Alias #27

This issue offers up a wonderfully twisted take on the typical villainous ranting we receive in comics, as image if Hannibal Lecter had started going on about his being a character in a movie, and as such the very structure of the story itself dictated that he would escape during the final act. Now some fans might be put off by this breaking of the fourth wall, but I have to say that it works exceptionally well if one looks upon it as the rantings of a mad man rather than Brian Michael Bendis trying to be clever, as while it's a little of both, I rather enjoyed the way that Jessica and the others were able to dismiss the Purple Man's claims as demented ravings, in spite of how insightful his comments might have been about our lead character and the world she moves about within. The latter half of the issue is also quite impressive, as it really amps up the tension and firmly establishes the idea that Jessica is actively terrified of the Purple Man, and based on this issue's horrific fi Read Full Review

I hope so, because otherwise, the poor thing just can't win for losing. Read Full Review

The Villain

Oct 03, 2016

The tensions are very high and Jessica Jones is on the brink of going insane. We finally get to see Killgrave interact with her and a big event occurs in this issue that will almost certainly force the two together and things are really going to go down then.

Ryan

Jul 14, 2019

While Kilgrave is 10x less frightening in this series then in the Netflix show, the effect Jessica's meeting with Kilgrave had on her was downright horrifying and Bendis nails the dialogue and narration, as usual

Ultimate Goblin

Nov 27, 2021

The heck... this ending...