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A review by monitaroymohan
Jessica Jones - Marvel Digital Original (2018) #1 by Martin Simmonds, Mattia de Iulis, Kelly Thompson
3.0
After reading Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter, I wanted to get into the first story of the series. I really liked the main premise and somehow Kelly Thompson makes the magical elements work in Jessica's dark and gritty world.
I absolutely love the art - the characters, the colours - it's just stunning to behold. I think some of it is unnecessary raunchy. Like, the club that Jessica visits didn't have to have a comic book-proportioned lady in a risque outfit, that would have been an ideal opportunity to put a regular, normal-looking person there to show that the world doesn't consist of only one kind of woman.
Also, some of the decisions made for Jessica were a bit weird (putting her in a costume for the third act just seemed a gimmicky attempt to dress a gritty detective in an impractical outfit).
The final story, which feeds into Purple Daughter, had a different art style and while it was a lot of fun, I couldn't understand why Jessica spent so much of it in her underwear. Like... that's an editorial decision that makes no sense. Luke could have been the one in underwear, why not?
Aside from the general comic book ridiculousness of this series, I absolutely loved it. There are occasional panels that feed into the subtext of Jessica (and the real world) being controlled by bad men, and it really grounds the story even more. It's genuinely a character study wrapped up in plot. Love Jessica's voice and her interactions with everyone around her. She's a great character who deserves a lot more love!
I absolutely love the art - the characters, the colours - it's just stunning to behold. I think some of it is unnecessary raunchy. Like, the club that Jessica visits didn't have to have a comic book-proportioned lady in a risque outfit, that would have been an ideal opportunity to put a regular, normal-looking person there to show that the world doesn't consist of only one kind of woman.
Also, some of the decisions made for Jessica were a bit weird (putting her in a costume for the third act just seemed a gimmicky attempt to dress a gritty detective in an impractical outfit).
The final story, which feeds into Purple Daughter, had a different art style and while it was a lot of fun, I couldn't understand why Jessica spent so much of it in her underwear. Like... that's an editorial decision that makes no sense. Luke could have been the one in underwear, why not?
Aside from the general comic book ridiculousness of this series, I absolutely loved it. There are occasional panels that feed into the subtext of Jessica (and the real world) being controlled by bad men, and it really grounds the story even more. It's genuinely a character study wrapped up in plot. Love Jessica's voice and her interactions with everyone around her. She's a great character who deserves a lot more love!