Later this month, Image Comics‘s Ice Cream #43 will feature an all-star jam with one-page horror stories by an array of comic book luminaries. In advance of the debut of the issue, the publisher has released the full table of contents for the book, as well as the full story “Baby Grand Piano” by W. Maxwell Prince, and panels from Grant Morrison’s “Hell Freezes” and Matt Fraction’s “Life by Misadventure.”
All stories feature art by Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran.
“Ice Cream Man #43 came out cooler than I could have ever imagined. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a collection of creators of this caliber in one place before—some of the best of all time!” said Prince via press release. “We’ve got TWO Grant Morrison stories, and ones from Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire, Zoe Thorogood, Deniz Camp, Frank Barbiere, and many more. And we’ll even have a horror story from one of the funniest people on Earth: Patton Oswalt. Though don’t be fooled—his one-pager is terrifying. Your Ice Cream Man truck drivers, artists Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran, and myself, are so stoked that these legends said ‘yes’ to playing in our ice cream world. The result is, I think, one of the most special issues of comics I’ve ever beheld.”
The issue will feature Thorogood’s short story “For James,” with the issue being dedicated to her late brother. Partial proceeds for sales of the issue will go to a charity on his behalf.
Here’s the full table of contents for the issue:
- “Baby Grand Piano” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “Well, Well, Well” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “Hell Freezes” By Grant Morrison
- “For Sale (Unabridged)” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “Life By Misadventure” By Matt Fraction
- “Horror, Cont’d” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “Missy In The Middle” By Kelly Sue DeConnick
- “Lickety Split” By Geoff Johns
- “Candy World” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “Real Page-Turner” By Deniz Camp
- “For James” By Zoe Thorogood
- “Oxycomedown” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “Night Fishing” By Patton Oswalt
- “Floating” By Jeff Lemire
- “Who’s In Charge?” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “The Clock Never Stops” By Frank Barbiere
- “Lost Sonnet” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “A Taxonomy Of Old-Timey Diseases” By Good Old Neon
- “Resolutions” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “How To Impress People At A Party” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “Nice And Roomy” By W. Maxwell Prince
- “The Horror” By Grant Morrison
Ice Cream Man #43 hits stores on January 29, but you can check out the page, teases, and covers, below.
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