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ICE CREAM MAN writer W. MAXWELL PRINCE brings his signature style of one-shot storytelling to the world of clowns—and he’s invited SOME OF COMIC’S BEST ARTISTS to join him for the ride.HAHA is a genre-jumping, throat-lumping look at the sad, scary, hilarious life of those who get paid to play the fool—but these ain’t your typical jokers.With chapters drawn by VANESA DEL REY (REDLANDS), GABRIEL WALTA (VISION), ROGER LANGRIDGE (THOR), and more, Haha peeks under the big top, over the rainbow, and even inside a balloon to tell a wide-ranging slew of stories about “funny” men and women, proving that some things are so sad you just have to laugh.Collects HAHA #1-6

A Spectrum of Kryptonite—And the Fractured Truth WithinSuperman faces his own worst weakness in a story where Kryptonite reveals more than just physical pain.From the acclaimed creative team behind Ice Cream Man, this DC Black Label event bends genre, tone, and form as Superman is exposed to not only green, red, and black Kryptonite—but new and never-before-seen forms like Purple, Cobalt, and Speckled. Each of the five issues serves as a boundary-pushing meditation on power, identity, and trauma. With Batman at his side and Earth at stake, Superman must confront how the shards of his broken homeworld reveal fault lines in his soul.Includes Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1–5.

ICE CREAM MAN is a genre-defying comic book series, featuring disparate “one-shot” tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption.Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, addiction, musical fantasy...there’s a flavor for everyone’s misery. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man—a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who with a snap of his fingers—lickety split!—can change the course of your life forever. Written by W. MAXWELL PRINCE (ONE WEEK IN THE LIBRARY), with art by MARTíN MORAZZO (SNOWFALL, GREAT PACIFIC). Collects issues 1-4.

Ice Cream Man continues with four more strange and sad one-shot stories.Plus: more is revealed about the mischievous Ice Cream Man and his history with the dark cowboy, Caleb.Collects ICE CREAM MAN #9-12

Welcome to the Library. It''s here that every story ever written is catalogued and monitored by a single man, who''s begun to notice something strange: the books are rebelling. Image Comics proudly presents this experimental graphic novella from writer W. MAXWELL PRINCE and artist JOHN AMOR, which recounts a troublesome week in the Library via seven short stories one for each day that use comics, infographics, prose, and poetry to play with the graphic medium and explore the multivalent world of living narrative.

Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, addiction, musical fantasyƒthere ''s a flavor for everyone ''s misery. ICE CREAM MAN is a genre-defying comic book series, featuring disparate "one-shot " tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man ''s a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who, with a snap of his fingers„lickety split! can change the course of your life forever. Written by W. MAXWELL PRINCE (ONE WEEK IN THE LIBRARY), with art by MARTN MORAZZO (SNOWFALL, GREAT PACIFIC). Collects ICE CREAM MAN #1-4

The critically acclaimed series of not-so-sweet singular stories continues with four more tales of woe and wonder. Here: the ballad of a falling man; a three-flavored silent meditation; a young girl''s quest with her dead best friend; a potpourri of suburban emergencies. Plus: more is revealed about the mischievous Ice Cream Man and his history with the dark cowboy, Caleb. Collects ICE CREAM MAN #5-8

ICE CREAM MAN continues with four more strange, sad stories. Plus: more is revealed about the mischievous Ice Cream Man and his history with the dark cowboy, Caleb. Collects ICE CREAM MAN #9-12

The critically acclaimed horror anthology drives back into town, offering four new stories that zoom in on folks who are just barely scraping by and willing to do anything to change that. Collects ICE CREAM MAN #13-16

Here comes the Ice Cream Man for another helping of bitter sweets: four more cavity-inducing stories of suffering and surviving—with unlimited sundae toppings. Just try not to rot your teeth on these sickly sequential morsels, which if you’re not careful could lodge themselves under the gums, deep into the roots, far beyond the reach of even the best dentist. Now, open wide... Collects ICE CREAM MAN #21-24

See here four more strange and sad stories of the critically lauded horror-adjacent anthology series, ICE CREAM MAN. See here a tetrad of atypical tales: a suppurating superhero satire; a lamentation of lost memory; a field guide for being a ghost; a rotten retelling of your favorite children ''s stories. See here some other confections, too. See here, see here! Collects ICE CREAM MAN #17-20

ICE CREAM MAN— the critically acclaimed, best-selling anthological comic book series—continues here with four more unfortunate, enervating episodes of descent: a plane falls from the sky; a man climbs to the bottom of his family tree; Oscar’s blood pressure dips below 90/60! It’s a compendium of come-downs carefully calibrated for curious and crestfallen content-consumers...so come join us below. Collects ICE CREAM MAN #25-28

