Fans of Jessica Jones have waited two years for one thing; the birth of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage's baby! Plus: Luke Cage needs a new costume, stat!
(The final few pages of this issue feature a 4-page preview of a new Marvel series: and whilst Nick Furys Howling Commandos may find a niche somewhere, its certainly doesnt grab me on the strength of these pages. Putting this trailer in the back of The Pulse could well backfire for Marvel advertisers, as I couldnt imagine a starker contrast between the skillfully-executed and intelligent nu-Marvel of Bendis issue, and the hollow 90s-throwback that this new title seems bent on providing.) Read Full Review
So its a solid issue, overall. If youre not a regular reader, this is as good a time to pick it up as any. Read Full Review
See? Im not always nasty to Bendis. This is exactly the kind of good solid character work that makes him popular, the kind of stuff he should be concentrating on instead of getting out of his depth on epic superhero stories that he just doesn't have the mindset for. Okay, that there was a bit critical Read Full Review
This was also billed as the issue we actually see the baby, but instead its another cliff-hanger on that front. Thats perhaps the most frustrating thing about Bendis-world; to produce so many books, they all end up on such wonky schedules, and his plotting doesnt seem to ever take publishing dates into account. Read Full Review
If I don't like Gaydos that much, it's still nice to see him here again. And well... This issue wasn't bad. Some Urich investigation about D-Man, some "mother talk" between Jessica and Sue, not that much, but it's still nice.
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