This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. Tank girl is the 1995 film adaptation of the cult comic. Albatross funnybooks owner eric powell has confirmed the comic book character tank girl has a new home at his united statesbased publisher. 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. So yes, tank girl is always with her faults but still better than most. 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 cocreator alan martin is penning the first series for the character under albatross, with art from brett parson. Tank girl 30th anniversary signing forbidden planet, london, saturday 20th october 2018. Set in the australian outback, most of its stories pay no attention to reality, the laws of physics, good taste, bad taste. Tank girl 1 remastered edition by alan c martin, jamie. Tank girl page 3 of 18 tank girl tank girl tank girl. Alan martin is the cocreator of tank girl along with artist jamie hewlett, and writer of the first three tank girl graphic novels.
Tank girl making major return with albatross funnybooks. Hi guys, its bex and in this video i talk about tank girl two girls one tank comic by titan comics. Being the enemies of the water reserve, their hideout is attacked and tank girl s. Illustrated by rising star brett parson new romancer, two girls one tank. He has inspired people from all around the world to accomplish many things.
This particular book was a major bummer after reading several of the other books from around that time and the newest series. It will have a few minor defects and will generally appear to. The australian outlaws tales now the likes of such comics as the goon, hillbilly and grumble. Set in the australian outback, most of its stories pay no attention to reality, the laws of physics, good taste, bad taste, yucky. Everything is funny and slapstick, from the dialogue between characters to the art, including things like tg wearing an encino man tshirt at one point.
Tank girl strikes again for 30th anniversary, from alan. It celebrates 30 years of tank girl, has a slew of artists working with writer. With time for tank girl, part 1, by martin and brett parson, we are back on safer ground, with a 10 page tale of mayhem that sees tank girl, jet girl and booga encounter some old chemical warfare formula. The artwork is amazing book arrived in absolute mint condition and exactly what i was hoping for and also arrived very quickly. Martin contains the first 15 episodes of the tank girl comic series. In 1995, united artists released the film version of tank girl, starring lori petty in the lead role. A punk rock renegade fights the forces of evil to save the worlds water supply from an evil dude in the year 20. Alan martin and brett parson have been doing some amazing tank girl stuff lately, and brett just did a run of the goon for us, powell told, and. Tank girl has no focus and ends up a jumbled mess of craziness. By the time of tank girls hit the big screen in 1995, there had been many campy movies based on comics made in the 90s.
Riding a war tank, she fights against the tyranny of a megacorporation that dominates the remaining potable water supply of the planet. Preorder online or from book shops, or from your local comic store using code may182030. Franklin frank john rock is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Lori petty as tank girl was fair and brings a chirpy attitude but the humour at times was a bit stale, especially some of her cringeworthy oneliners and from what i grasp about the character she was playing she totally looked the part but was no where near what she acts like in the comic series. Titan comics has announced a new series of standalone tank girl stories to commemorate the characters 30th anniversary. The character is a world war ii veteran who served as an infantry noncommissioned officer. Beer and killer kangaroos and bashedout brains and belly buttons and presidents and cutouts and anarchy and more beer and cigs and barbq s and parties and explosions and breasts and demons and more beer. Im going to stop there, because its all just too good. Tank girl is a 1995 american science fiction film directed by rachel talalay.
Tank girl is set in a droughtravaged australia, years after a catastrophic impact event. Tank girl, the super hero, and the feminine no one reads. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Tank girl is a bizarre british indie comic created by alan martin and drawn by jamie hewlett of gorillaz fame 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. And another signing forbidden planet mega store, london, saturday 20th october, 12pm. How well youll tolerate this utterly unhinged quasifeminist comic book fantasy depends on your lori petty threshold.
This book already was placing the main character, tank girl, into a role she never wanted to pursue in the first place. 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. Two girls one tank has a much more cohesive storyline compared to what many fans will love as the original comics, illustrated by jamie hewlett. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, the rocketeer, the mask, and the horrible fantastic four, to name a few. Ive known about tank girl for a long time, but never had the opportunity to read any of it, and now that ive read this book im planning on going back and reading way more.
Tank girl world war tank girl 2017 titan comic books. In this 30th anniversary anthology, we finally reveal the biggest secret in comic history how tank girl got her tank the origin story to end all origin stories. 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. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Tank girl is a british comic book created by jamie hewlett and alan c. It also contains bonus features, comic book covers from the various editions and a preamble from the authors. A girl is among the few survivors of a dystopian earth. See more ideas about tank girl, tank girl comic and jamie hewlett. Tank girl is an amazing comic book series beginning in 1991 and continuing to this day. Tank girl lori petty is a member of a resistance group who steals whatever they want, by any means necessary. Just in time for tank girls official 30th birthday celebrations the tank girl colouring book.
Dont forget to like if you enjoyed and subscribe for more. 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. I loved how the issue built on tank girls backstory and character and how it was neatly wrapped into the sweet conclusion of tank girls birthday celebrations. Although shes a comic book character, i wish i had half. And when its all said and done, shes still one of my favorite comic book characters of all time. 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. Bringing together all the classic hewlett and martin tank girl comics for the first time in this fantastic slipcased edition with additional material including original art, unseen hewlett pages, a lost tank girl story, and a brand new tank girl cover by artist jamie hewlett. It had everything an angsty 90sera teen could want in a film. 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 eponymous character tank girl rebecca buck later revealed to have been born as. It is refreshing to get something different than your typical mini series. Tank girl finds a new home with goon creators albatross.
Debuting in 1988, the british comic book character who, as her name. Tank girl is comic book feminism at its best slog the. 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. The world of tank girl role playing game the world of tank girl is based on the masterbook series.