a person doesn’t have to wear a costume
to be a superhero welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll explore
the comic book origins of Jessica Jones
I know your secrets I know about your
friends
as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining zant different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 2003 s alias number 22
and 23 which was expanded upon in 2006
‘as the pulse number 14 in 2001 Marvel
Comics launched a new comic book line
headed by line veterans Brian Michael
Bendis and Joe Quezada the new line
marvel’s max was an opportunity to
explore new types of stories and themes
within the pre-existing Marvel 6-1-6
Universe enter the down-to-earth heroine
named Jessica Jones who is easily one of
Marvel’s most relatable superheroes sure
she has super strength can fly and is
hard to hurt you know all the standard
powers but she’s also someone who finds
the whole superhero thing a little
strange
although Jessica Jones debuted in 2001
her origin wasn’t revealed until two
years later and when it was revealed it
retroactively Lee placed her squarely in
Marvel’s continuity as her story began
readers found themselves in Queens
watching a young Peter Parker suffer
abuse at the hands of jock Flash
Thompson
unbeknownst to Peter there was a young
girl sitting nearby dreaming of getting
to know him better
that girl Jessica Jones of course
followed Peter to a special scientific
exhibit just that she was about to reach
out and make contact Peter was bitten by
a certain radioactive spider and left
later that night Jessica suffered
further humiliation when her younger
brother interrupted her as she was
getting the personal with a photo of the
Human Torch sometime later Jessica and
her family were in the car on a family
vacation
she and her brother fought in the
backseat and this distracted her father
the car ran into an army truck carrying
wait for it radioactive material six
months later Jessica awoke from a coma
on the same night that the Silver Surfer
made his debut on earth she learned that
her family had died in the car crash and
felt enormous guilt considering the
accident to be her fault adopted by a
nice couple
Jessica returned to her high school
where she was treated as a freak and an
outcast
Peter Parker tried to connect with her
but she felt angry at his pity her
emotions overwhelming her she fled and
in doing so she discovered that she
could fly sort of she also found that
she had enhanced strength and could
stand up to a lot of physical pain
although it wasn’t explicit
stated it was implied that the
radioactive material from the car crash
was responsible for her newfound
abilities
Jessica felt unsure about what she
should do with her powers but when she
saw a costumed villain attacking a
laundromat she responded and thus her
superhero career began it was a career
that Jessica definitely had mixed
feelings about she started using the
codename jewel then adopted the persona
of nitrous after marrying fellow
superhero Luke Cage aka Power Man she
flirted with the name power woman that
didn’t last them and in between all of
these aliases she found a career as a
private investigator which is what she
was doing when readers were first
introduced to her in 2001 although she
has fought as a member of the New
Avengers Jessica has definitely felt
ambivalent about being a hero she’s
focused and capable as a private eye but
more than a little wishy-washy when it
comes to using her superpowers but it’s
this very human indecisiveness that
makes Jessica Jones seem like a real
live person rather than a stock comic
book hero while Jessica Jones is a
lesser-known character she is slated to
start in Netflix’s 2015 series Marvel’s
Jessica Jones played by Christian Ritter
the series will tie in with Netflix’s
daredevil series and be part of a larger
television continuity that ties in with
the Marvel Cinematic Universe are you a
fan of Jessica Jones for more comic book
origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
to be a superhero welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll explore
the comic book origins of Jessica Jones
I know your secrets I know about your
friends
as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining zant different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 2003 s alias number 22
and 23 which was expanded upon in 2006
‘as the pulse number 14 in 2001 Marvel
Comics launched a new comic book line
headed by line veterans Brian Michael
Bendis and Joe Quezada the new line
marvel’s max was an opportunity to
explore new types of stories and themes
within the pre-existing Marvel 6-1-6
Universe enter the down-to-earth heroine
named Jessica Jones who is easily one of
Marvel’s most relatable superheroes sure
she has super strength can fly and is
hard to hurt you know all the standard
powers but she’s also someone who finds
the whole superhero thing a little
strange
although Jessica Jones debuted in 2001
her origin wasn’t revealed until two
years later and when it was revealed it
retroactively Lee placed her squarely in
Marvel’s continuity as her story began
readers found themselves in Queens
watching a young Peter Parker suffer
abuse at the hands of jock Flash
Thompson
unbeknownst to Peter there was a young
girl sitting nearby dreaming of getting
to know him better
that girl Jessica Jones of course
followed Peter to a special scientific
exhibit just that she was about to reach
out and make contact Peter was bitten by
a certain radioactive spider and left
later that night Jessica suffered
further humiliation when her younger
brother interrupted her as she was
getting the personal with a photo of the
Human Torch sometime later Jessica and
her family were in the car on a family
vacation
she and her brother fought in the
backseat and this distracted her father
the car ran into an army truck carrying
wait for it radioactive material six
months later Jessica awoke from a coma
on the same night that the Silver Surfer
made his debut on earth she learned that
her family had died in the car crash and
felt enormous guilt considering the
accident to be her fault adopted by a
nice couple
Jessica returned to her high school
where she was treated as a freak and an
outcast
Peter Parker tried to connect with her
but she felt angry at his pity her
emotions overwhelming her she fled and
in doing so she discovered that she
could fly sort of she also found that
she had enhanced strength and could
stand up to a lot of physical pain
although it wasn’t explicit
stated it was implied that the
radioactive material from the car crash
was responsible for her newfound
abilities
Jessica felt unsure about what she
should do with her powers but when she
saw a costumed villain attacking a
laundromat she responded and thus her
superhero career began it was a career
that Jessica definitely had mixed
feelings about she started using the
codename jewel then adopted the persona
of nitrous after marrying fellow
superhero Luke Cage aka Power Man she
flirted with the name power woman that
didn’t last them and in between all of
these aliases she found a career as a
private investigator which is what she
was doing when readers were first
introduced to her in 2001 although she
has fought as a member of the New
Avengers Jessica has definitely felt
ambivalent about being a hero she’s
focused and capable as a private eye but
more than a little wishy-washy when it
comes to using her superpowers but it’s
this very human indecisiveness that
makes Jessica Jones seem like a real
live person rather than a stock comic
book hero while Jessica Jones is a
lesser-known character she is slated to
start in Netflix’s 2015 series Marvel’s
Jessica Jones played by Christian Ritter
the series will tie in with Netflix’s
daredevil series and be part of a larger
television continuity that ties in with
the Marvel Cinematic Universe are you a
fan of Jessica Jones for more comic book
origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
Please follow and like us: