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Tank Girl #6
Tank Girl: The Gifting
In these days of ultra-serious mega-crossovers, comics gets exactly what it's been needing -- a jolt of adrenaline courtesy of the too-long-absent Tank Girl!Co-creator Alan C. Martin is back to offer redemption to anyone who sat through the Tank Girl movie, and what's more, this time the book's art chores will be handled by artist/painter Ashley Wood! Get ready for a fun and unconventional ride through the Tank Girl universe.
104 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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November 29, 2013
Disappointing.
The toilet humour (of which there is aplenty) is lame.
Ashley Wood does nice covers, but he sucks at interiors and rendering action. Perhaps if he used a few more colours instead of a monochromatic approach, it might improve the visual clarity of the panels. As it is, it's a mess; that's true here, and it's true also of Zombies vs Robots.
Can't believe I made it through the whole volume, but then again I skipped plenty of pages. It's a steaming pile of sh*te (with only a few hidden and tiny gold nuggets, if you bothered to dig), and I do declare that my misguided teenage crush on Tank Girl is henceforth dead.
The toilet humour (of which there is aplenty) is lame.
Ashley Wood does nice covers, but he sucks at interiors and rendering action. Perhaps if he used a few more colours instead of a monochromatic approach, it might improve the visual clarity of the panels. As it is, it's a mess; that's true here, and it's true also of Zombies vs Robots.
Can't believe I made it through the whole volume, but then again I skipped plenty of pages. It's a steaming pile of sh*te (with only a few hidden and tiny gold nuggets, if you bothered to dig), and I do declare that my misguided teenage crush on Tank Girl is henceforth dead.
January 6, 2015
I finally got around to reading some of the Ashley Wood issues of Tank Girl after loving the series for such a long time. While I was really psyched to see what a female artist would do with her, I just have to admit that I found myself really missing Jamie Hewlett's one-of-a-kind, anarchic punk style. Ashley Wood's art feels more muted 50's mod than technicolor punk and it's just hard to get used to in a character whose entire substance is that singular style. I do appreciate that in most of these stories there's a de-emphasis on the dudes and an expanded lady heavy cast of characters though.
November 10, 2016
2.5 stars
I could have liked this book. The art was charming. I admired the variation in writing styles (and I particularly liked the inclusion of hiaku and other verse throughout). I guess it was the overwhelming crudity of the stories (so, so much fecal-centeredness and meaningless violence) that turned me off. Also, I actively disliked the characters. It's difficult to determine which group of associates is more deplorable: Tank Girl's or the gang from It's Always Sunny. Maybe 13-year-old me would have liked this book? Maybe I just read it on the wrong day? Regardless, I did not like it.
I could have liked this book. The art was charming. I admired the variation in writing styles (and I particularly liked the inclusion of hiaku and other verse throughout). I guess it was the overwhelming crudity of the stories (so, so much fecal-centeredness and meaningless violence) that turned me off. Also, I actively disliked the characters. It's difficult to determine which group of associates is more deplorable: Tank Girl's or the gang from It's Always Sunny. Maybe 13-year-old me would have liked this book? Maybe I just read it on the wrong day? Regardless, I did not like it.
June 18, 2013
Just kind of mediocre. The writing isn't bad but the art style doesn't suit Tank Girl at all. It's too constrained and forced, without any of the liveliness found in older Tank Girl. It was almost too serious, and often dragged. I skipped some pages because the dialog was going nowhere, and the action scenes unreadable.
June 27, 2008
ashley wood makes these awesome sexy paintings of nekkid girls and robots (together at last!) this though, not so much. the art sucks and i could beat up this version of tank girl. sheesh. look to D'Airain Aventure or his art books instead.
April 26, 2016
I have never read Tank Girl before - surprisingly. Deranged, unconventional and humorous. The plot(s) didn't really make much sense. I do believe that was the intention. Loved it!
April 20, 2024
Tank Girl: The Gifting is listed as the 6th book in the Tank Girl graphic novel collection by Alan C. Martin. It was published in 2007 and was the first new Tank Girl material since 1996. It contains stories like The Dogsh*t in Barney's Handbag, Kill Jumbo, The Innocent Die First, XZ-38 and Under Milk Tits. Like all of the other Tank Girl graphics I've read, it's irreverent, funny, sort of sexy and filled with excellent artwork, this time by Ashley Wood and Rufus Dayglo.
