Tank Girl

I've just read Tank Girl: The Odyssey, In which post-apocalyptic scruff-bag hero Tank Girl goes on an epic journey to find her adopted son's actual mother. The story is based on Homer's Odyssey, the Greek myth. I have not read that one. There have been some 'adjustments' to the story, the main one being her son has a TV set for a head.

I thought the zany commentary and dialogue was a little corny but the story can't be faulted, especially when you're lifting a classic.

What isn't a classic was the movie adaptation with Lori Petty (the bird off Point Break) in the title role. The short animated interludes suggested a fully drawn movie might have gone down much better.

There isn't much happening this weekend but next Saturday there's time for a meetup. So expect one soon.