Image Comics' Ice Cream Man Debuts New Batman & Robin Homage Cover
An upcoming cover for Image Comics hit horror-anthology series Ice Cream Man, illustrated by Martin Morazzo, is a clever homage to the cover of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's iconic Batman and Robin #1. While it may not seem like Ice Cream Man and Batman and Robin have much in common, the characters of Batman and Damian Wayne have always lent themselves to the horror treatment, making this homage quite appropriate.
Debuting in 2009,Batman and Robin — written by Grant Morrison with illustrations by Frank Quitely — is one of the most beloved Batman runs of the 20th Century, and Quitely's unique artistic style and choices make his images instant classics, perfect for homages. Ice Cream Man — written by W. Maxwell Prince (One Week in the Library, Electric Sublime) with art by Martin Morazzo (The Electric Sublime, Snowfall) and colors by Chris O'Halloran (Generation Gone, X23) — debuted in 2018 to critical acclaim because of its genre-defying stories and tone.
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Ice Cream Man is an anthology horror that tells several "disparate tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption" each issue, with the terrifying and mysterious Ice Cream Man, or Rick, featured in the background of most stories. Martin Morazzo revealed the cover for Ice Cream Man #33, which has not been solicited yet, on Twitter. The issue will begin the ninth arc of the Ice Cream Man series, with a cover that is «an homage to Master Frank Quitely's Batman & Robin iconic cover.» Rick, later revealed to be named Riccardus, is a cosmic horror entity described as a, "Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who, with the snap of his fingers — lickety split! — can change the course of your life forever." In
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