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Alias, Vol. 2: Come Home
The adventures of private investigator Jessica Jones continue in ALIAS VOLUME II with two new cases: In "Rebecca, Come Home" Jessica travels to upstate New York to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl rumored to be a mutant in a prejudiced small town. In "It's Raining Men, " Jessica goes on a date with. . . Ant-Man?
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Brian Michael Bendis
4,444 books2,555 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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February 15, 2019
Alias: Jessica Jones Vol. 2 is a 2015 MAX publication.
Jessica is summoned to upstate New York to search for a missing teen, rumored to be a mutant. The girl’s father appears to be the most likely suspect, but the bias against mutants could have played a role in the girl’s disappearance.
There is a little thinly veiled allegory in this story, with a solid mystery to solve. Jessica’s behavior is a bit more erratic than usual, which complicates things more than they already are.
For some reason this only made me like the story more. This second installment was also more blunt and bare bones, and it lacked some of the polish of the first installment.
Yet, in this case the lack of flair is more of a positive, than a negative, as it sets the tone for a more traditional detective story.
Later, Jessica and Luke Cage have a heated discussion and then Jessica goes out with Antman and I really loved that part!!
Overall a very solid collection in the Jessica Jones saga! Really looking forward to the next one.
4 stars
Jessica is summoned to upstate New York to search for a missing teen, rumored to be a mutant. The girl’s father appears to be the most likely suspect, but the bias against mutants could have played a role in the girl’s disappearance.
There is a little thinly veiled allegory in this story, with a solid mystery to solve. Jessica’s behavior is a bit more erratic than usual, which complicates things more than they already are.
For some reason this only made me like the story more. This second installment was also more blunt and bare bones, and it lacked some of the polish of the first installment.
Yet, in this case the lack of flair is more of a positive, than a negative, as it sets the tone for a more traditional detective story.
Later, Jessica and Luke Cage have a heated discussion and then Jessica goes out with Antman and I really loved that part!!
Overall a very solid collection in the Jessica Jones saga! Really looking forward to the next one.
4 stars
March 10, 2016
Please tell me I'm not the only person who sees it:
Am I right?
Am I right?
June 21, 2021
A really solid volume starring the Rebecca, Come Home storyline about a missing (presumed dead) teenager from a small backwater town. Jessica gets called in to investigate and things spiral out of her control as she digs up the town's secrets. And, of course, things aren't exactly what they seem to be at first.
Then Carol (Captain Marvel) sets her up on a blind date with Ant-Man (Scott Lang) that was surprisingly touching, fun, and realistic.
I'm sort of surprised by how easy these are to fly through. Yeah, it's a darker/grittier story than a regular Marvel title, but there's just something about the way Bendis writes Jessica as a character that makes you identify with her weaknesses instead of disliking her for her vices. The art still isn't all that amazing to look at, in my opinion, but other than that I'm enjoying myself quite a bit with Alias.
December 13, 2018
Jessica Jones, hard-boiled, super-powered gumshoe is on the case.
Hired to find a missing “mutant” teenager, Jones fortunately has just enough savvy and smarts to barely stay one step ahead of her issues and train wreck of a personal life.
Like any decent detective story the web of intrigue is generously spread far and wide in this backwards small town.
From the father.
To the classmates.
To the hate-spewing town preacher.
Jessica ultimately uses her powers of empathy to crack the case.
The volume rounds out with an adult discussion between her and Luke Cage…
…and a date between Jessica and Scott Lange, the Ant-Man.
Tres awkward.
Maybe Leonard Samson, the Dr. Phil of the Marvel Universe has an opening.
The art. The driving force in this run is the writing and even Gaydos’ mucky artwork can’t drag it down. There are artists out there who do the noir schtick better without sacrificing stuff like facial expressions and adding static, grim artwork.
Bottom line : If you like the probably soon-to-be-canceled Netflix show, you’ll like this volume – you can see where developers of the series drew some of their inspiration. It’s Jessica working a case old-school with enough smarts, grit and humor to spare.
Daredevil groupies night at the local Giggle Box. I dig it. *snaps fingers*
Hired to find a missing “mutant” teenager, Jones fortunately has just enough savvy and smarts to barely stay one step ahead of her issues and train wreck of a personal life.
Like any decent detective story the web of intrigue is generously spread far and wide in this backwards small town.
From the father.
To the classmates.
To the hate-spewing town preacher.
Jessica ultimately uses her powers of empathy to crack the case.
The volume rounds out with an adult discussion between her and Luke Cage…
…and a date between Jessica and Scott Lange, the Ant-Man.
Tres awkward.
Maybe Leonard Samson, the Dr. Phil of the Marvel Universe has an opening.
The art. The driving force in this run is the writing and even Gaydos’ mucky artwork can’t drag it down. There are artists out there who do the noir schtick better without sacrificing stuff like facial expressions and adding static, grim artwork.
Bottom line : If you like the probably soon-to-be-canceled Netflix show, you’ll like this volume – you can see where developers of the series drew some of their inspiration. It’s Jessica working a case old-school with enough smarts, grit and humor to spare.
