Firstly, I would like to thank Netgalley for providing me with an e-arc of the book. This review is based on my personal opinion and enjoyment of the book.

Set in a futuristic school, where detention equals going outside in a full space suit to clean up the trash that now litters the planet. I look forward to seeing more of this very space-themed story.

Girl gangs. In space. That’s all you need to know. Earth has been inhabitable for years and humans have colonized the Moon and Mars. A group of friends at a derelict high school for underprivileged youth on the Moon struggle with being teenagers on the moon. When a rival gang becomes not a rival, they share a discover that could launch an ultimate adventure.

My only complaint about this trade collection is that volume 2 isn’t out yet. I love the art. I love the characters. I love the punk vibe, and I love the adventure. This one’s not out until September, so no telling how long I’ll have to wait for volume 2, but no matter how long, I’m definitely going to follow these ladies and their space adventures for as long as this series continues.

I requested this book because of how amazing the illustrations were on the cover and the premise of the book sounded really interesting & I’m glad to say that both points followed through. This novel is absolutely stunning to look at and the whole “earth is inhabitable” storyline is always fun to read; add on sapphic characters and you’ve got me hooked. I can’t wait to read what happens next and where this story goes… and if * and * get together.. (they better).

Thankyou to netgalley for accepting this request!

This graphic novel takes place in a not so distant future where earth has been deemed uninhabitable. Our motley crew is in an all girls school on a lunar colony. They attend classes taught by robots and are indoctrinated in how to be good citizens all while the student council watches and monitors all their actions.

Stab, Yuki and Una live in the dorms together and form a "gang". When their actions land them in detention, they team up with a rival gang and find something interesting in the basement.

I loved the bright colors and the sass.

Thank you so much to Oni Press and NetGalley for giving me a digital arc of this graphic novel in exchange for my honest opinion.

Space Trash is a sapphic sci-fi graphic novel about three teenagers attending a high school on the moon for underprivileged youth. The year is 2115 and Earth has been evacuated and humanity have colonised the Moon and Mars. When Stab, Yuki and Una uncover an exciting secret at school their lives could be changed forever.

I couldn’t put this down and read it in one sitting. I absolutely adored Space Trash and am so excited to read the sequels. The book sets the story up really well for the rest of the series.

The illustrations were incredible and so detailed. I loved Jenn Woodall’s use of colour and texture. The illustrations had an amazing futuristic grunge style with lots of modern pop culture references hidden in the background of artwork.

Humanity has left the Earth leaving behind a inhabitable wasteland. We follow three teenagers going to a boarding school in space.

Volume 1 acts an introduction books to the characters but unfortunately we learn almost nothing about them. We know more about them as a group and their drama with a rival group. We know our protagonists have a tendency to get detention for causing troubles and Have the fastest development ever when it comes to standing up for themselves

Also I wasn't a fan of the artstyle. I liked that the characters had futuristic alternative designs but the style itself wasn't something I enjoyed.

3/5 stars

Rep : Queer

This graphic novel was a great quick read, I loved the friendship themes and the dystopian-like environment. The art in the book was stunning and all of the character designs felt unique and different. I really want to read more graphic novels from this artist because I fell in love with the style and it was one of the reasons I binged it in under a half hour.

I did have a couple of problems with this book though including the dialogue and plot. The dialogue felt pretty immature and occasionally took me out of the moment because these are teenagers that are without adults around and purely are being managed by robots. It kept taking me out of the story because it didn’t feel realistic. I couldn’t figure out what the plot was and it felt very much like it was just trying to set up the future volumes, which normally I might not have a problem with but it’s about 100 pages of just set up.

I plan on picking up the second volume whenever that comes out and it’s great for a unique science fiction/dystopian world graphic novel.

This was an enjoyable enough first volume though it felt like a little more could have happened. The art style was very enjoyable and consistent and I love the character design. A good amount of work was done world-building this post-apocalyptic / Sci-Fi setting to make it believable and make the end of this volume impactful. I enjoyed the hints of Queerness that I assume will become more prevalent in future volumes. The diversity of the cast was nice to see. I personally would have preferred this to have been maybe 40 pages longer and give us a little more depth to the characters and begin our journey that the end of this volume hinted at.

Date finished: 25/5/2022
Publish date: 6th September 2022

Series: Space Trash #1

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Thank you to @Netgalley for approving this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This one follows three teenagers who go to school on the moon, but would rather sleep through classes and defend their territory from rival student gangs.

The best part of this novel for me is the illustrations. I really liked the art style. It was so bright and colourful throughout the whole book.

However, this book felt more like an introductory teaser. I couldn't connect with the characters and they just didn't feel like they had any substance to them. It also felt like what little plot there was, got completely rushed through.

I think I would have liked this one so much more if only it was a little longer and didn't rush the story and characters as much. As it currently stands, it was a pleasant but average book. I think this series has potential so I might give future novels a try.

This comic was stunning!!! The art was very detailed and colorful! Very cute sci-fi comic with a really interesting plot! The friendship of the characters was very sweet and each person felt very unique. I really liked the aspect of living on other planets and the set up of the controlling system. This comic definitely felt like it set up the plot and the characters for the series. I think this is really good start to the series and am looking forward to the next books.

