The eponymous character Tank Girl (Rebecca Buck – later revealed to have been born as Fonzie Rebecca Buckler) drives a tank, which is also her home. She undertakes a series of missions for a nebulous organization before making a serious mistake and being declared an outlaw for her sexual inclinations and her substance abuse. The comic centres on her misadventures with her boyfriend, Booga, a mutant kangaroo.
I loved this comic as a teen. Post-apocalyptic setting, punk, anarchy, violence, beer, drugs and mutant kangaroo boyfriends left quite an impression on my young mind. 🙂
Oh and they also made a movie which is …bla bla….not nearly as good as the comic….bla bla….not even close to the source material….bla bla….something something…..valid film criticism….bla.
Anyway, on its own the movie is still a fun romp and quite a crazy experience in itself. Oh, and they kept the interspecies mutant kangaroo stuff. 🙂
I remember reading Tank Girl in the long defunct Deadline magazine. I always had a great deal of sympathy for Booga as he never appeared to end up in Tank Girl’s arms despite doing everything she asked of him.
Awww, poor Booga. You are right though. But back then I didn’t consider his feelings. I was completely awed by how uncompromising and extremely self confident Tank Girl was (spoiler: everything I was not).
Monsters and Villains 