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The Pulse
The Pulse, Vol. 3: Fear
Fans of Jessica Jones have waited two years for two the return of award-winning artist Michael Gaydos to the pages of the book he was born to draw, and the birth of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage's baby. And guess what? They're both here! Luke Cage needs a new costume, bad!! The quest starts here. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Carol Danvers and the New Avengers. the mystery of...D-Man!? Collects The Pulse #11-14, New Avengers Annual #1.
144 pages, Paperback
First published October 25, 2006
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Brian Michael Bendis
4,411 books2,574 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 9, 2017
Don't care about D-Man or Jonas. The first was a homeless superhero, which should make me into some kind of prick, but look, he had very little part in this story and it's just a throwaway piece. Jonas, on the other hand, always gets what he deserves. Or less than what he deserves.
The real story here was the support that Jessica Jones gets from the Avengers when she needs to give birth. That was gold, too. :) And who's the best doctor for the job?
You named it. Doctor Strange! That was kinda awesome.
Other than all that there wasn't that much to this comic. It wasn't mind blowing, but like the others, the underlying thread of realism remained and it rocked.
The real story here was the support that Jessica Jones gets from the Avengers when she needs to give birth. That was gold, too. :) And who's the best doctor for the job?
You named it. Doctor Strange! That was kinda awesome.
Other than all that there wasn't that much to this comic. It wasn't mind blowing, but like the others, the underlying thread of realism remained and it rocked.
December 29, 2015
That last issue was Alias-like. Would have preferred more of that and less of the Bugle
December 31, 2011
Ignore the terrible cover; the rest of the art (by Michael Gaydos and Olivier Coipel) is excellent.
This was the book I was waiting for; the first two books of The Pulse were really inferior when compared to Alias, and I had to wonder if Bendis was having trouble adapting Jessica Jones to an all-ages imprint after the freedom of the more adult Max imprint. However, Bendis really found his voice for The Pulse here in the third and final volume. This was a wonderful way to wrap up the series, with a lot of in-depth character development, and reflections on what truly makes a hero... and a good parent.
This was the book I was waiting for; the first two books of The Pulse were really inferior when compared to Alias, and I had to wonder if Bendis was having trouble adapting Jessica Jones to an all-ages imprint after the freedom of the more adult Max imprint. However, Bendis really found his voice for The Pulse here in the third and final volume. This was a wonderful way to wrap up the series, with a lot of in-depth character development, and reflections on what truly makes a hero... and a good parent.
August 1, 2017
This was most everything I wanted. Reuniting the original "Alias" team to bid farewell to "The Pulse," the art and writing in this volume are excellent and wrap things up nicely. This series has felt at times like it had a little too broad of a focus and moved a little too quickly through its story, but those issues were diminished here. This volume gets to the gritty humanity and vulnerability of the Marvel universe which is part of what what always made "Alias" stand out so effectively. Jessica Jones is back in true form, changed but still very much the character I've come to appreciate. This volume is also strengthened by a wide range of supporting characters and cameos, adding depth and humor to the volume.
Separately, the wedding of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage is tied directly to a larger Averngers storyline - meaning that there were some elements I didn't get - but it also brought an effective end to this chapter of the story and worked well enough as a self-contained episode.
Separately, the wedding of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage is tied directly to a larger Averngers storyline - meaning that there were some elements I didn't get - but it also brought an effective end to this chapter of the story and worked well enough as a self-contained episode.
November 17, 2019
Me da pena haber terminado esto porque creo a partir de aquí sí que no hay más de Jessica Jones, pero este arco me ha parecido bastante flojito. Es cierto que tenía interés por el bebé y tal pero la trama me ha parecido bastante floja y me gustaba mucho más la JJ de Alias. Una penas que tanto Alias como The Pulse vieran su final. Pero bueno, que aun me quedan 3849375 años para ponerme al día con los cómics de MARVEL -empecé muy tarde con ellos-, así que quizá para entonces vuelva a saber de ella.
