Iconic pop culture characterBarbarellais set to return in a new series fromDynamite Entertainment, which will offer a dose of metahumor, as the creative team seeks toelevate the character for a new generation of fans, all while sending the space hero on a classic “heroes' journey,” as the preview for the debut issue makes clear.
As reported by AIPT Comics, the character returns inBarbarella#1 – written by Blake Northcott, with art by Anna Morozova – and will quickly be propelled on an all-new adventure. The book promises a fresh take on the character, who was originally developed as a pulp hero in the early 1960s, and quickly became a cult favorite on-screen several years later.
The preview for the issue emphasizes howthis new iteration of Barbarella will provide commentary on the sci-fi and action genre as a whole, as well as both paying homage to and lampooning the origins of the character.
Barbarella Returns To Tackle Sci-Fi Tropes In Her New Dynamite Entertainment Series
Barbarella#1 – Written By Blake Northcott, Art By Anna Morozova; Available October 2
While most readers will be familiar with the name Barbarella based off ofthe 1968 movie starring Jane Fonda, the character originates from Jean-Claude Forest’s comic serials that first became published in 1962. The comics inspired controversy, being cited as the world’s first adult-themed comic books, but Forest’s intentions were to reflect the modern woman of the 60s that was slowly becoming liberated during the sexual revolution. In that regard,Barbarella, in itsoriginal iteration, was a meta-commentary and a satire – something that Dynamite’s newBarbarellaseries can return to and take to an entirely new level.
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Writer Blake Northcott and Anna Morozova evoke the spirit of Forest through this new volume with its metahumor and social satire, specifically its jokes geared toward the sci-fi and action genre. Alongside Magus, Barbarella questions the logic of an alien sci-fi serial on television, and critiques the constant violence on display without any
strong dialogue or sense of story to balance it out. It is safe to assume that theirBarbarellaseries will continue to confront, and actively combat, such tropes as it goes on.
Dynamite’s “Barbarella” Can Carve Out Out A Renewed Pop Culture Importance For The Space Hero
Barbarella #1 Cover Art From Joseph Michael Linsner, Annie Wu, RIchard Pace, & Anna Morozova
Ahead of the Sydney Sweeney reboot, Barbarella is re-entering the pop culture lexicon as a stand-out figure, something that she’s always been at her core,Barbarella is an ideal candidate for being such a figure because she visually defies expectations. Readers expect a sexist depiction of women, when really, she’s a progressive reflection of modern sensibilities regarding the modern woman. Similarly, anyone expecting pulpy sci-fi schlock from the new incarnation ofBarbarellawill be delight to find a series that is as thoughtful as it is full of humor and exciting action.
