Tank Girl is a butt-kicking, no-nonsense hero. She's a former tank driver from
   Australia, she's packed with attitude and holds no regard for authority, in any
   shape or form. Her companions in rebellion include Jet Girl and Sub Girl, a
   half-human kangaroo boyfriend called Booga, and chain-smoking Stevie. She
   also has a soft spot for her teddy bear, Camp Koala.

   This raucous star was created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, and she first
   appeared in the pages of "Deadline" in 1988. In the beginning, strips were based
   in Tank Girl's homeland of Australia, but she soon took a hike around the globe to
   the UK, before wandering home - via America - around the time of the movie. 
   The rebel attitude extends through the star to its creators, who continued to 
   change, tweak and tinker with the characters and plots as they deemed fit at
   the time. This means that the strips don't always have a proper conclusion,
   or timeline, or even mantain the same character design. But - hey - what's it
   to you, anyway?

   The important thing here is that afore-mentioned attitude, and Tank Girl and
   her gang have stacks of it. Jamie Hewlett's panels were stuffed with action
   and events, and simply dripped with street-cred. Tank Girl quickly became a
   pin-up queen for rowdy teens, and the various graphic novel compilations meant
   her popularity spread to the States - where they fell for her posturing, even if
   they weren't always sure what it meant.

   In 1995, director Rachel Talalay brought us a live-action movie which tried very
   hard to rebel, but ultimately succumbed to that old Hollywood curse. Since then,
   Tank Girl's star has waned and her creators have moved on. Most notably,
   artist Jamie Hewlitt has introduced us to the cartoon band Gorillaz. But
   Tank Girl is still punching her way out of numerous teen T-shirts and
   posturing on those book covers in our High Street stores...  

 

     Tank Girl: comics and mags

    1988/94 - Deadline Magazine
                  49 appearances in 69 issues

    1995/6 - Tank Girl Magazine (Manga) 8 monthly issues

    1991 - Tank Girl (Dark Horse) 4 issue series
    1993 - Tank Girl 2 (Dark Horse) 4 issue series

    1995 - Tank Girl: The Odyssey (Vertigo) 4 issue series
    1995/6 - Tank Girl: Apocalypse (Vertigo)  4 issue series


    Tank Girl: graphic novels

    These compilations have all been reprinted by Penguin Books
    and more recently, Titan Books here in the UK.

    Tank Girl 1 (Dark Horse)   Tank Girl: The Odyssey (Vertigo/Manga)
    Tank Girl 2 (Dark Horse)   Tank Girl: Apocalypse (Vertigo/Manga)
    Tank Girl 3 (Dark Horse)  

    » Search for Tank Girl books at Amazon.co.uk   

 

   See also

   Tank Girl (the movie)

 

    On the web

    Tank Girl Online
    Bob Rosenberg presents a potted history, FAQ, info on the comics
    and the film, and lots more. A simple entry page leads to a plethora
    of content links to keep you busy...

 
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