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Interview

Read an interview with Fred about his trading card art at Barren Aaron's Garbage Pail Kids Reference Guide.

Freelance Art - Trading Cards

Fred began designing parody trading cards and stickers for The Topps Company in February 2006. To date, his concepts have been the basis for finished art in three Wacky Packages sets (including collaborations with his talented wife, Renee Davis); two Garbage Pail Kids series; and Hollywood Zombies. His roughs have been turned into final paintings by illustrators such as John Pound, David Gross, John Zeleznik, Brent Engstrom, Layron DeJarnette, Claude St. Aubin, Mark Sparacio, and Hermann Meija. Fred has also painted four of his own designs for Topps.

Credits:

Topps Garbage Pail Kids

All-New Series 7

Fred designed three cards in this set, published December 2007.

Extra Christie
# Title Painter
14a/14b Coral Carson/Cora Reef Brent Engstrom
36a/36b Car Jack/Scrap Heath Layron Dejarnette
37a/37b Extra Christie/Chick Ken Fred Harper

All-New Series 6

Issued in February 2007, this set included Fred's first published trading card painting (#38a/38b).

MP Trey card
# Title Painter
10a/10b Nested Ernesto/Eliot Nest John Pound
11a/11b Snakes in Dwayne/Tapeworm Tanner Layron Dejarnette
17a/17b Scott Pocket/Cal Zoned John Pound
38a/38b I-Clod Todd/MP Trey Fred Wheaton

Garbage Pail Kids links

Topps Wacky Packages

All-New Series 6

Published September 2007. Fred designed 15 titles in the 80-card base set, and painted 3 of them.

Miracle Weep
#TitleConcept Writer/ArtistPainter
1AjinxFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
(painting)
3Oscar MaulerFred Wheaton
(concept)
Richard Clark
(painting)
11Miracle WeepFred Wheaton
(concept)
Fred Wheaton
(pencils, painting)
12Yo PlayaFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
(painting)
35GradFred Wheaton
(concept)
Richard Clark
(painting)
36Lorna DoomFred Wheaton
(concept)
Fred Wheaton
(pencils, painting)
46 Purelf Fred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
(painting)
52 Jelly Bully Fred Wheaton Fred Wheaton
53 Quiet Pupsi Fred Wheaton John Pound
54 Froot Oops Fred Wheaton John Zeleznik
55 Y'All Fred Wheaton John Zeleznik
56 Dissed Miss Fred Wheaton Richard Clark
62 Lubridirt Fred Wheaton Richard Clark
72 Sloth Scrub Fred Wheaton Richard Clark
74 Scorch Tape Fred Wheaton Richard Clark

All-New Series 5

Published March 2007.

Enlisterine rough
# Title Concept Writer/Artist Painter
3 CavemanwichFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
4 Crush!Fred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
16 EnlisterineRenee Davis/Fred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
17 DoublementalFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
20 Selsun Boo!Fred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
25 PrestombFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
37 SharkieFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Zeleznik
47 HivoryFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Pound
B1 Blob Evans Fred Wheaton
(concept)
David Gross
B4 ViseFred Wheaton
(concept)
John Pound
B5 Vulture ValleyRenee Davis/Fred Wheaton
(concept)
Brent Engstrom

All-New Series 4

Published July 2006. This was Fred's debut series with Topps.

Da Vinci Cold rough
# Title Concept Writer/Artist Painter
15 The Da Vinci Cold Fred Wheaton John Pound
18 Twigglers Fred Wheaton Claude St. Aubin
24 Hoggin' Dogz Renee Davis/Fred Wheaton John Pound
26 Frogresso Renee Davis/Fred Wheaton John Pound
28 Elder's Glue Fred Wheaton John Zeleznik
35 Downer Renee Davis/Fred Wheaton David Gross
42 Maze-ola Renee Davis/Fred Wheaton Mark Sparacio
47 Tacky Packages Renee Davis/Fred Wheaton David Gross
B4 St. Hives Renee Davis/Fred Wheaton Mark Sparacio

Unused Wacky Roughs

Fred submitted these ideas to Topps, but they were not accepted.

Wacky TitleReal ProductNotes
Carbuncle Ben'sUncle Ben'sRejected from series 4, at least in part because Topps believed that kids would not know what a "carbuncle" is. The product was parodied as "Uncle Bone's" in series 5.
PeepsiPepsiA little too weird. Dave Gross's "Popsi" was used in series 5, and Fred's "Quiet Pupsi" design appeared in series 6.
Germy Pale KidsGarbage Pail Kids"Germy" was in the running for a while, until Dave Gross's superior "Garbage Pail Geezers" was accepted for series 5.
Homely Bunches of GoatsHoney Bunches of OatsThere was already a goat-themed cereal title in series 4, so this never went anywhere.

Wacky Packages links


Topps Hollywood Zombies

Series 1

Published June 2007. Fred did design and gag work on 14 of the published Zombies:

Hollywood Zombies pack
# Title Painter
14 MorguedonnaGary Locke
16 Ghoulia RobertsRichard Clark
17Teri HatchetRichard Williams
18Cameron DemiseKei Acedera
20Rachael RotMark Sparacio
21Gashlee SimpsonHermann Meija
24Janet WhacksonRichard Williams
29Johnny DeathHermann Meija
34Halle BuriedLayron DeJarnette
42Robert DeFearoLayron DeJarnette
45/B1/B2Britney SpearedMark Frederickson
54Samuel Hell JacksonLayron DeJarnette
67John Spewart & Stephen GhoulbertDrew Friedman
68John RevoltaRichard Clark

Hollywood Zombies links


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