Ice Cream Man (comics)
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| Ice Cream Man | |
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| 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 | |
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| Collected editions | |
| 1. Rainbow Sprinkles | ISBN 9781534306752 |
| 2. Strange Neopolitan | ISBN 9781534308763 |
| 3. Hopscotch Mélange | ISBN 9781534312265 |
| 4. Tiny Lives | ISBN 9781534313767 |
| 5. Other Confections | ISBN 9781534315976 |
| 6. Just Desserts | ISBN 9781534317277 |
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 shut down as of December 2020 this has left the fate of the series undetermined.[4]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- 2018 comics debuts
- Image Comics titles
- Horror anthology films