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Garbage Night: The Complete Collection
A bind-up edition of the first Garbage Night book, along with the eagerly anticipated new sequel. A tale of friendship, trust and survival in a post-apocalyptic world.
In a barren and ransacked backyard, a dog named Simon lives with his two best a raccoon and a deer. The unlikely gang spend their days looting and waiting for the return of the hallowed ‘garbage night’ – but week after week, the bins remain empty. When the gang are told of the ‘other town’, where humans are rumoured to live, the trio set off into the unknown…
On their journey, the trio encounter a collective of their fellow animals who have control and live in semi-chaotic harmony. It doesn’t take long for them to settle into the community, but something isn’t quite right about their new allies, and the mystery of Black Thistle Acres begins to unravel feelings, truths, and secrets from every side. The real question is, will they continue their mission to the city? Or will someone get left behind?
In a barren and ransacked backyard, a dog named Simon lives with his two best a raccoon and a deer. The unlikely gang spend their days looting and waiting for the return of the hallowed ‘garbage night’ – but week after week, the bins remain empty. When the gang are told of the ‘other town’, where humans are rumoured to live, the trio set off into the unknown…
On their journey, the trio encounter a collective of their fellow animals who have control and live in semi-chaotic harmony. It doesn’t take long for them to settle into the community, but something isn’t quite right about their new allies, and the mystery of Black Thistle Acres begins to unravel feelings, truths, and secrets from every side. The real question is, will they continue their mission to the city? Or will someone get left behind?
208 pages, Paperback
Published May 14, 2024
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May 22, 2024
Just what do all the animals get up to when the humans are all wiped out?
That's the basic premise of Garbage Night, in which a trio of anthropomorphic animals set out to find a new home, and some more food.
I thought this was a great twist on a familiar plot, with really interesting characters, and superb art (especially those colours!)
Apparently this was released previously as separate stories, but it reads perfectly as one complete tale, and I had no real idea where one finished and the other started!
I had lots of fun with this, and will keep an eye out for this creator in the future.
Available now from Flying Eye Books!
That's the basic premise of Garbage Night, in which a trio of anthropomorphic animals set out to find a new home, and some more food.
I thought this was a great twist on a familiar plot, with really interesting characters, and superb art (especially those colours!)
Apparently this was released previously as separate stories, but it reads perfectly as one complete tale, and I had no real idea where one finished and the other started!
I had lots of fun with this, and will keep an eye out for this creator in the future.
Available now from Flying Eye Books!
August 18, 2024
Really more like 3.5 stars. Wonderful artwork, but the story was just ok. Felt like the sequence was a little hard to follow at times, but the overall message was cute. I enjoyed the book but wanted something more. Favorite part was the art
June 19, 2024
Anthropomorphic talking animals try to survive - and maintain friendships - in a post-apocalyptic (and post-Y2K!) world.
While my son found the pace too slow (he's 11 but his graphic novel opinion is usually legit), I like my post-apocalyptic worlds with a bit of stillness. That run down, eerie, no-one's around because no-one's alive quiet. That's a quality that this book sets up in it's first pages, and that emptiness pervades the whole thing.
It took me a while to get into the characters. Eventually, it happened. Enough so that the pay out at the end - a small coda set well beyond the timeline of the main story - really worked for me.
I just enjoyed it. Quiet, elegiac vibe, peopled (animaled?) with folks just looking for a place to survive and a found family with which to do it. Good stuff.
While my son found the pace too slow (he's 11 but his graphic novel opinion is usually legit), I like my post-apocalyptic worlds with a bit of stillness. That run down, eerie, no-one's around because no-one's alive quiet. That's a quality that this book sets up in it's first pages, and that emptiness pervades the whole thing.
It took me a while to get into the characters. Eventually, it happened. Enough so that the pay out at the end - a small coda set well beyond the timeline of the main story - really worked for me.
I just enjoyed it. Quiet, elegiac vibe, peopled (animaled?) with folks just looking for a place to survive and a found family with which to do it. Good stuff.
July 17, 2024
Ehhh conflicted.
The comic drags on for so long, and for 3/4 of it it just feels like it's building up to something. The payoff is kinda dissapoitning, it just becomes learning life lessons. You never really get background on the characters or what happened. From context clues in the background it seems the apocalypse happened during Y2K. So a "what if Y2K actually killed us all". There's brief flashback scenes where the characters witness fireworks, but what happened??? The whole time I just wanted to see how this happened. And why do the animals wear clothes? I think it's a stylistic choice. But did the animals always wear clothes? Idk.
