Tank girl is a wacky british indie comic created by jamie hewlett later of gorillaz fame and alan martin about a cheerfully sociopathic young woman who lives in a tank, her mutant kangaroo boyfriend booga, her various bizarre and violent buddies, and knob jokes. Tank girl tank girl comic, tank girl, comic book characters. Tank girl is a british comic book created by jamie hewlett and alan martin. Riding a war tank, she fights against the tyranny of a megacorporation that dominates the remaining potable water supply of the planet. After an alien encounter tank girl promotes booga as a boxer, knowing he cant fight, to score a wad of cash amidst death and mayhem.
Tank girl 1 remastered edition by alan c martin, jamie hewlett. Get it from online stores, book and comic shops, and digitally over the interwebs somehow ridiculously. In tank girl strikes again, our antiheroes try to pull off their biggest caper ever, but, thanks to boogas gormless plotting, they barely escape with their lives. Set in the australian outback, most of its stories pay no attention to reality, the laws of physics, good taste, bad taste, yucky. The first tank girl movie was released in 1995 and featured lori petty in the lead role. Tank girl making major return with albatross funnybooks. Originally drawn by jamie hewlett, it has also been drawn by philip bond, glyn dillon, ashley wood, warwick johnsoncadwell, jim mahfood, brett parson, jonathan edwards, craig knowles, rufus dayglo, andy pritchett, and mike mcmahon. The original tank girl comics, remastered and tarted up to their seminal glory. Tank girl ignores a giant meteor headed for earth, while booga comes up with a scheme to catch her attention. See more ideas about tank girl, tank girl comic and comic art. Apr 24, 2020 tank girl cocreator alan martin is penning the first series for the character under albatross, with art from brett parson.
Tank girl is comic book feminism at its best by leilani polk jun 29, 2018 at 1. The gifting 1b 2b 3a 4a idw comic book set ashley wood alan c martin. Ive found a brand new ip to enjoy, and if you like comedy in your comics, fun and creative art as well as a fresh story that will not head in a direction you could guess, give this a read. Here are 15 comics titles that need the video game adaptations. Centuries later the gown is discovered by a school teacher who finds it contains may features including a time. Comic book video games dont just have to be superhero fighters.
Long before tough women who kicked ass and took names were all the rage in popular culture, there was the one and only tank girl. May 22, 20 tank girl is back and more puerile than ever. The hannah montana star wants to be taken seriously by playing the comic book character, tank girl. Dont forget to like if you enjoyed and subscribe for more. Featuring delicious black and white line art from jamie hewlett and brett parson, all ready for you to fudge up with your crappy crayons. Created by alan martin and jamie hewlett, tank girl tells the story of rebecca buck, a. A girl is among the few survivors of a dystopian earth. Originally created by martin and one half of the criticallyacclaimed virtual band gorillaz, jamie hewlett, tank girl remains one of the greatest counterculture comics antiheroines, driving her attitudeladen tank straight into the face of bland, spandexwearing simpletons. Jun 29, 2018 tank girl is comic book feminism at its best by leilani polk jun 29, 2018 at 1.
Tank girl 30th anniversary signing forbidden planet, london, saturday 20th october 2018. Written by alan martin and jamie hewlett, with art and cover by hewlett. Jamie hewlett has worked on a wide variety of comics projects. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. The new book is called king tank girl, and it will focus on the earlier. Based on the british postapocalyptic comic series of the same name by alan martin and jamie hewlett that was originally published in deadline magazine, the film stars lori petty, naomi watts, icet and malcolm mcdowell. The eponymous character tank girl rebecca buck later revealed to have been born. Preorder online or from book shops, or from your local comic store using code may182030. How well youll tolerate this utterly unhinged quasifeminist comic book fantasy depends on your lori petty threshold. So i bought the only tank girl on the shelf at my local comic book store. The paperback of the tank girl 1 remastered edition by alan c. The beloved comic book character has already been given the movie treatment once, back. Tank girl cocreator alan martin is penning the first series for the character under albatross, with art from brett parson. Tank girl is comic book feminism at its best slog the.
The story is incoherent, the actings pisspoor, and the special effects are crap. Jamie christopher hewlett born 3 april 1968 is an english comic creator, animator, cover designer, illustrator, music video director, and songwriter, best known as the cocreator of the comic book tank girl and the virtual band gorillaz, alongside blur frontman damon albarn. They began collaborating on a comicfanzine called atomtan, and while working. This issue also features a superspecial tank girl cut and dress paper doll section. Tank girl is set in a droughtravaged australia, years after a catastrophic impact event. Find the value of the dark horse comic tank girl volume 1. Debuting in 1988, the british comic book character who, as her name. Tank girl is a 1995 american science fiction film directed by rachel talalay. See more ideas about tank girl, jamie hewlett and tank girl comic. Margot robbie reportedly working on tank girl movie reboot.
Sep 09, 2019 in addition to her work as the popular antagonist, robbie is apparently also bringing tank girl back to life. Apr 24, 2020 ahead of a planned big screen reboot produced by margot robbie, tank girl the anarchic comic book character cocreated by gorillaz jamie hewlett is moving publishers, with the news that. Tank girl was seminal for femalelead comic book movies, so were catching up with the cast and crew to see what theyre up to today. Just in time for tank girl s official 30th birthday celebrations the tank girl colouring book.
Sorry to gush so much, but i just havent enjoyed or laughed at a comic this much in a long time. During his visit, his allpowerful dressing gown was stolen. Tank girl 1991 comic read tank girl 1991 comic online. Tank girl is a british comic book created by jamie hewlett and alan c. Ahead of a planned big screen reboot produced by margot robbie, tank girl the anarchic comic book character cocreated by gorillaz jamie hewlett. It also contains bonus features, comic book covers from the various editions and a preamble from the authors. And another signing forbidden planet mega store, london, saturday 20th october, 12pm. Hi guys, its bex and in this video i talk about tank girl two girls one tank comic by titan comics.
The comics are utterly, but purposefully, non sequitur and its. Tank girl comic book rare print advertisement ebay. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Tank girl is a british postapocalyptic science fiction comic book series created by artist jamie hewlett and writer alan martin in 1988 for deadline magazine. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Set in the australian outback, most of its stories pay no attention to reality. Sep 05, 2016 hi guys, its bex and in this video i talk about tank girl two girls one tank comic by titan comics. Learn the way of tank girl with new hardcover collection. Tank girl 1 remastered edition i bought this comic book for my boyfriend who is an artist and a big tank girl fan, i have brought him this comic and also tank girl 2 for christmas and i cant wait to give them to him. As the title charactera smartass riot grrrl who rolls through a fanciful postapocalyptic landscape in a. Thirty years later and tank girl is still going strong at her current home for the last ten years or so, of titan comics, where she continues to grow and now in 2018 dubbed the. Tank girl and the gang are back, in this, the first of four brandnew, epic, standalone stories.
Sep 28, 2016 sorry to gush so much, but i just havent enjoyed or laughed at a comic this much in a long time. Now we present those punky, manic, seminal strips in full. Tank girl skidmarks complete set of 4 comic books 1, 2, 3, 4. One of the most bizarre comic book films ever made, tank girl boggles the mind. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Volume 1 of tank girl encompasses 15 issues ranging from october 1988 to february 1990. Read tank girl 1991 comic online free and high quality. And another signing forbidden planet mega store, london, saturday 20th october, 1 2pm. Although it was originally drawn by hewlett in its initial run, throughout the years, since 1995 it has also been drawn by artists such as phillip bond, rufus dayglo, ashley wood, glyn dilon, jim mahfood, mike mcmahon, and.
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