PORTLAND, Ore. 08/31/2026 — The sold out sequential sensation is back—with a new,
silver age design! W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran’s Ice Cream Man is proud to present the second printing of its most formally innovative issue ever—a haunting story told across a deck of cards—will hit stores this October from Image Comics.
The first printing (with its fantasy-forward design) vanished faster than cash at a casino. But now, due to popular demand, there’s another chance to experience this stacked comic book EVENT…delivered via a beautiful, custom-designed deck of cards (featuring custom backs and a custom box, too!).
“The first deck was such a success that some die-hard Ice Cream Man readers never got a chance to experience this special story,” said Prince. “So we’re thrilled to bring ‘The Mortal Coil Shuffle’ back—with a beautiful new design that speaks to comic history…while simultaneously honoring the singular fantasy aesthetic of the first printing. Like This Is Lorelei says, ‘I know it’s only cards, but love, I feel your heart in spades; while you were dancing in the club, I gave my diamonds all away.'”
“The Mortal Coil Shuffle” is a one-of-a-kind Ice Cream Man story…told via a deck of 55 “playing” cards; when read in order, the cards create a comics experience unlike any other before.
All art is by Ice Cream Man stalwarts Morazzo and O’Halloran with Good Old Neon. Some cards tell part of the story; other cards cast inscrutable spells on its unwitting characters; some cards “play” and push the narrative in unexpected directions. Tarot cards, credit cards, flash cards…all 55 come together to tell a story about cards, through cards. It’s a kind of close-up magic trick…that might leave fans a little flush of heart.
So fans get ready (once again) to: Go Fish, Draw Four, Declare War, and (probably) Fold in this exciting new comics format—told, as ever, in the creepy, strange voice readers have come to expect from all things Ice Cream Man.
Ice Cream Man: The Mortal Coil Shuffle, New Edition (UPC: 70985304938800111) will be available at comic book shopson Wednesday, November 25.
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