Are you a fan of Wacky Packages? Do you like eating cereal and watching horror films? If so, sit back and feast your eyes Joe Simko's latest project.
Simko, who is a freelance artist out of New York is primarily known for his Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages artwork. But last year, he released a trading card set that parodies famous horror films and popular cereal brands called Cereal Killers.
Two months ago, his company Wax Eye released the 1st series of Cereal Killers sticker cards, which parallels last year's product. I fell in love with the product the first time I laid eyes on it and decided to buy an eight box case.
Last week, I busted seven boxes and built several of the 55 card sticker sets.
Here's a look at my five favorite stickers:
The sticker set looks amazing and covers every horror film and cereal product imaginable. Similar to the GPK products, some of the card backs contain puzzle pieces. There are three puzzles you can build in this first series of stickers:
An if that weren't enough, there are three different insert sets to chase:
Silver Spoon Foil Cards (2 per box)
I'm missing card #7 for my set. If anyone out there has an extra for trade, please contact me. I have a couple of doubles and would love to finish this cool looking foil set.
Poster (1 per box)
Gross-ery Aisle Tryptic Magnet Set (1:2 boxes)
According to the website, there were 2,000 hobby boxes produced and half of them contained one of these magnets. I'm glad I was able to complete a set from the boxes I opened.
Joe Simko Sketch Cards (1:2 boxes)
If you've followed my blog long enough, then you probably know I'm a huge fan of sketch cards. And these were without a doubt the main reason I picked up a case of this stuff. I wasn't lucky enough to pull a colored sketch card, but I'm not the least bit disappointed with what I pulled. Simko put an amazing amount of effort and detail into each of these cards. All four of them will be added to my sketch card collection.
The fourth and final sketch card was pulled in my 7th box. So if the stated odds are correct, then the final box will contain another magnet insert. And since I completed the magnet set, there wasn't any need to bust the last box.
I'm planning on taking it to the flea market next month to see if they'll sell. Hopefully I'll be able to recoup some of the money I dropped on this case. If not, I'll be giving some of the packs away in my annual contest that will begin next month. At the very minimum, I'll be giving away a complete 55 card set.
By the way, for those who are interested... I've read online that a second series of trading cards might be released this summer. If so, I'll definitely be in line to pick some up.
Happy Thursday everyone... and sayonara!
7 comments:
That's cool that you pulled a few sketch cards. They look nice.
Definitely AWESOME! Love the detail and attention in the sketch cards...even if they're black and white. Some of the Star Wars sketch cards look like I'd do a better job...and I can't draw! Unless you count stick figures, if so, then I'm a freakin' Picasso :)
"The Silence of the Grahams" is my personal favorite.
Thanks Jeremy. The B&W ones don't command anywhere near the prices of colored ones. But I'm definitely happy with the ones I pulled.
Yeah... Simko did a great job. I have a few SW sketch cards too and the artists didn't put the same effort as Simko did.
I'm a huge fan of that sticker too. That movie is one of my personal favorites.
Hey, Fuji, did you ever find that Silver Spoon Foil Card #7 / 8 that you needed?
Also, there's another card you didn't mention here - one Special Bonus Gold Card. Did you ever get that one, also? Please let me know. Thanks!
Hey Mike, I did indeed complete the Silver Spoon foil set. As for the Special Bonus Gold Card, I didn't know about it until your comment. Was it a pack issued bonus? Or some kind of redemption card?
I honestly don't know. My guess is that it's probably in the packs. It is, however, currently available on eBay. Just look up "Cereal Killers trading cards" and you'll see two of them, a brand new one on pg. 1 and a pre-owned one on pg. 2. They're both able to be bid on. Please let me know if you get this one.
Now that your Silver Spoon Foil Cards are complete, you ought to update this entry and include it. It's long since overdue if you ask me.
Also, did you ever get a complete set of "Cereal Killers 2nd Series"? This consists of:
* one dealer poster,
* a Sugar Glitter promo card numbered P1,
* another 55-card set of base cards,
* three Glo Flo Glow in the Dark Florescent Black Light stickers,
* nine more Silver Spoon Foil Cards,
* nine Sugar Glitter cards.
Finally, the 1st Series also has these six things you don't show here: a smaller dealer poster with a blue background, three more Glo Flo Glow in the Dark Florescent Black Light Stickers, and a Zomb'a Crunch magnet and temporary tattoo that both look like base card #1 in the series. All of these can be found on eBay, too. Please let me know if you get all of these.
I hope this helps.
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