Loved this, cannot wait for more. Some plotty things were on a strange timeline, and I would have appreciated more world building at the school, but the cliffhanger at the end has me excited for volume 2!

Love the concept of this and set up of vol 1. It’s part The Wilds mixed in with Degrassi and set in space. The cliffhanger at the end of vol.1 makes it super intriguing and leaves you wanting more!

This was a fun start to what I hope will be a series of adventures in space! Space Trash Vol. 1 follows three teenage girls, Una, Yuki, and Agatha (who prefers to go by "Stab"). The Earth has been declared uninhabitable, so they live and go to school at a facility on the moon, which feels like a very strict boarding school run by computers. They pass the time by reminiscing on Earth culture and getting into fights with different girl gangs over their locker territory. The vibes from the art style were excellent - lots of bright colors and fun hairstyles and fashion and messy teen girl bedrooms and graffiti on the walls and unclean school hallways and cold space beyond. This first volume felt very expository, and it was exciting to get familiar with the world and try to puzzle out what exactly was going on and why they really were sent away from Earth - I was getting vibes like Wall-E or The 100, like there's a conspiracy behind the scenes we'll find out about later. There's a gorgeous scene of one of the girls wearing a space suit and being made to pick up trash on the moon's surface for detention: it's surreal to see her as she looks out over a wire fence at the small Earth in the distance. I did want a bit more development on the character backstories and relationships (we mostly get introduced to their surface-level interests and personalities), but I'm guessing that will come in later volumes as more information about the Earth's status is revealed. The direction the plot takes toward the end has me super intrigued for what's to come!

This is a cute sci-fi graphic novel about rebels in a moon-colony school. The exact details are unclear, such as how old these kids are (15-ish?), why there seems to be moon boarding schools (there are no adults)-though this is hinted at in passing, and what exactly is going on on Earth-though I think this will be found out later in the series.

There was a nice variety of characters, though, personally, I didn't really connect with any of them but, by this point I'm a bit far-removed from being a teenager. The art style was pretty cool, somewhere between grunge and 80's bright colors (maybe it is supposed to be late 80's?). The comic is pretty surface level for the first in the series but I wish there was a bit more development between Ag/Stab, Yuki, and Una and learning about them more instead of some of the other interactions they had that seemed a bit pointless. The world is developed enough through seeing the teacher-bots, their lockers, and dorms, as well as detention.

What a delight! This book perfectly encapsulates the experience of teen girls trying to create and own their identities and relationships in front of an interesting backdrop of a dystopian near-future "school" on the moon. The art style is dynamic and vivid, the characters are unique and very real to anyone who's known or been a teenage girl, and the underlying plot is subtle but intriguing. I loved it!

It's the year 2091, Earth was deemed inhabitable for human life. So, we moved to space and founded colonies on Mars and the Moon. There are no salaries and everything is free, but is it really? Once out of school you have to work off your "debt" to the corporations who run the colonies. IF you can manage to do that, well then you can live in the luxury colonies.

We follow three teens, two who came from Earth before it was evacuated, Stab and Yuki, and one from the Mars colonies Una. They want to form a bad ass gang to defend their territory in the school, but what they end up doing is so much more. Because is Earth really uninhabitable, or is that just what they have been told?

"Punks, just wants to save the planet and go home."

This was such a honest and raw look at our own society. How we treat our planet, capitalism and the oppressive system that rules us with an iron fist. Keeping the poor poor and the rich getting richer. I loved the characters and where the story is going. I can't wait for volume 2!

Volume One of SPACE TRASH has me hooked. An exciting call to adventure for its main cast, this first installation in an on-going series sets a lot of interesting things in motion. Jenn Woodall creates a team of diverse protagonists the reader is immediately invested in: characters whose strengths and flaws make for very interesting dynamics and drive the plot. The art is stunning- beautiful character designs and lived-in looking backgrounds and locations-- a future that looks a lot more like Gilliam's Brazil than a gleaming Apple Store. Can the residents of a prison-like boarding school on the moon put aside their differences and escape back to earth? I so look forward to Volume Two to see where things go.

It was cute and the illustrations were really good but I wanted more. It almost felt like I stopped halfway through and the story wasn’t even close to complete.

A cute sci-fi graphic novel about three teens attending school on the moon. Featuring beautiful illustrations and diverse characters, I really enjoyed this one. The beginning might have been a bit slow, but the ending still left me excited for what'll come next in this series!!