Daredevil groupies night at the local Giggle Box. I dig it. *snaps fingers*
February 9, 2017
This is the bomb. Not literally. It's always understated, but it's also hard-hitting in the feels and the hypocrisy and the major mutant=gay subtext that we've since gotten fourteen thousand earfuls of in UF since 2002.
I don't mind. The whole thing focuses more on story and such wry and nearly silent observations that I now understand perfectly well why this got green-lighted for tv. I wondered. I seriously did. Even after watching the series and loving the freaking hell out of it, I still wondered how it got away with doing all it did. Is it just because we all love the flawed-detective story? Is it because we love an OP character pulling it far, far back and living by her curious and mysterious and fully occulted past?
Am I damn curious to see if I'll get to the spoiler that the tv series gives us? Hell yeah. So far, nothing. But on the other hand, Power Man! And a curiously sensitive Ant-Man. Oh? We seeing adventure-time? Nah. Fallout of a one-night stand and a blind date set-up from Carol Danvers, respectively. It's actually rather sweet. :)
I don't mind. The whole thing focuses more on story and such wry and nearly silent observations that I now understand perfectly well why this got green-lighted for tv. I wondered. I seriously did. Even after watching the series and loving the freaking hell out of it, I still wondered how it got away with doing all it did. Is it just because we all love the flawed-detective story? Is it because we love an OP character pulling it far, far back and living by her curious and mysterious and fully occulted past?
Am I damn curious to see if I'll get to the spoiler that the tv series gives us? Hell yeah. So far, nothing. But on the other hand, Power Man! And a curiously sensitive Ant-Man. Oh? We seeing adventure-time? Nah. Fallout of a one-night stand and a blind date set-up from Carol Danvers, respectively. It's actually rather sweet. :)
March 29, 2016
Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe were tough guys, but I don’t know if they would have made it as detectives in the Marvel universe.
Ex-superhero turned private investigator Jessica Jones takes a case involving a missing teenage girl in a small town, and there are rumors everywhere that she was a mutant. Finding the girl will be a lot easier than dealing with the racism and small minds Jessica encounters while on the trail, but she manages to find time to work in her self-destructive hobbies of binge drinking and casual sex with men she just met. After that she has a rather awkward encounter with Luke Cage, and tries to do something normal like go on a blind date. Of course, she was set up by her friend Captain Marvel, and the guy is Scott Lang, a former Ant-Man, but hey, it’s as normal as things get for Jessica.
Alias continues to impress with it’s messy depiction of what life might be like for someone with superpowers who doesn’t want to put on a cape, and Jessica is exactly the kind of regret filled boozy detective who populates many a good crime novel. I especially enjoyed one sequence in which the usual muddy and nearly ugly art is changed to to the bright clean lines and colors of a more traditional Marvel comic when Jessica is dreaming of her days flying around in tights. It’s a great visual representation of how Jessica used to see herself versus how she currently feels.
Ex-superhero turned private investigator Jessica Jones takes a case involving a missing teenage girl in a small town, and there are rumors everywhere that she was a mutant. Finding the girl will be a lot easier than dealing with the racism and small minds Jessica encounters while on the trail, but she manages to find time to work in her self-destructive hobbies of binge drinking and casual sex with men she just met. After that she has a rather awkward encounter with Luke Cage, and tries to do something normal like go on a blind date. Of course, she was set up by her friend Captain Marvel, and the guy is Scott Lang, a former Ant-Man, but hey, it’s as normal as things get for Jessica.
Alias continues to impress with it’s messy depiction of what life might be like for someone with superpowers who doesn’t want to put on a cape, and Jessica is exactly the kind of regret filled boozy detective who populates many a good crime novel. I especially enjoyed one sequence in which the usual muddy and nearly ugly art is changed to to the bright clean lines and colors of a more traditional Marvel comic when Jessica is dreaming of her days flying around in tights. It’s a great visual representation of how Jessica used to see herself versus how she currently feels.
February 6, 2017
Hacer esta reseña, en comparación con la reseña del volumen 1, me es más fácil porque aquí tratamos únicamente un arco argumental. En este volumen, Jessica es contratada para localizar a una adolescente que se sospecha ha sido asesinada, en el camino se encontrará en la necesidad de enfrentarse a los prejuicios de un pueblo y problemas familiares, junto con su propia sensación de inferioridad.
Probablemente la parte que más me gusto de este volumen es que vemos a Jones como alguien competente para su trabajo, se dejan de lado los muchos errores que pudiera cometer para que realmente se desenvuelva en la misión que le han encargado. Nada es perfecto y Jones lo sabe, a pesar de toda la habilidad que demuestra en el caso en varios momentos se denota su falta de tacto para llevar a buen puerto esta investigación, pero eso no le quita méritos, la acidez que desprende es parte de su personalidad y funciona bastante bien.
A esto debemos aunar los otros dos aspectos que se nos muestran. El primero de ellos refuerza los valores que Jones demostró en el primer volumen al ser contratada para investigar la identidad secreta de Spiderman. La segunda de ella muestra lo que sería su ladfo más sentimental, y más suave, aunque no el más atrayente, gracias a su interacción con Scott Land en una cita. En conjunto estas tres historias nos dan a un personaje tridimensional, acomplejado pero entero y con gran posibilidad de crecer sin que ello evite que pueda equivocarse, pero que con cada volumen se ve una evolución en ella, lo cual sólo la hace alguien más interesante de leer.