A really nice start and an interesting cast of characters. It finished right when it was getting more interesting. The art style is great and the plot sounds intriguing, enough that you're going ti want volume 2 asap.

The art of this is really great; I love how vibrant it looks and how diverse the characters are. The concept of a school on the moon is fun and what first attracted me to request this.
Unfortunately, in this volume didn't overly grab me, not much really happened. I guess it was mainly for setting the scene and introducing the characters. I think there is definitely potential for this to be a great series going forward and I enjoyed the hints for a future Sapphic romance.

First off the art is absolutely beautiful. So colourful and fun. The art is most certainly a 10/10.

I feel like this is a solid base for something, but there was so little story here....it was just an introduction to the world and the characters, but no meat. Put some meat on the bones story wise and I'm all in. I enjoyed it for what it was, but I felt slightly teased. It was an amuse bouche and I was looking for the full 3 course meal.

A Science Fiction Sapphic Graphic Novel - my favourite genre's concepts all in one - with a brilliant art style and interesting social commentary!

This is a great start to a new graphic novel series, however feel it was more of a prologue, than a volume one. It set the context of this group of friends, living in a faraway planet after climate change has made planet earth inhabitable.. or has it?

I'm looking forward to where the story will go next in the following chapter.

I enjoy that sexuality and gender presentation are not explicitly discussed within this graphic novel (although can be seen/ explored within the subtext) and instead offer an additional layer of normalcy to concepts that are still not widely excepted in 2022 (globally) ... hopefully we'll have a more accepting world in 2115!

The art style is beautiful and stylistically the line art and colour themes work very well with the story.

Thank you to Oni Press and & Netgalley for the review copy of Space Trash, I eagerly await volume 2!!

A totally awesome, sapphic & sci-fi, space school.

This was a pretty great read. Firstly the art style is seriously beautiful, even down to the colour palettes and textures. It’s gripping and detailed to the point you have to remember there’s words that need reading. It’s got a grungy hyper colour feel to it that just meshes with the sci-fi aspect so well.

The story is a great starting point and I’d be really interested to see where this heads, obviously fairly little happens in this one as it seems to be setting the path for the main story taking off in the next addition. Volume one follows them at their school on Mars, which is pretty awesome and almost styled like a dystopian American high school.

My favourite thing was nods to queer and pre 2000’s culture. This is mainly through the background imagery rather than the characters. Like Blondie posters on the walls or the Stone Butch Blues book on a shelf. It just really adds to the story in a way that my queer self absolutely loved.

A unabashedly queer, grungy, space tale.

TW/s & CW’s, theft.

This was a pretty short but really fun read! I am here for the dystopian, sci-fi vibes, and I can’t wait to continue this series in the future.

I loved the art style and the colour palette really played up the punk vibe that this graphic novel was going for. While not a whole lot happened plot wise so far, I really enjoyed getting acquainted with all of the different characters. I really appreciated how much diversity there was as well, and I’m super excited to see what happens next.

(Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this e-arc in return for an honest review).

This was different. I really enjoyed reading this. I can’t wait to see happens to them in the next volume. All three of them have different style about them.

Space Trash (vol. 1) features a cast of punk teenagers in space. After earth became inhabital some humans moved to the moon. It's set in a dystopia of sorts.

This was a solid start to a series. I thought it was pretty average. The art was OK. Probably won't continue but it definitely has its audience.

Rating: 3.5 stars, rounded up.

This was a fun, short read. Its focus is on three teen girls who have to attend a (rather decrepit) school on the moon, since Earth is apparently uninhabitable, and the school appears to be primarily run by robots. The characters were all quirky and fun to read about, and the art style was gorgeous. I think I wanted a bit more from it, in terms of character development and world-building, but given that it's under 100 pages I feel like that might be a bit of an unreasonable ask.

I'm looking forward to learning more about the characters and the world in future volumes!

I received an eArc of this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.

I've been a fan of Jenn Woodall since I was in high school and I came across a sticker she designed of a woman with her back to the camera with the caption you've been catcalled, what do you do? Kill, Kill, Kill. I, of course, immediately bought it and put it on the cover of my drawing notebook.

Her first graphic novel does not disappoint and feels very in line with the tone of her other work. Our main characters are somewhat awkward punks navigating attending an all girls high school on the moon in a hyper-capitalist future. They're funny and cute and at some points very earnest. But most important they feel like real people, like people I've known at school.

The art is of course stellar, Jenn Woodall's command of expression really shines in this work and the characters feel expressive and real in addition to stylized and nice to look at.

Her backgrounds in this work provide an amazing atmosphere for this objectively horrible company school that no one wants to attend. A lesser author would have made the setting a clean cut girls boarding school but instead we get treated to what a school full of teenage girls (or more accurately afab people) run by robots would look like which is to say covered in graffiti and full of people making out and forming gangs.

The book left me wanting more and I hope we get a volume 2 soon.