This "Forgotten" Comic Helped Inspire The Gorillaz??

[@jaydavis4370]

I’m currently doing an art study on Jamie Hewlett, so cool to see another series other than Tank Girl and Gorillaz.

[@amanzeihedioha]

"Forgotten"? Heh. RIP Carl Weathers!🫡

[@CasuallyComics]

He's my favorite part of that pilot.

[@christopherthibeault7502]

@@CasuallyComics His zinger line grounds everything in a way that even the movie adaptation of Watchmen and the modern malaise of snappy, sarcastic Gunnian cannot match.

[@kojo7485]

​@@CasuallyComics Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️ 💖 💕 💓 🤶 🎄 ❤️ Sasha 🎉❤ Didn't know a Comics inspired ✨️ 😀 the Gorillaz ❤️ 😀 ✨️

[@SteveSport_]

RIP Carl Weathers This book is dope

[@leephillips4402]

"Baby, you got a stew going" I'm sure we're all thinking that after the holidays.

[@Mr110074]

I remember seeing the Feel Good Inc music video a little bit when I was kid during the 2000s in my older sisters’ bedroom while their TV was turned onto MTV. I was pretty fascinated by this dark animated music video, I have never seen anything like it before. Then I found out about the Gorillaz and started listening to their music when I was 18 right before their 2017 comeback and have been a fan ever since.

[@porkhill6665]

Saw it 2005 when it debuted walking into my grandparents house

[@jessebaughman3139]

Hewlett is easily one of my favorite living artists

[@fredcampbell4066]

Carl Weathers will never be forgotten.

[@boot_leg_ramen_noodle]

🐐’d !!!!

[@SmitzPNK]

Jamie Hewlet is an incredible artist, i cant help but feel his continual dedication to the Gorillaz has stifled his creativity and kept him from moving on to better projects

[@josephgrimminck6855]

Loved the Tank Girl comics. Hewlett adds so much detail and goofs in his art I could pick out some new detail every read through! Glad to know he had other comic endeavors!

[@IAmBored347]

I love Gorillaz so I'm glad this comic exists. Because if not then we wouldn't have one of the best fictional bands out there. RIP Carl Weathers thank you

[@PowPowPixie]

Thanks for making this video. I know exactly what I'm getting my brother for his birthday. He is a huge fan of Jamie Hewlett, and he used to have old copies of The Face specifically the ones with Get the Freebies in, but that was many years ago. I cannot wait to see his face when he sees this. Also, seeing that cover of The Face with Lara Croft just opened a door and memories of being a kid chilling out in his room reading all his music and alt culture magazines, and comics that were a bit too mature for my age, just all came tumbling out.

[@worrysoup]

i remember "finding scans" of this in highschool. it was out of order and did not help me understand the chaos haha

[@ravenwilder4099]

Count me as a comic history nerd, and I love these sorts of dives into unique, of-their-era comics that I will NEVER have the financial wherewithal to purchase myself.

[@timothybarnett1006]

As a 20 something in the UK during the 90s I always found _The Face_ a bit too arch and London-centric for my tastes but I placed an order because of that good good Hewlett art looks really well reproduced

[@houseofono]

YO. I totally read this at the time and I'm pretty sure I still have the issues. But my brain remembered this as being "Tank Girl" so I totally forgot it wasn't. But as you were going through it all came back to me. Particularly the "Gallagher Island" comic. The Face had that type of energy so it was a perfect fit with that era of "Cool Britannia." Thanks for the reminder/refresher. It's a must get!

[@kingofnerds1841]

personally, I was hoping to see more of what carried over into the Gorillaz, but it's still interesting to say the least!

[@bensneb360]

90’s Sub-culture… my favorite culture, truly the peak of humanity

[@niera-la-moon]

I just came across some of the stills of Whitey on Pinterest! Fan of Gorillaz since 2005 and thusly Jamie Hewlett’s work. Needless to say, pretty intrigued

[@alanmac9]

Hewligan's Haircut was my first exposure to Hewlett's work, and I'm so glad 2000AD existed just to give it an outlet.