And what was Simon's deal, his arc seemed to be about a domesticated dog coming to terms with him never going to be with humans again. But it wraps up as him learning a life lessons, idk? Idk nothing really feels impactful enough. The buildup really wasn't worth the payoff. Idk I feel like I wanted more from an animal apocalypse, more thrills. This was kinda a basic survival story about leadership and trust and junk. Sigh..
But hey the art looks nice! And hey an animal based story where MAN isn't evil.
The comic drags on for so long, and for 3/4 of it it just feels like it's building up to something. The payoff is kinda dissapoitning, it just becomes learning life lessons. You never really get background on the characters or what happened. From context clues in the background it seems the apocalypse happened during Y2K. So a "what if Y2K actually killed us all". There's brief flashback scenes where the characters witness fireworks, but what happened??? The whole time I just wanted to see how this happened. And why do the animals wear clothes? I think it's a stylistic choice. But did the animals always wear clothes? Idk.
And what was Simon's deal, his arc seemed to be about a domesticated dog coming to terms with him never going to be with humans again. But it wraps up as him learning a life lessons, idk? Idk nothing really feels impactful enough. The buildup really wasn't worth the payoff. Idk I feel like I wanted more from an animal apocalypse, more thrills. This was kinda a basic survival story about leadership and trust and junk. Sigh..
But hey the art looks nice! And hey an animal based story where MAN isn't evil.
November 24, 2024
I gave this 2 1/2 stars! Although I would give the second story 2 3/4 stars. I absolutely loved the illustrations in this! They are very saturated and have a lot of depth! I do wish the actual story was a little longer and had a little bit more to it! The first story seemed to have large jumps in it to where it seemed part of their story was missing. The second story “Vacancy” was a better story. It didn’t skip around but it was very short and definitely wanted it to be longer! Same with the illustrations though absolutely stunning! The characters were cute and had some morals that showed in the storyline! I think this is for a younger audience but I am glad that I got to read it!
July 14, 2024
3.5 stars
Quite amusing and interesting, but I wish there was more context as to why the humans had disappeared, and why the animals were left in a postapocalyptic world.
I also felt that the ending was a little rushed and the plot sort of dropped away towards the second part of the graphic novel.
It feels like there should be more books after this one, and maybe there are, but if not then the ending was a little poor.
Quite amusing and interesting, but I wish there was more context as to why the humans had disappeared, and why the animals were left in a postapocalyptic world.
I also felt that the ending was a little rushed and the plot sort of dropped away towards the second part of the graphic novel.
It feels like there should be more books after this one, and maybe there are, but if not then the ending was a little poor.
February 10, 2026
I read the original way back when, and the addition of the sequel fleshes out the world of Garbage Night in ways I liked! The art is cute and stylish, with good use of darkness and colour splashes to drive the emotions of a scene. The second part of the story does lean a bit harder into comedy and cartoon animal antics, but Lee pulls things together satisfyingly and ends things on a more hopeful note than I expected.
December 7, 2024
never before has a book shattered me like this.
it broke me beyond repair to know this is the end, and that there will probably be no more sequels, and that the mysteries will remain unsolved.
the characters, the art, the relationships... the EMOTIONS...
D A M N good book. read it if you can.
it broke me beyond repair to know this is the end, and that there will probably be no more sequels, and that the mysteries will remain unsolved.
the characters, the art, the relationships... the EMOTIONS...
D A M N good book. read it if you can.
December 2, 2025
Novi del, k se dogaja na farmi mi je malenkost manj všeč, kot prva dva. Malo je tud spremenjen slog risanja, se opazi da je blo kasneje narisano, ma mi je še vedno všeč stil.
Bi pa tudi ja rd naredil eno takole zgodbo o živalskih prjatlih enkrat.
Edino ne razumem čist zakaj je samo en del vključen v "kompletni zbirki" manjka prolog.
Bi pa tudi ja rd naredil eno takole zgodbo o živalskih prjatlih enkrat.
Edino ne razumem čist zakaj je samo en del vključen v "kompletni zbirki" manjka prolog.
August 5, 2025
Intrigued by the art on the cover when I saw it at the library but it was kind of slow and boring for me. The second half was better than the first at least and the art was cute. But I wouldn’t recommend it necessarily
November 23, 2024
I really enjoyed Garbage Night! The story is simple but heartfelt, and the characters are so relatable and charming. The artwork perfectly sets the tone, making it an engaging and memorable read.
December 29, 2025
Im so glad I dont live on the street anymore. I loved this book.
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