Barbarella

Jean-Claude Forest’s Barbarella launched in 1968 with a single, landmark issue from Kesselring, introducing the iconic sci-fi heroine whose sensual, adventurous exploits defined a new kind of adult comic. Forest both wrote and illustrated this foundational work, establishing a visual and narrative style that would influence the genre for decades. Though the series itself is brief in its original form, its impact as a pioneering piece of European erotic science fiction remains essential.