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A review by carroq
Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis
2.0
I feel ambivalent about this book. Everything is just sort of OK. It does have a couple things going for it. First, this collects a few more issues than a normal trade. That works for this series because it combines two arcs that are somewhat related. Second, the writing is very good. The book is published under Marvel's MAX imprint, which means there are adult situations and a lot of swearing. I think it could have been done just fine without those.
Jessica Jones used to be a superhero named Jewel. She decided she didn't want to do that anymore. Now she works as a private investigator, mostly spying on cheating spouses. In the first half of the book she gets involved in a political scandal surrounding Captain America. The second half delves more into her character, and she is juxtaposed with a man she is investigating.
The art is probably the biggest thing that killed the book for me. It feels rather sloppy at times. I think they were trying to get a grittier feel through the art to go along with the darker tone of the story. There are some areas where it is clear that drawings were reused.
I wanted to like Jessica, probably partly because of the Netflix series. She felt so emotionless at times though. It does speak to where she is in her life, but it made it difficult to get into the book. There are glimpses of the character she used to be and where this series is headed. Unfortunately, it didn't appeal to me much and I don't see myself reading further.
Jessica Jones used to be a superhero named Jewel. She decided she didn't want to do that anymore. Now she works as a private investigator, mostly spying on cheating spouses. In the first half of the book she gets involved in a political scandal surrounding Captain America. The second half delves more into her character, and she is juxtaposed with a man she is investigating.
The art is probably the biggest thing that killed the book for me. It feels rather sloppy at times. I think they were trying to get a grittier feel through the art to go along with the darker tone of the story. There are some areas where it is clear that drawings were reused.
I wanted to like Jessica, probably partly because of the Netflix series. She felt so emotionless at times though. It does speak to where she is in her life, but it made it difficult to get into the book. There are glimpses of the character she used to be and where this series is headed. Unfortunately, it didn't appeal to me much and I don't see myself reading further.