Review: ‘Is Ted Ok?’ #3 Asks Questions and Answers Few
by Benjamin Hall
Summary
Summary: Ted continues to theorize about the conspiracy occurring at the company he is working at. Meanwhile a company party becomes more eventful because of three key members of the cast. Also the mysterious head of the company makes an announcement. Yet, how does this all connect to a very insipid plan?
Overall
10/10Is Ted Ok? #3 contains some dialogue that is figuratively poking at a rather infamous real world individual. This adds to the social disruption that writer, artist, letterer Dave Chisholm is doing with this series. For those lacking awareness of the past two issues the social disruption via commentary from this comic book is a positive thing. Chisholm is apparently attempting to inspire thoughts about fighting back against the evil systems and people of our world while entertaining readers. There are also more moments in this issue that are in the style of the movie Office Space (1999). These scenes make it feel like the titular Ted Green is more like actor Stephen Root’s character from Office Space than any of the others. Specifically, as Ted is obviously less ok during, and because of, this issue’s events.
Chisholm also proposes some other questions near the end of this issue with relatively fewer answers to balance things out. Thus, this issue is definitely a suspenseful one.
When it comes to the characterization Chisholm is continuing to impress with both verbal and non-verbal communication. The use of overall body language along with facial expressions greatly assists with fleshing out the characters personalities. Not to mention the line work is consistently solid and confident. Chisholm is also seemingly applying color theory to create differing atmospheres for scenes and possibly emotions in readers. For example the use of red hues on the cover enhance the menace of the character’s sinister expression in a way that brings to mind something demonic. Of course this affect is also because of the crosshatching occurring on the subject’s face, and how one of the reds makes him look to be boiling with anger.
There is debatably little new to critique regarding the lettering, especially because there are no noticeable flaws. In other words, the lettering is about as masterful as one can get.
Is Ted Ok? #3 seeing release from Mad Cave Studios on April 29th.