July 3, 2012
This was a very bitter sweet read for me. I was amazing seeing Jessica Jones get the old creative crew together behind the scenes (Bendis and Gaydos), and it was amazing having her finally pop the kiddo out. But it was, once again, a far too soon end to a Jessica Jones title. Worse it wasn't really even a Jessica Jones tittle, she was kind of in the foreground and from here she moves all the way into the background of New Avengers. And the overlap between this series ending and the other one starting was a little odd. Perhaps it played out better to monthly readers, but to someone who only reads comics in book form it had odd overlap (I read this first THEN New Avengers).
The scene with her talking to the baby, mulling over whether to marry Luke and telling the story about how they first met was incredibility touching. I adored it and it made me wish Alias was still an on going series with stories and matching art like that coming at me all the time...
The scene with her talking to the baby, mulling over whether to marry Luke and telling the story about how they first met was incredibility touching. I adored it and it made me wish Alias was still an on going series with stories and matching art like that coming at me all the time...
April 13, 2017
The last four issues of Pulse are very emotionally satisfying. The birth is alternatively exciting, funny, and very human, but it's the last issue of The Pulse that really knocks it out of the park with a terrific first meeting between Luke and Jessica.
The New Avengers annual is more of a punch-em-up, but also offers a nice coda to Jessica's story. I'm surprised this hasn't been collected with the New Avengers run considering its ties to the initial arc.
The New Avengers annual is more of a punch-em-up, but also offers a nice coda to Jessica's story. I'm surprised this hasn't been collected with the New Avengers run considering its ties to the initial arc.
June 4, 2017
Probably more like a 3.5. I really enjoyed spending more time with Jessica Jones. I don't think I've ever seen a super hero comic take on parenthood so directly. It was refreshing to go beyond punching villains.
The annual at the end was a complete disappointment though. I despised the bright cheesecake art, and the writing didn't feel true to the characters. And ugh, that wedding scene at the end. Jessica would have a small, simple ceremony, not a princess fantasy.
The annual at the end was a complete disappointment though. I despised the bright cheesecake art, and the writing didn't feel true to the characters. And ugh, that wedding scene at the end. Jessica would have a small, simple ceremony, not a princess fantasy.
December 13, 2015
This has got to be the best of the bunch, even though it had some pretty stupid moments (yes, hospital manager, I'm poiting the finger your way!).
November 6, 2016
Some nice origin info on Jessica and the baby arrives. Cute.
November 2, 2020
Reprints The Pulse #11-14 and New Avengers (1) Annual #1 (November 2005-June 2006). Jessica Jones is about to give birth, and she’s worried about what the future will hold for her unborn child. With both she and Luke being genetically altered, Jessica wonders if she or her child will even survive the birth…but Luke has an even bigger surprise for Jessica. Meanwhile, Ben Urich finds a lead on one of the most unexpected and unusual Avengers, and Ben is about to discover the darker side of superpowers.
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, The Pulse Volume 3: Fear is a Marvel Comics superhero collection. Following The Pulse Volume 2: Secret War, the series features art by Michael Gaydos and Olivier Coipel. The issues were also collected as Jessica Jones: The Pulse—The Complete Collection, and New Avengers (1) Annual #1 was also part of New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection—Volume 2.
When Jessica Jones exploded onto the scene in Alias, she was a really exciting new character. She was an unapologetic mess. She drank too much. She swore a lot. She slept with who she wanted to sleep with…which got her into more messes. When Alias ended, Bendis decided to clean up Jessica by making her an expectant mother…and kind of ruined the character in the process.
This collection is the essential conclusion of the “let’s clean up Jesssica Jones” storyline. Unlike a lot of the previous storylines in The Pulse, this is largely untouched by big events series (which is nice and good), but it still feels like a neutered version of Alias. The edge is gone and even if Jessica swears using cartoon symbols, it does have the same visceral feel of the Alias series…and it feels like a bit of a bastardization of the character.