[@DavidLowe-y2l]

Not everybody throws away old magazines,cannot quite remember where I put them. Thanks for the flashback, I followed this strip at the time but was also enjoying too much herion

[@lhfirex]

This looks like a fun collection. There's something I really like about how irreverent a lot of British comics tend to be. I'm generally more on the indie comics side because they don't feel bound to the same "rules" as the big two here in the US, but even then, we get indie superheroes a lot. Stuff like this and the (not that far off mainstream) 2000 AD/Judge Dredd comics are fun because they have the same love of the art form but don't play by the superhero rules.

[@lavenderslounge]

This video is so good. These are the types of explorations I love. Encyclopedias and practical histories of comics.

[@overcaststeve]

This comic isn't my thing, but I still really enjoyed your video. I appreciate when you highlight non-mainstream stuff.

[@GenerationWest]

Gonna be real with ya... Never heard of this. But hey, may check it out now, big Gorillaz fan. Also... CARL WEATHERS?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! lol

[@User-Wizard]

May he rest in peace

[@eineicia7116]

Probably the best video you’ve ever done, love it! I hope to read this comic someday

[@leephillips4402]

It's like if 2D and Noodle switched races but up to eleven.

[@tapinewoods3937]

Alright, you got me interested and now I will go and read it.

[@manic2360]

For more British indie goodness, check out... Revolver, Deadline and Crises. All comics from the same era, when us 2000AD kids had grown up and wanted things a bit more edgy, whilst the UK was exploding with great music and fashion, but still dealing with the hell Margaret Thatcher was creating.

[@kylecarter1599]

I didn't know this existed and immediately ordered it. Thank you for making this video.

[@Covaslookout]

I just got my copy a few days ago and I love the artwork and the design of the book

[@johnquiett1085]

This is for me. Wish I'd known about it before Christmas.

[@JohnAquariusPodcast]

Jaime Hewlit one of my top fav comic artist. Was totally into tank girl.

[@euansmith3699]

I feel that Hewlit is very much an evolution from the work of Brendan McCarthy 😎👍

[@moonwolf128]

The bbc did make a pilot called phoo action with Jamie winton as whitey

[@moonwolf128]

It was on bbc three it was part of a season of pilots only one of the pilots got picked up that was a show about a vampire a werewolf and a ghost living together called being human

[@euansmith3699]

What a great Boxing Day treat. Thanks for putting on your comics-snorkel and taking this deep dive.

[@AngryDemonCat]

I'd probably read it because of the art style, it looks interesting to me ❤

[@lono11261]

Just watched the Phoo Action pilot. Great episode. If the have a completed season they should release it. I thought it was awesome.

[@ilpalozzo]

There's just a pilot. It lost out to the pilot of the original british version of Being Human. They were still going to make more but for some reason it didn't happen

[@lono11261]

@ilpalozzo well that socks cause they had some good talent.

[@CasuallyComics]

What's your favorite "forgotten" indie comic?

[@Hum0ng0us]

off the top of m'noodle, Nightmares and Fairy Tales is one. I Feel Sick in another.

[@BenChanNYC]

Scott McCloud's "Zot!" One of my favorite books of all time!

[@samslash9]

Maybe brat pack. It's very dark but equally obsurd.

[@christopherthibeault7502]

I can't recall its name, but there was a double-issue one-shot that was lampooning the living daylights out of the newly formed direct market. And yes, it was a black-and-white. It's not a favorite since I don't have those, but it had the same sort of wry, ginger wit that these guys wanted to evoke. For rags I'm interested in reading, there're Shi and Dawn--some reasons are obvious, others not.

[@commonsense5199]

Challenging Question. I like it. I would say *Cannon Busters.* If you know Cannon Busters from Netflix. You might not know that Cannon Busters was originally a comic book back in the 2005, published by Devil’s Due and Udon entertainment. The cast looks very different from the anime on Netflix. Shame Netflix didn’t give Cannon Busters season 2 There is *Nightworld* from Image by Adam McGovern and Pablo Leandri. *The Last Witch by Conor McCreery from Boom Studios.* By March 2025 it would be 2 years since he announced on twitter that he making volume 2. I know it takes time but I am sad the Boom Studios are not highlighting The Last Witch like Something is killing the children and Flavor Girls. The sequel of Flavor Girls is out. Best to describe Last Witch. Imagine Avatar last Airbender but it in Irish Celtic folklore. I was about to say Firebreather but there already other KZbinrs making video about Firebreather’s comics origins. *Gogor by Ken Garing* a high fantasy adventure with a giant golem. What more can you ask for?

