barbarella Archives

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] For many people, when they think of Barbarella they picture Jane Fonda in a skimpy, '60s-style outfit holding a ray gun But when the character was first created for comics in 1962 by Jean-Claude Forest, it caused quite a scandal as it was one of the first adult, pornographic comics in Europe The character[...]

It's a pretty big week for Dynamite as they bring Barbarella back to comics for the first time in decades We have an exclusive extended preview of the series by Mike Carey and Kenan Yarar along with looks at Agent 47: Rise of the Hitman, Red Sonja and collections of Animal Jam and The Shadow:[...]

These include first issues of Dejah Thoris and Xena, the third issue of Barbarella, as well as the latest issues of Bettie Page, Red Sonja, and Sheena. DEJAH THORIS #1 Cover A: J Scott Campbell | Cover B: Frank Cho | Cover C: Mike McKone | Cover D: Sergio Davila Writer: Amy Chu | Art: Pasquale Qualano Dejah[...]

One of the most iconic sci-fi heroines of all times has to be Barbarella, and as the character turns 55, she will be getting a new series for the first time in 35 years Dynamite has tapped writer Mike Carey (X-Men, Lucifer) and Turkish artist Kenan Yarar (Hilal) to work with consulting editor and longtime[...]

Barbarella, the sexy science fiction heroine created by Jean Claude Forest in 1962, will return in all new comics and more in 2017 from Dynamite Entertainment in conjunction with her 55th anniversary. The character was introduced at the heart of the sexual revolution of the 1960's, and is forever ingrained in pop culture after Jane Fonda's portrayal[...]

Cue me freaking out with delight, but still managing to restrain myself from spending all the money in the world on books I've heard about for years but had limited access to. The comic I ended up pouncing on was the new translation of Jean-Claude Forest's Barbarella, adapted by Kelly Sue DeConnick. I've seen the movie, but[...]