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Jessica Jones (2016)

by Brian Michael Bendis

LEGACY! THE RETURN OF THE PURPLE MAN! The only thing worse than being stalked by the evil incarnate that is the Purple Man is being stalked by the evil incarnate that is the Purple Man when you have a small child. The sequel to one of the most controversial stories in Marvel Comics history is here, produced by the original creators of Jessica Jones.

JESSICA JONES 13-18

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Fiction, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

136 pages, Hardcover

First published March 20, 2018

About the author

A 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.

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly the end of an era, reading Marvel in chronological order - this is it. My last Marvel Brian Michael Bendis read! And holla! The series that brought me back to marvel when I read it about 12 years ago, just keeps on giving.

A final confrontation between Jessica and Purple Man that goes into directions that you can't even imagine. And the final issue is just a bread and butter detective case, but an exquisite and perfect end of this remarkable collaboration of Bendis, Gaydos and Hollingsworth. 10 out of 12... FIVE STAR READ!!!!!

2019 read

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 4 out of 5]

The conclusion of the second short run of Jessica Jones, by Brian Bendis and Michael Gaydos (with a special nod to colorist Matt Hollingsworth—hey, lots of PURPLE in this issue, surprise!), the final showdown with the supervillain Purple Man, Zebediah Killgrave, who once messed up her life and got her out of the superhero trade. This had to happen, for closure in the series.

Purpleman, the guy with one of those silly, childish comics names, uses his mind-control powers to subdue folks, (through the release of pheromones!) and yes, did this to Jessica, forcing her to live with him while psychologically abusing her for several months. Well, the super-creepy Purple Man is and there is a pretty satisfying confrontation, though it involves more talk than action, really, but this has been a feature of the series, and dialogue is a speciality of Bendis. I was personally pretty satisfied.

Bendis and Gaydos’s first run was called Alias, begun in 2003, and I liked it a lot, so when this second run came through--post-Netflix series, catapulting her to unforeseen popularity--I was excited to see it, and it was good. Jessica Jones, as Bendis/Gaydos creates her, is likeable, accessible, vulnerable, damaged by this guy but strong, isolated, running a detective agency, separated from her husband Luc Cage, and their little girl.

It’s a great story that doesn’t dwell too much on the damage (Purple Man) part of the story, though we can see how this horrific part of her life happened in the conversations with Kilgrave in this volume. What emerges is a focus on her BFF Carol Danvers (aka Captain Marvel), her healing relationship with Luc, and her daughter. It’s about healing, and closure, mainy, though things do get scary there for a bit. I think the Bendis/Gaydos recreation of Purple Man makes him into a credible, truly real-world scary asshole, a threat to Jessica and many many others.

This Is Bendis’s goodbye to one of his key characters, Jessica Jones, but also Marvel, after 20 years of working there, so he puts in farewell cameos of Spiderman, Ironman, and obviously Luc Cage. I liked the last issue that focuses on the importance of choosing family over superherodom, setting the stage for her own to-be-happier family.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just when you think Bendis is out of surprises, he blew my mind with the end of the first issue. Unfortunately, the rest of the story is Jessica Jones forced to sit around and listen to the Purple Man ramble on for 4 issues. I typically like Michael Gaydos's art, but man do I hate his page layouts. They are impossible to tell if they are 1 or 2 page layouts during some of these conversation pieces so I never know which way to read the conversation. Bendis and Gaydos finish off their time not only with Jessica, but at Marvel by giving what to her would be considered the perfect day.

