Tank Girl Armadillo!: A Novel [Paperback]

Alan C Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 8, 2008

She’s back! Join everybody’s favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-lurving lunatic as she embarks on her first ‘proper’ literary excursion. Violence! Time travel! Midgets! Yes, tremble in fear at Tank Girl: The Novel!

Tank Girl and Booga have launched an all-out assault on the town of Chankers, starting with the church. But what prompted this attack? Could it have something to do with Booga’s nightmare vacation there years ago? Well whaddyou think?

Destined to become a literary classic — y’know, like Watership Down or something — and a mainstay of high school syllabuses, this is Tank Girl as you’ve never experienced her before: in attractively justified eight point serif.

Editorial Reviews

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"I think what I appreciated most about Tank Girl: Armadillo! is Alan C. Martin's writing. I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book when it came to how the story was going to be told, but not only can he write some mean chaotic prose, he also give us pauses in the action which are not only poetic, but actual poetry. It might sound corny, but these poetic interludes show us the Tank Girl who would exist if she didn't have to be concerned about wearing armour to protect herself from the havoc of everyday existence.
Tank Girl: Armadillo! is the natural heir to the British comedy shows of the 1960's and 1970's like Monty Python's Flying Circus in that it also takes an illogical situation to its most logical conclusion. The only difference is that Tank Girl: Armadillo! has far more basis in reality than those other shows did. On the surface this is a hoot and a holler, but underneath it all is a call to arms.
We could all use a little more Tank Girl in our lives and Tank Girl: Armadillo! is just the answer. "
Richard Marcus, Blog Critics Magazine

"Alan Martin is an amazing writer...Tank Girl Armadillo is one of the best things I've read. Alan Martin goes up there with Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, William Gibson, and the other madmen novelists who've changed my life forever." Comics2Film

About the Author

Alan Martin is the co-creator of Tank Girl (along with artist Jamie Hewlett), and writer of the first three Tank Girl graphic novels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (April 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845764846
• ISBN-13: 978-1845764845
• Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 0.7 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #850,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She still smells awful after all these years, June 10, 2008

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Acid-Raina (Rhode Island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tank Girl Armadillo!: A Novel (Paperback)

Our beer guzzling, chain smoking, roo shagging anti heroine is back in a whole new light.

I love Tank Girl. She came into my life at about age twelve and has always been there, even in her long absence from comics. I'll admit that though I highly enjoyed the latest series 'The Gifting' it did feel like something was missing with the absence of Jamie Hewlett's art. When I picked up Armadillo I assumed I would find the same hole Mr. Hewlett left. I couldn't have been more mistaken.

In this new medium, the world of Tank Girl is able to sprawl out before us in a vast new way. Gone are the constrictive bounds of the comic book panel, gone are the small clipped narratives and lack of inner monologue; all set free apart from the limits of our own imaginations.

I would recommend...no...I would insist that any long time Tank Girl fan pick this up and devour it as I did. The 156 page story, Armadillo! is comedic magnificence. The 2nd half called The Bushel is a nice collection of shorts, comic scripts and odd bits that are sure to burst or necessitate some stitches. Newer fans might want to familiarize themselves with some of the Tank Girl classics before delving into this world so they can completely appreciate the elevation of the characters, setting and general storytelling.

I always new Martin was a comedic genius, but he really shines brightest here all on his own. Until he gives us another volume like this one, I'll be rabidly craving more.

4.0 out of 5 stars I don't know man...., January 21, 2012

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Tank Girl is a liberal intellectual, Booga cleans up his life and starts Yoga, and the rest of the gang are lost in their dream worlds. ONLY REVENGE CAN GET THE TANK GIRL UNIVERSE BACK ON COURSE! Or rather, helping Booga get revenge will. That and Barney's army of little people (midgets to ya'll racist folk).

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for any Tank Girl fan!!!, March 23, 2011

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Bought this book because I love Tank Girl and novels so I figured it would be a good combination. I was not disappointed! Any fan of Tank Girl would be proud to own this book. I've been a fan for nearly twenty years and this is by far one of my favorite stories in the series.