Set Description
Sometime around the Christmas of 1991 was the first time I became aware of Tank Girl.
I saw a cardboard cut-out of the '40 Watt Club' pin-up displayed in the window of Bam! Comics in North Miami.
Something clicked and I was 'hooked'.
I had to know who this 'Tank Girl' was.
So, I set about buying the issues from the recently released Dark Horse series.
I didn't understand a lot of the Tank Girl stories.
The characters 'talked' funny and a majority of the jokes flew over my head.
Most references were to things I had never heard of - celebrities, music, events, locations -
It felt important because it was British and written by guys who were older than me, but still young enough to not be 'old'.
Questions ran through my head -
Why does the version of Tank Girl in #1 look different than the image I saw in the window?
Why was she only in black & white?
Someone should color her in.
I should color her in.
(disaster)
Being that I only had access to the (4) issues of Series 1 for almost two years, I read them over and over.
Good times.
They eventually began to 'make sense' to me.
By the Summer of 1993, I was eager for her return to comics with Tank Girl 2.
*History lesson : a LOT changed between 1991 - 1993.*
Presidents (Bush to Clinton).
'Alternative' Music (Nirvana / Nine Inch Nails).
Style (grunge / 'punk').
Raves / electionic dance music became common stateside.
Tank Girl had more buzz this time around and the new series got prerelease mentions in Wizard and Spin.
Series 2 featured a few changes.
Color being one of them.
New hair styles.
Hewlett & Martin breaking the 4th(?) wall and appearing in a strip.
Thusly, some of strips became meta discussions about fans / fame / the comic industry.
Sadly, it would also mark the last comic series featuring the collaboration of creators Hewlett & Martin.
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The title of this registry set is a reference to the opening title song to the Tank Girl movie.
'Girl U Want' by Devo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uv-9mJCTkk
Yes, they made a Tank Girl movie.
No, it was not good.
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Rather than post a back cover photo I have chosen to feature my favorite pin-ups or favorite pages.
Within each comic's description I have written as to why the particular image was selected.
(spoiler : they may not be from the specific issue)
