GARBAGE PAIL KID FLIPBOOK ANIMATIONS

A few of the Garbage Pail Kids series had flipbook images on the back so if you put them in order and flipped through the stack of cards you could see a little animation. Somebody took some time to scan and animate them as .gifs.

BLOG RANTING

Mad just recently announced that it will be published quarterly which fucking sucks for people like me who have a lifetime subscription. Not only that but they are cancelling Mad Classics and Mad Kids magazine altogether. Several Mad staffers have been laid off and I'm sure this is all a result of the fucking recession.
Most people would say, "Stop whining, who cares?" but this is actually a big deal. Like I mentioned in aprevious blog, Mad Magazine has been around longer than Playboy and is two issues away from it's 500th issue. It's just another piece America that's hurting.

I can tell you the magazine is just as (if not more) humorous as it's ever been and the artists and writers are just as talented. So it has nothing to do with taste or sales. This months issue was so popular stores nationwide ran out of copies immediately and now it's selling like crazy on Ebay . I bought an extra copy because my subscription showed up late.

If Playboy was going from twelve to four issues a year people would be rioting in the streets. If you can find a copy of this months issue I ask you to please pick up a copy for five bucks and just set it next to the toilet for reading material. Next time you take a shit you can think of me. I know I've got plenty of "Art friends" and I'm probably not the only kid who dreamed of growing up and drawing for Mad. It's pretty pathetic when Alfred E. Neuman can't say "What Me Worry?" because our economy is so lousy. When we are in a serious crisis laughter is our most powerful weapon. Those who know me well believe me when I say I've joked my way through some pretty rotten shit. Thanks for reading my rant.

MAD ABOUT GPK'S

Since I'm a huge fan of Mad Magazine and Garbage Pail Kids it would only make sense that my favorite issue of Mad would be issue #265 from Sept. 1986. Not only did Mad spoof the Garbage Pail Kids but they devoted the front and back cover to doing it.
There aren't any nice scans of the back cover online so I scanned my own copy. That is where the "Garbage Pail Adults" cards are.





Here are close-ups from the scan of the back cover:



















Here's a spoof from Wacky Packages Series 5 card #28:

POSTED ON MYSPACE TODAY

This requires a bit of bravery on your part. Round up those class photos and post them for everyone on Myspace to see. I can't wait to see who's crazy enough to do this. Post the bulletin as "Steve dared me to".

Here we go!! Some of these are fuzzy but I couldn't find the large photos so I had to scan the class pic.


Kindergarten


1st grade


2nd grade


3rd grade


4th grade


5th grade


6th grade


7th grade


8th grade


9th grade


10th grade


11th grade


12th grade

I hope yours are not as bad as mine. I want to go back and shoot my mom. I would never send my kids to school looking as dorky as that.

CRAZE ONE

Something neat for the Garbage Pail Kid fan Craze One clothing is selling a card/iron-on illustrated by John Pound illustrator of most of the early Garbage Pail Kids. These are limited to 1000 but last I checked they were still available. I ordered one a while ago and they are really neat. It only costs four bucks. You can order one online at the Craze One website.

STEVE'S SWINGIN' PAD

Ever since I can remember I've been diggin' architecture and interior designs from the 50's and 60's. The furniture, the colors, the whole works. I'm sure I'm not the only one who designs a dream house in my mind. Check out this cool shit.