Jessica was an individual and even though much of her life was in shambles because of her past, she owned it in her own ways. She took the pain (although it was buried) and channeled it into anger in her own search for justice. It wasn’t always healthy, but it also didn’t feel like it compromised herself. Here, it doesn’t feel like the Jessica Jones of Alias. It feels a bit like a Stepford Wife (granted a little rougher than a Stepford Wife).
The other problem with this collection is The Pulse itself. The series was supposed to be about news people. In the collection, Ben Urich investigates D-Man. It is a nice, sad story of a hero (like Jessica) who is broken…but his nature is a mental collapse. It is a good story, but it feels like it is forced in to the collection just to stick with the theme of the book…I wish the series had been more like this which feels along the lines of Kurt Busiek’s Marvels series.
The Pulse was a problematic book that arose from a great book. The series never lived up to its potential and felt like a cast off of stories that Bendis didn’t know what to do with. It took interesting characters and changed them in unnatural ways in regards to their past actions and felt like a hodgepodge of events instead of a slice of life for those stuck in the Marvel Universe which it feels like Bendis was trying to achieve. The Pulse ended with this collection…and that is a good thing.
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, The Pulse Volume 3: Fear is a Marvel Comics superhero collection. Following The Pulse Volume 2: Secret War, the series features art by Michael Gaydos and Olivier Coipel. The issues were also collected as Jessica Jones: The Pulse—The Complete Collection, and New Avengers (1) Annual #1 was also part of New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection—Volume 2.
When Jessica Jones exploded onto the scene in Alias, she was a really exciting new character. She was an unapologetic mess. She drank too much. She swore a lot. She slept with who she wanted to sleep with…which got her into more messes. When Alias ended, Bendis decided to clean up Jessica by making her an expectant mother…and kind of ruined the character in the process.
This collection is the essential conclusion of the “let’s clean up Jesssica Jones” storyline. Unlike a lot of the previous storylines in The Pulse, this is largely untouched by big events series (which is nice and good), but it still feels like a neutered version of Alias. The edge is gone and even if Jessica swears using cartoon symbols, it does have the same visceral feel of the Alias series…and it feels like a bit of a bastardization of the character.
Jessica was an individual and even though much of her life was in shambles because of her past, she owned it in her own ways. She took the pain (although it was buried) and channeled it into anger in her own search for justice. It wasn’t always healthy, but it also didn’t feel like it compromised herself. Here, it doesn’t feel like the Jessica Jones of Alias. It feels a bit like a Stepford Wife (granted a little rougher than a Stepford Wife).
The other problem with this collection is The Pulse itself. The series was supposed to be about news people. In the collection, Ben Urich investigates D-Man. It is a nice, sad story of a hero (like Jessica) who is broken…but his nature is a mental collapse. It is a good story, but it feels like it is forced in to the collection just to stick with the theme of the book…I wish the series had been more like this which feels along the lines of Kurt Busiek’s Marvels series.
The Pulse was a problematic book that arose from a great book. The series never lived up to its potential and felt like a cast off of stories that Bendis didn’t know what to do with. It took interesting characters and changed them in unnatural ways in regards to their past actions and felt like a hodgepodge of events instead of a slice of life for those stuck in the Marvel Universe which it feels like Bendis was trying to achieve. The Pulse ended with this collection…and that is a good thing.
January 16, 2022
I am now six steps down the Road to Civil War (marvelguides.com) and enjoying every minute.
I had never heard of Marvel's The Pulse title and was a tad dubious about reading an unheard-of story. Though it could not be such a bad read since Bendis had done the scripting, could it? To be fair, Pulse is not his best work. His dialogue tends to droll on too long, especially in the lunch scene where Sue Richards tries easing Jessica's pregnancy worries. At times, it also feels heavy-handed, as though he were trying to force his point across.
But that is the only drawback to this series. And, he has a major redeeming factor: The side story of D-Man. What becomes of the forgotten superheroes when their time in the limelight has ended? D-Man's story turned out to be a sad and thought-provoking tale. One that adds a nice touch to the superhero act going through congress. Would D-Man have been better off if people knew his identity and kept tracks on him?
