And of course, Jessica Jones today is one of Marvel's most popular characters. Without Bendis' work on the title during the early 2000s, it's likely that that wouldn't be the case. More importantly, if you do go back and read Alias (and you should), you'll find that it has all the gravity the Netflix series has in spades. It has its problematic moments, certainly, but Bendis' tale of a former superhero turned P. I. struggling to survive in New York is as timeless as it is intuitive.
Others will likely highlight the writer's stint on Daredevil (a run second only to Frank Miller's in terms of quality) and Spidey, but Jessica Jones is a Bendis creation through and through. It's also highly influential, and while barbs will inevitably be made regarding the writer's seemingly verbose style, the way he kickstarted the millennium at Marvel was massive.
As far as Marvel heroes go, you'll struggle to find one as compelling as Jessica Jones.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