ICE CREAM MAN writer W. MAXWELL PRINCE brings his signature style of one-shot storytelling to the world of clowns-and he's invited SOME OF THE BEST ARTISTS IN COMICS to join him for the ride. HAHA is a genre-jumping, throat-lumping look at the sad, scary, hilarious life of those who get paid to play the fool-but these ain't your typical jokers. With chapters drawn by VANESA DEL REY (REDLANDS), GABRIEL WALTA (Vision), ROGER LANGRIDGE (Thor), and more, HAHA peeks under the big top, over the rainbow, and even inside a balloon to tell a wide-ranging slew of stories about "e;funny"e; men and women, proving that some things are so sad you just have to laugh. Collects HAHA #1-6Select praise for HAHA: "e;Full of pathos, pitch perfect art, and literary maturity, this story has the markings of a true classic."e;-Multiversity Comics"e;While the initial premise might mirror iconic trajectories, readers will surely be won over by what looks to be a more nuanced and sophisticated exploration of Bartleby's desperation that won't have to rely on gimmicks or gags to delight its audience."e;-ComicBook.com"e;While HAHA treads deeply into clown-fueled misery Cover-to-cover this is a comic of broken dreams with sinister undertones all behind a veneer of cheap make-up; that narrative spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down."e;-Comic Book Resources

Open wide for four more scoops of the bestselling, critically acclaimed, psycho-horror comic ICE CREAM MAN. Here, bound with medium-grade paper glue, are four tales of objective subjectivity: a man's last wishes are carried out; a controlled experiment loses all control; a cosmic scale is balanced (in verse!); Doug tries his darndest to get clean. It's another assemblage of anguish and ennui for the anthologically-inclined art appreciator. Lickety split, y'all!Collects ICE CREAM MAN #29-32

ICE CREAM MAN—the critically acclaimed, bestselling anthological comic book series—continues here with four more unfortunate, enervating episodes of descent: a plane falls from the sky; a man climbs to the bottom of his family tree; Oscar’s blood pressure dips below 90/60! It’s a compendium of comedowns carefully calibrated for curious and crestfallen content consumers…so come join us below. Collects ICE CREAM MAN #25-28

Open wide for four more scoops of the bestselling critically acclaimed psycho-horror comic ICE CREAM MAN. Here bound with medium-grade paper glue are four tales of objective subjectivity: a man''s last wishes are carried out; a controlled experiment loses all control; a cosmic scale is balanced (in verse!); Doug tries his darndest to get clean. It''s another assemblage of anguish and ennui for the anthologically-inclined art appreciator. Lickety split y''all! Collects ICE CREAM MAN #29-32

Just what is “horror,” anyhow? You won’t find the answers here, I’m afraid.(Wait…I’m AFRAID? No I’m not! Although—there ARE four more of those ICE CREAM MAN stories in this 11th volume...and those things always leave me feeling a little HAUNTED, as it were. Maybe I AM afraid. I mean, there’s a Graham Greene spy story with this ghastly bovine monster; a haunted house yarn full of microfiche; a special all-star entry featuring one-page stories by writers like Grant Morrison, Patton Oswalt, Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue Decconnick, and lots more. Oh, and lest I forget: Craig’s performance review! YEESH. You know what, I take it back—I am totally, unequivocally horrified. And yeah, maybe I don’t know exactly what that means,—but just look at the hairs on my arms…they’re standing up straight!). Enjoy!  Collects issues #40-44

“I’ve literally never read anything like this ‘genre-defying,’ sorta-anthology thing, but it’s f*cking awesome. The writing is strange and deeply unsettling, and the artwork is gorgeous. The new comic I most look forward to reading each month.” —BRIAN K. VAUGHAN (SAGA, PAPER GIRLS)Collecting the first twelve issues of the critically acclaimed, bestselling anthology comic ICE CREAM MAN, this oversized hardcover offers a veritable super-sundae of storytelling flavors. From the haunting inaugural issue, to an exploration of opioid abuse, to a lauded three-tiered silent meditation, to even the far reaches of future outer space—there’s a sliver of suffering here for everyone. The Ice Cream Man is coming around the block…can you hear his sweet little song? Collects ICE CREAM MAN #1-12TRIM SIZE: 7.25" x 10.875"

The most critically acclaimed comic of the last five years introduces its second helping of deluxed-ness: THE SUNDAE EDITION, VOL. 2! Collecting another 12 issues (plus some more) of the bestselling anthology comic ICE CREAM MAN, this oversized hardcover features standalone stories that manage to push the boundaries of the comics medium while also telling emotionally compelling yarns. From a comic that’s a perfect palindrome (it can be read first-to-last panel, or last-to-first), to an experiment with crossword puzzles, to an instruction manual for how to be a ghost, to a live telethon for a VERY sick Jerry—there’s still something here for readers of every stripe. The Ice Cream Man is back in town…care for a treat?Collects ICE CREAM MAN #13-24, HAHA #6, and ICE CREAM MAN QUARANTINE COMIX SPECIAL

