“An accumulation of fiery indignities and small moments of beauty brings the dreamlike narrative to an explosive climax and a conclusion that’s both optimistic and satisfying... This lush allegory of defiance and growing up resembles a sci-fi version of Daniel Clowes’s Ghost World.” — Publishers Weekly
“These are broken people in a broken world... but so are we. The tenderness that Julian Hanshaw finds for his characters will touch you as deeply as his dystopian sci-fi visuals will haunt your dreams.” — Moby
"A fresh take on young-adult themes of friendship, family tensions, rebellion, and sexual awakening with the loose threads pulled together with craft, wit and empathy... It ought to attract and satisfy a wide readership." — The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide
"A painfully relatable sci-fi plunge into the existential, gorgeously illustrated with a deft hand... The book oozes emotion while pulling the reader along at a breakneck pace." — Comic Book Couples Counseling
In the shattered remnants of a doomed planet, the last shuttles are leaving soon… So why do these misfits want to stay behind?
Faith has a metallic mystery bolted to her head. Hoshi keeps his rage in check with an emotional support chicken. On a dying world where most adults have already left and the remaining kids are training for their turn, these two are starting to wonder: what’s the point? Gradually, a cluster of lonely souls who’ve spent their lives emotionally adrift are pulled into each other’s orbit as they try stay in place in a universe that is moving all too quickly. With Space Junk, the startling imagination of award-winning graphic novelist Julian Hanshaw explores profound questions of past and future, trauma and recovery, staying grounded and taking flight. -- a 176-page, full-color softcover graphic novel with 3” French flaps (8.25" x 10", portrait)
Additional Praise for SPACE JUNK:
“Dazzling, enigmatic, and intimate. Nobody captures the atmosphere of a lonesome summer evening on a semi-abandoned space colony like Julian Hanshaw.” — Krent Able (Kane & Able, Krent Able’s Big Book of Mischief)
“With a dry sense of humor rife with unlikely silver linings, Space Junk explores sitting still in a world moving dangerously fast.” — Booklist
“...a touching graphic novel in which two teenagers find each other amid the wreckage of a discarded planet. The book carries an unspoken environmental message—and potent reminders about the value of community and of putting down roots.” — Foreword Reviews
“A unique blend of poignant and thought-provoking story with elements of science fiction and coming-of-age themes makes for a well rounded graphic novel. Julian Hanshaw has created a truly unique and special graphic novel that is worth adding to your book shelf.” — Capes and Tights
“A truly captivating story, and one that touches on everything from space colonization to grief and abandonment... Amid the bright colors and inventive sci-fi designs, Hanshaw uses Space Junk to get at the most universal concept: home, and what it really and truly means.” — AiPT