Probablemente la parte que más me gusto de este volumen es que vemos a Jones como alguien competente para su trabajo, se dejan de lado los muchos errores que pudiera cometer para que realmente se desenvuelva en la misión que le han encargado. Nada es perfecto y Jones lo sabe, a pesar de toda la habilidad que demuestra en el caso en varios momentos se denota su falta de tacto para llevar a buen puerto esta investigación, pero eso no le quita méritos, la acidez que desprende es parte de su personalidad y funciona bastante bien.
A esto debemos aunar los otros dos aspectos que se nos muestran. El primero de ellos refuerza los valores que Jones demostró en el primer volumen al ser contratada para investigar la identidad secreta de Spiderman. La segunda de ella muestra lo que sería su ladfo más sentimental, y más suave, aunque no el más atrayente, gracias a su interacción con Scott Land en una cita. En conjunto estas tres historias nos dan a un personaje tridimensional, acomplejado pero entero y con gran posibilidad de crecer sin que ello evite que pueda equivocarse, pero que con cada volumen se ve una evolución en ella, lo cual sólo la hace alguien más interesante de leer.
July 15, 2016
Una entrega absolutamente increíble, con una trama perfectamente hilada y con un final que bueno... madre del amor hermoso.
Conociendo un poco más a Jessica Jones, el personaje ya no tiene que ser tan introducido, y por tanto, este tomo tiene mucho más ritmo que el primero. Es una historia de investigación pura y todo el arco gira en torno a la desaparición de Rebeca. Se plantean temas como el racismo hacia los mutantes, y se expresa de un modo muy interesante, metiendo entre medias temas religiosos.
El personaje de Jessica ya me gustaba por la serie, pero en los cómics estoy empezando a apreciarla por lo que es: un personaje redondo lleno de matices y sorpresas, fuerte y decidido que consigue sorprender al lector con sus acciones.
La trama ha sido una maravilla. He devorado este tomo porque estaba muy enganchado y además, el último capítulo nos presenta otra parte de Jessica... ¡E introduce nuevas tramas con otros mutantes! Ay, madre, necesito ya el tercero. Me está gustando mucho esta saga.
Ah, y no le he puesto las cinco estrellas porque me ha parecido un arco argumental demasiado corto. Es decir, podría haber tenido un par de situaciones más complejas, o algún otro giro en la trama. Que está bien como está, pero creo que se ha quedado en algo un poco más plano de lo que debería. PERO OMG.
Conociendo un poco más a Jessica Jones, el personaje ya no tiene que ser tan introducido, y por tanto, este tomo tiene mucho más ritmo que el primero. Es una historia de investigación pura y todo el arco gira en torno a la desaparición de Rebeca. Se plantean temas como el racismo hacia los mutantes, y se expresa de un modo muy interesante, metiendo entre medias temas religiosos.
El personaje de Jessica ya me gustaba por la serie, pero en los cómics estoy empezando a apreciarla por lo que es: un personaje redondo lleno de matices y sorpresas, fuerte y decidido que consigue sorprender al lector con sus acciones.
La trama ha sido una maravilla. He devorado este tomo porque estaba muy enganchado y además, el último capítulo nos presenta otra parte de Jessica... ¡E introduce nuevas tramas con otros mutantes! Ay, madre, necesito ya el tercero. Me está gustando mucho esta saga.
Ah, y no le he puesto las cinco estrellas porque me ha parecido un arco argumental demasiado corto. Es decir, podría haber tenido un par de situaciones más complejas, o algún otro giro en la trama. Que está bien como está, pero creo que se ha quedado en algo un poco más plano de lo que debería. PERO OMG.
November 18, 2016
4.5 Stars
This is one of my favorite volumes I've read this year. I wouldn't say it's the best, but my level of enjoyment and the brilliant writing makes this title one of my top 10 comics I've read so far in 2016.
As opposed to Volume 1, this time the story is much more self-contained. Alias, vol. 2 collects issues 11-15, and the first four issues are centered on a case of a missing teenage girl from a small town. Jessica is hired to find her, even though most people believe she is already dead. In this shitty, hateful town, there's not only fucked-up people, but a messed-up case that will take Jessica on a personal journey. Our ever so cynical P.I. will find herself in some sketches made by a 16 years old girl, in a small chapel against a miserable preacher and in the morning after a one night stand gone wrong. Jessica has to confront her own demons and it's such a fascinating, well crafted story.
The final issue explores Jessica's romantic and personal relationships, there's a great conversation between her and Luke Cage where he calls her out. It's funny, uncomfortable and it feels real. Bendis shines in this title through the amazing dialogue and writing, he explores the dark nature of these heroes, the human, vulnerable side and the ugliness that everyone has, but, you know, it's also funny.
Then, Jessica goes on a date with Scott Lang. Thanks, Captain Marvel. And, once again, she has to confront her problems, this time it's her excessive drinking.What's an awkward first date, it's also a small character study of these two outsiders in the world of superheroes. Just like before, Bendis never misses a beat, this whole scene feels real, vulnerable and engaging. It was a great ending for this volume, especially the last couple of pages which feel so true to who Jessica is.