And as another lead-in to Civil War, we are given the extra tale of Jessica's second outing in costume as Knightress. Where, for the sake of some innocents, she reveals her identity. Leading to the question, which side will she take?
To be honest, I know Michael Gaydos has won awards for his artwork... but it is not for me. In my opinion, it looks too flat and does not hold enough emotion, which was necessary for the story. I think the story would have been stronger had the cover artist drawn the panels. Mayhew has a defter approach to sentimentality.
That said, The Pulse - The Fear is a pretty decent waste of time and a required step on the Road to Civil War.
I had never heard of Marvel's The Pulse title and was a tad dubious about reading an unheard-of story. Though it could not be such a bad read since Bendis had done the scripting, could it? To be fair, Pulse is not his best work. His dialogue tends to droll on too long, especially in the lunch scene where Sue Richards tries easing Jessica's pregnancy worries. At times, it also feels heavy-handed, as though he were trying to force his point across.
But that is the only drawback to this series. And, he has a major redeeming factor: The side story of D-Man. What becomes of the forgotten superheroes when their time in the limelight has ended? D-Man's story turned out to be a sad and thought-provoking tale. One that adds a nice touch to the superhero act going through congress. Would D-Man have been better off if people knew his identity and kept tracks on him?
And as another lead-in to Civil War, we are given the extra tale of Jessica's second outing in costume as Knightress. Where, for the sake of some innocents, she reveals her identity. Leading to the question, which side will she take?
To be honest, I know Michael Gaydos has won awards for his artwork... but it is not for me. In my opinion, it looks too flat and does not hold enough emotion, which was necessary for the story. I think the story would have been stronger had the cover artist drawn the panels. Mayhew has a defter approach to sentimentality.
That said, The Pulse - The Fear is a pretty decent waste of time and a required step on the Road to Civil War.
September 28, 2017
So Luke Cage joins the Avengers while Doctor Strange gives birth to Jessica Jones's baby, and all the freaking Avengers Assemble their asses just to help her out. Good choice, Luke. Seems like joining the Avengers also covers maternal benefits, free food and lodging at a penthouse, superhero backup and protection and whatnot. Definitely a good choice. Plus, I assume Tony is paying all the Avengers some sort of salary/allowance, so technically Luke has a stable job for his new family.
(Now THAT's providing for your family!)
The other part of the volume is completely unrelated--Ben Urich is investigating a forgotten D-list costumed crimefighter which in the words of Jonah Jameson, "has the worst name and costume I have ever seen." His name is D-Man, his costume basically an ugly marriage of Daredevil's old costume and Wolverine's cowl. But what starts out as a gag-for-laughs quickly turns into an emotional and insightful journey for Ben. D-Man's heartbreaking situation throws us the question on who rescues the superheroes when they can't fight anymore? Who fights for them? When they are mentally incapable of even protecting themselves? For me, that was a very good use of a really obscure character. Bendis seems to really have a knack for it.
Overall a must-read for the JJ fan. You can skip vol 2 but definitely not this one.
PS: And that part where Luke asked the big question, dang, I stayed in that page for quite a while!
(Now THAT's providing for your family!)
The other part of the volume is completely unrelated--Ben Urich is investigating a forgotten D-list costumed crimefighter which in the words of Jonah Jameson, "has the worst name and costume I have ever seen." His name is D-Man, his costume basically an ugly marriage of Daredevil's old costume and Wolverine's cowl. But what starts out as a gag-for-laughs quickly turns into an emotional and insightful journey for Ben. D-Man's heartbreaking situation throws us the question on who rescues the superheroes when they can't fight anymore? Who fights for them? When they are mentally incapable of even protecting themselves? For me, that was a very good use of a really obscure character. Bendis seems to really have a knack for it.
Overall a must-read for the JJ fan. You can skip vol 2 but definitely not this one.
PS: And that part where Luke asked the big question, dang, I stayed in that page for quite a while!
