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Alias Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 (Colección Extra Superhéroes)
As a costumed adventurer, Jessica Jones was plagued by a lack of self-esteem and an inability to master her superhuman powers. She hung up her cape and tights when she realized she would forever be considered a second-rate super hero. Now a tough-as-nails private investigator, Jessica returns home to find a mysterious girl in a costume hiding in her apartment, but she flie...more
Paperback, 312 pages
Published
February 10th 2010
by Marvel
(first published 2010)
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reading this for a class. things could be much, much worse
If you've read Alias Ultimate Collection Vol. 1, you know exactly what to expect from Bendis & Gaydos. Suffice to say that the elements that you liked (or didn't) are still here. Where this book departs in formula from the earlier arcs is that Bendis integrates his other Marvel work into the stories ( Daredevil's outing in the tabloids and the MGH drug, which features prominently in Bendis' Daredevil run, and the Raft prison break which led to the formation of the New Avengers) and helps mak...more
This books really deserves a better review than I'm going to give it, but I've written like 10 today and am totally burnt out and I already know I'm going to get sidetracked by the Purple man thing.
Okay, so this and the first Alias collection are at least in the top five of all super hero stuff I've ever read. Bendis did an amazing job of making Jessica Jones a character you loved not just in spite of her flaws but because of them. And you go for so long knowing there is something so dark in her...more
Okay, so this and the first Alias collection are at least in the top five of all super hero stuff I've ever read. Bendis did an amazing job of making Jessica Jones a character you loved not just in spite of her flaws but because of them. And you go for so long knowing there is something so dark in her...more
I love Alias, and I'm more than a little sad to see the series come to an end. I think that there could have been a lot more story lines for the series. But the series did end up well. Jessica's past is revealed, including her ties to the Avengers and why she decided to give up trying to be a superhero.
***mild spoilers below***
Although it's kind of hokey that Jessica knew pre-Spider-Man Peter Parker and had a crush on him, her origin story was good enough.
And even though Jessica's "relationshi...more
***mild spoilers below***
Although it's kind of hokey that Jessica knew pre-Spider-Man Peter Parker and had a crush on him, her origin story was good enough.
And even though Jessica's "relationshi...more
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It took me almost a year to buy the second volume of Alias after loving the first mostly due to the cost. So I start reading volume two and I'm about halfway through and I think to myself, "Was this worth the wait? Was this the same series I praised so highly in volume one?" The first arc was a good four star story, but it didn't surprise me in the way the first volume had since I had already read about MGH in Daredevil. Once I got the second arc, everything changed. Bendis does something very s...more
Jul 04, 2012
Federiken Masters
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El tomo anterior
Si el tomo anterior era un 9, este es un 9,50. Le falta para ser perfecto, pero muy poquito. Hasta el dibujo de Gaydos, que en el #1 parecía bastante pedorro, acá pega un salto cualitativo enorme. Y el guion, que ya de por sí era bueno, mejora más todavía. Las cualidades de este comic son tantas, que me limito a buscar sinónimos para "copado" y "grosso" a riesgo de que un análisis que se pretenda sesudo termine tirando por la borda mis cumplidos. Por decirlo de alguna manera, es lo más vertigues...more
In which our wonderfully fucked-up ex-heroine detective gets an origin story and a messy case featuring two competing Spider-Women. Later, Luke Cage is the ideal sensitive boyfriend (OK, former sackmate) as Jessica decides whether a class action suit against a certain violet-skinned human who once enslaved her is worth the risk. As with the first volume, this was much better than I expected: witty, gross, fun, unpredictable.
I think this is probably the best thing I've read by Bendis so far.
No, I take it back, I may like some of the individual issue Avengers heartbreakers he's done with Alex Maleev better, but this is definitely the best sustained work I've seen by him so far. And many many kudos to Michael Gaydos for all the varied and interesting layouts he manages for Bendis' lengthy dialogues.
No, I take it back, I may like some of the individual issue Avengers heartbreakers he's done with Alex Maleev better, but this is definitely the best sustained work I've seen by him so far. And many many kudos to Michael Gaydos for all the varied and interesting layouts he manages for Bendis' lengthy dialogues.
The first time I read this I thought it was amazing. On this reread, I still really liked this story. Jessica Jones is such an interesting character to follow. However, this volume has a villain who talks to Jessica in relation to her being the main character in "her" comic book, with mention of closeups, continuity, and "her readers". It just came off to me as super corny. The villain still came off as a credible threat, his dialog was just weak. Thankfully, that was but a small piece of this s...more
Definitely enjoyed this one more than Volume 1. I think because it focused more on Jessica Jones herself, and her back story. Still a bit much for me with all the swearing and stuff, but enjoyable over all nonetheless.
For a comic book character, Jessica's pretty well rounded. *snerf*
Even better than the first volume. Too bad this comic series had to end.
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A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
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