Guys, I need volume 3 and 4 right now. I'm having a blast with this title, it's smart, twisted, personal, awkward and it feels real.
I know the artwork is not everyone's cup of tea, but like I said in my previous review, Jessica's world is an ugly one and neither the writer nor the artist are afraid to show it. Also, the change in those two pages of flashback are so painfully different, that when you come back to the real, current story you feel the darkness, the mental state of Jessica and where she is in her life. The artwork sets the tone so well. My only problem is, well you guys the cop in the small town that hook up with Jessica, come on, that's Luke Wilson. Come on.
This is one of my favorite volumes I've read this year. I wouldn't say it's the best, but my level of enjoyment and the brilliant writing makes this title one of my top 10 comics I've read so far in 2016.
As opposed to Volume 1, this time the story is much more self-contained. Alias, vol. 2 collects issues 11-15, and the first four issues are centered on a case of a missing teenage girl from a small town. Jessica is hired to find her, even though most people believe she is already dead. In this shitty, hateful town, there's not only fucked-up people, but a messed-up case that will take Jessica on a personal journey. Our ever so cynical P.I. will find herself in some sketches made by a 16 years old girl, in a small chapel against a miserable preacher and in the morning after a one night stand gone wrong. Jessica has to confront her own demons and it's such a fascinating, well crafted story.
The final issue explores Jessica's romantic and personal relationships, there's a great conversation between her and Luke Cage where he calls her out. It's funny, uncomfortable and it feels real. Bendis shines in this title through the amazing dialogue and writing, he explores the dark nature of these heroes, the human, vulnerable side and the ugliness that everyone has, but, you know, it's also funny.
Then, Jessica goes on a date with Scott Lang. Thanks, Captain Marvel. And, once again, she has to confront her problems, this time it's her excessive drinking.What's an awkward first date, it's also a small character study of these two outsiders in the world of superheroes. Just like before, Bendis never misses a beat, this whole scene feels real, vulnerable and engaging. It was a great ending for this volume, especially the last couple of pages which feel so true to who Jessica is.
Guys, I need volume 3 and 4 right now. I'm having a blast with this title, it's smart, twisted, personal, awkward and it feels real.
I know the artwork is not everyone's cup of tea, but like I said in my previous review, Jessica's world is an ugly one and neither the writer nor the artist are afraid to show it. Also, the change in those two pages of flashback are so painfully different, that when you come back to the real, current story you feel the darkness, the mental state of Jessica and where she is in her life. The artwork sets the tone so well. My only problem is, well you guys the cop in the small town that hook up with Jessica, come on, that's Luke Wilson. Come on.
February 10, 2017
I wonder if Bendis watched Deadwood before writing this and went "Man, I bet I can outmatch their "fuck" output" because holy hell, if one more character says fuck I might lose my mind. I LOVE THE WORD FUCK BUT DAMN!
Example:
Jessica: Fuck fuck fuck how are you?
Scott Lang: I'm doing good, how the fuck you doing?
Luke Cage: Fuck man, don't fucking do that to fucking me...shit.
Like damn.
Okay that's my one negative but it's annoying enough to mention. The rest of this is fantastic and a great read. This volume is basically one big case with a almost too happy ending, but one that Jessica deserved. The case in this one is basically a girl goes missing. By each person Jessica goes to the truth is reveal. Who is who? Where is the girl? We see a lot of backwards thinking, where a pastor actually says mutants are an abomination. I always loved the fact Mutants are just a tag word for gays/other races and makes the speech Jessica gives even more powerful. Especially living here in Florida I deal with it all the time sadly.
Jessica is mature storytelling for sure. Not cause of all the fucks and shits, but mostly because the characters feel like they're talking to adults. Not children. And it keeps me engaged the entire time. I'm even enjoying the art now!
A very very solid 4/5 and hoping this keeps up.
Example:
Jessica: Fuck fuck fuck how are you?
Scott Lang: I'm doing good, how the fuck you doing?
Luke Cage: Fuck man, don't fucking do that to fucking me...shit.
Like damn.
Okay that's my one negative but it's annoying enough to mention. The rest of this is fantastic and a great read. This volume is basically one big case with a almost too happy ending, but one that Jessica deserved. The case in this one is basically a girl goes missing. By each person Jessica goes to the truth is reveal. Who is who? Where is the girl? We see a lot of backwards thinking, where a pastor actually says mutants are an abomination. I always loved the fact Mutants are just a tag word for gays/other races and makes the speech Jessica gives even more powerful. Especially living here in Florida I deal with it all the time sadly.
Jessica is mature storytelling for sure. Not cause of all the fucks and shits, but mostly because the characters feel like they're talking to adults. Not children. And it keeps me engaged the entire time. I'm even enjoying the art now!
A very very solid 4/5 and hoping this keeps up.
April 1, 2024
Not as much of a gamechanger for me as the first volume but still pretty solid stuff.
February 19, 2025
Jessica Jones one awesome PI!
January 18, 2016
Another of Bendis' incredible series of conversations, masquerading in the same racks as superhero stories.
But a couple of weird conversations that have me on edge:
What the fuck is with Luke Cage cursing like someone who *likes* to swear? Knowing his character, his promise to his mother/grannie to never swear, and that's why his "sweet Christmas" catch phrase exists...I feel violated with Luke saddled with these "swears every page" burdens.