[@kemmdog4444]

“I’m your fire starter !”

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

How in the world did they get Carl Weathers to be in that pilot? 😮

[@edwardwilliams4361]

Amazon prime got some hidden gems!

[@karenstarr]

Money

[@crosslash01]

This vid reminds me of the movie American Splendor. I love learning about a comic's history. Oh crap! Carl Weathers!

[@ExiILe00]

Now I’m happy, one could say feeling glad.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Dude ive always love Tank Girl / Gorillaz so seeing the illutrators other work is a blessing!❤Its so me!😂 Thank you so much for the coverage!!!!❤️❤️❤️😘Also thank you for the link! I totally want a copy!💕)

[@eerieeric834]

Yeah, this is totally the gorillaz art style

[@chesterhackenbush]

Usually people with your level of knowledge are in their 60's or 70's and have a doctorate.

[@kemmdog4444]

Well, thank you. Appreciate you showing us this.

[@leol2926]

This is wild. I didn't know about this. Def need to check out

[@styrax7280]

Makes me wonder how prevalent European mainstay comics such as The Adventures of Tintin and Asterix the Gaul are in the US. The later is so famous in Germany it got translated into regional dialects!

[@PainMonkey]

I saw that on your shelf and I was hoping this was coming.

[@Universeknight10055]

I'm still researched world building and write and character development and charactnaztion and power/magic systems and write characters and how story for my comic universes. I'm still learning drawing.

[@lazchurchyard1229]

Whitey is Noodle's older sister, because, as much as I love Jamie, he draws one woman and changes her face and hair a little.

[@dexocube]

I've been a fan of Hewlett since Hewligan's Haircut

[@manofaction1807]

Now THIS is the Christmas present you never knew you wanted!!! Merry Christmas, Waifu!

[@MortalStudies_]

Finally! Someone is talking about this comic

[@ishmiel21]

Man, it's crazy how much culture and society has regressed since the 90s. The 2020s are the most vapid and useless time period that I've ever lived through. What an awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing this :-)

[@crows2808]

I had never heard of this, so thanks for the video. Hewlett's art looks awesome (as it always does) and is very reminiscent of british comics all the way into the early 2000s. Would you ever be interested in doing a history of the publication of Akira in the West? I know you don't talk about manga as much, but it's the early days of manga showing up stateside, at least. Could even touch on Tokyopop too.

[@jamaisj]

The pilot was definitely weird, but well worth the watch!

[@mathieuleader8601]

this would have made for a good adultswim show an animated show of Freebies

[@BlueEXEVideos]

Had been seeing this pop up in my advertisements for a while, brain is still on "IGNORE ALL ADS" mode so its good to hear what its about and actually got me to look more into this book

[@JRussellDay]

For a bit more context regarding The Face from someone who read it back in that time. It wasn't just a celebrity mag or even just a music mag, it was a magazine for the Club Kids and was very visual and design focused, it's even featured as a permanent exhibition in the Design Museum in London. Think Party Monster, it was a magazine for those sort of kids

[@Hum0ng0us]

I'm super interested. I've never heard of this before. I really want to pick that up.

[@northernnonesuch5572]

That looks awesome

[@NORDIC_WOLF]

excellent video!❤❤❤

[@Reubentheimitator6572]

I don't remember this. I didn't read it. It's right up my alley.

[@daveluna7931]

This was so cool

[@wsmithies2318]

If you like Hewlett then try and find Hewligan's Haircut, which ran in 2000 AD around the same time as Tank Girl. A friend of mine was friends with Jamie at the time and got him to draw a three cell panel of Tank Girl for a tattoo on his forearm as a favour -talk about jealous! Lol. 2000 AD had so many really well illustrated and written stories like Stainless Steel Rat, Strontie' Dog, ABC Warriors and Rogue Trooper -and of course Judge Dredd! Slaine was another stand out from that era and is soooo voluptuously and expressively illustrated that you could just lose yourself in a single page; devouring the built up layers of unctuous artwork like a Michelin starred visual feast.

[@lanternsown3525]

Looks like a Wild Ride!

[@KeithHarper]

Very Cool. I love Hewlett's style, but have a few Tank Girl archives and I find the writing/storytelling hard to follow.

