Barbarella Books in Order
Part ofMike Carey Books in OrderSee the Barbarella comics by Mike Carey in order, with quick summaries, series background, and what to expect from this pulpy space adventure.
Last updated: July 10, 2026
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Barbarella books in publication order
3 books
Barbarella, Vol. 1
by Mike Carey
2018
Barbarella blasts back into comics in a bright, pulpy space adventure full of pursuit, conspiracy, and trouble on a galactic scale. Carey keeps it fast, playful, and dangerous.
Barbarella Vol. 3
by Mike Carey
2019
Barbarella heads toward the run's endgame with enemies closing in and cosmic stakes rising. It is still sleek, witty adventure, just with a sharper edge.
Barbarella, Vol. 2
by Mike Carey
2019
The chase widens as Barbarella crosses stranger worlds and gets pulled deeper into a web of plots she cannot simply charm away. Space opera, flirtation, and danger all stay in the mix.
Barbarella books in chronological order
Barbarella, Vol. 1
by Mike Carey
2018Barbarella, Book 1
Barbarella, Vol. 2
by Mike Carey
2019Barbarella, Book 2
Barbarella Vol. 3
by Mike Carey
2019Barbarella, Book 3
Series background & context
Mike Carey's Barbarella run leans into what has always made the character fun: she is stylish, fearless, adaptable, and perfectly capable of walking into a cosmic mess with equal parts charm and nerve. These books are not hard science fiction. They are bright, pulpy, fast-moving space adventure, built around strange worlds, double-crosses, and a heroine who keeps her balance even when the galaxy does not.
Barbarella is the point.
Carey treats her as more than an icon in a glamorous outfit. She is resourceful, funny, and emotionally alert, which gives the action some weight. The run throws her through conspiracies, escapes, uneasy alliances, and interplanetary trouble, but the tone stays nimble. Even when the stakes get large, the books keep that sense of momentum and play that belongs to classic adventure comics.
If you come to this series for big visuals and old-school space opera energy, you will get that. What Carey adds is a sharper sense of character and a story engine that keeps pushing Barbarella into fresh complications rather than just repeating the pose. It is a good fit for readers who want their science fiction colorful, sexy, and unashamedly fun.
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