It's like if Santa came out in a Rankin-Bass stop-motion holiday special and started mowing down kids. (What's that? You say Robot Chicken already did that? Will you forgive me if somehow that's completely cool with me, but not if it's the original?)
Then there's the conversation on Jessica's date with Scott Lang. It's got all the hallmarks of an interesting ride between two people discovering each other's adult and furry/sharp edges. There's plenty of unexpected twists, moments that *sound* real.
And when I first read this book years ago, and probably around the time I started dating again, I'm sure it sounded "totally REAL MAN - BENDIS IS THE MASTER OF AUTHENTICITY." That's how I responded to any weird conversation that wasn't stilted, staged foolish.
Maybe I'm still bitter about Luke's degradation...and that's still a good first date in your 30's. Maybe. But what the fuck is Scott calling out Jessica's drinking on the first date? Or confessing he got that dirt from her best friend! What kind of dumbass does that ON A FIRST DATE?:
Someone who clearly doesn't want to get laid, that's who. (Gezus, I pull some pretty stupid bone-headed things in my life, private or work, and this horrified even me. Like my privates wanted to invert just for sympathetic protection.)
But a couple of weird conversations that have me on edge:
What the fuck is with Luke Cage cursing like someone who *likes* to swear? Knowing his character, his promise to his mother/grannie to never swear, and that's why his "sweet Christmas" catch phrase exists...I feel violated with Luke saddled with these "swears every page" burdens.
It's like if Santa came out in a Rankin-Bass stop-motion holiday special and started mowing down kids. (What's that? You say Robot Chicken already did that? Will you forgive me if somehow that's completely cool with me, but not if it's the original?)
Then there's the conversation on Jessica's date with Scott Lang. It's got all the hallmarks of an interesting ride between two people discovering each other's adult and furry/sharp edges. There's plenty of unexpected twists, moments that *sound* real.
And when I first read this book years ago, and probably around the time I started dating again, I'm sure it sounded "totally REAL MAN - BENDIS IS THE MASTER OF AUTHENTICITY." That's how I responded to any weird conversation that wasn't stilted, staged foolish.
Maybe I'm still bitter about Luke's degradation...and that's still a good first date in your 30's. Maybe. But what the fuck is Scott calling out Jessica's drinking on the first date? Or confessing he got that dirt from her best friend! What kind of dumbass does that ON A FIRST DATE?:
Someone who clearly doesn't want to get laid, that's who. (Gezus, I pull some pretty stupid bone-headed things in my life, private or work, and this horrified even me. Like my privates wanted to invert just for sympathetic protection.)
November 22, 2016
This volume is very dialogue heavy. Such a different sort of Marvel title. Really not any action. Lots of social commentary that is very timely. I can understand 100% Jessica's disgust at the pastor who was rehearsing a speech that is despicable, and he truly believes in. Ugh. Yeah, that's definitely a pet peeve of mine, so I was feeling Jessica. Jessica goes to small town America to help find a missing girl. The trail reveals a rot in the small town and gives Jessica one more thing to be disillusioned about. Not that Jessica needs that. Oh and she goes on a date with Scott Lang. You can see a lot of the creators' worldview in this, but I think things that need to be said and addressed are done in such a way without being preachy.
Overall rating: 3.5/5.0 stars.
Overall rating: 3.5/5.0 stars.
September 3, 2014
This is a much smaller story than in volume one, and that's fine. Investigating a missing girl who doesn't know Captain America at all is a much more realistic look at private investigation. It isn't the most exciting story, sure, but I was more than interested enough to stay all but glued to the book until I'd finished it. I like that there are false leads and an unexpected ending that felt natural to the case. Of course, the dialog is fantastic. It absolutely sounds like people talking. Sometimes clever people, but actual, real people. As much as I enjoyed reading the missing person case, the last issue, which is mostly Jessica having an uncomfortable conversation with Luke Cage and going on a slightly uncomfortable but mostly successful date with Scott Lang. It's kind of strange how knowing what I know from a decade hence sort of shapes my reaction to those conversations but I can still appreciate it them for what they were when written: real, human looks at characters who aren't always allowed to act human.
January 31, 2019
Alias: Jessica Jones Volume 2 Coming Home this version collects issues 11-15 this volume, it follows one long 4 (11-14) issue mystery and then it has issue 15 an what an amazing issue that is, it is all dialogue, it feels like a Quentin Tarantino movie where it's just dialogue away from action about one superhero's sex life and the other is a semi awkward first date. Comic book heroes that make a cameo, Luke Cage, Matt Murdock (Daredevil), Spiderman, Black Widow, Doc Ock, Human Torch, and Scott Lang (Antman).
The Plot: Jessica Jones heads out of New York City to a small town to investigate the disappearance of of a missing girl. Jessica is shocked that the town already knows who she is and what she looking for killing her investigation. The girls father takes the brunt of the blame since he was there alone with her and his separated wife blames him of leering at his daughter and does not trust him. She now lives with her sister who's just as convinced the father killed her niece. Jessica meet the small town sheriff who tries to genuinely help but Jessica is not one to let anyone easily and damn sure not going to ask for help. Everything changes when it is revealed that the missing girl is a possibly a mutant. The town has a church that preaches against mutants and the town does not take kindly to mutants. After that mystery is she bodyguards with Luke Cage for Matt Murdock who has just been outed as Daredevil, Jessica and Luke talk about having sex and her coming to his apartment when he had a lady with him last time, and she confront him of being a cape chaser who likes having sex with women with super powers. Then she goes on a semi-date with Antman Scott Lang (they have had one phone conversation). The date leaves with promise that I'm sure will be explored in further issues.
