There's something oddly soothing about these comics. To delve into this world of sheer absurdity and nihilism and see that, though there may be this supernatural battle between good (the cowboy in black) and evil (the ice cream man), evil always wins--or, at the very least always finds a way to wheedle inside the heads of humans and turn them evil--creates this sense of relief. Let me explain: for someone who doesn't believe in some cosmic grand plan or who doesn't have faith, seeing all the obj...

It's hard to know what's real...The second volume feels like a day in the life of blue collar worker, or anybody. Weird things are happening everywhere regardless if it's a biracial girl who keeps asking for a seat for her deceased friend that died from cancer, an old lady yelling at her friend, two paramedics taking a patient to the hospital, or someone talking to himself as he's falling from the rooftop of a skyscraper... Plus the cowboy, Caleb, is still after the friendly Ice Cream Man, Ricca...

HOLY SHIT! Talk about a upgrade. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed some of volume 1 of Ice Cream Man but some of the stories didn't do much for me. This one? Goddamn, every story hit me hard. So what is Ice Cream Man? It's basically a bunch of stories broken up, and sometimes slightly connecting, but all centered around this evil entity known as Ice Cream Man. He's always in the background, or the main threat in each story. In this title we have the first story of a man jumping off a building...

While Volume 1 was clever, edgy and creepy this one just didn't do it for me. The stories were not very interesting and the ridiculous plot holes and overly convenient rescues were annoying. There's also a lot of animal death for no reason other than to be awful which I realize is one of the aims of this comic but it felt gratuitous and pointless. I give it two stars for the art and colouring but the stories get little love from me.

Still no much info about Ice Cream Man, but stories are getting crazier and work with panels in first two issues is great.

This volume felt like a step up in story quality from the first volume. It's very well done. This Ice Cream Twilight zone is starting to get interesting. The fifth issue (first in this volume) was meh, but the rest was pretty good.

As good as the first, maybe even better!So far the Ice cream man has done a nice job of keeping a creepy pace. Its still an anthology and you dont even really need to read the first to know whats going on. Multiple lives, real imaginary friends and creepy clowns are just a few things we take on this round. The art continues to amaze and daze. Really, my only complaint is that we havnt found out a little more about the Ice creams origins or what that cowboy wants from him. hopefully the next vol

There is this scene in Sandman, in the first volume, where Doctor Dee is in a diner with a buch of people and they (along with the rest of the country/world(?)) start unravelling into madness and horror. That scene made a huge impression on me when I first read it at a young age, one of my first glimpses into horror as a genre. I was facinated by how intreaging and captivating it was, despite being so horrible. There was never any relief from the pain and awfulness, but it was so thrilling at th...

"The mosquitoes are collecting your blood so that, eventually they can replace you." This is one of the best comics to come out of last year! Its like Junji Ito, but for the western world. I love that there appears to be a thread through the comics regarding the cowboy, Caleb, and his battle against Ice Cream Man, Riccardus, there is certainly something brewing there. Issue six was a bit of a let down but the rest, brilliant...4🌟

Vultures feast on corporate executives’ innards, knife-wielding psychos in bird masks torture random strangers, a cowboy battles a demon, paramedics get high and drive around ignoring injured peeps, a clown commits suicide, and everything’s on fire - it’s the 2018 state of mind Ice Cream Man is back with a second volume: Strange Neapolitan! Annnnnd the series is still just ok. Like most anthologies, the quality varies. The opening story of nihilistic office chaos is entertaining for its unpredic...

Worth it for the title story "Strange Neapolitan" alone. I loved the shit out of that story and thought it was one of the coolest things I've seen in comics. I mean that in terms of formal innovation. The story is told in three different strands of possibility, each storyline a different color that corresponds to the colors of Neapolitan ice cream. I'm not saying it was the greatest story ever, but it was a truly unique and unexpected experience to read it the first time.

Still a very weird book, although the stories verge on dark and depressing this time out. We also get introduced to a cowboy character, Caleb, who seems to be there to balance out the darker impulses of the Ice Cream Man, whose name is Riccardus. I think the story I liked best was the one that gave this volume its title, as we follow three different variant story possibilities for a man's life. This is the closest Prince gets to allowing any kind of hopeful, happy ending as one of the three show...

I went back and looked at my review of volume 1 of this series. Other than different pictures, I could pretty much copy and paste my review!First similar point: This is Twilight Zone, Tales from the Darkside, Creepshow, etc. If you enjoy those, you may enjoy this series.Second similar point: Stories were okay, but not super tight or mind blowingly awesome. This is a bit understandable with the limitation of getting every story in within the limitations of one comic book issue. But, some of the s...

Wow this was even more intense! I LOVED the neapolitan storyline and the concept Martin did with his art. Mind blowingly good.I will say this one definitely had more gory panels that were quite unsettling. I don't know what that says about me enjoying it 😅.The info at the end, explaining the different panels and Martin's art was super interesting as well. I'm hooked to say the least.

A crazy collection of hodgepodge horror stories. I absolutely love the aesthetic of this series, as most of the creepy reveals are a trip to look at, but the stories themselves seem to be all over the place. I think if the storytelling was a bit more focused, the collection as a whole would have been stronger. The art is great though, and that's probably the main reason why I'm going to read the next installment.

Ok, my previous review was wrong: this is definitely a horror comic. However, I wasn't wrong about how good it is. Volume 2 might even be better than Volume 1, although they are both 5 stars in my opinion. The Ice Cream Man character is still not the lead in the stories, but can now be considered more of a main character. The titular story uses a Neapolitan cone to create a "sliding doors" effect, with each color tainting its associated plot line. Prince is not afraid to be experimental, and lan...

A very bizarre but compelling volume. Some disturbing and enthralling imagery. An excellent continuation to the first volume. Can't wait to read the third!

The Ice Cream Man, Volume 2, is better than the first volume! I think both the writing and the art seem better, more coherent, like it is finding its true center. This is horror, featuring an evil Ice Cream man and a dark cowboy, Caleb, that suggests an over-arching narrative. Each of the four stories attempts something different, differently scary/creepy and creatively entertaining.The first is the story of a man falling off a 100-story building, who is sorry for everything he has done, but as

Update! Here's the full review: https://bookishrealmreviews.blogspot....I think that I'm a little confused on how the ice cream man is tied to all of these stories. He seems to be evil or some sort of demon. I can't tell just yet. And because it isn't clear on what he is, it makes it extremely difficult to figure out what the purpose of the comic is. I like the stories though. They're pretty gruesome and they reveal some interesting facts about humanity or the lack of humanity. I'll pick up the

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 se...