Thom is moving his family across the country to try and leave behind whatever is haunting his son.
This collection seems like a preview for a longer volume. There is no resolution, this is all buildup. They move to the new house, the creature is there, the dad is an asshole, and that’s it. I like the set up but I’d be annoyed if I spent money on what seems like half a story. If there was more, I’d give it a higher rating because I like the concept and the art is cool. 3.2 out of 5.
This volume gives us some background to where The Ice Cream Man came from before we get into the more vignette style the pervious volumes had. One story is set in Mexico on The Day of the Dead and is completely in Spanish with a translation later in the volume; which was interesting. Even having to bounce between the translation and the story, I was still eft with a more authentic feeling than if they just used carrots or asterisks to visually tell us it’s another language.
But the big deal here is getting some info on our demonic Rick and why Caleb is hunting him. They’re really going off the wall with this one and I’m interested to see where it goes. 3.5 out of 5.
