Garbage Night

In a barren and ransacked backyard, a dog named Simon lives with his two best friends: a raccoon and a deer. The unlikely gang spend their days looting the desolate supermarket and waiting for the return of the hallowed garbage night' - but week after week, the bins remain empty. While scavenging one day, the trio meet Barnaby - another abandoned dog who tells them about theother town' where humans are still rumoured to live. Spurred on by the promise of food, the trio join up with Barnaby and set off into the unknown…

“Both readers inhabiting economically depressed communities and those comfortably distanced from them will shudder as they plod alongside this deteriorating group of increasingly edgy friends. […] Grim, deeply affecting, and timely.Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEWA simple yet absorbing tale of friendship and survival in a postapocalyptic world. […] Lee's expansive universe of anthropomorphic animals comes alive through her spare use of detail: her verbal worldbuilding givesreaders just enough information about animal society and what came before to spark the imagination, and vivid, expressive cartooning fills in the gaps. The result is a quiet, heartbreaking new installment in what promises to be a tremendously imaginative serial.Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW”

A surprisingly deep, sweet read. -- Hailey Austin The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide

Jen Lee studied at the School of Visual Arts in NYC for a BFA in illustration, while also taking classes in comics, graphic design and writing. She currently freelances out of a farmhouse in Idaho, and some of her clients include Drop Dead Clothing, Burton, Boom! Studios, and Nickelodeon. Her work is influenced by artists such as Marc Boutavant, Dave Cooper and Andrei Tarkovsky.

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