Is Ted Ok? #4 – When is enough, ENOUGH?

Is Ted OK? I don’t think anyone is. At least Ted is no longer alone. With his job taking big brother to the next level, and chaos existing far past an HR fix, Ted is at a loss on where to turn. However, now he and Sarah seem to be more on the same page, and a villain speech seems to be in the near future.

Creative Team

Story, Art, & Letters: Dave Chisholm;

Editor: Ryan Carroll;

Book Designer: David Reyes;

Book Production: Juan D. Posada;

Cover Artist: Dave Chisholm;

Check out a review for another comic from Mad Cave Studios: The New Space Age #1

The Story for ‘Is Ted Ok?’ #4

We kick right off with a villain speech, but it’s not your cliche, answer-all-the-questions speech. It’s more the kind that shows us what kind of person we’re dealing with. It’s a villain for the 21st century, and how Ted perfectly fits into it all is still a mystery. However, with the help of Ted and Sarah’s new friend, they appear to be close to some answers. How comforting those answers will be remains. All they seem to know now is that everything they thought they knew is wrong.

Art

What started with a depressed office 9-5 employee has turned into something else entirely, and the art has beautifully taken us along on this ever-changing journey. In Is Ted Okay? Issue 4, we went back and forth between two stories. Both were dark, detailed, creepy, and beautiful. The emotions are high all around. Confusion, anger, superiority, fear… every emotion is perfectly captured, thereby creating a mix of emotions that sucks you right into the story. My favorite moment from this issue was a close-up of Ted having a realization. So much is happening in that one close-up, and it’s perfect.

Final Thoughts

This comic continues to suck me in and flip me on my head. When I picked up the first issue of Is Ted Ok? I wasn’t sure what to expect. I thought maybe it would be a story about depression, and dealing with life, and finding connection with others in the most unexpected ways. I now think I was correct, and also COMPLETELY wrong. The places we’ve gone in 4 issues, I never could have seen coming, but I’m LOVING it!

Overall Grade: 10/10

If you love stories with human connection in unexpected ways, mystery, twists, sci-fi, and corrupt rich dudes with too much power, you should absolutely grab Is Ted Okay?

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