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. Issue 1 features six separate tank girl stories by martin and wood, including appearances by jet girl, the funsters and more. Jamie hewlett is perhaps has worked on a wide variety of comics projects, including fireball and 2000 ads hewligans haircut,visual genius behind virtual pop. By the end of the movie, jet has quit stuttering, is telling off people on the radio, cows the. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers. Debuting in 1988, the british comic book character who, as her name. Tank girl forever sees our title character, along with her pals jet girl, sub girl, and booga, dressed in eclectic classic comic book garb and donning gadgets and powers they. Alan martin discusses his and cocreator jamie hewletts tank girl reunion as part of a new, hardcover, kickstarterfunded book. Apr 03, 2020 though tank girl has gone on to inspire a lot of characters and stories, this was a truly unique book in 1990. While the author and artist claim to have created this comic in rebellion against the pathos of mtv, the truth is tank girl could only have come out of that generation late 80s, early 90s. A girl is among the few survivors of a dystopian earth. 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.
Tankgirl the movie 1995 loosely based on the tank girl comic book created by alan martin and jamie hewlett. See more ideas about comic book girl, tank girl and comic art. Falling angel blues, we join tank girl and her marsupial hubby booga as they find themselves the victims of the worst run of bad luck ever. Riding a war tank, she fights against the tyranny of a megacorporation that dominates the remaining potable water supply of the planet. Tank girl knocks out sub girl aka rain lady by tapping her on the top of the head with a plastic fish. Tank girl liquid silver dressing room scene youtube. It also contains bonus features, comic book covers from the various editions and a preamble from the authors.
Tank girl is a british comic book created by jamie hewlett and alan c. Two girls one tank tank girls career of tomfoolery and hyperviolent antics now spans nearly three decades. Their only hope seems to lie on the other side of the country, with booga s estranged little. Ahead of a planned big screen reboot produced by margot robbie, tank girl the anarchic comic book character cocreated by gorillaz jamie hewlett. Though tank girl has gone on to inspire a lot of characters and stories, this was a truly unique book in 1990.
Tank girl stomps hollywood except for the fact that shes romantically involved with a mutant kangaroo named booga, tank girl is your typical machineguntoting aussie teenage punk. Spewing filth and fury since 1988, celebrate the 20th anniversary of alan martin and jamie hewletts foulmouthed, anarchic creation with the cream of tank girl. Tank girls boyfriend well, technically the one she got after her first one was shot in the desert is a kangaroo man named booga. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Only from the official tank girl shop we are pleased to offer our second highend, fine art giclee print jamie hewletts artwork from the 2014 anthology book 21st century tank girl. Tank girl tank girl is a british comic created by jamie hewlett and alan martin.
Just when you thought that things couldnt get any worse for tank girl and her kangaroo lover booga, a whole world of poo lands on their browbeaten heads. Martin is back to offer redemption to anyone who sat through the tank girl movie, and whats more, this time the book s art chores will be handled by artistpainter and fellow aussie, ashley wood. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Sub girl must enter into barneys subconscious, and find the core of the rot that is threatening all of mankind.
May 10, 2008 the creative team responsible for revitalizing tank girl last year returns with an allnew series. Martin is back to offer redemption to anyone who sat through the tank girl movie, and whats more, this time the books art chores will be handled by artistpainter and fellow aussie, ashley wood. Armed with a full keg and a bad attitude, tank girl embarks on a wild odyssey around the world to save the soul and career of booga, her kangarooboyfriend. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Nov 21, 2018 explore nicandks board comic book girl. Alan martin is the cocreator of tank girl along with artist jamie hewlett, and writer of the first three tank girl graphic novels.
In 1995, united artists released the film version of tank girl, starring lori petty in the lead role. Their only hope seems to lie on the other side of the country, with boogas estranged little. The creative team responsible for revitalizing tank girl last year returns with an allnew series. 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. Set in the australian outback, most of its stories pay no attention to reality. Get it from online stores, book and comic shops, and digitally over the interwebs somehow ridiculously cheap on kindle right now. Pt on monday, director rachel talalay and actress lori petty will mark the 25th anniversary of their comic book adaptation tank girl. Tank girl page 3 of 18 tank girl tank girl tank girl.