[Oscar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Artemy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly, the final volume of Bendis/Gaydos' second Jessica Jones run is the best one. Yes, it brings back the Purple Man, and we didn't really need that, but Bendis managed to pull a pretty solid story out of it and he actually had something new and meaningful to say about Kilgrave and Jessica. At least it is a story directly tied to Jessica's personality and history, and not some throwaway bullshit about Maria Hill or Carol Danvers like in the first two volumes. While this doesn't reach the same heights as the original Alias, I am glad that Bendis's final word on the character who is his greatest original creation is also some of his best writing in recent years. And the final issue caps it all off so well that I am more than willing to forgive this volume any small missteps and every page overloaded with Bendis-speak. On the whole, a really good volume of Jessica Jones — and pretty much standalone, too, so you don't have to bother with the first two and jump right here after reading the original Alias (and Pulse, I guess, if you really want to know how Jessica ended up with a baby. Spoiler alert — exactly like anybody else).

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of BMB's great strengths as a writer is pulling you in to what should be, on the face of it, the least appealing thing in a comic book- two people just sitting in a room talking to each other. That's what you get a lot of in this volume, Jessica confronting her past and greatest fears incarnate in the person of Zebediah Killgrave, the infamous Purple Man.


Never a comfortable conversation with this bro.

No doubt some will be left not terribly satisfied by the resolution, but I felt it was fitting.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

With this volume, Brian Michael Bendis says goodbye to Jessica Jones and the Marvel Universe. He does it with style. This book may be one of my favourite things Bendis has written. The fact that the last issue puts the spotlight on the Armadillo (one of my favourite characters) was just the cherry on top of the icing on the cake.

I also liked the fact that this run of Jessica Jones didn't pander to the television version of the character. If anything, Bendis seemed to be going out of his way to highlight the differences between the comicbook Jessica and her televisual counterpart.

Whatever you think of Bendis' work, the Marvel Universe definitely won't feel the same without him.

[Frédéric · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jessica meets the Purple Man, his former tormentor, for a final showdown.

The most talkative showdown ever. Eat your heart out Quentin Tarantino! Double pages covered in balloons for at least 2/3rd of their surface! I think we're on some kind of record here.
And all this for... a dud. It starts quite high tempo, stuff happens and then it goes out like a damp squib. (Way) too much talking, some supposedly intense scenes totally off-key because of Michael Gaydos' ultra-stiff style, corny motivations, unimpressive ending, you name it.

The final issue of the book - and of Bendis' run- doesn't fare better. Lotsa talks again, not much fun. And it's supposed to be a perfect day for Jessica. Well, everybody his own I reckon.

A new creative team comes in next fall. Taking over Bendis won't be easy, Jessica is his baby after all, but if we're to compare with this book doing better doesn't seem so diifficult a task.

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jessica Jones and the Purple Man try to talk each other to death. A fitting and decent end to Bendis' run on the character.

[Scott Rhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

According to Brian Michael Bendis, “Jessica Jones: Return of the Purple Man” was the last of the JJ comic series, but it’s a goddamned lie, which is fine, because I’ve grown quite attached to the potty-mouthed, anti-social ex-superheroine-turned-private-eye, and I’m just not ready to see her leave yet.

In this issue: the Purple Man is back! (hence the title); Jessica is rightfully freaked and takes herself and her baby daughter to Captain Marvel for help; Luke Cage is pissed and wants to break Purple’s face but he knows he can’t get near the guy; Purple (played by the actor Julian McMahon) somehow takes over the mind of JJ’s daughter and has a creepy conversation through her; a S.H.I.E.L.D. sniper tries to take Purple out but only manages to make him angry; Jessica finally tells Purple what to go do with himself and, strangely enough, the guy does it.

The end? Somehow, I doubt it...

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok I guess.. amazing artwork but the story kinda lost it towards the end and I think I wanted a continuation of sort of the whole feeling of the story and the theme that was following us since #1.

