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mehitabels's review against another edition
3.0
violence, ice cream, supernatural.
can't wait for volume 2
can't wait for volume 2
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles collects issues 1-4 of Ice Cream Man.
I'm a fan of Tales from the Crypt and similar horror anthologies from way back so this seemed right up my alley. And it was cheap.
There are four unrelated tales in this collection, bound together by the mysterious Ice Cream Man. The tales feature a kid living with the corpses of his dead parents, a couple junkies, a down and out one hit wonder, and a man giving his best friend a eulogy.
The art by Martin Morazzo is oddly unsettling, a mix of the ordinary and the grotesque. The stories remind me both of the EC horror books and of House of Mystery under Joe Orlando's regime, nice little horror tales. The writing reminds me of Stephen King's Needful Things more than anything else, maybe with a dash of Sandman and Twilight Zone.
The Ice Cream Man himself reminds me of Leland Guant quite a bit, showing up just when people need him but his gifts always have a price. The fourth tale gives a tiny hint of his true nature.
Ice Cream Man: Rainbow Sprinkles is a sweet treat! I'm on board for the duration. Four out of five ice cream cones.
I'm a fan of Tales from the Crypt and similar horror anthologies from way back so this seemed right up my alley. And it was cheap.
There are four unrelated tales in this collection, bound together by the mysterious Ice Cream Man. The tales feature a kid living with the corpses of his dead parents, a couple junkies, a down and out one hit wonder, and a man giving his best friend a eulogy.
The art by Martin Morazzo is oddly unsettling, a mix of the ordinary and the grotesque. The stories remind me both of the EC horror books and of House of Mystery under Joe Orlando's regime, nice little horror tales. The writing reminds me of Stephen King's Needful Things more than anything else, maybe with a dash of Sandman and Twilight Zone.
The Ice Cream Man himself reminds me of Leland Guant quite a bit, showing up just when people need him but his gifts always have a price. The fourth tale gives a tiny hint of his true nature.
Ice Cream Man: Rainbow Sprinkles is a sweet treat! I'm on board for the duration. Four out of five ice cream cones.
ldickol's review against another edition
3.0
Creepy, bizarre and right up my alley. It reminds me a bit of if Stephen King's Needful Things and the Willy Wonka creepy boat scene had a love child.
bookishblond's review against another edition
2.0
I've never read anything like this genre-bending anthology. There's nothing to compare it to. The writing and art are both deeply unsettling and strange. I like unsettling, strange things, but this comic didn't sit well with me.
This volume contains four issues, each following a different character(s) and their encounter with the ice cream man, who is this creepy demon man (Satan?!) character. These stories are dark - we have heroin users, washed-up former stars, and so much death. But there was very little depth. I love dark stories because they so often illuminate important topics that are difficult to discuss. Here, I didn't find much of that at all. The stories are horror for the sake of horror and shock value. Gore without any underlying substance. I most enjoyed the first story because of the creepy spider, but I didn't enjoy the rest of the stories much at all.
This volume contains four issues, each following a different character(s) and their encounter with the ice cream man, who is this creepy demon man (Satan?!) character. These stories are dark - we have heroin users, washed-up former stars, and so much death. But there was very little depth. I love dark stories because they so often illuminate important topics that are difficult to discuss. Here, I didn't find much of that at all. The stories are horror for the sake of horror and shock value. Gore without any underlying substance. I most enjoyed the first story because of the creepy spider, but I didn't enjoy the rest of the stories much at all.
leonareads's review against another edition
2.0
Hard to get into since it's just a mismatch of random horror, none of which really ties together (so far at least). Saving grace was the last few pages of the 4th issue which has made me intrigued enough to read the next volume.
Rating 2.5
Rating 2.5
sophierenee's review against another edition
3.0
this was such a random all over the place graphic novel
thepiqht's review against another edition
3.0
The Ice Cream Man connects all of these stories but I don’t understand him at all. Is he good? Bad? What is he actually doing? I suppose it is something that will be dealt with in later volumes, but this volume is constantly revealing things about him that seem to disappear in the next chapter which makes it all very confusing. I suppose I just don’t see the point of him yet.
wesleyboy's review against another edition
4.0
A Tales From the Crypt-esque collection of psychological stories. I really dig the fantasy and loose thread the Ice Cream Man weaves through each of them. The ending made me really intrigued for what the series is going to do.