I'm fascinated by Ted McKeever's art. There's a relatively short list of artists upon whose name I'll buy a comic, and Mr. McKeever's definitely one of them. The world he envisions seems to have no symmetry, and though quite stylized, in this at least it is realistic. Further, his narrative style skews toward the Lynchian, in that we really don't have a lot of idea what's going on, any more than the characters caught in this strange tale do. And thess, both artistic and narrative bents, seem to be a through line in his work. Which, of course, is what leads to my fascination.
Today's issue is interesting, though the metaphor of the teenager literally programmed by modern society is a bit on the nose. That said, the way that advertising affects young people really is quite profound, as is symbolized in today's comic. What Mr. McKeever's tale is warning us of is what happens when the programming takes, and the programmed realizes that it's moved beyond us.
More to come...
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