Alias

Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Michael Gaydos

So say you accept that superheroes exist in the Marvel universe. They have superpowers. They are--one might call them--superhuman. But does that superiority extend even to their morals? Do ethical gray areas bounce off them the way bullets do? No, says Brian Michael Bendis, author of Alias. They are capable of making the same mistakes as any normie.



Jessica's an intelligent woman that recognizes a kindred spirit, even if only through her collages.

Ever get drunk and sleep with a co-worker? So has Jessica Jones, former superheroine turned private investigator. She has to worry about "cape chasers" in her sex life. She has to worry about how her clients will react when they discover--through her investigative work--that their spouses are mutants. She has to worry about her dark past coming back to haunt her. She drinks. She smokes. She has the same frailties as anyone. Being super- also means being super-fucked.



Familiar B-list heroes will drift in and out of Jessica's life and not always in the best of shape.

Bendis and Gaydos portray a smart, strong female lead with a hard candy shell protecting the tragedies of her past. Why does she have such self-loathing? Why does she hold Matt Murdock up to such high standards? How did she meet the Avengers?

With the best dialogue author in comics, some great, atmospheric and subtle art, Alias is one of the most affecting super-books available. Taking a cue from the Kurt Busiek school of "What would is really be like to live in a super-world?", Alias shows us that it's not as perfect as it's cracked up to be, even without the galactic crises. Bendis shows us that super-humans are human after all.


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