Those who remember Jamie "Gorillaz" Hewlett's full on 1980s Deadline version of the character (Titan Books republished those strips some time ago) should know that he's been replaced by artist Ashley Wood (various artists worked on later TG see below), but the Tank Girl: The Gifting series is still written by Tank Girl co-creator/writer Alan Martin, who is apparently going back to the basics with a scaled down cast. The stories mostly centre around Tank Girl, "mutated" kangaroo/former toy designer Booga and escaped mental patient Barney at this point, although Jet Girl cameos.Archer says "The colourful and vibrant look that defined the comic when it went all-colour in the early 1990s has been replaced by a more stylized, muted colour scheme. The art style is still visually dense, but in a different way... " and is pleased with the enjotabel, if inconsequential stories. "I'd like to know if Alan Martin can keep this pace up for all four issues of Tank Girl: The Gifting," he signs off, "but the initial outing gives me hope that he can. Frankly, Tank Girl was MIA for too long and it's good to see her back."
I'll second that emotion. At one point I know Titan Books was so pleased by sales of its TG collections they considered commissioning new stories, so there's definitely a market for the gal. I'll be looking out for this in Bristol.
Tank Girl Titles from Titan:Tank Girl
Alan Martin & Jamie Hewlett Cover by Jamie Hewlett
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Tank Girl 2
Alan Martin & Jamie Hewlett Cover by Jamie Hewlett
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Tank Girl 3
Alan Martin & Jamie Hewlett Cover by Jamie Hewlett
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Tank Girl: The Odyssey
Peter Milligan & Jamie Hewlett Cover by Jamie Hewlett
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Tank Girl: Apocalypse
Alan Grant, Andy Pritchett, Philip Bond & Phil Gascoine
Cover by Brian Bolland
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