The Cream of Tank Girl, by Alan Martin & Jamie Hewlett
176 pages, hardcover
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781845769420

I feel like if you’ve ever seen Jamie Hewlett’s artwork, it definitely made an impression on you. Whether you discovered him via the Gorillaz or Tank Girl, his distinctive style is the kind that draws you in and keeps you interested. It’s spawned movies, music, and live shows, keeping him popular twenty years.

Tank Girl is probably what put Hewlett on the map, though, and that brings us to Cream of Tank Girl. Tank Girl’s twenty years old and still going, even after movies, novels, comics, and graphic novels. Cream of Tank Girl takes those twenty years, organizes them, and throws them right into your face in 150+ pages of great art, interesting commentary, and exclusive strips.

Hewlett’s artwork is as amazing as ever, as the creepily cool cover shows, and makes the book worth the purchase all on its own. His cartoony and expressive figures are fun and his backgrounds are that special kind of busy where you just want to spend time going over them and looking for in-jokes.

Cream of Tank Girl does a great job of both putting Tank Girl in context for newbies and making for an interesting and informative read for vets. It’s all presented in a handsome and well-designed hardback, which makes a book for the collection. If you know anyone who is into Tank Girl, or punk-y sort of things, this is the easiest, and best put-together, book you’ll find.