Image Comics' Horror-Fantasy Comic ICE CREAM MAN is Being Developed as a TV Series
Image Comics’ Ice Cream Man is set to be developed as a TV series by Universal Cable Productions. This is the same production company behind the adaptation of Happy!, which is another Image Comics property.
Ice Cream Man was created by W. Maxwell Prince, and it is a horror-fantasy anthology series presented by its omnipresent narrator, the Ice Cream Man. “Weaving a dark tapestry of tales from his truck, the Ice Cream Man peels back the layers of the suburban American psyche with stories that always end with a macabre twist.”
The Ice Cream Man frames the stories for viewers with darkly wry observations about human nature and the cruel ironies of fate. That narrator structure and the twist-ending tone put Ice Cream Man in the tradition of classic television franchises such as The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery and Tales From the Crypt, the latter also an import from the comics world.
I’m not really familiar with this comic, but it certainly sounds like something that I’d enjoy reading! It also sounds like it will make for a great anthology series and I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
The series is being written by Max and Adam Reid who have worked on the Amazon Prime series Sneaky Pete. The duo will also serve as executive producers.
Have you read the Ice Cream Man comic? Do you think this will be a series you’ll want to check out?
Source: Deadline
