Ice Cream Man
Cover to Ice Cream Man #1
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
ScheduleMonthly (Jan 2018 – April 2018)
Irregular(July 2018 – present)
FormatOngoing series
GenreHorror
Dark Comedy
Anthology
Publication dateJanuary 2018
Creative team
Written byW. Maxwell Prince
Artist(s)Martin Morazzo

Ice Cream Man is a comic series that premiered in 2018 from Image Comics.

Premise

The series is a horror anthology 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

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

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]

Collected editions

Trade paperbacks

Title Collected material Published date ISBN
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles Ice Cream Man #1–4 20 Jun 2018 9781534310865
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 2: Strange Neapolitan Ice Cream Man #5-8 12 Dec 2018 9781534308763
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 3: Hopscotch Mélange Ice Cream Man #9-12 12 Jun 2019 9781534312265
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 4: Tiny Lives Ice Cream Man #13-16 24 Dec 2019 9781534313767
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 5: Other Confections Ice Cream Man #17-20 8 Sep 2020 9781534315976
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 6: Just Desserts Ice Cream Man #21-24 29 Jun 2021 9781534317277
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 7: Certain Descents Ice Cream Man #25-28 23 Feb 2022 9781534319301
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 8: Subjects & Objects Ice Cream Man #29-32 26 Oct 2022 9781534323223
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 9: Heavy Narration Ice Cream Man #33-36 20 Sept 2023 9781534399839

Hardcovers

Title Collected material Published date ISBN
Ice Cream Man: Sundae Edition, Vol. 1 Ice Cream Man #1-12 3 Aug 2022 9781534321823
Ice Cream Man: Sundae Edition, Vol. 2 Ice Cream Man #13-24, HAHA #6, and Ice Cream Man Quarantine Comix Special 14 Nov 2023 9781534398191

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References

  1. ↑ "Ice Cream Man Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com.
  2. ↑ "'Ice Cream Man' TV Series Based on Comic in Works at Universal Cable Prods". October 2018.
  3. ↑ "'Ice Cream Man': UCP Developing Adaptation of Comic Series for Quibi". 27 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Quibi Officially Fades to Black, as Projected when Founders Announced Shutdown in October – Update". December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ice Cream Man Series Adapt "Very Much Still Alive"- Unlike Quibi". January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ice Cream Man". ImageComics.com.
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