[Izza · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars |

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Star Rating: 5 Stars (as always)!
Ugh Bendis don’t sign outttt on Jessica 😭😭😭😭😭

[Bandit · Rating 3 out of 5]

And now the purple colored conclusion of this Jessica Jones’ limited series. Now Killgave is the character I knew through her Netflix tv show, where he was played so well at his manipulative creepiest by David Tennant. Which is to say I had no idea the character was purple, all the way. In the tv series he was normal flesh toned creep, which in a way made him all the more effective, the superficial normalcy of it all. In fact, that was the best thing about the tv series, the way it normalized things, made them sort of everyday evils…with some superpowers. Made it all more real. But at any rate, the basics of both Killgraves are the same, except that this one has grown a conscience and comes to Jessica, his once upon a time victim, to sort him out, to help him find his way, his purpose, something. So in a way this entire graphic novel was a conversation of ethics and morals, Jessica Jones style, very matter of fact and so on. With a kind of surprising conclusion…like WTF. After all that he’s done…he just goes and what…No, not sure, didn’t quite work for me. Not even Jessica is that convincing. But no, she is, the authors seem to say, because they throw in another case her way, a short and simple one, just to round out the series on a positive note, and she solves this one yet again mainly through her apparently spectacular powers of persuasion. Go Jessica, you silver tongued wizard, you. So anyway, now I’ve read all there of these books, about as much of traditional superhero genre as I’m willing to or want to, albeit library isn’t giving that much choice as of yet when it comes to graphic novels. I enjoyed Jessica Jones in this form, though nowhere near as much as her tv reincarnation. It’s nice to have a superhero whose main power is just a sort of unflappable fearless evenness. It’s nice to have a superhero with a relatively normal family of their own. In the tv show Jessica and Luke had an affair in season one and went their separate ways, but here they stayed together, got married and made an adorable baby girl. Some of the art was very good too, great street scenes and so on, though Jessica kinda has a permanently dopey look for some reason. Maybe that’s how the artist draws unflappable fearless evenness. Who knows. There is plenty of alternative cover art featuring different artistic renditions of Jessica in the books, I liked some of the very much. So yeah, getting used to the weirdness of reading these on Amazon Fire. And it was lovely to read them together with my fiancé, the way we used to read real paper graphic novels in the park in the beforeworld. This way, digitally, it’s kind of like watching a slow motion cartoon in a way. A succession of panels. Though, of course, more reading involved.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 2 out of 5]

[Read as single issues]
As part of Brian Bendis and Michael Gaydos's final arc, the Purple Man is back. Because of course he is.

I feel like the relationship between Jess and Kilgrave has really been mined for all of its possible story at this point. The journey that Bendis himself took them through in the previous Alias series really hit all of the notes it needed to hit, and bringing him back now just feels kind of cheap.

Bendis rewrites his own canon and allows Kilgrave to control Jess again, as well as throwing in a few odd twists and turns to drag this out just enough. And then there's the dialogue. There's. So. Much. Dialogue. There are few things as demoralizing than opening a page and seeing a fucking essay all over the place. Bendis has the uncanny ability to have characters speak thousands of words but not say anything of substance, and that's in full force here.

The final issue redeems the collection a bit, with Jess experiencing her version of one perfect day that manages to tie up some long standing Bendis plotlines from his numerous books, which is both clever and self-aggrandizing so I'm not sure whether to praise him for that or not.

Eh. Not the worst of the run, but not the best. Kind of a whimper to end on, instead of the bang you'd expect given Jessica's current surge in popularity. Go watch the TV show instead.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bendis returning to the Purple Man for his final Alias story is something that had to be done. Killgrave defined who Jessica was and what made her unique as a Marvel hero. By returning to him, Bendis showed us both how his writing has matured and how Jessica has matured in that same time. Because, she so clearly has changed for the better. Oh, the PTSD is still obvious, but she's gained confidence in herself since the beginning of her tales, and that makes all the difference in the world.

With that said, there's too much talking-talking-talking in this book. Oh, I rate Bendis' writing highly, and part of that is the talking, but the three issues or so spent with Jessica and Killgrave discussing philosophy and the world is excessive. Still, the changes in these characters and the consequences of those changes make this an enjoyable book.

And ending on a one-issue case for Jessica is terrific. It reminds us so much of what the comic has been, in one almost perfect issue.

