Blessed with a one hit wonder decades ago, Bud is recruited to save the world by a group made up of people from the lyrics of famous songs: Ruby Tuesday, Eleanor Rigby, Major Tom and so on. All he has to do is write one more song, but can lightning strike twice in time to save everything we know from malevolent forces?

This is a bit of an odd issue; though artist Martín Morazzo and colourist Chris O’Halloran absolutely knock it out of the park with their stunning, surreal visuals, W. Maxwell Prince’s story just doesn’t seem to go anywhere.

The song references feel a bit forced, and don’t always work all that well, and the story’s message about chasing fleeting success and glory that you may never see again is a pretty interesting one, it just feels like it doesn’t really go anywhere by the ending.

It’s still quite a trip though, and despite being a slight disappointment, you can feel Prince, Morazzo and O’Halloran pushing the boundaries of what Ice Cream Man is, and what it can be, even at this early stage of the series.

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