History ComicBook / IceCreamMan

* IncrediblyLamePun: Most of Issue 11 is a build-up to the reveal that the doomed Will Parson is [[spoiler:one of the stars of a TV show called ''Missing Parsons'']] whose gimmick involves members of the eponymous vanishing between episodes over time.

There is a companion six-issue mini series called ''ComicBook/{{Haha}}'' with the final issue crossing over by telling the origin story of Happy Hank who first appeared in ''Ice Cream Man #8''.

* DaylightHorror: Since the main character drives an ice cream truck almost all of the stories take place during the day. This does not diminish the horror in the slightest.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Rick doesn't exactly operate under human concepts of good and evil. He doesn't seem to commit atrocities out of the need to fulfill some grand villainous goal, but rather out of a desire to see what decisions people will make if they give in to the negativity in their brains. In short, this simply makes him an entity who does bad things, rather than an outright villain. (It has also been hinted that he doesn't fully understand why he does what he does, and that he's sort of just resigned to his place in reality. You bet he gets a kick out of it, though.)

No relation to the film ''Film/{{Ice Cream Man}}''

* ArcWords:

* ArcWords: "Do you see with your eye?" among others.

* AnthologyComic: Aside from a few recurring characters each issue is episodeic and follows different protagonists and their encounters with the titular ice cream man.

* BlueandOrangeMorality: Rick doesn't exactly operate under human concepts of good and evil. He doesn't seem to commit atrocities out of the need to fulfill some grand villainous goal, but rather out of a desire to see what decisions people will make if they give in to the negativity in their brains. In short, this simply makes him an entity who does bad things, rather than an outright villain. (It has also been hinted that he doesn't fully understand why he does what he does, and that he's sort of just resigned to his place in reality. You bet he gets a kick out of it, though.)

* AdultFear: Pick your poison, this comic has over thirty exciting flavors to choose from!

Ice Cream Man is an ongoing surreal horror/fantasy comic published by Creator/ImageComics as of January 2018. It is written by W. Maxwell Prince and illustrated by Martin Morazzo.

There is a companion six-issue mini series called Haha.

* AnthologyComic: Aside from a few recurring characters each issue follows different protagonists and their encounters with the titular ice cream man.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Issue 12... holy shit. Not only has humanity been reduced to a single solitary astronaut in the far future, but Rick manages to kill even him and steal his ship to find a new universe to play in. Given that this event chronologically takes place in the distant future after earth's demise it's also very likely that this is the ultimate outcome of Rick's stay in our universe. In other words, Caleb will inevitably fail to stop Rick and he'll be free to torture humanity to his heart's content for many centuries to come.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: Caleb has a habit of doing this.

* BittersweetEnding: The best a character can hope for. They might survive if they're lucky, but not without an ordeal first.

* BlueandOrangeMorality: Rick doesn't operate under human definitions of good and evil. He doesn't seem to commit atrocities out of a need for power, but rather out of a desire to see what decisions people will make.

* BigGood: A strange cowboy named Caleb seems to be the good counterpart to Rick.

* BlackComedy: The humor in this series is usually '''pitch black''' but it exists nonetheless.

* MurderousMannequin: Several of these guys appear in issue 11, alongside dog people and zombies.

* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler:Issue 12 follows a lone astronaut from earth desperately searching for a new planet to call home that can be used to revive the nearly extinct human species. It's unknown exactly what happened back on the little blue marble, but the hints given in the story imply it's ultimate fate wasn't pretty...]]

* BrightIsNotGood: Rick, the titular ice cream man. He wears a white, squeaky-clean outfit much like an {{Expy}} of the Good Humor Man. However, Rick's actions and personality are anything but good...or humorous.