RETURN OF THE PURPLE MAN Part 1
Jessica Jones is many things: Private Investigator. Defender. Survivor. Mother. When the Purple Man returns, Jessica Jones finds herself reliving her worst nightmare. But 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! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!
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In Jessica Jones #13 Bendis also begins a challenging angle in writing Killgrave, which is to make him sympathetic. He stands out in public, openly mutant with purple skin, suffering the murmurs and whispers of passers-by wherever he goes. If you had the power to stop unwanted attention and harassment, wouldn't you? Of course, most of us would not manipulate countless people for our own comfort, entertainment, and self-fulfillment " or would we? The fact that most of us would reject the likelihood of us all being so evil will make it difficult to humanize Killgrave, and understandably so. Still, it seems Bendis is going for it, and at the same time making the tone of this arc like that of a horror or thriller. Killgrave is like Pennywise or your most feared monster: when will he appear? It could be anywhere, at any time. When will he fucking appear? Read Full Review
The preamble to this may have been picking apart the idea of bringing Killgrave back into Jessica Jones, but the story is promising, if flawed, so far. I can still recommend it, and its still very engaging. Pick this one up. Read Full Review
Jessica Jones may not have much of a rogues gallery, but her rivalry with Purple Man is one of the most compelling in the entire Marvel Universe. So it's impossible not to be excited for the direction of this series as Purple Man makes his big return. And as plodding as the book's first year was at times, Jessica Jones could certainly use the adrenaline boost. Unfortunately, issue #13 is still a slow-moving affair. Read Full Review
A chilling ending provides the heartbreaking release to a tense issue. Read Full Review
Given the character's success on Netflix, I am curious to see how Bendis presents Kilgrave this time around, and what exactly he has planned for Jessica. Worth a look. Read Full Review
In many ways, this issue feels like a microcosm of the series so far: worlds of potential bogged down by a frustratingly plodding pace. Read Full Review
This is a comic in which the art is so drenched in photorealism that it relies heavily on the script to make it pop. Unfortunately, this script was dull and the art never really gets a chance to go anywhere. Read Full Review
JESSICA JONES #13 brings back the terror of Jessica's greatest enemy. The issue sets the scene with a powerful discussion between Jessica and Carol Danvers. Despite one misstep, Bendis, Gaydos, and Hollingsworth craft a strong tale that gives us a lot of questions for what's coming next. Read Full Review
Kilgrave has returned and Bendis and Gaydos paint a realistic and accurate depiction of Jessica’s reaction to his return. This arc could truly be something spectacular
Jessica goes pretty damn paranoid at the news that Killgrave is loose in the world. The story that unfolds suggests that, if anything, she's *not being paranoid enough.* Carol Danvers provides comedy relief, Luke Cage is archetypal Luke Cage, and Danielle appears to be the crux of it all, yikes. A fascinating premise and great characterization, but the pace is a bit slow and Michael Gaydos's art pulls up short of the "epic" mark. (I'm even tireder of his filtered photo backgrounds now than I was back in #9.)
This is a generally well done issue, even if nothing really happens. The killer ending leaves a strong impression, and has me thoroughly creeped out/pumped for the next issue.
The only good thing I can really say about this is the art is good, other than that is just badly written which is pretty standard for Bendis. Also, why can't Bendis just leave Carol Danvers alone didn't he do enough damage to her during Civil War II, not mention how forced and not believable the Jones/Danvers friendship is. It's Almost as bad as the Jones/Cage relationship.
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