[Cloak88 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Purple Man has returned!

Volume 2 ended with the bombshell that the Purple Man had been out of prison and no-one knows where he has been for over a year. But this is Jessica Jones we are talking about. She knows he will come for her... and it wil be bad.

The Purple Man has always been integral to the story of JJ, but one that has to be used sparingly. He is a major threat, but especially so to Jessica. Use him to much in a story and it is all the story, all Jessica will be about. And that is not who JJ is. She as a character is defined by what happend, but the stories essence is about what happend it has already happened. The aftermath, and her recovery and the life she build after.

Having said all this, I liked this story. It is a closing story to both JJ and to the writer/ artist team to the character. This was a necessaire story, a good story and I'm glad it got told.

Four stars and a farewell to the duo that made JJ such a memorable character.

[Emma Lindhagen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was vol 3 of Jessica Jones: Alias so when I started it I was really confused by the time-skip and the sudden 3 year old, hah! I really enjoyed reading it anyway, in fact I liked it more than JJ: Alias vol 1 and 2. The writing was great and I loved Jessica and Luke's as well as Jessica and Carol's interactions. And Dani's so adorable!

Killgrave was also very well-written, just like in the TV show he's frustratingly realistic as an abuser and gaslighter. It was weird to see him without Tennant's face though.

[FrontalNerdaty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bendis sees Jessica out in his final run by wrapping up her story with the Purple Man and giving her a sweet bit typically Jessica Jones PI investigation. As with previous volumes Gaydos continues his style of using the same picture countless times throughout and it’s something I’ve always struggled to appreciate. Bendis writes Jessica with a lot of love and I did enjoy seeing all his character creations pop up in Jessica’s case.
It’s a decent enough read but really only benefits long time readers.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stellar art. Purple Man. Solid ending. My only complaint is there were times it got SO wordy it almost detracted from the story. Let the art help tell the story Bendis!

Curious to see what we'll get next for Jessica Jones this fall.

[Anna (Bananas) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s an odd thing but I like Jessica Jones least when she’s written by her original creators. I really enjoyed the Kelly Thompson comics and the TV series. 🤷🏻‍♀️

There are some good scenes with the Purple Man and Jessica where Killgrave posits that maybe he is a God and of course Jessica shoots that down. The conversation about morality, why we have it, how we express it, and what we would do in a vacuum where nobody could judge us was very interesting. What would you do if you had unlimited power? Would you be a kind or cruel God? These were the best pages to me but there just wasn’t enough of it.

The final issue was stupid and held no emotional weight, despite Bendis’s explanation for why he went that route. It was a blah ending. SPOILER > And now with Killgrave gone she’s lost her other half in a way…although people come back in comics worse than in soaps.

[Caleb Abel · Rating 5 out of 5]

After 4 years with Marvel Unlimited, I've read over 2,000 issues - more than 500 of which were penned by Brian Bendis. When my annual subscription period ends in March, I'm switching over to DC Universe for at least a year because Gotham is calling me and I miss it.

Across those 500+ issues, Bendis gave me some of my favorite comic stories I've ever read (particularly through his incredible Daredevil run). He also gave me an absolutely enormous amount of mediocrity to wade through for the sake of being able to say I've read all of certain series (lookin' at you Ultimate Spider-Man and All-New X-Men). It's been hit or miss but the hits were always so worth it that I'd still rank him among my favorite writers.

Because of this, I think this is going to be the last Bendis Marvel line I read for quite some time.

It's just too good to not be the one I go out on for him.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

God damned Bendis.

Writes two characters who are the epitome of terrible wrecks of human beings. (And a few who are only terrible on their bad days.)

And makes me like them?

I keep saying this: Bendis likes to kick the shit out of Jessica. And make her learn through pain. And help her get to the precipice of a good life, then kneecap her just to see what she’d do.

