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booknooknoggin's review
4.0
I noticed that the people who are not traditional comics readers just didn't seem to enjoy this. I like the fact that this centers on Marvel superhero issues and I can see how they changed this story for the Netflix series. I'd say if you are a superhero fan you will enjoy this series. If you are a casual reader just wanting to pick this up because Jessica Jones is trendy you may be disappointed.
Taking place in a fictional town in Upstate New York, and looking for a young girl who has disappeared Jessica sees just how prejudiced people can be against those with powers. I really enjoyed this volume and I hope to read more of it in the near future.
Taking place in a fictional town in Upstate New York, and looking for a young girl who has disappeared Jessica sees just how prejudiced people can be against those with powers. I really enjoyed this volume and I hope to read more of it in the near future.
shaunhamill's review
4.0
A much better volume than the first. Solid storytelling and great character work from one of the great pop writers of our day. I'm not crazy about the art, but that's just personal taste.
frickative's review
3.0
I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first volume, but as the shorter of the two, there's less to sink your teeth into. I'm always a sucker for a small-town crime story, which Jessica here enters to locate a missing girl, but the stakes never reach the same heights as in the first volume. Bendis does an excellent job with her characterisation, enriching and elaborating with every page, and the art-work remains gorgeous. Perhaps I'm partly at fault for tearing through it so quickly, but it certainly hasn't put me off diving straight into volume three.
brinocheeze's review
5.0
OOOOOO this was awesome.
I definitely enjoyed this a lot more than the first one. We learn Jessica Jones' story, we get introduced to her human form of a headache, and we are given a cliffhanger ended.
I love the illustrations and colors. I really enjoy when the illustrations change when we're inside Jessica's mind.
I can't wait to pick up Vol. 3
I definitely enjoyed this a lot more than the first one. We learn Jessica Jones' story, we get introduced to her human form of a headache, and we are given a cliffhanger ended.
I love the illustrations and colors. I really enjoy when the illustrations change when we're inside Jessica's mind.
I can't wait to pick up Vol. 3
francomega's review
4.0
Smaller story arc following Jessica on a case to find a missing girl. But that's what this series is about. Bonus: a blind date with Ant-Man. Bendis is a really good comics writer.
ninjamuse's review
3.0
In brief: Jessica Jones, cynical alcoholic P.I., not a superhero, on a case to find a missing girl.
Thoughts: Liked it. Not absolutely blown away like I remember being for the first volume (it’s been a while), but the writing’s solid and the art is great and the story held me. The issues it tackles, and the people we run into on the investigation, are as nasty as expected and … yeah, pretty much just enjoying how realistic this series feels compared to some other comics I’ve read.
7/10
Thoughts: Liked it. Not absolutely blown away like I remember being for the first volume (it’s been a while), but the writing’s solid and the art is great and the story held me. The issues it tackles, and the people we run into on the investigation, are as nasty as expected and … yeah, pretty much just enjoying how realistic this series feels compared to some other comics I’ve read.
7/10
theknightswhosaybook's review
4.0
A great improvement over the first volume. The plot was actually interesting and connected and solved by Jessica herself, rather than by SHIELD swooping in at the last minute. The part with Ant-Man at the end was actually funny. Much more optimistic about how much I'll enjoy the rest of this series than I was after finishing the first volume.
seawarrior's review
3.0
I wasn't sure if I wanted to read the second volume of this series, but decided to go ahead since I had access to it and I'm glad I did.
The main plot for these issues was much more intriguing than the previous ones, and did a decent job of balancing messages about the bigotry unique to the Marvel Universe with actual bigotry that people experience in the real world.
Like most of the stories in this series everything wasn't resolved perfectly in the end by any means, but the route of absolute tragedy was avoided, which I appreciate.
I didn't really enjoy the final issue in this volume, but I was glad Jessica and Luke seemed to clear some things up since I felt that Luke was being seen in an unfair light before.
Overall the arc included here was much more interesting than those in the first volume, and I loved the creativity and thought that went into the creation of Rebecca's journal. The cover art for this series is very haunting, and it was a clever idea to expand upon it.
The main plot for these issues was much more intriguing than the previous ones, and did a decent job of balancing messages about the bigotry unique to the Marvel Universe with actual bigotry that people experience in the real world.
Like most of the stories in this series everything wasn't resolved perfectly in the end by any means, but the route of absolute tragedy was avoided, which I appreciate.
I didn't really enjoy the final issue in this volume, but I was glad Jessica and Luke seemed to clear some things up since I felt that Luke was being seen in an unfair light before.
Overall the arc included here was much more interesting than those in the first volume, and I loved the creativity and thought that went into the creation of Rebecca's journal. The cover art for this series is very haunting, and it was a clever idea to expand upon it.
mashara's review
3.0
This is mostly the volume in which we see in how many ways can Jessica fuck shit up and come to the wrong conclusions until the answer to the mystery is dropped on her.
ashlightgrayson's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Jessica is investigating a case in a small town. It was interesting to see how quickly a lot of the nice church going people in the town revealed themselves to be racist and prejudice towards mutants and in part, people of color. The girl that's missing has a really dysfunctional family and really doesn't seem to belong in that small town. Jessica is able to resolve the case after jumping through quite a few hoops. I liked to see the frustration behind a character like that that has really outgrown the town she's in and definitely needs to get out. Scott Lang spends some time calling her to go out on that date Carol tried to set up, and seems like an all right guy. He actually gets Jessica to not drink on the date because he wants to get to know her better and the date seems to go pretty well. I'm looking forward to see if that goes anywhere. By the end of the volume, she ends up being a bodyguard for Matt Murdock and ends up bumping into Luke again. Seeing them communicate a bit and clear up some misunderstandings was interesting. Honestly, I'd like to see them share some more scenes together to see where that goes more than I'd like to see her dating Scott.
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