What I Liked: The dialogue is amazing it's so good, so real and uncensored. Issue 15 is everything! It is packed full of dialogue gems Luke Cage and Jessica Jones conversation is so awkward it is confrontational, flirty, and they both try to show no emotion. The mystery is intriguing and has a couple of twist. I do like that we never really find out for sure if the missing girl is a mutant. She's gay and it can be almost be interchanged as being a mutant in her small town which I thought was really clever and on the nose, especially for early 2000's when this was written. This volume balances humor and depression really well, much like the show Marvel's Jessica Jones.
What I Disliked: I really wanted to see what Jessica did with the police officer when she was blackout drunk and wakes up in a jail cell, I thought that most of the mystery was really good, but the solving of it was too convenient.
Recommendations: If you like the show Marvel's Jessica Jones you will love this Volume especially issue 15, so good. If your a casual comic reader of a marvel universe watcher there's a lot of ester eggs and references you can pick up on. This Graphic Novel has some strong language, sexual references, and violence. I rated this 4 out of 5 stars it was very close to 5 for me. I will continue reading the the other two novels in the series.
The Plot: Jessica Jones heads out of New York City to a small town to investigate the disappearance of of a missing girl. Jessica is shocked that the town already knows who she is and what she looking for killing her investigation. The girls father takes the brunt of the blame since he was there alone with her and his separated wife blames him of leering at his daughter and does not trust him. She now lives with her sister who's just as convinced the father killed her niece. Jessica meet the small town sheriff who tries to genuinely help but Jessica is not one to let anyone easily and damn sure not going to ask for help. Everything changes when it is revealed that the missing girl is a possibly a mutant. The town has a church that preaches against mutants and the town does not take kindly to mutants. After that mystery is she bodyguards with Luke Cage for Matt Murdock who has just been outed as Daredevil, Jessica and Luke talk about having sex and her coming to his apartment when he had a lady with him last time, and she confront him of being a cape chaser who likes having sex with women with super powers. Then she goes on a semi-date with Antman Scott Lang (they have had one phone conversation). The date leaves with promise that I'm sure will be explored in further issues.
What I Liked: The dialogue is amazing it's so good, so real and uncensored. Issue 15 is everything! It is packed full of dialogue gems Luke Cage and Jessica Jones conversation is so awkward it is confrontational, flirty, and they both try to show no emotion. The mystery is intriguing and has a couple of twist. I do like that we never really find out for sure if the missing girl is a mutant. She's gay and it can be almost be interchanged as being a mutant in her small town which I thought was really clever and on the nose, especially for early 2000's when this was written. This volume balances humor and depression really well, much like the show Marvel's Jessica Jones.
What I Disliked: I really wanted to see what Jessica did with the police officer when she was blackout drunk and wakes up in a jail cell, I thought that most of the mystery was really good, but the solving of it was too convenient.
Recommendations: If you like the show Marvel's Jessica Jones you will love this Volume especially issue 15, so good. If your a casual comic reader of a marvel universe watcher there's a lot of ester eggs and references you can pick up on. This Graphic Novel has some strong language, sexual references, and violence. I rated this 4 out of 5 stars it was very close to 5 for me. I will continue reading the the other two novels in the series.
June 17, 2019
Jessica deserves better than a storyline, which despite its initial promise, was ultimately underwhelming and a date who won’t let her order a drink—because I think we can all agree that if ever a time called for an alcoholic beverage, it’s a first date.
What’s it about?
Jessica goes to a small-town to investigate the case of a missing teenage girl, who was rumored to be a mutant.
Okay, sounds promising.
Was she really a mutant? Is the town’s bigoted and backward nature somehow to blame for her disappearance? Can her parents be trusted? Is she alive? These are some of the questions that arise throughout Jessica’s investigation and the story really seems to be going somewhere interesting…except then it doesn’t. The case wraps up so easily and quickly it’s giving me flashbacks to the time I lined up for 5 hours for a ride at Disneyland Paris only for it to be over in about 2 minutes. Talk about disappointment.
Jessica heads back to the city to work alongside Luke Cage as a bodyguard for Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil) and they engage in some borderline interesting banter. She then goes on a dinner date with Scott Lang (aka Ant-Man) and they engage in some borderline interesting banter.
In fact, I think borderline interesting is how I would describe this entire volume.
What’s it about?
Jessica goes to a small-town to investigate the case of a missing teenage girl, who was rumored to be a mutant.
Okay, sounds promising.
Was she really a mutant? Is the town’s bigoted and backward nature somehow to blame for her disappearance? Can her parents be trusted? Is she alive? These are some of the questions that arise throughout Jessica’s investigation and the story really seems to be going somewhere interesting…except then it doesn’t. The case wraps up so easily and quickly it’s giving me flashbacks to the time I lined up for 5 hours for a ride at Disneyland Paris only for it to be over in about 2 minutes. Talk about disappointment.
