Bottled

In Bottled (2017–present, IDW), writer and artist Chris Gooch crafts a taut, claustrophobic one-shot about a young woman trapped in a strange, sealed environment, forced to confront the limits of her own endurance. This self-contained graphic novella showcases Gooch’s distinctive, moody linework and knack for psychological tension, marking an early, striking entry in his body of work. A minimalist, unsettling thriller, it matters as a compact showcase of a rising indie talent’s ability to build a world and a crisis in just a few pages.