Story 11: I really liked this one. Hard to wrap my head around, definitely gets you thinking about what you just read, but I loved it. So many parodies of real life shows, and they're all scarily accurate at that. The way it all came together at the end was pretty cool too. ☆☆☆☆☆ Throw the Dog a Bone: In issue 29, the main character is contemplating his family's cycle of bad choices, literally travelling down his family tree. At the end, he is seen joining his long gone family members for a drink. And Caleb is the bartender. It's incredibly touching, given how bleak this comic's setting is. From the universe of Eisner-nominated series KILLADELPHIA comes a terrifying new tie-in horror series by acclaimed Marvel writer RODNEY BARNES and fan-favorite SPAWN artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER.

Even though this had some super creepy imagery in the interlude, I just didn’t connect with this one as much as I did the first two. Not sure why, it just felt a bit off. A dad and friend mend the loss of their son/friend in a very odd way. Anthology Comic: Aside from a few recurring characters each issue is episodic and follows different protagonists and their encounters with the titular ice cream man. THE PASSAGEWAY is the first book in the new BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS from LEMIRE & SORRENTINO! This universe will feature self-contained graphic novels and limited series about the horrors lurking within the Bone Orchard, just waiting to be discovered.The hunt for a camera containing an undeveloped photo of the face of true evil threatens to wipe out New York City one chilly autumn evening. Doune Mahoney is the curator of a private collection of extremely dangerous cursed objects, and her night’s about to go to hell. Werewolves, secret societies, blessed animals, cursed objects, and more, in a fantasy horror comedy from X-Men and Deadpool writer GERRY DUGGAN, your new favorite artist SCOTT BUONCRISTIANO, and color artist extraordinaire TAMRA BONVILLAIN. Take a deep dive into THE DARK ROOM, a world the creators will be returning to for many years. Includes the first appearance of your new favorite characters, including Walt, the dancing bones of Times Square, and his blessed boom box. Story 8: I don't even know what I read this time. I can't make sense of it. I'm not sure what the moral is. I'm not sure how it works with the rest of the stories. But I liked it? ☆☆☆☆.5 A contempt, cosmic parasitic being known as the Ice Cream Man takes solace in terrorizing anyone that’s around him, squirming around in the shadows like a bug under your skin, striking your reality down before you even know what’s happened. From the acclaimed creative team behind GIDEON FALLS, PRIMORDIAL, and THE PASSAGEWAY comes a new series in the bold and ambitious shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS. Any One Can Die: Expect roughly half of the characters to die by the end of each issue, if not more.

In some cases, the moral of the story is a bit too on-the-nose, but even when it’s expected it’s told very effectively. Morazzo and O’Halloran’s art is a big part of that. Morazzo draws seemingly simplistic, organic scenes that allow the truly horrific and truly funny scenes to break through the lull he’s established. O’Halloran’s colors set the mood, swinging from mundane to surreal in a heartbeat. The fourth story is even more so: a guy who’s thinking of skipping out on his pregnant wife meets his dead friend’s father who did something similar years ago and… they have a drink. It’s so utterly forgettable - honestly, I’ve had to remind myself twice now how that one ended. What a steep drop in quality from the first issue to the fourth! The first story that wavers in quality for me. It’s not bad or anything, but it didn’t do all that much for me in the end. Just about some one-hit wonder in some fantasy post-apocalypse where he is the key to saving the world. I did like some of the crazy imagery we got though. Driven to Suicide: Issue 5 follows a man who was coaxed into jumping off the top floor of his office building by the ice cream man and reflects on his life and mistakes on the way down.

Collected Editions

The Ice Cream Man series is a modern day version of “The Twilight Zone”, with macabre stories, all of them thought-provoking. Ice Cream Man #36 is another great tale, this time focusing on a sailor named Winslow who lost his daughter when she was swallowed whole by a whale. Winslow becomes obsessed with finding the whale, convinced his daughter is still alive, but he’s not prepared for what he finds at the end of his journey. Rural mystery and urban horror collide in this character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith from the creators that writer BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS said “will go down as one of the greatest comic teams of all time!” Each issue of CREEPSHOW will feature different creative teams with uniquely horrifying standalone stories. At a first glance, these are simple and entertaining stories that are thinly connected to one another. However, when one dives deeper, there is much to be enjoyed and thought about when reading them.