And Purple Man? How the fuck do I even think I could understand what it’d be like to be him? Oh, right - Bendis just masterclassed his way through that. How many fucking times did he write and rewrite the dialog in this book? What does it take to get to the soul of a broken human?

God dammit. And now there’s a world where Bendis won’t do any more Jessica Jones.

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

❤️

[Nea Poulain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually really good.

[Liz (Quirky Cat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Return of the Purple Man is the third and final (I believe) volume in the latest run of Jessica Jones. While I am incredibly sad to see it go (it has been fantastic), I am happy with the note they chose to end everything on. It really only seems appropriate that they’d bring the Purple Man back in before another round of goodbyes.
That being said, I’m actually really hoping that this series gets rebooted along with the other series that Marvel is re-launching. I don’t want another origin story or anything like that; I just want to see more of Jessica Jones. I love her character, the interactions that she has (I love Captain Marvel so seeing her constantly pop up in the series is pretty cool), and the important dialogue this series has been known to start.



What would you expect from this series, knowing full well that the Purple Man is going to make an appearance? (The title sort of gives that bit away). I know I had expectations for this appearance, and I’ve got to say, I’m pretty happy with how things were handled in this story.
Jessica is in a wildly different place from the last time she went up against the Purple Man. She’s got a family now. She’s got stable friendships, people who would do anything for her. People who would absolutely notice if she went missing, and would tear apart the world looking for her.
Naturally that means this confrontation is going to go different. She’s got more support this time around, but that also means she has more to lose. I can’t be the only one that was really scared about what was going to happen to the baby, can I? Because I was really nervous for a while there.
Jessica made some really smart moves in dealing with him; though admittedly she never would have been able to do this without advance notice of his arrival. Still, I feel like this shows just how much her character has grown. Sure, she was absolutely willing (and expecting) to not make it out of the scenarios she put herself in, but as long as it resulted with her family (Luke and the baby) being safe, I sincerely think she would have been okay with it.
There were fewer cameos in this volume, on the whole, but the ones we got were pretty cool. Obviously Captain Marvel made an appearance – she’s an interesting person to call in to deal with Killgrave. One of those high risk/high reward scenarios. She’d be great against the Purple Man, unless he got her until his control, in which case she’d be a horrible weapon for him to have.
Nick Fury and a couple Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (and no, I don’t mean the ones from the movies) make appearances as well, which was another good move on Jessica’s part. I’m not saying that Nick would have an easy time against Killgrave, but the man does obsessively plan for everything, so I know I’d want him helping me out here.
I love how they handled the Luke Cage side of things – I don’t want to give it away, so let’s just say that they handled things in such a way where this was still mostly a Jessica versus Killgrave scenario. It was perfect. Though I would love to see Luke Cage beat the snot out of that man someday. One can only dream.
I’m sad this series has come to an end (again), but I’m really happy with the way they chose to go out. It was a fantastic and griping volume, and it really did fit in with the story they’ve been trying to tell us these last few volumes. I do hope that should Jessica Jones ever get brought back that we have the same creative team behind the wheels (Bendis and Gaydos are such a power team here).


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[John Ferrigno · Rating 5 out of 5]

They say you can't go home again, but Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos have proved everyone wrong.

Alias, the original series starring Jessica Jones, is my favorite Marvel series. I think it is the best thing they ever published. Ever. When I heard there was a new Jessica Jones title coming, I was excited, but skeptical. Did Bendis really have a story to tell that could match the original? Or was this just a way to cash in on the popularity of the Jessica Jones Netflix series?

I was afraid for no reason. The new title was just as great as the original, and this third volume may just be Bendis' masterpiece. Jessica is such a damaged, flawed, at times unlikable character, yet she is far and away the most fascinating character in comics. As somebody who struggles to stay grounded in reality, yet is constantly pulled into the world of super heroes, she is the perfect way to examine the life snd psychology of the super powered community, both heroes and villains.

