Barbarella
Published on 29. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-64337-883-1 (ISBN)
Description
Jean-Claude Forest's timeless Erotic Sci-Fi series recounting the spatial adventures of the the firece warrior Barbarella now collected in a brand new English-language adaptation by Kelly-Sue DeConnick.
Barbarella's spaceship breaks down, she finds herself trapped on the planet Lythion. There, she has a series of adventurous, and bawdy, encounters with a variety of strange beings, from robots to angels.
Featuring a brand new, contemporary English-language adaptation by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Marvel's "Captain Marvel," "Avengers Assemble," Dark Horse's "Ghost," Image's "Pretty Deadly")
Barbarella's spaceship breaks down, she finds herself trapped on the planet Lythion. There, she has a series of adventurous, and bawdy, encounters with a variety of strange beings, from robots to angels.
Featuring a brand new, contemporary English-language adaptation by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Marvel's "Captain Marvel," "Avengers Assemble," Dark Horse's "Ghost," Image's "Pretty Deadly")
Reviews / Votes
"The feisty French comic book siren Barbarella, who made her debut in 1962, was ahead of her time-but also of it." * The New York Times * "[T]he comics version of Barbarella resonates as an early example of the fully empowered female comics protagonist." * Publishers Weekly * "It's as close as English-language readers will get to the 'humor and the expression of liberty' that Forest desired." * Comics Journal *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 258 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64337-883-1 (9781643378831)
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Kelly Sue DeConnick is best known for surprise hits like Carol Danvers' rebranding as Captain Marvel and the Eisner-nominated mythological western, Pretty Deadly; the latter was co-created with artist Emma Rios. DeConnick's most recent venture, the sci-fi kidney-punch called Bitch Planet, co-created with Valentine De Landro, launched to rave reviews in December 2014 and has since been nominated for an Eisner. DeConnick lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Matt Fraction, and their two children. Under their company Milkfed Criminal Masterminds, Inc., DeConnick and Fraction are currently developing television for NBC/Universal.
?Jean-Claude Forest was a true innovator of the comics scene of the 1960s and the 1970s, mainly because of the classic 'Barbarella' series. He made his debut at the publishing house Elan, where he drew comics like 'Le Vaisseau Hante', 'Hyppolite et les Diamants de Pesetas-City'. He then worked for the magazines O.K., Camera 34 and Vaillant. For the latter, he created the 'Copyright/Copyrit' series. he joined the S.P.E. ('Societe Parisienne d'Edition) in 1952, where he took over the 'Charlot' character and began series like 'Mike Hagarth'. Throughout the 1950s, he was an illustrator for numerous magazines and pocket books.?
?Jean-Claude Forest was a true innovator of the comics scene of the 1960s and the 1970s, mainly because of the classic 'Barbarella' series. He made his debut at the publishing house Elan, where he drew comics like 'Le Vaisseau Hante', 'Hyppolite et les Diamants de Pesetas-City'. He then worked for the magazines O.K., Camera 34 and Vaillant. For the latter, he created the 'Copyright/Copyrit' series. he joined the S.P.E. ('Societe Parisienne d'Edition) in 1952, where he took over the 'Charlot' character and began series like 'Mike Hagarth'. Throughout the 1950s, he was an illustrator for numerous magazines and pocket books.?