Friday, August 7, 2020

Ice Cream Man: Strange Neapolitan

Ice Cream Man, Vol. 2: Strange NeapolitanIce Cream Man, Vol. 2: Strange Neapolitan by W. Maxwell Prince
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ice Cream Man: Strange Neapolitan collects issues 5-8 of Ice Cream Man.

Just like the first collection, there are four unrelated tales in this collection, linked together by the mysterious Ice Cream Man, although the Ice Cream Man doesn't do as much in these tales as in the first collection.

Martin Morazzo's art is still odd and unsettling. It reminds me of Steve Dillon and Frank Quitely at times. His panel configurations do a lot for the stories, adding to the sense of unease.

W. Maxwell Prince serves up some tales that remind me of much darker versions of DC's House of Mystery. A man contemplates his life as he falls to his death, even as the rest of his office goes mad. A man buys three scoops of ice cream and experiences three possible futures. A little girl mourns the passing of her friend to cancer. Two paramedics take drugs and drive around.

While the Ice Cream Man wasn't in this collection quite as much as the first, he made his presence known and the metaplot advanced quite a bit. I think the series needs a lead protagonist at some point but I'll trust W. Maxwell Prince for now.

The second serving of Ice Cream Man was almost as delicious as the first. Four out of five scoops.




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