So, Jessica Jones
has hit Netflix everywhere and the response has been pretty much overwhelmingly
positive. A lot of critics seem to
love it, myself included, and there seems to be enough popular support that I
wouldn’t be surprised if a second season got announced over the next couple of
weeks. It’s easy to see why the
show has touched such a chord with so many, firstly because it’s just a really
well made show. The writing is
excellent, the cinematography solid, the set design and lighting is superb, and
the actors are all in top form.
More than that, the show has taken the bold stance of touching on a lot
of very controversial and raw subject including, abuse, PTSD, rape, dubious
consent, and privilege.
All of that is relatively in line with the comics that
spawned the series, 2001’s groundbreaking comic series by Marvel comics
architect Brian Michael Bendis: Alias. Published through Marvel’s MAX Comics
line for adult content Alias pushed
the boundaries of modern comics and helped Bendis get his foot in the door to
create the Ultimate Universe and eventually take over the reigns of power at
Marvel and extend greater relevance to now key characters like Luke Cage and
Carol Danvers. All of which is
nice because aside from the book’s importance…it’s really not that great.