W. MAXWELL PRINCE (ICE CREAM MAN) continues to push the comics envelope with SWAN SONGS—a moving, multi-artist anthology that explores the way things END…and also how they never really do.    The End of the World. The End of a Marriage. The End of Eden. The End of a Sentence. The End of Anhedonia. …Even The End of the Sidewalk! And along for the terminal ride are some of the industry’s best, brightest artists! MARTIN SIMMONDS (DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH), CASPAR WIJNGAARD (HOMESICK PILOTS), FILIPE ANDRADE (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr), CAITLIN YARSKY (Black Hammer), ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN (renowned collage master), and MARTÍN MORAZZO (ICE CREAM MAN) each contribute a chapter in their respective (and beloved) styles, resulting in a stunning melange of powerful stories that weave their way through death, love, divorce, crime, therapy, and language itself. All things come to a close; these are the SWAN SONGS.  Collects SWAN SONGS #1-6

“A fantastically imaginative take on 60s adventure comics, but with their own special twist set in the weird world of art galleries.” —Monkeys Fighting RobotsPresenting here the first major work from the creative minds behind ICE CREAM MAN—re-lettered, remastered, and under its original intended name! The world of fine art is falling apart, and only ART BRUT knows how to fix it. Alongside the Bureau of Artistic Integrity, Arthur Brut the Mad Dreampainter (and his trusty sidekick, Manny the Mannequin) must dive back into the very paintings that made him insane…or reality itself might just crumble to pieces. A colorful, gonzo romp through art and art history, ART BRUT is equal parts police procedural, hyper-fantasy, and psychological thriller—a veritable Pollock-splatter of comics genres tossed onto one giant pulpy canvas! Each chapter features new cover art, new design, and a new Silver Age-style backup story featuring the art hero that no one’s ever heard of—until now! Originally published under the title The Electric Sublime, this special hardcover edition presents the NPR-lauded, critically acclaimed material in its intended form.Collects ART BRUT #1-4

The wheels on this sorry ice cream truck continue to spin round and round! Presented here: four more chilling chapters that chafe and chew at the human mind: a bifurcated tale of woe/whimsy; a small story about two unlucky tramps; a bestiary of some very necessary monsters; and a look into the big ol' belly of a whale. Please do enjoy your continued trip down this never-ending well! We’ll hit the bottom eventually...Collects ICE CREAM MAN #33-36

GREETINGS FROM NOWHERE. In the parched wastelands of California, a lovable drunken lowlife named Denis awakens on the outskirts of an odd little village called Nowhere, home to a friendly populace of deformed, mutated, and just-left-of-normal citizens. Not knowing where he is or how he got there (or if the town is even real), Denis is given quarter in a flophouse above a bar and acquaints himself with the townsfolk - but just when he starts to regain his memories, his past catches up with him… What at first seems like merely a bad trip quickly heightens into a drama of mistaken identities, small-town conspiracy, and high-stakes fantasy fulfillment. Critically acclaimed creators W. Maxwell Prince (Ice Cream Man), Tyler Jenkins (Grass Kings), and Hilary Jenkins (Black Badge) present an unforgettable thriller that explores the miraculous, the mundane, and all the mysteries in between. Collects King of Nowhere #1-5.

Get ready for a real SCREAM, as Art & Co dive into Edvard Munch’s iconic painting to see what all that noise is about! And lest it bears repeating: this issue features new letters, new covers, and another new Silver Age-style backup story, as the lost adventures of Art Brut continue apace!

"TWO TRAMPS" These two men ride the rails, sleep under bridges, scavenge for scraps, and love each other deeply.

"THE BOOK OF NECESSARY MONSTERS" Herewith a bestiary of creatures unavoidable, ineluctable, and everlasting.

"THE END OF A SENTENCE" A man obsessed with "Sad Libs" gets out of prison, only to find himself totally lost in a world of crime and fill-in vocabulary. W. MAXWELL PRINCE''s obsession with cessation continues, featuring this issue''s superstar artist: CAITLIN YARSKY (Black Hammer)! The end is the beginning is the end; these are the SWAN SONGS.

"Flight of the Figglybumps (Death of a Cartoonist)" They’re cute, they’re cuddly, and they’re caught up in a conflagration of candy cannons and cartoony combat! But who are the Figglybumps? And what happened to their creator? The hit horror-adjacent anthology is back—and sadder than ever.

THE END OF ANHEDONIA Via therapeutic hypnosis, a man travels through his subconscious to try to find his inner child—and a way to be happy again. A comic that doesn’t look like any other comic ever made, this issue is done in full collage art by the spectacular ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN—a veritable dream in four colors. The end is almost here; this is just one of many SWAN SONGS.