Jessica heads back to the city to work alongside Luke Cage as a bodyguard for Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil) and they engage in some borderline interesting banter. She then goes on a dinner date with Scott Lang (aka Ant-Man) and they engage in some borderline interesting banter.
In fact, I think borderline interesting is how I would describe this entire volume.
December 14, 2017
4.5 stars -- I started out liking this as much at the first volume, but then the main story's plot ('JJ' is summoned to a small upstate town - Peyton Place filtered through a setting of a lesser Stephen King novel - to investigate the disappearance of a teen girl) resolution was a little misleading with a red herring or two and a somewhat abrupt ending. Or maybe it was just that I thought it was really building to something . . . and then it didn't quite get there. Still, if Ms. Jones is hitting the streets to snoop I don't want to miss a thing.
March 13, 2016
A way smaller volume then the first one and not as adventurous. BG made a bold move to where he took J. Jones and it didn't pay off as well as I hoped. Still leaves you thristy for more.
June 24, 2018
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.
December 26, 2016
Review to come.
December 24, 2015
Oh man, I love this series. Why didn't I read it sooner?!
So this is a smaller missing-person story, which actually reminded me a lot of Greg Rucka's brilliant Stumptown, Vol. 1. There are so many similarities between Dex and Jessica Jones, and the storytelling and dialogue are very much in the same key. And even the artwork (to which I actually got used to) looks similar.
This volume also ties into Bendis' Daredevil, this time for certain. In the last issue it shows Jessica being Matt's bodyguard. In general, I actually have to say that having read Bendis's Daredevil run previously, I enjoy reading Alias more. It's not like they are tied into each other that much, it's just the small things.
So, a highly recommended series, especially before the Netflix show hits the screens later this year. I am really excited about it and curious to see what Marvel will do with it. Are they going to get Paul Rudd for the date with Jessica? I would love to see this!
So this is a smaller missing-person story, which actually reminded me a lot of Greg Rucka's brilliant Stumptown, Vol. 1. There are so many similarities between Dex and Jessica Jones, and the storytelling and dialogue are very much in the same key. And even the artwork (to which I actually got used to) looks similar.
This volume also ties into Bendis' Daredevil, this time for certain. In the last issue it shows Jessica being Matt's bodyguard. In general, I actually have to say that having read Bendis's Daredevil run previously, I enjoy reading Alias more. It's not like they are tied into each other that much, it's just the small things.
So, a highly recommended series, especially before the Netflix show hits the screens later this year. I am really excited about it and curious to see what Marvel will do with it. Are they going to get Paul Rudd for the date with Jessica? I would love to see this!
March 27, 2019
Ex-Avenger and bad-ass New York private eye, Jessica Jones, takes the case of a missing teenaged girl named Rebecca from an upstate suburb who may or may not be a mutant, and Luke Wilson guest stars as the town’s cute sheriff, in “Alias: Jessica Jones, Vol. 2”. Anyone and everyone in the town is suspicious, to the divorced dad who lives in a trailer park, to the town preacher, whose sermons are hate-filled anti-mutant propaganda. As Jessica soon realizes, though, nothing is quite as it seems. Meanwhile, Matt Murdock (a.k.a. Daredevil) has been outed by the tabloids, and he’s busy suing them. Oh, and Scott Lang (a.k.a. Ant-man) and Jessica go on a date set up by Captain Marvel, and they are actually pretty adorable together. There are a few more hints as to Jessica’s back-story but nothing substantial. Must keep on reading...
May 12, 2016
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.
December 11, 2020
First story, a missing person/procedural, is OK. Second story, a date with Scott (Ant-Man 2) Lang, is better than first, which is also OK. The Bendis/Gaydos collaboration is effective in storytelling, with guest art by David Mack and (Georgia's own) Mark Bagley.
Recommended.
Recommended.
February 27, 2018
Great follow up to a great series. So gritty and minimalist in its scope but it works a treat.
January 2, 2019
Mutant Scum
Aight next up on Alias we got a mystery. And an interesting one at that. I am not going to completely reiterate all my points about how great the dialogue, set up, and humanization is but I gotta talk about one thing. This does tie into humanization, but this book has the most realistically written characters so far. Volume 1 was not far off in this aspect but there was still one or two cartoons there. Either way man just the way the characters interact with each other is waaaay to real. Good fricken job Bendis. In terms of Jessica Jones herself, this is the book where I have now started to care about her character. That usually happens later on in a series, but nope book frickin 2. I feel connected to her character more than in the last volume.
In terms of the actual Come Home story arc, I was very enthralled throughout the whole thing until the resolution of it. The mystery the arc is made of. There are 3 new characters that were created for this arc. A cop, a father, and Rebecca. Holy shit these frickin characters were brilliantly written. The cop is so damn human, the father character makes for the best character introduction I’ve seen in a while, and Rebecca was interesting in terms of motivations. You really get a good feel for the location in this one. It’s a very very condensed town and it feels that way cuz everybody in the book knows everybody and mostly everything. The thing I didn’t like about the ending of this arc was the fact that most of the puzzle pieces that Jessica puts together don’t mean anything by the end. I was straight up trying to become a detective myself by deconstructing all the conversations in the book...........and then Jessica says about 4 words to a never seen before character, and its all done now. I dunno I thought that was a really sloppy way to reveal what actually was going on.