November 25, 2023
The main plot in The Pulse, Vol. 3 is a rather forgettable story about D-Man, but it's the parallel story of Jessica Jones' pregnancy that was a fair bit more interesting. This volume felt the closest to being a sequel to Bendis' and Gaydos' Alias run, with much of the narrative threads being picked up from the final volume of that series. Luke Cage and Jessica are building their relationship together as they navigate Jessica's pregnancy. Doctor Strange gets called in to serve as their primary caretaker, and it serves as a fun nod to the time where Strange helped deliver Wanda's and Vision's kids during the '80s Vision and Scarlet Witch miniseries. Bendis also pokes fun at the ill-conceived Ms. Marvel pregnancy plot from Avengers #200 here. The culmination of this volume is the successful birth of Jessica's and Luke's daughter, and their subsequent marriage as chronicled in New Avengers Annual #1.
Though The Pulse does little to capture the Ben Urich side of the story in any interesting fashion, as an extension to Alias there is some good stuff here. Overall, a pretty forgettable miniseries, but at least the "Fear" arc has some nice character moments to keep the whole series afloat.
Though The Pulse does little to capture the Ben Urich side of the story in any interesting fashion, as an extension to Alias there is some good stuff here. Overall, a pretty forgettable miniseries, but at least the "Fear" arc has some nice character moments to keep the whole series afloat.
July 13, 2020
One of the problems I’ve always had with The Pulse (and which was exacerbated by this re-read) is that it is set up to be an investigative series set in the Marvel Universe co-starring Ben Zurich (of the Daily Bugle) and Jessica Jones as they report stories of interest about superheroes in NYC. But it really never coalesces into anything vaguely resembling that. With a second story arch sidelining the book into the big event series Secret War (something Marvel always does with every book, no matter how much sense it makes), this third volume fails to eat back on track, and focuses instead on Jessica’s pregnancy and eventual marriage to Luke Cage, and Ben’s investigation of a down-and-our D-Man. There’s no real mystery, no real superhero reportage, and then Jessica quits the Bugle over something Jameson does in the main Secret War series readers who only check out The Pulse (not many, admittedly) aren’t even aware of.
Poor storytelling and editorial ultimately kill a series that started with an intriguing premise it just couldn’t muster the courage to actually deliver.
Poor storytelling and editorial ultimately kill a series that started with an intriguing premise it just couldn’t muster the courage to actually deliver.
July 19, 2017
Again, far removed from PULSE's original premise, but the story is so well told I don't care too much. I've enjoyed seeing the married life of Jessica and Luke as well as seeing them as parents, but this volume shows the birth of their daughter, Jessica and Luke's wedding (which was awesome) and how Jessica and Luke first met. So much great characterization here. I closed this book thinking that yes, at its core, superhero comics are about the good guys vs. the bad guys. But there are definitely special cases where superhero comics can be so much more and this volume (and PULSE as a whole) is one of those special cases.
May 31, 2018
Indeed, Jessica Jones --or perhaps Bendis'z work for Jessica Jones-- is truly the most human Marvel could get. I just hoped a woman had written alongside him because this particular volume is so poignant for a mother and Bendis didn't shy away from doing the conversations some men would easily dismiss.
December 8, 2019
This final volume deals with the birth of Jessica and Luke’s daughter. It was nice to see the avengers come in and help them with that. Then D-man makes and appearance, yes D-man. He has a small arc, nothing crazy. Throw in the back story of how Luke and Jessica met which was cool, a big fight between the avengers and a souped up threat and the wedding and we have a nice solid final book.
April 23, 2019
So good! The story with Ben urich and d-man is heartfelt and tragic while the story of Jessica Jones and Luke cage is just as heartfelt but beautifully uplifting. Jones' true character really shines through here and I really wish there was more of this book.
August 16, 2022
I'm probably irrational on the subject of Jessica Jones, but damn - love the character, love her series. The issue where she tells her daughter about the night she met Luke Cage is one of my favorite Jess moments.
May 9, 2023
I like to go through and read about characters I haven’t read a lot about. On my Jessica Jones read through, this really was the book that made me fall in love with Jessica. Issue 14 in particular… there’s a moment where I turned to my husband and said “I love her now.” It was such a sweet moment.
