Sunday, July 20, 2025

Is it a Comic? Is it a Card Game? It is, "Ice Cream Man: The Mortal Coil Shuffle!"

Let's talk about something vaguely related to ice cream, as it is National Ice Cream Day. "Ice Cream Man," is an anthology comic series published by Image, which comes out somewhat sporadically. It has a strong horror focus and was at one time going to be a Quibi show (remember Quibi) before later getting a film option. Issues can be hit-or-miss because it is anthology style, but overall it is a fun and weird comic. Well, there is going to be a special, "Issue," of sorts that intentionally pushes the boundaries of what could be a comic. Called, "Ice Cream Man: The Mortal Coil Shuffle," it features 55, "Playing," cards, including narrative cards that tell a story along with, "Spell," cards. It's a one-shot experiment that will supposedly have no second printings or be collected in comic form/a collection, "When it's gone, it's gone."

I am a fan of anything that pushes the comic-book form, and this sounds fun. You put the cards in a narrative order but with the, "Spells," and other wild things, you can tweak how the story plays out/your understanding of it. It's a comic and a card game all at once, reminding me a bit of those, "Choose Your Own Adventure," stories of old, as well. Assuming it isn't too pricey, I'd love to, "Read," this latest Ice Cream Man-related yarn with its unique format--the comic/deck hits shops on October 1st.

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