[@vidaenagonia-cl]

Oooh i see some Charles Burns in the backshelf, i hope we get a video on X'ed Out

[@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS]

Terry's more like an action hero than a superhero.

[@Carlos8560]

Sounds cool! I love the gorillaz so this might be right up my alley!

[@joshuataylor7443]

This was very interesting to know

[@Universeknight10055]

It's peak my interest. I want look for comic book and i want to read freebies. I litte bit read tank girl and I still want more read. I'm fan of 90's and 80s and early 2000 and comic and manga and others.

[@phillipsafarik9448]

I'd like to see more like this

[@Universeknight10055]

Good morning. I'm fan of gorillaz. Everyone have great day and next day and week and weekend and next week and full happiness 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊. Great video and keep make great videos.

[@nerdbot37]

Oh, this is so for me.

[@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS]

Yooooooooo this is weird!! I can't wait!!

[@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS]

Damn this was definitely pretty weird, but also pretty damn sweet and comforting! I'm glad this series got to exist and then come back all colorful and glossy once again!

[@franknova987]

Ey Gorillaz time!

[@alexnejako777]

some of my fave songs are Gorillaz. Especially Stylo.

[@warlock12uk]

I have vivid memories of the TV pilot; I realised the Tank Girl connection, but I was unaware of the comic series that it was based on. Your presentation of the collection was fascinating... Unfortunately the book is outside my price range at the moment, currently £60 UK on Amazon. that's quite a hefty price!

[@dennisdrawsanddesigns]

Did Hewlett have anything to do with teen titans cartoon character design personally or just an inspiration?

[@Hum0ng0us]

I LOVE Jamie Hewlett's art. I've been a Tank Girl fan for years and l even love the movie; a few of my instructors at film school worked on the animated bits of it. I don't like the Gorilaz though.

[@CasuallyComics]

I really like the movie too, it's different but it has an off the wall charm.

[@BenChanNYC]

@@CasuallyComics I thought Lori Petty was miscast. Part of the charm of "Tank Girl" is the juxtaposition of "tank" and "girl." Lori Petty's already established 'tough chick" persona undermined that dichotomy. Live-action "Hit Girl" pulled off that dichotomy much more successfully, imo. Also, Kangaroo Ice-T is just disturbing...

[@christopherthibeault7502]

@@BenChanNYC Of course, kangaroo iced tea would taste disturbing. But that's Australia for you. Fucking 2' spiders....

[@ricardovilladapelaez9876]

How many pages does ond issue contain? I think this is inspiring me to do a comic for a magazine

[@emmanuelluisham]

Your hair reminds me of a peacock jumping spider rn

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

Reallly???? I neve knew this

[@gunjfur8633]

Link to the pilot please? Cant find it

[@ahickey]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXmXaKWMjrmMkKs

[@kyle.Al196]

What was the name of the graphic novel that had the science fiction anime cover in the background? It’s next to the graphic novel called the big hunt.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

The art looks like Paul Pope and Los Bros Hernandez and Clowes but I'm okay with that because they're the best and if you're gonna swipe...

[@d12kiem7]

hot take: the movie adaption was really good

[@paultapner2769]

I'm British and lived through the 90's. I did read Tank Girl in collected edition back then and enjoyed it. Didn't see the film because I saw a preview clip of it and I didn't think the scene it was showing was at all well directed. So that put me off. And the bad reviews of course. I was never into any of those indie scenes or music at all, so none of that's for me. So I don't think this would appeal. Interesting to know it exists though as I didn't previously.

[@erlandjnilsson]

LOL Pistol shrimp hair

[@quorraquar2677]

💜💜💜

[@TheSpeedway99]

Never even heard of this comic.

[@xic777]

thanks a mad ton , im definately gona check this out, this is so damn cool

[@GeekPlusGamer]

Jamie Hewlett is a genius. Tank Girl is dope. Get the freebies didn't succeed, but had the same vibe as Tank Girl. But not necessarily inspired Gorillaz, they're just created by Jamie, it makes sense that they look similar, he created many other characters.

[@rebewtinydino2572]

I was 3 or 4 wend came out

[@WARRENMcelrath]

DAT SASHA ❤❤❤

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

You're the mist adorable woman ever but I can't care about anime anything

[@MsMotherWolf]

Not my jam. Tried watching them and not for me.

[@LaddRusso91]

Watching who?