{"product_id":"is-ted-ok-paperback","title":"Is Ted Ok? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Chisholm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Is Ted OK?\u003c\/i\u003e mashes up the paranoid existentialism of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e with the cosmic sci-fi of \u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e while exploring what happens when the act of help goes horribly wrong. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a story about Ted and Sarah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTed, isolated and paranoid, works for a mega corporation owned by the world's only trillionaire. He suffers from night terrors, obsessively draws the same mysterious figures again and again, all while listening to one track of music on repeat--oh, and the only \"person\" he ever talks to is a stray cat. His humanity is hanging by a thread. Sarah is a new arrival to the city, fighting her own demons, and her job is to remotely spy on Ted to ensure he doesn't hurt anyone...or himself. When Ted's mental state begins to crack, Sarah compassionately intervenes to help, and things go catastrophically wrong. \u003ci\u003eIs Ted OK?\u003c\/i\u003e mashes up the paranoid existentialism of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e with the cosmic sci-fi of \u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e while exploring what happens when the act of help goes horribly wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom creator Dave Chisholm (\u003ci\u003eSpectrum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiles Davis \u0026amp; The Search for the Sound\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eIs Ted OK?\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacularly unpredictable yarn--each successive issue shatters the scope of the previous, all without losing its core: a search for human connection in an oppressive, paranoid world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Chisholm is a graphic novelist and musician currently living in Rochester, NY where he received his doctorate in jazz trumpet from the Eastman School of Music in 2013. His expertise in music as well as his formal inventiveness within the comics medium has resulted in a string of critically-acclaimed music-centric graphic novels including Miles Davis \u0026amp; the Search for the Sound (2023, Z2 Comics), Enter the Blue (2022, Z2 Comics), Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California (2020, Z2 Comics), and the groundbreaking graphic novel + original soundtrack Instrumental (2017, Z2 Comics). In his free time, Dave enjoys spending time with his family and his cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46535640645676,"sku":"9781545829981","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/gIDFBwoY4N9781545829981.webp?v=1793389846","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/is-ted-ok-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}