07. Fool Iced Tea

• Published Date:  March 2005
• Parody Subject:  Nestea Cool Iced Tea
• Concept Writer/Artist:  David Gross
• Date of Rough Concept Drawing:  April 2004
• Painter:  David Gross
• Date of Final Painting:  May 2004
• Notes:  "Fool" was one of 16 titles that were shown as previews for All-New Series 2 at the San Diego Comic-Con from July 22-25, 2004.
  
  "Fool" was also one of the three titles (along with "Buzzooka" and "Ghoul Whip") that represented ANS2 on the series' display boxes and wrappers. It also appeared in promotional items such as brochures and sell sheets, and was featured on the cover of the Collector's Album.

Art Stages

Rough Concept Drawing David Gross's concept for this Nestea Cool Iced Tea parody was carried through to the final painting without major changes. In the rough, the tea leaves above the Nestea logo do not have a parody equivalent.

Final Painting In the completed painting, the Nestea tea leaves have been rendered as dunce caps with letters on the leaves spelling the word "duh." The Topps Vault sold the finished art for "Fool Iced Tea" for $1858.33 in an eBay auction which ran from November 30 - December 7, 2005.

Printed Stickers

Card Front & Back The Top Right (TR) piece of the "Count Funkula" puzzle is found on the back of "Fool Iced Tea."