Joe Simko

About The Author

Joe Simko is an artist/writer known for his happy horror style. He is a premiere Garbage Pail Kids artist and writer for the Topps company. Co-Director and Producer of the GPK documentary feature film 30 Years of Garbage. Character, scene designer and consultant for the Garbage Pail Kids animated tv series for HBO Max. Simko lives in New York City with his wife, son, dog and many, many boxes of cereal.

Books by Joe Simko

Garbage Pail Kids: The Ultimate Pop-Up Yearbook
Illustrated by Joe Simko / Other primary creator Matthew Reinhart
See the Garbage Pail Kids as you’ve never seen them before in the first official GPK pop-up book! Five pop-up spreads and ten exclusive, removable, and interactive GPK cards make this a must-have for any GPK collector.

It's been quite a year for the Garbage Pail Kids! This pop-up ye...
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