Cereal Savages

JOE SIMKO is currently the lead artist and writer of Garbage Pail Kids for the Topps company, as well as the co-creator of Craniacs. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in New York, Simko worked as a full-time storyboard illustrator at GEM Studio, where he created countless storyboards for nationally aired television commercials throughout the early 2000s. Eventually, Joe began freelancing after hours from his storyboard job, designing show posters for local rock and punk bands in the city. These posters gained him enough exposure to lead to work designing artwork for acts such as Metallica, the Misfits, and many others—including serving as the main art designer for the Vans Warped Tour in 2006. In 2009, Simko began designing artwork for the Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages brands for Topps. Joe found his true ’80s-inspired passions through his own creations, such as Craniacs and now Cereal Savages. Joe lives in New York City with his wife, June, his son, Zy, and many, many boxes of cereal. His favorite cereal is Frankenberry.HANS RODIONOFF is an accomplished writer known for his dynamic range of work across film, television, and comic books. With a knack for blending horror, humor, and pop culture, Rodionoff has built a career crafting offbeat and imaginative stories that resonate with fans of all ages. He has written for major studios including Marvel, Sony, and Warner Brothers, but his love for the weird and wonderful truly shines in his comedic projects. Most recently, he teamed up with Adam F. Goldberg to co-create Garbage Pail Kids: Origins for Dynamite Comics—a hilariously twisted take on the classic trading card brand that reimagines the infamous kids as mutant antiheroes in a gloriously bizarre origin story. He currently lives in Cognito, California, where he continues to write stories, build worlds, and plot his next ridiculous adventure.

• Foreword by Adam F. GoldbergChapter 1 – Sweet Cereal O’ MineChapter 2 – Working for the WeekendChapter 3 – Order in the Mall Food CourtChapter 4 – I Love Rox in BowlChapter 5 – The Brake Fast ClubChapter 6 – Another One Bites the CrunchChapter 7 – Don’t Pour Some Sugar on MeChapter 8 – EpilogueAbout the Authors

“The CEREAL SAVAGES come bursting off cereal boxes to fight for justice, freedom, corn syrup, and sugarpuffs. Are they superheroes—or just flakes? This hilarious book kept me chocking with laughter till long after breakfast!" — R.L. Stine (author, Goosebumps and Fear Street)“If Frankenberry and the rest of his mascot pals were real and battled the forces of evil, it would probably look something like CEREAL SAVAGES...” — Josh Weiss (The Hollywood Reporter / Syfy Wire)"This is a sugar-puffed rampage through a joyfully-illustrated world. Fortified nostalgia..." — Jason Liebig (History Channel's "The Food that Built America")"Great work. Keep it coming!" — Tom Bunk (artist, MAD and Garbage Pail Kids)"YAY for CEREAL SAVAGES!" — John Pound (original 1980s artist for Garbage Pail Kids)