I really liked this 2nd graphic novel in the Trish Trash series better than the first--more depth, a little more character development and more interesting story-line. The story seemed really fast or really short though, not sure which.

Volume two of Trish Trash is a great continuation of Trish's story, expanding further on her world. The story delves into the status of the natives of Mars, and has some interesting discussions of economics and classism that are at the right level for young adult readers. The art continues to be excellent, illustrating both the natural world of Mars and the humans' technologically sealed sanctums with care and detail. I can't wait to see the next volume!

I thoroughly enjoyed Trish Trash #2, and the continuation of this interesting science fiction story set on Mars. I enjoy the cast of characters, and all of their interactions. I can't wait to see how Trish continues to deal with the fact that she can't play derby right now, but still, with the help of her friend from Mars, manages to skate on the landscape of her homeworld. Her frustrations, though many, do not stop her from doing what she loves.

I loved this! I checked out the first book from library so I could have the background for this issue, I love how the story is evolving and the complex history of the mars colonies outlined in the Wikipedia entries at the end. I have to say I'm not usually into space stories but I love Jessica Abel so I gave it a shot, I'm glad I did. Strong, conflicted female lead and really interesting political thorns but accessible to teens.

I love this second book in the series. Trish is an amazing character with a lot of heart. When she shelters the injured alien Qiqi, she has to face other problems as well. Just like with her derby skills, she takes it all in stride even when the chances are dire. .

This is book two. Roller derby on Mars should be enough to draw you in anyway, but there is more going on, more world building than just that. There is also indentured sergeants, water farming, debts that have to be paid, and the indigenous people of Mars.

The first book in the series introduced us to the world of roller-derby on Mars, and this second book gets more into the politics, and how debt can kill the colonists by making them take jobs they are not supposed to survive.

This series is getting better and better. You can start with this second volume, but it helps to have read the first book, just to get a little background.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

First I'd like to say that I haven't actually read part one of this. I wasn't on NetGalley when it was available and I didn't want to buy it unless I was sure I'd like it, but I still found this volume enjoyable. I think it helped that at the end there was a series of Wikipedia-esque articles about the background information of Earth and Mars in this universe. Although I generally hate when comics have sections that are just several pages of book-like text, in this particular instance it was very helpful. It's still hard for me to switch from comic-mode back to book-mode like that but it was a cool feature and I appreciate the effort.

Although I'm sure we all picked up this series because we heard the words "Roller-derby in Space!" there's actually a lot more going on here. This is also a story about classism and how a lot of the people on Mars are in serious debt to the company that basically owns the entire planet, and what they have to do to survive every day. I'm not a huge fan of the art style but it's still a good book if you like Sci-Fi / Dystopian stuff or Roller-derby.

I was unable to read the comic because the words were super fuzzy. I don't remember the art in the previous volume looking as bad as it does in this one, maybe it just doesn't look good digitally but it looked terrible. One complaint that I've had since the first volume is that Trish doesn't look like a 15 year old. She looks more like a 30 year old.