Jay Lynch Tribute Set

NOTE: 2003 SILLY CDS IMAGE

RELEASE
PERIOD: FEBRUARY 15TH—MARCH 15TH, 2017

The
exclusive Jay Lynch Tribute set was posted to the Topps online shop on February
15th, 2017 and sold for 28 days as a fundraiser to cover medical bills and offer
some relief. Per Topps: “The tribute set includes 11 sticker cards featuring
classic Jay Lynch jokes newly repainted by 11 different Topps veteran artists!
All profits go to Jay Lynch to help with his health expenses.” The limited
edition release contained six Garbage Pail Kids characters (no twin cards) and
five Wacky Packages products, painted by the GPK and WP artists and based off
of original Jay Lynch concepts. The cartoonist is well known in the undergound
comix movement with his Bijou Funnies title, among others, was the main writer
for Bazooka Joe comics from the years 1967 to 1990, has contributed to MAD
and Playboy magazine and was a major contributor to Wacky Packages and
Garbage Pail Kids brands within the NPD department at Topps. NOTE:
Jay Patrick Lynhc was born on January 7, 1945, and passed on March 5, 2017.

Card
#1 — JAILHOUSE RICK by artist TOM BUNK
Nomenclature
= Jailhouse Rock. The 1957 song title performed by Elvis Presley and also a 1958
film.
def’n: Jailhouse – A prison. def’n: Prison –
A building in which people (prisoners) are legally held as a punishment for a
crime they have committed or while awaiting trial. def’n: Rock (music)
– A form of popular music that evolved from rock and roll and pop music during
the mid- and late 1960s.

LYNCH-PIN
POINTS (OF INTEREST):
— The tribute
artwork by Tom Bunk has a pin-up poster of Jayzey Lynch’s “Nard n’ Pat”
undergound comix image (Patrick) with Jay Lynch’s initials, bed, coffee cup and
a prisoner number that starts with “176”, a Bugle Boys shout-out; similar
to Pound’s tag for OS1 card #4.
— The original concept by Jay Lynch has
a viewpoint from the jail cell door showing the interior of the cell room with
a pin-up picture, bed and coffee cup. The character had the suggested name of
‘Jailhouse RICK’ that was eventually used for the tribute piece.
— The
re-interpreted sketch by Tom Bunk shows the prisoner from a jail window viewpoint
and focused more on the Escher-like optical illusion. A prisoner within one’s
own head.
— The OS9 card image for 343a Con VIC and 343b AL Catraz painted
by Tom Bunk.

Card
#2 — SCRAP BROOKE by artist JAMES WARHOLA

Nomenclature = Scrapbook.
def’n: Scrapbook – A book of blank pages
for sticking clippings, drawings, pictures, et cetera in. def’n: Scrap
– A small piece or amount of something discarded. A fragment, bit, snippet,
shred. def’n: Boot – A bound set of blank sheets for writing or keeping
records (or items) in.

LYNCH-PIN
POINTS (OF INTEREST):

— The tribute artwork by James Warhola follows more closely to Jay Lynch’s
original concept but also incorporates the cut off hand of Cebolloero’s concept.
Warhola also includes a butcher knife, a pair of scissors, the actual cut off
hand along with drops and pools of snot and blood.
— The original concept
by Jay Lynch is the only image with the character’s second hand intact and holding
the pair of scissors. The suggested name of ‘Scrap BROOKE’ is used for the tribute
card; other names indcluded Scrapbookin’ SALLY, Crafty CARLA, Acid-Free DEE and
Archival ANNIE.
— The re-interpreted sketch by John Cebollero shows the
character with a self amputated hand and no longer holding a pair of scissors.
The ‘Ears’ page has been changed to ‘Eyeball’.
— The ANS6 bonus card
image for b19 Scrapped BROOKE painted by John Cebollero.

Card #3 — TOE JAM
JAN by artist BRENT ENGSTROM
Nomenclature = The name Jan to go with
the words ‘toe jam’.
def’n: Toe-jam – The common slang term used
to describe the gunk that accumulates between the toes. It is a combination of
dead skin cells, sock debris, dirt, body oil residue, fungus and bacteria.
def’n: Toe – any of the five digits at the end of the human foot.
def’n: Jam – (a substance) Squeezed or packed tightly into a specified
space. def’n: Jam – a sweet spread or preserve made from fruit and
sugar boiled to a thick consistency; jelly, marmalade, fruit spread, etc.

LYNCH-PIN
POINTS (OF INTEREST):
—
The tribute artwork by Brent Engstrom captures the feel and layout of Jay Lynch’s
original concept and keeps the artwork in a vertical format. Engstrom took to
Facebook to ask what color ‘toe-jam’ would be if painted. Engstrom’s final and
concept pictured within the ‘Final ART’ section below.
— The original
concept by Jay Lynch and John Pound’s pencil and color rough all have the term
‘toe jam’ spelled as ‘toe-jam’ with the hyphen but the printed card for both cases
does not. The character had the suggested name of ‘Toe Jam JAN’ that was eventually
used for the tribute piece.
— The re-interpreted sketch and final artwork
(not pictured) by John Pound shows the layout in a horizontal presentation and
forced perspective to keep the eyeline at the character’s feet. The widened view
added to the kitchen environment and some movement to the compostion. Pound added
a bow to the character’s head and chose a purple-ish grey for the toe-jam color.

