I would like to talk to you, if I may, about Tank Girl. A comic created by Jamie Hewlett (of the Gorillaz fame) and Alan Martin, this simply wonderful comic encompasses basically everything this blog talks about, as well as featuring a strong female lead character. And while I could talk about the Film (Which was awesome in its own right) I will focus on the comic for this particular article.
The comic, with very little regard for narrative or sequential plot, follows the lives of the titular character, Tank Girl, Booga (her mutant kangaroo boyfriend) and their misadventures with their friends and enemies. Set in a Post Apocalyptic Australia, (as most apocalypses are wont to be since Mad Max) the series has gained a considerable cult following since its inception in the early nineties. The comic was quite groundbreaking, drawing heavily from Punk subculture and Brit Pop. The comic's art style is heavily stylized, with surrealist influences and is a real pleasure to look at.
Tank Girl herself is a groundbreaking character, being a strong female lead who is often more of a man than her boyfriend is. She was a potent symbol of the growing empowerment of women in the nineties. She drank, she smoked, she belched and farted and she kicked ass seven ways to Sunday. She was everything that a 'women' was not supposed to be, and that is what made her so awesome.
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