The book also counts as a tie in to Bendis’ Daredevil run. And a lot of attention is given to it. I think it was well done and is pretty necessary when I think about it now. The way the book ends is pretty hilarious, awkward, and peaceful. Has something to do with Ant-Man I’ll just say that. Michael Gaydos’ art is just as fine as in volume 1 except for the fact that he still overuses the same panels, but a lot more this time. I dunno man it just bugs the shit outta me and seems so damn lazy. One time h used the same panel from 2 frickin issues ago and just recoloured it. What the fook?! I like his art style overall but far from love it.
All in all I thought this volume was probably just as good as the last one if not a tiny bit below. Realistic as fuck characters, a lead I have now come to care for, an interesting mystery with a sucky ending, and questionable art choices. An overall very good read and makes me want to continue of course. Letter Grade: (B+)
Aight next up on Alias we got a mystery. And an interesting one at that. I am not going to completely reiterate all my points about how great the dialogue, set up, and humanization is but I gotta talk about one thing. This does tie into humanization, but this book has the most realistically written characters so far. Volume 1 was not far off in this aspect but there was still one or two cartoons there. Either way man just the way the characters interact with each other is waaaay to real. Good fricken job Bendis. In terms of Jessica Jones herself, this is the book where I have now started to care about her character. That usually happens later on in a series, but nope book frickin 2. I feel connected to her character more than in the last volume.
In terms of the actual Come Home story arc, I was very enthralled throughout the whole thing until the resolution of it. The mystery the arc is made of. There are 3 new characters that were created for this arc. A cop, a father, and Rebecca. Holy shit these frickin characters were brilliantly written. The cop is so damn human, the father character makes for the best character introduction I’ve seen in a while, and Rebecca was interesting in terms of motivations. You really get a good feel for the location in this one. It’s a very very condensed town and it feels that way cuz everybody in the book knows everybody and mostly everything. The thing I didn’t like about the ending of this arc was the fact that most of the puzzle pieces that Jessica puts together don’t mean anything by the end. I was straight up trying to become a detective myself by deconstructing all the conversations in the book...........and then Jessica says about 4 words to a never seen before character, and its all done now. I dunno I thought that was a really sloppy way to reveal what actually was going on.
The book also counts as a tie in to Bendis’ Daredevil run. And a lot of attention is given to it. I think it was well done and is pretty necessary when I think about it now. The way the book ends is pretty hilarious, awkward, and peaceful. Has something to do with Ant-Man I’ll just say that. Michael Gaydos’ art is just as fine as in volume 1 except for the fact that he still overuses the same panels, but a lot more this time. I dunno man it just bugs the shit outta me and seems so damn lazy. One time h used the same panel from 2 frickin issues ago and just recoloured it. What the fook?! I like his art style overall but far from love it.
All in all I thought this volume was probably just as good as the last one if not a tiny bit below. Realistic as fuck characters, a lead I have now come to care for, an interesting mystery with a sucky ending, and questionable art choices. An overall very good read and makes me want to continue of course. Letter Grade: (B+)
April 10, 2020
This was fantastic, even better than the first volume!!! THIS is what I want from my graphic novels: snappy dialogue, interesting story, complicated characters, and great art that helps to tell the story. The story told in these five issues was tight and complete; the mystery was introduced, described, investigated, and solved, all in four issues (the fifth serves as sort of an epilogue: what does Jessica get up to next, and what kind of snappy dialogue can she exchange with Luke Cage and Scott Lang. C’mon, you know you want to read that.) Brian Bendis’s dialogue is snarky and sarcastic with complete deadpan delivery thanks to Michael Gaydos’s sharp art. I literally laughed out loud at one point. Gaydos’s Main Street in the small town of Lago, NY, was a work of art on its own. Matt Hollingsworth’s colors are dead on, dark enough to keep the story dark, but still keeping the art crisp and easy to see. David Mack’s art on the covers and the scrapbooks (the vic kept scrapbooks) was gorgeous and eerie in the fine style of Bill Sienkiewicz.
May 12, 2019
I really enjoyed this second volume of Jessica Jones: Alias. It's not an overly subtle story, but then again, neither is Jessica. The arc is very direct and to-the-point and the message is made very clear. What most interested me, though, was specific moments of Jessica's. This story brought out a different side of her, witnessing how she interacted with a teenager in whom she saw a lot of herself. I also thought the pairing of Jessica and Scott Lang was amusing, and though I have no idea where it will go, their conversation was interesting in what it revealed about Jessica. I'm excited to see where Bendis takes Jessica's story next!
Also really enjoyed the art used for Rebecca's scrapbooks!
Also really enjoyed the art used for Rebecca's scrapbooks!
February 18, 2020
An amazing series worthy of the 5-star rating. If you're looking for a dialogue-driven title with relatable parallels to everyday life, give this a try. Jessica Jones is a real character living in a superhero world, just trying to get by. And, after another case with ups and downs, she goes on a date with......Ant-Man??!! Such a great series! On to the next.
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