— The ANS2 card image for 34a Toe Jam SAM and 34b Jammin’ AMBER painted by
John Pound.

Card
#4 — ROOTIN’ RUBEN by artist LAYRON DEJARNETTE

Nomenclature = The similar-sounding name Ruben to go with the word ‘root+ing’.
def’n: Root – To encourage a team or contestant by cheering or applauding
enthusiastically; to cheer, cheer on, shout for, applaud, clap, et cetera.

LYNCH-PIN
POINTS (OF INTEREST):
—
The tribute artwork by Layron DeJarnette pays honor to the original concept by
Jay Lynch by bringing back the popcorn and keeping the snot to the character’s
nose and to the point of the foam finger. DeJarnette also adds a “#1”
to said foam finger, changes Pound’s ‘t’ (for Topps) on several hats to the ‘GPK’
acronym and gives the character a new sports jersey and jean color as well as
hair and eyes.
— The original concept by Jay Lynch keeps the concept
simple and clean. The jersey number ‘O’ survives throughout all of the concepts
and final artwork images.
— The re-interpreted sketch and final artwork
by John Pound draws out the gag by connecting the snot strands to the foam finge
and to the hotdog — that replaced the bucket of popcorn. Pound added a ‘t’ for
the Topps team. Although Pound added more spectactors, he kept them shaded purple
so that the main antagonist (or protagonist) stood out… while sitting.
—
The ANS1 card image for 35a Rootin’ RUBEN and 35b Booger BRIAN painted by John
Pound.

Card
#5 — BOOGER KEN by artist JOE SIMKO

Nomenclature = Burger King. Burger King – An American global chain of hamburger
fast food restaurants (that was founded in 1953).
def’n: Burger –
(short for ‘hamburger’) A particular variation of a hamburger with additional
ingredients. def’n: Booger – A piece of dried nasal mucus.

LYNCH-PIN
POINTS (OF INTEREST):
—
The tribute artwork by Joe Simko pays is a direct representation of Jay Lynch’s
original concept with four onlookers in horror at the character’s actions. Simko
added a beard and a full set of teeth to make the character more closely resemble
the Burger King mascot as well as embelishing the crown and coat with more ornamentation.
The evironment remains a generic open space.
— The original concept by
Jay Lynch is very basic, showing the half-lidded king picking his nose in front
of witnesses without care … since he is the king.
— The re-interpreted
sketch by John Pound was revised where the height-challenged king is found standing
on a snot covered, ‘whopper’-sized burger. Pound also added a fast-food environment,
a second strand of snot, 18th century shoe buckles and a gold medallion necklace
with a GPK face. Pound’s artwork does have four onlookers, but one of them is
cropped out of the card image.
— The ANS6 card image for 31a Booger KEN
and 31b Whopper WYATT painted by John Pound.

Card
#6 — BIRDBRAIN WAYNE by artist JEFF ZAPATA

Nomenclature = Rhyme the name Wayne with the word ‘birdbrain’.
def’n:
Birdbrain – An annoyingly stupid and shallow person. def’n: Bird –
A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers,
wings, a beak and (usually) flight. informal A person of a specified kind
or character. def’n: Brain – Intellectual capacity.

LYNCH-PIN
POINTS (OF INTEREST):
—
The tribute artwork by Jeff Zapata contains the same head-shape (Jay Leno-esque)
and pigeon-sized bird as Jay Lynch’s original concept piece but also incorprates
bits of Pound’s re-interpreted concept that may have been discussed with Zapata
who was art directing at Topps at this time — such as the similar lamp post,
same buildings, the inclusion of bushes and zombie-like arm position. Zapata takes
a different direction and places the character into a nighttime scenerio.

— The original concept by Jay Lynch shows the hypnotized character as more
wobbly and dis-oriented instead of the zombie-like walk of Pound’s more steady
gate. The name ‘Birdbrain WAYNE’ was chosen for the tribute card; other names,
such as the poignant name JAY Obey, also included Subjuga-TED, Controled JOEL
/ WILL, Compliant Bryant, ZACK Zombie and Mindless MARTIN.
— The re-interpreted
sketch by John Pound, as pointed out above, adds bushes to the cityscape and a
more purposeful walk. The biggest departure is adding a large black crow to the
braincase and a bandage covering the hard plastic cracking skin of the character.

— The ANS3 card image for 20a Birdbrain BRIAN and 20b Cuckoo CHRIS painted
by John Pound.

Card
#7 — FLUNK by artist DAVID GROSS
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