Chris Gooch
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Chris Gooch is a cartoonist based out of Melbourne, Australia. His first graphic novel, Bottled, was published by Top Shelf in 2017, followed by a short story collection, Deep Breaths (2019) and second graphic novel Under-Earth (2020). All three books received a Ledger award for excellence in Australian comics, while Under-Earth additionally received the Aurealis Award for Best Graphic Novel and was named one of the American Library Association's Best Graphic Novels for Adults.
Reviews & Interviews
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Bottled
by Chris Gooch
Winner of the Silver Ledger Award for excellence in Australian comics.
"Chris Gooch twists the knife in the gap between persona and self... Bottled is a slow burn of a comic where the betrayals and the dread cut deep." — Katie Skelly, author of Nurse Nurse and My Pretty Vampire
"Gooch …
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Deep Breaths
by Chris Gooch
Winner of a 2020 Ledger Award!
“Interesting, offbeat and brave. The dialogue is sharp, the concepts compelling.” — Fanboy Factor
“Within these surreal stories, testing the moral fibre of their characters, there is a hidden relatability... after putting this collection down, you …
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In Utero
by Chris Gooch
Akira meets Aliens, and Annihilation meets Evangelion, in this coming-of-age monster tale from award-winning graphic novelist Chris Gooch.
Twelve years after a disastrous explosion, young Hailey is dropped off by her mum at a holiday camp in a dilapidated shopping mall. Alienated from the other …
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Under-Earth
by Chris Gooch
Winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Graphic Novel!
Winner of the Silver Ledger Award / Comic Arts Awards of Australia!
One of the American Library Association's Best Graphic Novels for Adults!
"Gooch builds to a brutal climax before offering a deeply tender, legitimately moving denouement... …