Ice Cream Man (comics)
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| Ice Cream Man | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cover to Ice Cream Man #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly (Jan 2018 – April 2018) Irregular(July 2018 – present) |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Horror Dark comedy Anthology |
| Publication date | January 2018 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | W. Maxwell Prince |
| Artist(s) | Martin Morazzo |
Ice Cream Man is a semi-anthological dark comedy horror comic book series that premiered in 2018 from Image Comics.
Premise
[edit]The series is a semi-anthological horror comic series of loosely connected stories that all share the common link of a mysterious ice cream man named Rick (revealed to be Riccardus) who while a seemingly ordinary Ice Cream Man possesses inexplicable powers which he uses upon unsuspecting people. Rick's nemesis Caleb, a man dressed in an all black cowboy outfit, will sporadically appear in the series trying to thwart Rick's plans sometimes successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully.
Reception
[edit]Since its debut the series has received positive reviews. On the review aggregator, Comic Book Roundup, the series averaged a rating of 8.5 out of 10 based on a sample of 150 critics.[1]
Adaptation
[edit]In October 2018, it was announced an adaptation of the series was in development at Universal Cable Productions.[2] In February 2020, it was announced the series had been picked up by mobile streaming platform Quibi.[3] With Quibi's shut down in December 2020, the fate of the series was mostly undetermined.[4] However, in January of 2021 W. Maxwell Prince mentioned that the series is still in production.[5] In September 2024, it was announced Screen Gems had acquired the rights to the series with Alfred Gough and Miles Millar writing the adaptation.[6]
Collected editions
[edit]Trade paperbacks
[edit]| Title | Collected material | Published date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles | Ice Cream Man #1–4 | 20 June 2018 | 9781534310865 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 2: Strange Neapolitan | Ice Cream Man #5–8 | 12 December 2018 | 9781534308763 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 3: Hopscotch Mélange | Ice Cream Man #9–12 | 12 June 2019 | 9781534312265 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 4: Tiny Lives | Ice Cream Man #13–16 | 24 December 2019 | 9781534313767 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 5: Other Confections | Ice Cream Man #17–20 | 8 September 2020 | 9781534315976 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 6: Just Desserts | Ice Cream Man #21–24 | 29 June 2021 | 9781534317277 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 7: Certain Descents | Ice Cream Man #25–28 | 23 February 2022 | 9781534319301 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 8: Subjects & Objects | Ice Cream Man #29–32 | 26 October 2022 | 9781534323223 |
| Ice Cream Man, Vol. 9: Heavy Narration | Ice Cream Man #33–36 | 20 September 2023 | 9781534399839 |
Hardcovers
[edit]| Title | Collected material | Published date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Man: Sundae Edition, Vol. 1 | Ice Cream Man #1–12 | 3 August 2022 | 9781534321823 |
| Ice Cream Man: Sundae Edition, Vol. 2 | Ice Cream Man #13–24, HAHA #6, and Ice Cream Man Quarantine Comix Special | 14 November 2023 | 9781534398191 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ice Cream Man Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com.
- ^ "'Ice Cream Man' TV Series Based on Comic in Works at Universal Cable Prods". October 2018.
- ^ "'Ice Cream Man': UCP Developing Adaptation of Comic Series for Quibi". 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Quibi Officially Fades to Black, as Projected when Founders Announced Shutdown in October – Update". December 2020.
- ^ "Ice Cream Man Series Adapt "Very Much Still Alive"- Unlike Quibi". January 2021.
- ^ "'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Scribes Producing Horror Anthology 'Ice Cream Man' For Screen Gems". September 6, 2024.