PURPLE PART 5
Alias’ pulse-pounding conclusion! Jessica’s past with Jean Grey revealed. Plus, Marvel’s top P.I. has been harboring a secret- one that she can’t keep from Scott Lang or Luke Cage for much longer! The end of the Purple Man saga. Will Jessica exact the revenge Killgrave deserves?
As far as final issues go, once I got past my initial sense of disappointment regarding the trickery that Brian Michael Bendis engaged in the opening pages, the issue is question turned out to be quite entertaining. I mean I rather enjoyed the way that Jessica was able to free herself from Purple Man's control, as it doesn't do a disservice to either character, as Purple Man's ability was defeated using a plot device that felt like it could genuinely work, while at the same time the use of his ability to cause a crowd on innocent bystanders to turn into a homicidal mob was a chilling display of his power. I'm a little curious why Purple Man's command to the crowd didn't give Jessica the license to attack him though, as the wording on his command to the crowd certainly looks like it would give her license to do so. As for the surprise reveal regarding the father of Jessica's baby, I do have to say Scott Lang's reaction does make him out to be a bit of a jerk, but than if the character c Read Full Review
Yeah, why not. That was a good ending. Ready for The Pulse now, which I never read before.
Kilgrave escapes. Kilgrave comes back to Jessica. Thankfully, Jessica beats the shit out of Kilgrave thanks to the mental walls Jean Grey set up after the last time Kilgrave took control of Jessica. Those last couple pages between Jessica, Scott, and Luke were fantastic
The Killgrave finale doesn't really take as much time as I thought it would but this book has about as happy of an ending that a character like Jessica Jones can have. I have enjoyed this series so much all the way through I'm so happy that it was able to end on a pretty high note as well. THis is some of Brian Michael Bendis' best stuff.