When her daughter comes home with purple skin, Jessica Jones is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her time with the Purple Man and her marriage to Luke Cage!
Jessica Jones goes from private investigator to prime suspect when a woman winds up dead on her office floor. Can she find the real killer and clear her name? Find out in this new Marvel Digital Original Series by Kelly Thompson & Mattia de Iulis!
DEFENDERS #1
Daredevil! Luke Cage! Jessica Jones! Iron Fist! Individually, these four heroes have been on the front lines of the battle to keep the streets of the city safe and secure! But now, with a deadly enemy from the dim past making a major move to unite the underworld, they will need to become more — they will need to become DEFENDERS!
Looking for some new graphic novels to read? Here are 5 of our favs out this week!
FAITH Vol. 3: Superstar
Fight and flight! As Los Angeles’ high-flying protector, Faith has inspired the dreams of an entire metropolis… Now get ready to meet its worst nightmare! When an escaped psiot prisoner starts tearing through the streets, Faith must stop her fiery rampage before all hell breaks loose! But this isn’t just any ordinary threat… Not only can this empowered escapee drain the energy of everything in sight, she’s one of L.A.’s most controversial pop stars to boot! Valiant’s chart-topping superhero is about to add a major new player to her frenemies list, courtesy of breakout writer Jody Houser (Mother Panic) and acclaimed artists Meghan Hetrick (Red Thorn) and Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells)! Plus: legendary writer Louise Simonson and Harvey Award-nominated artist Pere Pérez present history in the making as they bring together the leading female hero in comics today for a presidential milestone like no other! Collecting FAITH #5-8.
WONDER WOMAN Vol. 2: Year One
New York Times best-selling writer Greg Rucka continues his return to WONDER WOMAN! The team of Rucka and artist Nicola Scott weave the definitive and shocking tale of Diana’s first year as Earth’s protector. Paradise has been breached, Ares stirs, and the Amazons must answer with a champion of their own…one who is willing to sacrifice her home amongst her sisters to save a world she has never seen. Wonder Woman’s journey begins in this epic origin story! Collects WONDER WOMAN #2, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12, #14.
JESSICA JONES Vol. 1: Uncaged!
After a decade, Jessica Jones is back in her own solo series! A lot has changed in the Marvel Universe and there are many secrets hiding in the shadows - secrets only a special woman like Jessica Jones can hope to uncover. Alias Investigations is open for business, and of all the many mysteries to discover, her new case may be the most dangerous one! This blistering new series is filled with haunting revelations from Jessica’s past, and answers to some of the biggest questions about the new Marvel NOW! universe! From Jessica Jones’ original creators comes an all-new chapter in the world-famous private eye’s ongoing adventures! Collecting Jessica Jones (2016) #1-6.
RAVINA THE WITCH Vol. 1
Ravina the Witch, from the supremely talented visual artist Junko Mizuno, is a dark, fantastical illustrated tale featuring talking animals, giant birds and dancing mushrooms. When Ravina is given a magic wand by a mysterious old woman, she turns from a lonely girl living in a dump… into a witch?
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS Vol. 4: Enter the Stingers
Still reeling from the shattering conclusion to “Dark Jem,” Jem and the Holograms regroup–desperate to find a path forward. Meanwhile, THE MISFITS find themselves with a unique problem… one lead singer too many! Plus, a European super group takes the U.S. by storm… The Stingers! Meet Riot, Rapture, Minx, and Raya! Collects issues #17-23.
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST: SWEET CHRISTMAS
YOU BETTER NOT POUT, YOU BETTER NOT CRY! ’Cause you’re getting an extra helping of POWER MAN AND IRON FIST! This Christmas will be sweet, indeed! But not for Luke Cage, who is feeling neither holly nor jolly. Surely Danny can change that! Or maybe these demonic toys will! Wait, demonic toys?! OH, NO!
(Editor’s note: This panel is a gift.)
Second issues are twice as good
Here are 5 second issues out this week!
