Jessica Jones: Alias – Original Creators Reunite for Her 25th Anniversary
Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos return with a new five-issue Marvel mystery arriving in December 2026.
Marvel Comics is bringing Jessica Jones back to her comic book roots as the character celebrates her 25th anniversary. Original creators Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos are reuniting for Jessica Jones: Alias, a five-issue limited series arriving in December 2026.
The new series follows Jessica Jones as she returns to what she knows best i.e. private investigation. But this time, the case takes her far beyond her familiar surroundings in Hell’s Kitchen and into some of the stranger and more obscure corners of the Marvel Universe.
Jessica’s investigation begins with a case involving a missing child and quickly becomes something much bigger. With unusual abilities and a possible connection to the mutant world involved, Jessica finds herself dealing with a mystery that takes her far outside the usual boundaries of her work.
The story will also explore Jessica’s life away from detective work, including her responsibilities as a mother and her family life with Luke Cage.
Back to the World of Alias
Jessica Jones first appeared in Alias #1 in 2001, created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos for Marvel’s MAX imprint.
The original Alias series presented a very different kind of Marvel protagonist. Jessica was not simply another superhero fighting villains every week. She was a private investigator dealing with difficult cases, complicated relationships and the less glamorous side of the Marvel Universe.
That distinctive combination of crime investigation, superhero mythology and mature storytelling helped make Alias an important part of Jessica Jones’ comic book history.
Twenty-five years later, Bendis and Gaydos are returning to the character they created together.
From Comics to Television
Jessica Jones became even more widely known when Marvel’s television adaptation premiered in 2015, with Krysten Ritter playing the title character.
The series ran for three seasons and introduced Jessica’s detective story to a much larger audience. Her complicated relationship with Luke Cage and her confrontation with Kilgrave became major elements of the television adaptation.
For many viewers in India, the television series may actually be their first introduction to Jessica Jones. The character’s journey from the pages of Alias to live action television is an interesting example of how a relatively unconventional Marvel comic character found a much wider audience.
There is also a visual connection between the comic and the television series. David Mack, who is closely associated with the original Alias artwork and covers, also contributed to the distinctive opening title sequence of the television series.
A 25th Anniversary Mystery
Jessica Jones: Alias isn’t simply a celebration of an older Marvel character. It brings the original creative team back to tell a new Jessica Jones story.
With Bendis and Gaydos returning, along with David Mack’s artwork for the series, the project brings together some of the key creative names associated with Jessica’s early comic book history.
For longtime readers, it is a return to the world that introduced Jessica Jones. For readers who discovered her through television, it could be a good opportunity to explore the comic book roots of one of Marvel’s more unusual heroes.
Jessica Jones: Alias #1 is scheduled to arrive in December 2026, beginning a five-issue limited series that takes Marvel’s premier P.I. on a mystery well beyond Hell’s Kitchen.
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