R.L. Stine Brings Us New GARBAGE PAIL KIDS Book Series This Fall

Mike Sprague |

Feb 24, 2020

Goosebumps and Fear Street author R.L. Stine has a new middle-grade series coming our way via publisher Abrams’ Children’s Books based on The Topps Company’s Garbage Pail Kids.

Stine told EW: “Garbage Pail Kids are ghastly, loud, messy, out of control, and out of their minds. In other words, MY kind of kids! I’m hoping to create a series that captures all the loopy slapstick fun of these uniquely awful characters, to get all middle-grade kids reading – and laughing.”

The author reached a three-book deal with Abrams’ Children’s Books that begins with Garbage Pail Kids #1: Welcome to Smellville, which hits shelves this Halloween.

In Stine’s vision, the Garbage Pail Kids are gross and weird and strange, but they’re not bad kids — they just don’t know any better. Book #1 introduces Adam Bomb, Brainy Janie, Junkfood John, and Nervous Rex as they get into mischief, battling bullies and their archenemies, the Perfects.

They will feature art by mainstay Garbage Pail Kids artistsJoe Simko (cover art) and Jeff Zapata (interior illustrations). Each book will be packaged with four exclusive, collectible sticker cards.

Check out the cover art and a special R.L. Slime sticker below.

Garbage Pail Kids #1: Welcome to Smellville hits on October 6, 2020.