There are also bios of all of the characters; Tank Girl, her boyfriend, mad kangaroo Booga, and her pals, Jet Girl, Barney and Jackie. The stories run the gamut, battles with angry hotel guests, mad coppers and then just normal fun and games. It's always a wild ride and pure entertainment.
It depends what you want from a story but if you just want to sink into their unique world and escape for a day or a few hours, Tank Girl is always an excellent option. 'Luverly jubbles'... (3.0 stars)
There are also bios of all of the characters; Tank Girl, her boyfriend, mad kangaroo Booga, and her pals, Jet Girl, Barney and Jackie. The stories run the gamut, battles with angry hotel guests, mad coppers and then just normal fun and games. It's always a wild ride and pure entertainment.
It depends what you want from a story but if you just want to sink into their unique world and escape for a day or a few hours, Tank Girl is always an excellent option. 'Luverly jubbles'... (3.0 stars)
January 28, 2013
Oh, I am SO happy that Tank Girl & Co. are back, aren't you? This volume was just as much fun as the originals. I miss Jamie Hewlett's raunchy art but Ashley Wood and Rufus Dayglo make a pretty good team. The pencils and colors are excellent, and I'm happy to report that there is a cover gallery in the back. Damn, this book looks good! And Martin is still at the top of his game as a writer. He really makes the characters who they are; Tank Girl just didn't feel the same in The Odyssey and Apocalypse. So don't worry, she's back in the right hands, just as twisted and bat-shit crazy as ever. Three cheers!
February 26, 2016
I can see why people like Tank Girl: it's irreverent, violent, amusing. But I didn't find it particularly clever or subversive, it had weird gender stuff going on that I didn't dig and there was a lot of anecdotal humor that didn't sustain me. Maybe I need more narrative and continuation of storyline. Shrug. Maybe I'll check out the old stuff sometime.
Also, the art killed me. Seemed amateurish without being simple. It was cluttered and really interfered with my enjoyment.
Also, the art killed me. Seemed amateurish without being simple. It was cluttered and really interfered with my enjoyment.
January 19, 2008
i think i've decided tank girl as a concept is just lost on me. or maybe i'm just not steeped in scatalogical brit humour (like benny hill?) enough to actually get it. that said I really dig the cartooning by ashley wood & rufus dayglo. yeah, sure, they ain't jaime hewlett, but i think the lads make a go of it.
November 17, 2013
The art is totally fantastic. I love all of the different panel layouts, the drawing style, and the way it's colored. It makes me want to experiment more with the way that I draw and layout comics. The stories are mostly short and funny—a little too much bathroom humor for my taste, but Tank Girl is still pretty awesome.
August 12, 2022
Ashley Wood’s illustrations are poignant and emphatic. The author has a wide ranging storytelling that carries the mythos of Tank Girl across the gamit of post-apocalyptic travel and end of days. In the quest to quell the testament or throes of harrowing past-life memories we see our heroine put to the test in this timely graphic novel.
December 6, 2010
Illustrations are beautiful, story line... not anywhere near as good as the older Tank Girl comics.
August 19, 2019
Eh. It was Tank Girl by the numbers, and Ashley Wood by even fewer numbers. And look, I'd be first to tell you that Alan Martin writing Tank Girl & Ashley Wood drawing literally anything would, on their worst days, be better than 80% of what's on the market at any given time. But this collection really puts that hypothesis to the test. It's good, there's not really a bad story in the bunch, per se, even the one that is only Rufus Dayglo & no Ashley Wood to be seen (I like Rufus, but his name isn't on the cover). It just didn't pop for me & frankly I might have to put this one on Wood 🤷♀️
May 14, 2021
Either I've changed or she has.
August 29, 2014
So it’s completely psychotic, so what? It requires ridiculously long set-ups for the most retarded jokes, and it’s all done with a certain flair and disregard for the human race. A lovely blend of satire, ultra-violence, semi-nudity and humor borne of elementary school play yards.
August 14, 2007
I was weary of this new Tank Girl incarnation, but I like Ashley Wood's style, and it's nice that Jamie Hewlett had to be replaced, he was replaced with a talented lady! Pretty awesome!
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