In this issue of W. Maxwell Prince’s excellent Ice Cream Man series, a young girl comes with losing her best friend by being in constant contact with her. The question is: it her friend’s ghost, or is it genuinely just a coping mechanism? Meanwhile, we get a peak at the true form of Riccardus, aka the Ice Cream Man him (or should that be it?) -self.

The main story is a poignant one, about the ways in which we cope with loss, and how we are able to pick ourselves up and move on after devastating events. It’s also a dark, and sinister look at Riccardus, with plenty of clever details hidden in plain sight.

Though the main story isn’t given enough time to breathe, given the heightened focus on Riccardus alongside it, it does still work and does a good job of tugging at the heartstrings too, in a way that doesn’t feel cheap or manipulative. I’m a big fan of Ice Cream Man, and I’m looking forward to delving even deeper into Riccardus and his rivalry with the much more benevolent-seeming Caleb.

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