Tank Girl (6 Points)

 I really liked this comic. It was on the edgier side I would say and it makes sense because it was listed with the Roots of Comics Punk titles. I think it was a fun read because of the imagery combined with the craziness happening around the characters. The whole feel of the story is very wild and nonlinear. It's mixed in with little side stories which were really fun and also kept things interesting. After the side stories and even some comics resembling an advertisement, the book always takes the stories back to the tank girl at some point. The stories were pretty crazy overall with humorous commentary that was raunchy and a little dirty at the same time. There were a lot of adult subjects like sex, but it was very direct. The images were explicit in some spots. One page had two characters staring at each other naked and there were little arrows pointing out the anatomy of a penis on one page. The characters were really interesting and they become even more unique through the style of the illustrations. The images are full of bright colors and nice linework. I noticed that at the beginning of the story when the characters were introduced, the artwork was traditionally done while later in the middle and end of the story. Halfway through, the drawings changed in Tank Girl's guide to Joy, to a more graphic style that utilized digital painting. I think the drawing style really complimented the commentary and the subject matter that dealt with drugs. 

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