Chris Gooch

In Utero cover

Book Review: Monsters, motherhood, and abandoned malls abound in Chris Gooch’s In Utero

Lonely kid Hailey is dropped off at a holiday camp at – of all places – an abandoned shopping mall. But today, there’s a new girl. Her name is Jen, and together she and Hailey break away from the group and start exploring the mall. Meanwhile, two boys from the camp are also making their…

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Under-Earth

Book Review: Chris Gooch’s Under-Earth explores friendship in a world where it’s every man for himself

Cartoonist Chris Gooch manages to pack a lot into this page-turning dystopian graphic novel. Under-Earth follows two sets of prisoners as they struggle to survive in the subterranean landfill prison of Delforge. Gooch’s story is a commentary on everything from capitalism, materialism, and prison culture to revenge, forgiveness, loneliness, and friendship. The story begins with…

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