Barbarella: The Moon Child
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the vast, star-scattered expanse of the future, Barbarella: The Moon Child chronicles the audacious escapades of the galaxy's most iconic space-faring heroine, as she navigates alien worlds, seductive dangers, and cosmic intrigue with equal measures of wit and fearlessness. Jean-Claude Forest's seminal work presents Barbarella — a free-spirited astronaut and ambassador of pleasure — thrust into a swirling adventure involving mysterious lunar civilizations, bizarre creatures, and the timeless struggle between innocence and corruption. Translated by Valerie Marchant and edited by Sean Kelly, this English-language edition ensures that Forest's sharp, satirical voice and sensuous narrative energy are fully preserved for a new audience. Originally serialised in the French magazine V in the early 1960s, Barbarella stands as a landmark of European comics, a bold fusion of science fiction, social satire, and erotic fantasy that shattered the conservative conventions of its era. Forest's artwork is sinuous and expressive, weaving together campy absurdism with genuinely imaginative world-building, while his heroine remains a subversive feminist icon — empowered, curious, and utterly unashamed. For readers who have never ventured beyond Earth's solar system with Barbarella, this moon-lit chapter is the perfect place to begin the journey.
Author: Jean-Claude Forest
Format: Paperback
Published: 1978, Heavy Metal Books
Genre: Graphic novels
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the vast, star-scattered expanse of the future, Barbarella: The Moon Child chronicles the audacious escapades of the galaxy's most iconic space-faring heroine, as she navigates alien worlds, seductive dangers, and cosmic intrigue with equal measures of wit and fearlessness. Jean-Claude Forest's seminal work presents Barbarella — a free-spirited astronaut and ambassador of pleasure — thrust into a swirling adventure involving mysterious lunar civilizations, bizarre creatures, and the timeless struggle between innocence and corruption. Translated by Valerie Marchant and edited by Sean Kelly, this English-language edition ensures that Forest's sharp, satirical voice and sensuous narrative energy are fully preserved for a new audience. Originally serialised in the French magazine V in the early 1960s, Barbarella stands as a landmark of European comics, a bold fusion of science fiction, social satire, and erotic fantasy that shattered the conservative conventions of its era. Forest's artwork is sinuous and expressive, weaving together campy absurdism with genuinely imaginative world-building, while his heroine remains a subversive feminist icon — empowered, curious, and utterly unashamed. For readers who have never ventured beyond Earth's solar system with Barbarella, this moon-lit chapter is the perfect place to begin the journey.