Today we are proud to present our third Crave Cinema Marvel Highlight. In these articles we talk about material from the Marvel Universe such as where it originated and what its evolved into. The history of the comic book world is very diverse, and recently Marvel has recreated and connected it all into one giant live action universe! If you are interested you can read our previous articles on Daredevil and The Punisher. So to get you started, today we are going to talk about one of the most underrated and less known properties, Jessica Jones.
Conceptually the character is still very young. Jessica Jones was introduced only 15 years ago in 2001 by artist Michael Gaydos and writer Brian Michael Bendis. The character was introduced as part of a series released at the time called Alias. In adaptations of the comic books including her character, it has been mentioned that a military convoy colliding with a car she was in at a young age cause her to hold the powers she has today. These powers range from immense strength to the ability to fly. After failed attempted at becoming a superhero, Jones settles down to open an investigations company. Jessica Jones is also connected to another popular character in the Marvel catalogue through marriage, that being the also extremely strong Luke Cage. Both of these characters have grown to become somewhat popular in Marvel Comics, yet its their appearances in Marvels Netflix series that are going to take them to an entirely new level of fame!
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| © Jessica Jones in "Alias", written by Michael Gaydos |
Jessica Jones on Netflix
In 2015, Jessica Jones made her first live action debut in the form of a Netflix series. Alongside a companion Marvel Netflix series Daredevil, Jessica Jones was said to be one of the Marvel Universes best creations to date. By being places on Netflix, these series are allowed to be true to their material and be expressed in a much darker tone. Essentially, Marvel and Netflix plan to release series based on Luke Cage and Iron Fist leading up to a group series called The Defenders. In the Netflix series Jessica Jones, the main character is portrayed by actress Krysten Ritter. The show sees Jones character, now retired from crime fighting and working as an investigator, trying to save herself and her friends from a horrible man of her past by the name of Kilgrave. In this series the villain Kilgrave is portrayed by actor David Tennant. Throughout the series, you get a feel for who Jessica Jones character truly is. Why she is far from a perfect person, her intentions are good and ultimately lead you to like the somewhat gritty character. This past January the show was renewed for a second season, and after the debut of the Defender series, you'll get a little more insight into who this character really is!
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| © 2015 Marvel Studios |
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