Tank Girl (Tank Girl 3) (Paperback)

by Alan Martin (Author), Jamie Hewlett (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
In a perfect world, everybody would be able to live like Tank Girl, even if just for a day. The snarl-lipped, occasional tank-driving, semi-postapocalyptic punk scamp and her kangaroo lover, Booga, seem to be having a good time even when they're racing hell-bent across the outback with guns blazing and cigarettes askew, with bloodthirsty madmen on their tail. This time out, Tank Girl and Booga have run afoul of the Aussie mob on a robbery job and are fleeing for their lives as usual, only to come across the ultra-rare Book of Hipster Gold, a lost beatnik epic that has the potential to save the world. Martin's text makes sense in its own cockeyed way, with the slangy references flying thick as the exhaust and gunfire, livening up one fist fight where the characters announce each punch with Z-movie flair (Wesley Snipes! Christopher Walken! Vinnie Jones!). Dayglo's art has spit and sawdust galore, with sunset tones fitting the desert outback setting, and sharp angles to punctuate the frequent action. It's an electric crackle of a book with modish postpunk zip to spare. (Nov.)
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Review
"Hewlett and Martin's Tank Girl is one of the most righteous graphic novels of all time." -- Enigma Magazine, Issue 12

Tank girl is EXCELLENT. -- Book Review Magazine, October 2, 1989

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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840234938
• ISBN-13: 978-1840234930
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #433,554 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Symbol for the British Counterculture of the 90's , July 8, 2005

By	M. Sternberg "Adventurous Loafer" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Tank Girl (v. 1) (Paperback)

Tank Girl was more than some British indie comic book creation. She was a proverbial slap in the face to virtually everything mainstream. That is, of course, until she herself became a sellout (ahh Hollywood). This book represents the beginning of her golden age with Martin and Hewlett (now of Gorillaz fame) at the helm. She's raunchy, she's violent, she's strangely sexy and she gives new meaning to "girl power." While you may need urbandictionary.com to find out the meaning of all the British slang the authors use, and some gags relate to events of the early 90's - and are thus outdated, Tank Girl still holds up incredibly well after nearly fifteen years. This is a must read for anyone who loves indie comics and/or period peices with an insight into a particularly rebellious subculture of the last decade.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tank Girl is my hero, May 28, 2003

By	Eleanor "Slamdancing Rude Girl" (Bangor, ME) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tank Girl (v. 1) (Paperback)

This book is the best... Tank Girl is my hero. The characters are fabulous, and the dialouge is terrific. There are a thousand little one liners that had me in stitches. There isn't any well developed plot to speak of, but I think a having a plot would totally kill the joy of Tank Girl. It's really low brow humor at it's finest. Everything from the opening story to the Tank Girl monolouges -- it's wonderful.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun read, January 6, 2007

By	A. Gustafsson "Zombie expert" (Norway) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Tank Girl (v. 1) (Paperback)

Tank Girl is the name of a female survivour who travels around in the post apocalyptic Australia. On her adventurers she runs into various odd fellows(In this book she even meets the devil!) The comic is rarely takes itself serious, and the artwork is pretty fun to look at. Many small funny details.