Here's the deal:Barbarella #1 carries a slow burn that builds to a sturdy series of events that will no doubt earn itself a place on more than a few pull-lists this week. It's exactly what you're expecting it to be plus a little bit extra which, thanks to a stellar team at its back, quickly turns this Dynamite revival into a more than worthy jaunt which excites and incites us to tag along with an old school heroine. Read Full Review

I probably read more Dynamite comics than any others. Despite calling myself a DC guy. But if you want superheroes of the non-big-two variety, then Dynamite is going to have most of them. I keep coming back to Dynamite because they keep giving me cool characters that I can follow without getting stuck in a multiverse loop. I follow a couple of Dynamite's comics right now, James Bond and Shadow, and I almost always pick up anything new they put out, it's not always a hit for me, but I will check it out. I'm glad I checked out Barbarella and I'm in for issue two. Read Full Review

Barbarella is off to a solid start here and it has potential, which is no surprise since the original work ran for a bit and had a lot of fun in that run. Giving Jean-Claude Forest's work a new life is a daunting task but one that should be really embraced. Carey's giving it a solid enough beginning here while leaving plenty to explore to be sure and I'm hoping that it gets the chance to do so because this is something that can just be fun – an area where Dynamite has succeeded well over the years with a range of older properties in giving them a new life. I'm not fully sold on Yarar's artwork overall, though that may be the color design more than anything else, but this all has a lot of promise to it. Read Full Review

A solid first entry, though a bit clunky. Read Full Review

A sexy Sci-Fi romp that successfully honors the 55-year legacy of Jean-Claude Forest's buxom space babe. Read Full Review

While it will not be everyone's cup of tea, the new Barbarella series is a good read. The story does a fine job of paying tribute to its source material while satirically striking at modern society and the artwork is sexual without being crude. Those who are curious about what came before would do well to check out Kelly Sue DeConnick's recent English translation of the original Barbarella. Read Full Review

A futuristic fable with clear feminist influences, this issue is considerably more entertaining than I've just made it sound! Yarar's art is expressive and exciting, while Carey's story rattles along at a fair pace, but never confuses. Barbarella has proven herself to be a character worth resurrecting and, if this issue is anything to go by, Dynamite is equal to the task. Read Full Review

A thoughtful and interesting debut, "Barbarella" #1 subverts expectations and turns a once dated character into a veritable female icon. Read Full Review

In conclusion, this was a fun debut issue for Carey and Yarar. I was expecting quite a bit from Carey due to his previous work, and was pleasantly surprised by Yarar’s art. I will warn though, for a comic from Dynamite, there is quite a bit of nudity in this issue that I was not expecting, so reader beware. Read Full Review

So I may dock the book for some inconsistent art and the story being a little confusing, but the fact that it tries so hard to feel like the previous books and is still taking on the social and gender issues of the day makes me like this book quite a bit. It is keeping up the tradition of good science-fiction: telling a fun story while also sharing a message that applies to the world today. Read Full Review