Joseph Baxter Feb 21, 2020
Goosebumps author R.L. Stine is tackling the generation-defining Garbage Pail Kids cards as a series of twisted books.
Garbage Pail Kids may be best known as a purposefully-puke-inducing trading card parody of a specific moment of mid-1980s ennui in the aftermath of the Cabbage Patch Kids toy phenomenon (notably the 1983 holiday retail riots it caused), but the franchise is still kicking in 2020. Moreover, this ‘80s icon is about to be tackled by a mainstay of 1990s culture, Goosebumps author R.L. Stine, for a new book series.
The Topps Company, perennial producers of the classic crude sticker cards, is teaming with author R.L. Stine for a three-book deal with the children’s division of publisher Abrams Books to produce a middle-grade-aimed series of books based on the Garbage Pail Kids, as EW reveals. The first of the initial trio, Welcome to Smellville, is already set...
Goosebumps author R.L. Stine is tackling the generation-defining Garbage Pail Kids cards as a series of twisted books.
Garbage Pail Kids may be best known as a purposefully-puke-inducing trading card parody of a specific moment of mid-1980s ennui in the aftermath of the Cabbage Patch Kids toy phenomenon (notably the 1983 holiday retail riots it caused), but the franchise is still kicking in 2020. Moreover, this ‘80s icon is about to be tackled by a mainstay of 1990s culture, Goosebumps author R.L. Stine, for a new book series.
The Topps Company, perennial producers of the classic crude sticker cards, is teaming with author R.L. Stine for a three-book deal with the children’s division of publisher Abrams Books to produce a middle-grade-aimed series of books based on the Garbage Pail Kids, as EW reveals. The first of the initial trio, Welcome to Smellville, is already set...
- 2/21/2020
- Den of Geek
I loved collecting Garbage Pail Kids cards when I was growing up. I had so many of them! My parents hated them, but that didn't stop me from sneaking off to the corner shop to buy them. I thought they were freakin' hilarious and I still do. I even still have a few of the original cards.
Today I have a trailer for a great looking documentary for you to check out called 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story. The doc explores how the Garbage Pail Kids cards came into existence and what happened after they became a huge success. As a fan of these counter-culture cards, something like this doc is fascinating to me.
In the 1980s a bunch of underground cartoonists parodied a popular doll. The resulting commercial product tapped into the international kid zeitgeist. That young generation felt that this product spoke to the revulsion...
Today I have a trailer for a great looking documentary for you to check out called 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story. The doc explores how the Garbage Pail Kids cards came into existence and what happened after they became a huge success. As a fan of these counter-culture cards, something like this doc is fascinating to me.
In the 1980s a bunch of underground cartoonists parodied a popular doll. The resulting commercial product tapped into the international kid zeitgeist. That young generation felt that this product spoke to the revulsion...
- 8/22/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Anyone who grew up in the ’80s is familiar with their unforgettable names and faces. The Garbage Pail Kids Topps trading cards and 1987 movie are embedded in the brains of a generation, and Indican Pictures' new documentary 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story explores the phenomenon like never before. In today's Horror Highlights, we also have details on the Hexploitation Film Festival, The Eyes home media release info, and the trailer for Brian Sepanzyk's Compulsion.
30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story: Press Release: "West Hollywood, California (Tuesday, August 8th) - Indican Pictures is set to release the pivotal documentary on the Garbage Pail Kids. Titled 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story, this documentary revisits the artists, who made these collectibles famous. Showing a rare glimpse into the corporate culture of Topps as they launched Garbage Pail Kids through the height of the cards fame,...
30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story: Press Release: "West Hollywood, California (Tuesday, August 8th) - Indican Pictures is set to release the pivotal documentary on the Garbage Pail Kids. Titled 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story, this documentary revisits the artists, who made these collectibles famous. Showing a rare glimpse into the corporate culture of Topps as they launched Garbage Pail Kids through the height of the cards fame,...
- 8/11/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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