Tank Girl - book 1 (collection of the first four issues)

Dark Horse

Jamie Hewlett - art and plots
Alan Martin - plots and other things

How to describe Tank Girl? A story about a Neo-punk bounty hunter who lives in the Australian Outback and likes getting drunk.

Of course this is a story which is irreverent with the focus on comedy and a hero who can seemingly do what ever the hell she likes and usually survives death by luck or a huge amount of blood letting.

Each issue involves some shenanighans or another. Tank Girl tracks down a band of blood thirsty kangaroos before snogging one then shooting him. In another she is tracked down by her former commander, keen on bringing her to justice. She defeats him with giant outsized boobs. Later in the stories she is joined by Booga, her boyfriend who is a kangaroo, Jet Girl, Sub Girl and a stuffed Koala called Camp.

Tank Girl is a perfect blend of an irreverent script and artwork that matches, transporting you to a world where Paul Hogan, President of Australia, shits his pants because Tank Girl didn't get colostomy bags to him on time.  I love this book and went on to grab each story that she was drawn in.

Of course the artist went on to form the worlds first virtual band with Damon Albarn - Just showing that you never really know where life is going to take you.