Tank girl is the mutated child of madonna and gi joe, living in an apocalyptic aussie outback with a few teenage mutant punk rock kangaroos thrown in. The tank has been lost in a wager, and the australian mafia is after their. Pt on monday, director rachel talalay and actress lori petty will mark the 25th anniversary of their comic book adaptation tank girl with a tweetathon designed to entertain. Visions of booga comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Tank girl comic jamie hewlett art character art character design jet girl pop art graffiti comic book characters comic books im a 21 year old mexican. Tank girl is set in a droughtravaged australia, years after a catastrophic impact event. Includes boogas treehouse club membership card and badge. Meanwhile, tank girl, jet girl, sub girl, and booga find themselves dressed in vintage comicbook garb, with a wealth of superpowers and ridiculous gadgets. Featuring tank girl and booga painted in a watercolour style. The tank has been lost in a wager and the australian mafia are after their pelts. Unlike the strips nonlinear, stream of consciousness, absurdist cutandpaste sort of structure, the film has a standard timeline. 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.
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. 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. Tanky conveniently does nothing except disappear to work on her tan. Tank girl has a tank with an astonishing assortment of accessories as well as a brain in a jar controlling it.
Dec 04, 2011 tankgirl the movie 1995 loosely based on the tank girl comic book created by alan martin and jamie hewlett. Tank girl is a british comic book created by jamie hewlett and alan martin. The eponymous character tank girl drives a tank, which is also her home. See more ideas about tank girl, tank girl comic and comic art. At one point tank girls tank runs out of shells, so she solves the issue by loading beer cans in the main cannon adrenaline makeover. Tank girl is a 1995 american science fiction film directed by rachel talalay.
Dec 02, 2008 this book does cover the initial half of tank girl s appearances, but a small yet noticeable amount of space in the book is dedicated to other strips hewlett and martin created together, such as their pirate strip, and a semifollow up to tank girl which followed fanfavourite character barney, in an entirely different yet still hilarious set. Author alan posted on january 31, 2019 january 31, 2019 leave a comment on tank girl all. Tank girl by project artist philip bond im sure many people will remember tank girl the comic book series, and later hollywood movie. Visions of booga is more coherent and evenlypaced than the average tank girl comic but still has all of the scummy charm of the originals. Despite hitting her apex and then nadir of popularity in the mid90s following the release and subsequent bomb of the lori pettyfronted rachel talalay film adaptation, tank girl 1995 the career of a young army. The eponymous character tank girl rebecca buck later revealed to have been born. 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. Apparently, booga lost tank girls signature craft and home, no less during a card game. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Booga and stevie catch on to tanky and hatch a plan of revenge. Falling angel blues, we join tank girl and her marsupial hubby booga as theya find themselves the victims of the worst run of bad luck ever. 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. Ill always miss hewlitts art but ive also come to really like dayglos style. Womens graphic flowy tank comic book bubble pow shirt, custom screen printed funny geek nerd superhero tee for women and juniors tututiara 5.
The british series, originally set in postapocalyptic australia, follows the adventures of tank girl, her mutant kangaroo boyfriend booga, and a varied cast of secondary heroes and villains. Why the original catwoman julie newmar was cut from the batman tv series. At the shop she overhears a conversation about a meteor hitting earth and killing everyone. Jet girl is meek and mousy, and lets the water and power mook push her around until she makes friends with tank girl. Booga is a mutated kangaroo man with a perverted nature and an unending lust for tank girl. Tank girl, the character created by writer alan martin and artist jamie hewlett, first saw print as a comic strip in 1988. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Martin contains the first 15 episodes of the tank girl comic series. Sep 06, 2014 why the original catwoman julie newmar was cut from the batman tv series. Set in the australian outback, most of its stories pay no attention to reality, the laws of physics, good taste, bad taste, yucky. Stevie is told to dig a bunker actually a barbq pit. Boasting tons of unseen artwork, rarely seen comic strips, every jamie hewlett tank girl cover ever, publicity posters, script samples and more besides, this is the ultimate guide to tank girl and her world. In order to teach booga a lesson, they decide to send him on a forced march down the furry road wink wink nudge nudge.
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