Space Trash Vol. 1 by Jenn Woodall

Description from NetGalley:

In Jen Woodall's debut graphic novel series, three teenagers attending school on the moon try to keep their boredom and resentments at bay as they stumble across an exciting secret that could change the course of their future.

In 2115, Earth has been abandoned as a lost cause and mankind has moved on to space colonization. At a decrepit high school on the moon for underprivileged youth, Stab, Yuki and Una are three teenagers who try to keep their boredom and resentment at bay by fighting rival gangs and cliques, hanging out, sleeping their way through class, all while trying to avoid punishment from the Student Council.

Fights over turf, respect and snacks lead to unearthing an exciting secret, but will their friendship be strong enough to forge a new future?

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My Review:

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.