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I really enjoyed this book. A lot of people have panned it, expecting another "Alias," Bendis' earlier series about private investigator Jessica Jones. That book was more suited for adults, but this is book is set up for mass consumption. It's still really good. Yes, all the cursing is gone, but it still works.

There's a lot less of Jessica in this than one might expect. The book is about a group of reporters at the Daily Bugle that specialize in super-hero stories. So Jessica is just a part of the ensemble. You do get more info about her relationship with Luke Cage, something "Alias" fans have been waiting for.

I love the whole "investigative reporter" idea of this book. While mysteries unravel, the reader gets hooked.

I'd give this 5 stars if it weren't for the poor artwork. It looks like a cartoon-y rush job. I've heard that the comic series is getting a better artist, so hopefully the next TPB will reflect that change. Bendis' writing saves the book.

No matter how much the fans want it, this will never be another "Alias." If you can accept this, pick up "The Pulse."


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The Pulse Vol 1 Thin Air Brian Michael Bendis Mark Bagley Books Reviews

I bought this trade because I loved Alias. Alias was fantastic. Bendis characterized Jessica perfectly; she was very flawed and self-destructive, but I couldn't help falling in love with the character. Michael Gaydos' artwork was also perfect; it was subtle and rough, and the palette chosen by the colorist was very approriate.

The Pulse is Bendis' mainstream Marvel comeback, and it really isn't the same. I'm really not a fan of Mark Bagley, the book's artist, and his Jessica Jones is very poor, although his Ben Urich is perfect. Jessica Jones herself is relegated to a minor role, and seems completely different from how she was in Alias. Even the way she dresses isn't the same. Some of this can be blamed on her pregnancy, but not enough.

However, this book does have its strengths. J. Jonah Jameson and especially Ben Urich are perfect. As a Ben Urich book, this would be a more interesting book.

Further, important things are happening here, which is refreshing. Important happenings involving Ben Urich, Spiderman and Norman Osborn will have significant consequences.

All in all, the story is interesting, but Jessica Jones really shouldn't be starring in a book that isn't MAX. Even if she doesn't drink anymore, or have sex to punish herself, this is still to bright and airy for her.
The other reviewers are familiar with Alias, the superhero character who is now the main character in this Pulse series. Despite lamenting the fact that this book cannot compare to the Alias series, this still gets an overall 4 star. Not bad.

I am not familiar with Alias and will review this comic on its own merit. Storywise, it starts off with a really interesting angle, that Jessica Jones, a former superhero is now given to reporting on other superheroes for the Daily Bugle in a bid to boost sales of the paper. Jonah Jameson, a true businessman has had to temper his distaste for costumed vigilantes in order to try to save his newspaper. All the characters here are beginning to be fleshed out nicely, great dialogue and the plot involving Harry Osborn as the Green Goblin and Spiderman is quite good.

Surprisingly Jessica is merely a walk-on character for the story to unfold, with focus being dissipated among all the other characters here including Ben Urich, Luke Cage, Robson etc. If they had used a different artist, one who draws in a realistic style instead of this manga-ish nonsense, this book would have scored a 5 star from me.
...am I the only one who thinks it isn't Jessica Jones if she isn't cussing up a storm? Swears are not a necessity for me-- I think most things are better off without them-- but Jessica was the quintessential Marvel Max character and she feels watered down now that she's in a mainstream, kid-friendly title.

For those who do not know Jessica Jones, she is a former Avenger affiliate who quit the team to become a private investigator; her firm and her comic book were named Alias, and this book lasted through four awesome TPBs, all for mature audiences. The last one, book 4, is one of my favorite graphic novels of all time. I read it over and over the day I bought it, savoring every word. Jessica is such real character with down-to-earth problems despite her super powers, and Bendis has a lovely way of making everything resonate emotionally. The way she was drawn was also compelling; Michael Gaydos' subtlety of expression was beautiful. The look on her face when Luke Cage tells her he likes her... perfect.

This book is still pretty good too. Many minor characters are awesome. For example, J. Jonah Jameson is humanized for the first time that I have ever read and that was great. And the moment between Peter Parker/Spiderman and Ben Urich is priceless-- the whole book is worth it just for that. Welcome to the Bendisverse, by the way, where all Bendis comics intersect; oddly, it helps to have read Daredevil/Out and Daredevil/Widow, both great books but neither of them Spiderman books, to appreciate this important Spiderman scene that also does not take place in a Spiderman book...

But while minor characters become beautiful, Jessica loses her shine. I found her relationship with Luke Cage a little too happy to be interesting -- where is the conflict that arises when two people are suddenly stuck together forever by a pregnancy? And without Gaydos' unique style, she seems a lot less special.

I am still going to buy the next book, but it has a lot to live up to and I think it could be better.
I really enjoyed this book. A lot of people have panned it, expecting another "Alias," Bendis' earlier series about private investigator Jessica Jones. That book was more suited for adults, but this is book is set up for mass consumption. It's still really good. Yes, all the cursing is gone, but it still works.

There's a lot less of Jessica in this than one might expect. The book is about a group of reporters at the Daily Bugle that specialize in super-hero stories. So Jessica is just a part of the ensemble. You do get more info about her relationship with Luke Cage, something "Alias" fans have been waiting for.

I love the whole "investigative reporter" idea of this book. While mysteries unravel, the reader gets hooked.

I'd give this 5 stars if it weren't for the poor artwork. It looks like a cartoon-y rush job. I've heard that the comic series is getting a better artist, so hopefully the next TPB will reflect that change. Bendis' writing saves the book.

No matter how much the fans want it, this will never be another "Alias." If you can accept this, pick up "The Pulse."