Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Michael Gaydos, with Rick Mays, Mark Bagley and Art Thibert
Colourist: Matt Hollingsworth with Dean White

Wikipedia

There should be more comics like Alias. Even though the main protagonist of Alias is an ex-Avenger and the story takes place in Marvel's world, this series is about a thousand miles far from your run of the mill superhero comics. Jessica Parker used to be superhero - one with unremarkable power - now she is a hard-bitten, neurotic private detective who takes photos of cheating spouses for a living, in between bouts of drunken fornication. The classic noir anti-hero. Brian Michael Bandis's great characterization and superb storytelling makes this series an instant classic and a must-read for anyone, especially people who wrongly perceive comic books as a lesser medium.

Review from Comics Daily:

Alias was launched as part of Marvel’s MAX line, a rival of sorts to DC’s Vertigo imprint intended to tell stories with subject matter unsuitable for children. And certainly, Alias did that, with its warts-and-all portrayal of Jessica Jones, a private investigator and former super heroine consumed by self-loathing. The fairer sex has received notoriously short shrift from the mainstream comic book companies over the years, so allowing a male writer free rein to use graphic nudity, violence and swearing in a female-led series about a down-and-out super heroine – well, let’s just say it could easily have gone horribly wrong.

Instead, Jessica Jones might just be one of the greatest new characters to come out of Marvel in decades. Indeed, in creating a female character who wasn’t conventionally attractive or sexualised, who wasn’t exclusively defined by her relationship to the men around her, and who wasn’t portrayed as a fantasy girlfriend for the series’ readers, Bendis created a female lead who was almost unique in the genre. That alone made the series great. The fact that he also placed her in a gripping detective saga that also served as an ongoing character study just made it even better.

Collaborating with Bendis on the series was Michael Gaydos, an artist who translated the noir-influences and emotional depth of Alias into a unique look that capably placed real, human drama alongside the fantastical background of the Marvel Universe. Occasional appearances by Ultimate Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley helped the book evolve into a meta-commentary on female superheroes just in time for the series to conclude, too soon for the readers, but, in fairness, at exactly the right moment for the narrative.

Years after the series finished, there are still lessons that can and should be learned from Alias, and it’s a shame that Jones herself has been relegated to the supporting cast of New Avengers, losing a lot of her character in the process. The planned Bendis/Gaydos Alias miniseries should remind readers of this frequently overlooked modern classic, but hopefully it’ll also serve to remind Bendis of the depth and nuance he once instilled in the character. Whatever her fate, there can be no doubt that the initial 28-issue series of Jessica Jones’ adventures deserves to be recognized as one of the best comics of the decade. If any Marvel comic can be considered a must-read, this is one that can.


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