Island in a Puddle

A taut, five-issue horror manga from Kodansha USA (2022–2023), Island in a Puddle traps a young boy and his mother in a surreal, ever-shrinking pocket of reality after a flood isolates their home. The series, by a single creator, uses its claustrophobic premise to explore themes of paranoia and the fragility of family bonds, earning quiet acclaim for its atmospheric dread and tightly wound storytelling.