Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1
Meet Jessica Jones. Once upon a time, she was a costumed super hero--but not a very good one. Her powers were unremarkable compared to the amazing abilities of the costumed icons that populate the Marvel Universe. In a city of Marvels, she never found her niche. The self-destructive would-be Avenger is now the owner and sole employee of Alias Investigations--a small, private-investigative firm specializing in superhuman cases. When she uncovers the potentially explosive secret of one hero's true identity, Jessica's life immediately becomes expendable. But her wit, charm and intelligence just may help her survive another day. Thrust into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels, has Jessica burned too many bridges to turn to old friends for help? Collecting ALIAS #1-9.
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Like many others, I saw the Netflix show before I watched this comic, so I went in having a certain expectation in mind. Overall though, I found the show much more compelling than this comic. I feel like we never learn very much of who Jessica is in the comics or her motivation to leave the superhero life behind. The two cases that we follow are alright. The first one was more interesting than the second, though the ending was fairly anticlimactic for the first. The second case started out interesting, but then I became more meh about it, though it gave us a look at Jessica's inner motives a bit more. I also wasn't a huge fan of the artwork, though I might have been spoiled after having just come off of the Fraction Hawkeye series.
I did enjoy that this comic expanded the Marvel universe in that it mentioned multiple other characters (including Matt Murdock!) that are in the world. But it really focuses on how a civilian might live in a superpowered world (even if Jessica isn't exactly a civilian), and I enjoyed that different point of view from other superhero comics.
I did enjoy that this comic expanded the Marvel universe in that it mentioned multiple other characters (including Matt Murdock!) that are in the world. But it really focuses on how a civilian might live in a superpowered world (even if Jessica isn't exactly a civilian), and I enjoyed that different point of view from other superhero comics.
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