"Barbara" was originally serialized by Osamu Tezuka from 1973 to 1974. The original story tells of an encounter between the novelist, Yosuke Mikura, and the mysterious woman with an alcohol addiction, Barbara. In celebration of the live-action film adaptation directed by Makoto Tazuka, Go Nagai, a master artist, brings a unique interpretation of this world. A dream collaboration between the two great masters... Is born here and now!! [From the back of the book] This story can also be considered a sequel. This time the mystical Barbara has charmed a painter, Kyosuke Mitamura. And later a musician, Goro Nikaido. Both are excellent artist in their own fields but their careers have hit a slump. Is Barbara the remedy for these men's artistic struggles or is she only poison for their work? Includes bonus story "Go and Travel" about Tezuka’s and Nagai’s trip to San Diego, USA in 1980.