This was so cute !! I love space and anything to do with it so I really enjoyed this, and I love the dynamic between the three main characters so far!! I’m looking forward to seeing more of them since we didn’t much depth in this first volume.
The main complaint I have is that the font was very hard for me to read, I have dyslexia and I struggle to read certain fonts! It wasn’t too bad, it just took me longer to read than it usually would. I also wish it was longer, there wasn’t much plot in this book, I guess it mostly about us meeting the characters!
I’m looking forward to seeing more of Una and Yuki’s friendship as there seemed to be a lil something going on there! I loved Agatha (or Stab!) the most because of all her little frog items :D I hope Vol 2 has more to it! These characters are very unique and lovable and it was just really fun to read!! The art style is beautiful, all the little details are so cool! I would recommend!

I really enjoyed the concept, artwork & intrigue of this comic. I’m interested in all of the characters and feel the ending set up for volume 2 perfectly. I can’t wait to read that too.

I really enjoyed Space Trash Volume 1.
This graphic novel sets the scene of punk pals in an all female cast, residing on the moon in the aftermath of Earth becoming uninhabitable.
As expected from a first volume we are introduced to the characters and the setting. Plot is light and informative at this stage but sets the history and the setting well.
The characters have good defining features and individual personalties that set the apart from each other.
I would have loved for it to be a bit longer and I will 100% be looking out for volume 2, 3, 4, 5 and as many as I can get my hands on, so please keep them coming!

The art work is awesome, there are some incredible double page spreads and some really nice details to the scenes. I particularly enjoyed the art in a dream scene and the mix of a rustic setting with contrasting vibrant and neon colours for clothing and accessories, it really makes the pages pop.

A great start to a series that I can't wait to be obsessed with.

Space Trash Vol. 1 introduces the coolest, most punk-rock girl gang this side of the solar system. Stab, Yuki, and Una are underdogs at their school, just trying to make it through while standing their ground. This leads them on course for an adventure to follow in subsequent volumes that I am so excited to follow them on!

One of the things that makes or breaks a graphic novel for me is the artwork, and I have to say that Woodall's work here is absolutely gorgeous. The colors! The character designs! The layouts! All are stunning. But that isn't the only thing Woodall does well. All three of the main characters feel like real teenagers with real lives, as far into the future as 2115 might be. The pacing of this first chapter of the gang's story is spot-on; there are smaller moments that give you insight into who the characters are, and there are bigger plot-driven scenes that carry things along, too.

This is definitely a story that will appeal to teenagers, but I think anyone of any age would be able to appreciate the story. Woodall's artwork alone makes it worth a perusal, and any reader who makes it to the end will be wanting Vol. 2 as quickly as possible.

A big thank you to Oni Press and NetGalley for providing a copy for review.

I enjoyed this look into some fun characters and their present home. Not a lot happened in volume one, mostly just seeing the stage for more to come. I would have liked to have seen more of a conflict in volume 1. The three main characters are intriguing which leads me to want more though!
The artistic details were wonderful! Lots of hidden icons and such in the background which kept me zooming in to inspect. Also, the addition of the images of earth were beautiful.

In the future, Earth has become uninhabitable, so colonies are built on the moon and Mars. Three delinquent girls at a school on the moon are just trying to make it day by day without getting in trouble. When another group of girls reveals a life-changing secret, what will Stab, Una, and Yuki choose?

My first impression of the art style is that I absolutely love how colorful it is throughout the comic. It makes the whole thing feel like space throughout. Although the art style for the characters is not my favorite, it does not take away from the enjoyment for me. When reading comics or graphic novels, it's important that I enjoy the art while reading.

We don't get through much of the story in this volume. It does more to show the setting of the story and our three main characters. This makes sense as I have a feeling the plot will become more expansive in the future, however, if you are expecting a lot of action or a faster-moving plot for this first volume, that's not the case.

Despite the lack of action, I enjoyed learning about the world these girls live in. Early on we learn that they do not trust the history that is taught to them or the government in a sense. This is very interesting considering they are high schoolers and I would expect them to be a bit susceptible to what they're being taught. It isn't until later when they talk about their pasts that it makes more sense. This is not a story you should be skimming through as it seems like every detail has the potential to be important.

Una so far is my favorite. I love how sensible she is and I enjoy seeing her interactions with Yuki and Stab. I also definitely feel the same way about people stealing my snacks >.< I really look forward to seeing more of her in the next volume. Yuki is definitely interesting. I don't get the need to start fights or to start a gang, but I really like her loyalty to her friends and how much she does to help them from what I've seen so far. Stab is my least favorite of the trio. I've never been much of a fan of their type of character trope so I don't really hold it against this graphic novel.

Overall, I am definitely interested in reading the next volume as I am very curious as to where the story is heading. Especially with the ending scene. I also want to get to know these characters more. If you don't mind the slow start to this story, I definitely think you should give Space Trash volume 1 a chance.

