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A review by ostrava
Ice Cream Man Volume 3: Hopscotch Melange by W. Maxwell Prince
2.0
The author just wanted to pack his series with as many stories as possible and the experiment doesn't work because it's too damn much, too damn unorganized.
For the most part, the issues are not really the problem. They're fine as quick reads, however they don't accomplish much. What's the point of teasing a bunch of lore every once in a while, if you switch genres and story dynamics in every chapter? What are you reading about, when you read an Ice Cream Man issue?
First figure out what kind of story you want to tell. Then you can tell me all about space travel and the meaninglessness of life. Sometimes the delivery can also get a little bit pretentious, which doesn't exactly help the case of the author (Spanish? Really?). At such moments I just run out of excuses for him, which is a pity, because I'm sure he has good stories in him, he just needs to leave this amateurish writing behind.
For the most part, the issues are not really the problem. They're fine as quick reads, however they don't accomplish much. What's the point of teasing a bunch of lore every once in a while, if you switch genres and story dynamics in every chapter? What are you reading about, when you read an Ice Cream Man issue?
First figure out what kind of story you want to tell. Then you can tell me all about space travel and the meaninglessness of life. Sometimes the delivery can also get a little bit pretentious, which doesn't exactly help the case of the author (Spanish? Really?). At such moments I just run out of excuses for him, which is a pity, because I'm sure he has good stories in him, he just needs to leave this amateurish writing behind.