs and the Afterword by the artist who came up with the original， overall "look" of the GPKs。I learned that 15 series of cards were made during the height of GPKs' popularity in the 80s。 This book contains the 206 cards from just series 1-5， though。 Each page offers the original card with its "a" name and the alternate "b" name（s） provided at the bottom。 For instance， card 105a was "Juicy JESSICA" and 105b was "Green DEAN。" Some even had a third name， which apparently I had forgotten。It really is a nice comprehensive collection of the era of GPKs that I remember。 I recommend it for others who also collected and enjoyed GPKs but probably haven't seen them in years。 It's a nice trip down memory lane。 。。。more
Morgan Bengtsson
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Nostalgi :）
Amar Pai
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Doesn't have the backs of the cards。 Very disappointing。I guess what I really want is my old Garbage Pail Kids cards back。 I had a ton in elementary school -- I remember there being a very active schoolyard market for them， everyone was always trading-- but then one day， my mom threw all mine away！ Such a travesty of injustice Doesn't have the backs of the cards。 Very disappointing。I guess what I really want is my old Garbage Pail Kids cards back。 I had a ton in elementary school -- I remember there being a very active schoolyard market for them， everyone was always trading-- but then one day， my mom threw all mine away！ Such a travesty of injustice 。。。more
Rick
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I love GPK cards as a kid， but it was rare that I actually got to buy any because my parents kept me to buying sports cards and comic books。 These were a treat that I traded baseball cards with my friends for （ahh， the good ol' days）。 It was great seeing these cards again， but I was hoping for more behind-the-scenes information， which you just don't get。 It may have also been interesting to get some commentary on each of the cards， but instead you just get the bare bones of the cards reprinted f I love GPK cards as a kid， but it was rare that I actually got to buy any because my parents kept me to buying sports cards and comic books。 These were a treat that I traded baseball cards with my friends for （ahh， the good ol' days）。 It was great seeing these cards again， but I was hoping for more behind-the-scenes information， which you just don't get。 It may have also been interesting to get some commentary on each of the cards， but instead you just get the bare bones of the cards reprinted for your viewing pleasure along with a short forward and afterward。 。。。more
Darren
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This review first appeared on The Book Zone（For Boys） blogIf you are an adult who was 10 years old or above in 1985 then you don't need me to explain exactly who the Garbage Pail Kids were。 If you are a teen or younger， and you have a devilish and macabre （some may say sick） sense of humour， then you have one hell of a treat in store for you with this book。The Garbage Pail Kids originally appeared as a series of collector stickers， the first series of which appeared in 1985。 Money was tight in t This review first appeared on The Book Zone（For Boys） blogIf you are an adult who was 10 years old or above in 1985 then you don't need me to explain exactly who the Garbage Pail Kids were。 If you are a teen or younger， and you have a devilish and macabre （some may say sick） sense of humour， then you have one hell of a treat in store for you with this book。The Garbage Pail Kids originally appeared as a series of collector stickers， the first series of which appeared in 1985。 Money was tight in those days as I come from a big family， so I was not able to become an obsessive collector of these stickers， but I had a number of friends who could afford them， and we would delight in their subversive and frequently disgusting images。 I think they were eventually banned at my school， a story that was repeated across many schools in the UK and the USA。 Parents and teachers hated them， ergo kids loved them！The stickers came about as a reaction to the twee-ness of the Cabbage Patch Kids （and also， as explained in Art Spiegelman's introduction to this book， because Topps did not manage to strike early enough to get a cheap license from the makers of those dolls）。 Instead of images of those rather unnerving looking dolls， they featured horrible （in the best sense of the word） parodies。 The artwork on these stickers was invariably of a very high quality， and they became so popular that they ended up running for a massive fifteen series， finally coming to a close in 1989。Earlier this year the awesome people at Abrams Comic Arts published a retrospective book of the first five series。 This book is page after page of artistic nastiness， with each page showcasing a different card in wonderful enlarged format， with every card in these series displayed。 This hardcover book has a wax-coated dust jacket， designed to emulate the wrappers in which the stickers and accompanying strip of chewing gum were sold。 We are also treated to a packet of four previously unreleased cards， although I haven't yet been able to bring myself to detach them from the inside back cover。I think this book has huge appeal for today's youngsters， even though I know that there will be some teachers and parents who will frown at me saying so。 Children's fiction has changed immeasurably since the late 80s， and kids are now able to read a plethora of books that just would not have seen the light back in those days。 Author's such as Darren Shan， Lemony Snicket， Barry Hutchison。。。。 the list goes on and on。。。。 have taken great delight in making kids squirm， whilst also ensuring that the disgusting and macabre are laced with humour。The Garbage Pail Kids book should also not be underestimated for its educational value。 Bear with me whilst I explain。。。。 The names of the various GBK kids are great examples of alliteration， word play and rhyming。 A few personal favourites of mine include Adam Bomb， Drew Blood， Toothie Ruthie， Michael Mutant， Hugh Mungous， Brenda Blender， Stormy Heather and Gore May。 And there are so many more I could mention。 。。。more
Detroit Killer Bob
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Brings back a lot of good memories！
Jamil
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Steve was right。 Steve was right。 。。。more
Nate
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Could have used more history and what not， but a pretty solid book。
Abraham Ray
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not the best book I have ever read in my opinion。
Justin
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Fantastic visual history of an 80's pop culture staple！ An extremely enjoyable trip down memory lane， including the history of how they came to fruition， which only added to my appreciation of the art and creativity。 More surprisingly， I somehow remembered every single one of these nostalgia-inducing trading cards。 Funny to think how these were banned from school back in their heyday， until you notice some of the racier ones， which would never fly in today's schools。 Fantastic visual history of an 80's pop culture staple！ An extremely enjoyable trip down memory lane， including the history of how they came to fruition， which only added to my appreciation of the art and creativity。 More surprisingly， I somehow remembered every single one of these nostalgia-inducing trading cards。 Funny to think how these were banned from school back in their heyday， until you notice some of the racier ones， which would never fly in today's schools。 。。。more
Maria
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An awesome trip down memory lane。。。
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Garbage Pail Kids&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0