This was a fun little comic. I liked the characters and it is a solid start to a series. I'm interested in the world Woodall introduced us to and I am eager to find out more about these characters. Not a ton happened in this first volume other than basic introduction but I'm definitely interested. I really liked the dynamic that was established between the characters as well. The sort of sisterly bond some of them shared. This definitely has the potential to be an amazing series and I'm excited to see what comes next.

Thank you, Oni Press, for allowing me to read Space Trash Vol. 1 early!

I enjoyed this first volume. Both the artworks and the protagonist were nice. I only wished it had been longer.

I’m not a terribly big fan of this? There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it objectively, but it was short and I didn’t get hooked until right before it ended. It felt a little 2D and I think it just needed to be longer for more depth to the story. The second volume might fix that.

I'm going to start with the parts of it I liked. I loved the art -- it was rich, bright, and really established how frustrated these kids are and trying to constantly stand out against the drab brutalist setting they're living in. The pages are always busy without being overwhelming. Graffiti is everywhere, and the kids of this title have brightly dyed hair and colorful clothes -- there's an overall sense of anxious rebellion, pushing back against a world which is trying harder than ever to force them to conform. There's also a lot of fun references, from a very Utena-like lesbian volleyball comic that one of the characters reads, to an actual keychain of Wedding Peach (which I'm surprised they managed to get in so exactly).

What didn't work so well for me was the setting. It was a retrofuture, clearly -- we're told vaguely that it is at least 10 years after 2091, but all the styles and technology is 1980s/1990s (down to literally a D.A.R.E sticker on the wall!). The teacher is an oversized clunky robot Tamagotchi, the high school looks very much like the one *I* attended in the 1990s, and other than space suits being used to go outside, it does not look like a futuristic setting at all. The problem with this is that so much of the plot revolves around it *actually* being in the future that it fails to actually work as a retrofuture to me. For it to be a retrofuture, it usually requires a combination of retro aesthetic (which this comic offers) with future technology (which this comic doesn't really offer). For example, 1980s neon punk aesthetic but with the ability to jack into computers and have your brain interface directly there with projected technologies and the extension of punk into bodymodification is how retrofuture tends to be portrayed in cyberpunk. You can have 1950s style clothing and building styles but with flying cars and personal robot attendants. What this has is 1980s-1990s styles of clothing, architecture, and the entire high school system, plus... I guess, modern (at most, and perhaps even outdated) technology, instead of the concept of the 1990s technology being reimagined for the future. Students use paper and pencils in this terraformed space. The spacecraft we see is old and gringy, with visible rivets etc. The one laptop we see is clunky and old. Everyone has books (down to what I think are the first five volumes of the manga NANA on the bookshelf) and they use old oversized CD players. Posters on the walls aren't for future stars but portrayed in older styles but are for actual Elvira, Astro Boy, Sailor Moon, etc. There is no real accessible technology; even the announcements are on corkboards.

Which is fine as an aesthetic but it muddied the setting for me a lot. It didn't feel grounded in a world that I could predict, due to that mismatch of concept and execution -- I didn't know what I was able to 'count on' as an expectation for what kind of thing characters would have available to them, what sort of thing they would and wouldn't be expected to know about as children 80 years in the future, etc. It felt exactly as if you had taken 1991 and put it a hundred years in the future instead of actually imagining what that future was through a 1990s lens -- I would have actually bought far more if it was in fact a diverted timeline, like making it so in the actual 1990s, with the tech available, NASA focused on terraforming and we went to space at the first news of the hole in the ozone, instead of trying to stick it out. Instead it asks you to believe the world stopped developing since 1991 but that 100 years passed after that, but without filling in the gaps of what DID happen in the years since in a way readers can pick up from the text and the illustration.

This all might seem very nitpicky and I'm sorry if so. I enjoyed the characters and art, but it means that I felt at a loss for understanding the world and how it had got us to this point, which is key in a story about how apparently they had *overreacted* to global warming in 2091 by launching humanity into space, and being told that it actually was still green and nice in what would be something like 2099, with a character who lived far from a big city, with a house surrounded by trees, and a pond nearby. Again, this could be a viable disjoint if ACTUALLY set in 1990 with the world facing the modern period of climate change and diverging on how we approached that. Instead, it's just -- it doesn't give enough information to ground me, only enough to confuse me about how it could be this way.

That said, again -- cute art, fun and understandably frustrated characters, and some sort of plot going on with the hall monitors working for the shady organization that runs the school and is apparently brainwashing people into thinking that climate change was realer than it actually was, and I'm curious to see how it goes. If you're looking for a fun cute punk retrofuture comic with queer characters definitely take a look! But the worldbuilding just went far enough to lose me, not far enough to sell me, and that was my main concern with it.