JESSICA JONES #2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, Matt Hollingsworth, and covers by David Mack
There are so many mysteries to discover in the Marvel Universe and Jessica’s new case may be the most dangerous one. No spoilers, but some of the biggest questions about the new Marvel NOW! are about to be revealed in this very comic.
CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #2 by Gerard Way, Tom Scioli, Jon Rivera, and Michael Avon Oeming
Something is rotten in the subterranean state of Muldroog, the ancestral home of Cave’s wife Eileen (a.k.a. Princess Mazra P’thrall), forcing Cave to step out of adventurer retirement to solve this mystery. To do that, he must to steal a massive piece of mobile technology and recruit an old friend for this mission. Also in this issue: How Cave got that cybernetic eye. And explosions. Lots and lots of explosions.
SPELL ON WHEELS #2 by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise
The witches’ first stop on their supernatural road trip turns into an overnight stay! Their host is up to something, and he might want more than just their magic orb!
KISS #2 by Amy Chu and Kewber Baal
In the underground city of Blackwell, four children of the future discover four Elders from the past. The Elders, who live on as programs in the computer MORPHEUS, reveal a history they never knew, and deliver a warning—something has gone terribly wrong with their world. And it’s up to the four friends to find out what.
THE ELECTRIC SUBLIME #2 by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo
“There are a million ways of seeing…" Trapped Inside the Mona Lisa with Manny and Arthur, Margot learns the impossible rules of The Electric Sublime. Meanwhile, a mass suicide raises questions about the connection between art, the men in white, and the winking ideogram. This year’s most topsy turvy series continues in an issue full of blood, sweat, and paint splatter.
Read that famous first word of Alias…and then check out the rest of the run!
Jessica Jones: Alias vol. 1-4 is on sale!
Yeah, this is pretty much what it’s like to drive on the 101 in Downtown LA. Really wish I’d had a bulletproof car when I lived there. Or, you know, was Ghost Rider.
A comiXologist Recommends
Power Man & Iron Fist
2016 series by David F. Walker and Sanford Green
1978 series by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Dan Green and Dave Cockrum
As a young Luke Cage fanboy it is my esteemed pleasure to discuss the Power Man and Iron Fist bromance. I am all about it. Their friendship is one for the ages, forged in fire and fun quips that we should all aspire to have. It’s like Foggy and Matt Murdock without the legal and ethical disagreements. It’s the strong foundation of Bucky and Steve without the years of being an ice cube only to wake up a puppet of the Soviets and slug it out. Luke Cage and Danny Rand, through thick and thin, are the best of the best friends Marvel has ever had.
Now for the sake of brevity, because we are all busy people, I’m only going to vaguely explain two particularly good places to look in on these guys and their antics. If any reader wants to go right on ahead and start at the very beginning of the team-up “Power Man & Iron Fist” series from #1, do it. Be sure to note though, it’s a lot of wild, sometimes dated, Marvel 1970s camp. Marvel back then can sometimes be a polarizing experience to the uninitiated.
That said, my first selection is the 2016 PM&IF series that reunited these beautiful guys after years of separation. This series (which ties into the recent “Civil War II” event) brought the two together to stop an old friend-turned-foe from taking complete control of all organized crime in New York. The charm of this series comes from the guys being semi-retired from super-heroics. Luke is married (to Jessica Jones) with a young daughter, and Danny is Luke’s screw-up best friend who wants to “get the band back together.” Putting these two back on the street level beat is so funny. With David F. Walker penning some fantastic situational humor and action for Sanford Greene’s art skills, this series is one not to miss out on.
For my next second selection I am taking a step back near the beginning, but not to the very beginning. My top choice from the classics is issue #50 of the original PM&IF series. This is THE one to read if you want to understand Luke and Danny’s friendship. This wonderful story (called “Freedom!”) is their past, present, and gave us their beautiful future together. I will give nothing up of this story except the aforementioned origin of their true friendship. It is the “must read” story for these perfect brothers in arms and cannot be overlooked.
You can get both the old and new Power Man and Iron Fist series buy-one-get-one-free with the checkout code MARVEL through 9/5!
Recommended by Matthew Burbridge, Digital Editor at ComiXology.