The original Alias series took C-List villain Zebadiah Kilgrave, The Purple Man, and turned him into the stuff of nightmares. What he did to Jessica in Alias may be the worst thing a villain has ever done to a hero. Bringing him back was necessary, but his first story with Jessica was so powerful, I again was worried a sequel couldn't deliver, and once again, I was wrong.

Without throwing a punch, Kilgrave was once again the most chilling villain imaginable. The interactions between him and Jessica were riveting. Just two people, alone, talking in an abandoned bakery had more suspense, drama, psychologicaly fascinating situations, and just plain amazing storytelling than any universe threatening supervillain that needs a company wide crossover to stop.

This is as good as it gets. Comic book storytelling does not get any better than what Bendis and Gaydos have achieved over the course of two series starring Jessica Jones. Whether you are into super heroes or just looking at what makes a pwrson tick psychologicaly, espionage, crime, family drama, studies of morality, what it means to feel love and have friends and family, and the lengths you will go through to stand up for what you believe in, this book has it all.

Jessica Jones is one of the greastest comic book characters ever created, one who msy have powers and live in an unbelievable world of heroes, but it also the most relatable character in Marvel. She goes through horrible events in her life, and it actually effects her. it damages her. It destroys her. She hurts, and she makes bad choices, and she fails repeatedly, and she lets down her loved ones and she lets down herself. But through it all, she survives, and keeps trying, because what else can you do?

I could sing this books praises all day and not run out of things to say. Just do yourself a favor and read all of Alias and Jesdica Jones. It is the kind of character and stories comics were made for.

[Ma'Belle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a goodbye book on multiple levels, but it's disappointing on as many levels. The main conflict and extended confrontation with Kilgrave/Purple Man suffers from chronic Bendisism: so many two page spreads look identical to one another in terms of the same number, size, and grid-like panel layout, and yet on one you're supposed to read across the top from page A to page B, and then on others you're supposed to read all the way through page A before moving to B. If you've read a lot of comics as I have, you know this *ought* to be an intuitive process, but it never is when Brian Michael Bendis is writing the script. He cares so much about focusing on Inside Voices conversations, and adding realism to characters' voices, but it's always tainted by awkwardly started and finished sentences, and no clear visual cues to guide the reader through the panels in the correct order. If you're going to alternate between panel order, you need to give clear indications either through the artwork, the speech bubbles (e.g. sentences ending and then beginning with an em dash (like a long hyphen) or with a question that is clearly answered on the next sequential panel), or both. This team sucks at that, so you'll likely end up reading multiple pages in the wrong order before it becomes apparent which way the conversation flows.

Bendis is saying goodbye to Jessica Jones (his creation, who has risen to huge fame thanks to Netflix), goodbye to Marvel, and possibly forcing the world to say goodbye to her biggest nemesis and former abuser. Some of this is done well, but overall it was anticlimactic.

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first time I encountered the Purple Man was in his original appearance in DAREDEVIL #4 (Oct. 1964). The look, the name, it was just too silly for me. I felt like Marvel was scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of Daredevil's rogue gallery and only four issues in!

I have read the earlier ALIAS titles, but it has been so long I don't remember them and had completely forgotten that the Purple Man featured in them. So I was surprised that of all the villains to make a return appearance it would be the Purple Man. I knew that under the JESSICA JONES banner he couldn't possibly come off as goofy as he was in his very first appearance. And indeed he is not. Bendis practically reinvents the character as far as I'm concerned. He is a three dimensional person and an extremely credible threat to Jessica and others. The art layout and the dialog between Jessica and PM work so well together. This was a true joy to read.

[kory. · Rating 3 out of 5]

#1 jessica jones, vol. 1: uncaged! ★★★★☆
#2 jessica jones, vol. 2: the secrets of maria hill ★★★★☆
#3 jessica jones, vol. 3: return of the purple man ★★★☆☆

that was a weird ending and the killgrave stuff seemed so lackluster idk

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