Alias (comics)
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Alias was a 2002-2004 comic book created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos, published by Marvel Comics under the Marvel MAX imprint.
Alias was written by Bendis and illustrated for most of its run by Michael Gaydos, with covers by David Mack. It ran for 28 issues between the years 2002 and 2004. Characters from the series moved to Brian Michael Bendis' subsequent series The Pulse.
The protagonist of Alias is Jessica Jones, a former costumed superhero named Jewel who left that avocation to become a private investigator. The running thread is Jessica's character development, as the layers of her past and personality are revealed to the reader while, simultaneously, she tries to come to terms with them herself.
Alias was one of the titles that launched Marvel's "R-Rated" MAX imprint, and was reported[citation needed] to have been one of the reasons the imprint was created. Marvel Publishing President Bill Jemas read a draft of the script for the first issue of Alias (which, characteristically, starts with the word "fuck") and exclaimed "Why couldn't we publish this?"[citation needed]
Being under the MAX imprint imposed certain other limitations on what the creators could do in the series. They were not allowed, for example, to use many of Marvel's most famous characters, such as Spider-Man (with the exception of one cameo). Bendis gave this as one reason[citation needed] for ending the series and moving the characters to The Pulse.
The series won the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Comic Series in 2003, and the Harvey Award for Best New Series in 2002.
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[edit] Collections and story arcs
[edit] Alias (#1-9)
Asked to look for a missing woman, Jessica finds herself caught in a conspiracy involving Captain America and the president of the United States. Later, her friend Carol Danvers hooks her up with Scott Lang, a.k.a. Ant-Man. Subsequently she is hired to find the recently missing Rick Jones.
[edit] Come Home (#11-15)
Jessica Jones is assigned to look for a missing girl rumoured to be a mutant in a small, prejudiced town.
[edit] The Underneath (#10, 16-21)
J. Jonah Jameson asks Jessica to uncover Spider-Man's identity. Later, Mattie Franklin, the latest Spider-Woman, goes missing and Jessica is asked to find her. When she does, she discovers a criminal underworld that sells the drug known as the Mutant Growth Hormone.
[edit] The Secret Origins of Jessica Jones (#22-28)
Jessica's origins, including her source of powers, how she became a superhero, and why she quit are revealed. Her past with the Purple Man is also revealed, and she must confront him when he escapes from prison.
[edit] Collected Editions
- Alias Vol. 1 ISBN 0-7851-1141-7
- Alias Vol. 2: Come Home ISBN 0-7851-1123-9
- Alias Vol. 3: The Underneath ISBN 0-7851-1165-4
- Alias Vol. 4: The Secret Origins of Jessica Jones ISBN 0-7851-1167-0
- Alias Omnibus (Collects Alias #1-28 and What If? Jessica Jones had Joined the Avengers) ISBN 0-7851-2121-8