June 18, 2020
Jessica Jones is pregnant with a superbaby. Jay Jonah Jameson gives her a job as a writer, but insists on exclusive rights to the story of their child. These conditions upset Luke Cage.
August 8, 2023
The weakest volume of Pulse is still pretty good. It's nice to see Luke and Jessica happy together.
June 7, 2024
Ya era hora de que Jessica sea feliz
October 3, 2024
3.5/5.0
April 15, 2016
Last of the great books starring Jessica Jones. Incidental reasons why we get a superhero birth, Bendis style.
What with all the medical uncertainty:
And Peter Parker's incredibly talented mouth:
And the friends telling their own amazing stories:
(Yes, that one really happened, and it is exactly as fucked up as it sounds.)
This all feels so incredibly *real* - for a superhero tale - that I have to imagine it's primarily a vehicle for how Bendis and his wife processed they way they became a family. It has too much heart and fucked up strangeness *not* to be based on first-person reality.
(And bonus easter egg for my Shallow Comics Readers homies: the first Marvel appearance of Power Girl!)
What with all the medical uncertainty:
And Peter Parker's incredibly talented mouth:
And the friends telling their own amazing stories:
(Yes, that one really happened, and it is exactly as fucked up as it sounds.)
This all feels so incredibly *real* - for a superhero tale - that I have to imagine it's primarily a vehicle for how Bendis and his wife processed they way they became a family. It has too much heart and fucked up strangeness *not* to be based on first-person reality.
(And bonus easter egg for my Shallow Comics Readers homies: the first Marvel appearance of Power Girl!)
May 13, 2016
Apparently this is the last of the Jessica Jones arc, as far as I can tell, and I’m, frankly, rather relieved. The characters are interesting enough, but the plot has been a steady downward spiral since The Pulse took over. It didn’t manage plot well. It dropped a lot of hints and ideas of future, daunting plots for the heroes to overcome and then didn’t really continue any of them. So frustrating.
The plot(s) felt like a mess but at least it ended on a happy note. I guess the series ended before it could become truly terrible, so there’s that.
What some people might be uncomfortable reading about in this book because of personal opinion or belief: a few curses, but most of them were censored with keyboard smashes. There’s someone giving birth but it’s not gory and nothing is shown. Child out of wedlock—they got married in the end, though. Relatively clean overall.
The plot(s) felt like a mess but at least it ended on a happy note. I guess the series ended before it could become truly terrible, so there’s that.
What some people might be uncomfortable reading about in this book because of personal opinion or belief: a few curses, but most of them were censored with keyboard smashes. There’s someone giving birth but it’s not gory and nothing is shown. Child out of wedlock—they got married in the end, though. Relatively clean overall.
September 23, 2015
And this brings the story of Jessica Jones, at least in her solo adventure, to a conclusion. If you have been following Jessica Jones, then this is mandatory. The story is attractive, short enough to not get boring, and has its funny moments.
Jessica, for all her shortcomings, is a very likable character. You just love it, even when she's running her bad mouth like a rifle.
The subplot here was very interesting. D-Man, once a hero and Avenger - heavily influenced by Daredevil himself, now stopping robberies, living in sewers among the homeless, or so they say. But Ben Urich discovers that there is more to the story.
Jessica, for all her shortcomings, is a very likable character. You just love it, even when she's running her bad mouth like a rifle.
The subplot here was very interesting. D-Man, once a hero and Avenger - heavily influenced by Daredevil himself, now stopping robberies, living in sewers among the homeless, or so they say. But Ben Urich discovers that there is more to the story.
August 6, 2007
Jessica Jones finally has her baby, and finally has Michael Gaydos draw her again. Brian Michael Bendis closes out The Pulse, which had a really weird arc, going from a Spider-Man story to a rehash of Secret War, to a New Avengers story. There’s lots of good dialogue around Jessica’s baby worries (especially from Sue Storm), and a funny subplot with D-Man, the homeless superhero. This volume felt a bit short and rushed; I guess Bendis has more important things to do.
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