More famous for its 1968 adaptation with Jane Fonda,
Barbarella Vol. 1 depicts the original serialized stories of the French erotic sci-fi adventurer. The stories, originally published in issues of
V Magazine throughout 1962 and written and drawn by Jean-Claude Forest, sees the title character fly through space, take on crazed dictators, travel through underwater caverns, and other such things normally depicted in these adventure sci-fi stories known for at the time. One big difference to those other stories is how often Barbarella ends up barely clothed or even outright naked throughout each of her adventures. It may have been seen as too salacious and controversial back then, and often very dated and sexist in today's standards to how Barbarella's nudity was depicted, but she's definitely a character who often knows how to use her sexuality and allure to get ahead. Forest's writing is very simple and standard, especially for the time, but manages to be well done, fun, and keeps one invested enough for the next adventure. While his art style is good and manages to convey a lot of colorfulness despite mostly being black and white. He gives a lot of detail to each of the characters' faces and has very well done backgrounds and technology designs. While there are aspects to these stories that are definitely dated, the collection given in
Barbarella Vol. 1 still gives some really engaging tales. Over all: 100%
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