A good, if somewhat soft-lobbed start of a new writer on Jessica Jones.

Thompson has a great grasp of the character, but didn't quite plumb the depths we're used to from Bendis...but I also realize that's a hell of a lot to toss on a writer just picking up after two different iconic runs.

So, this is a good intro into what this team can do, and I enjoyed it a lot (despite the reasoning behind why Jessica got stuck in the second iteration of Ms. Marvel's costume...I don't think that was ever really explained).

Let's see what she can do with the Purple Man next, shall we? ( )

Jessica Jones is in trouble once again with the cops when she is found kneeling over the dead body of Dia, a former client, in her office. The cops have nothing and Matt Murdoch, once again, helps her out and gets her out of an interrogation room. It turns out Luke Cage was worried when she didn't come home and her name was on the news.

When Jessica goes to her office late the next night to review the case, which tells her that Dia was a troubled girl who wanted to get out of an abusive relationship and was looking for a reason like a cheating boyfriend, she is shot in the head--and survives. She wakes up in the hospital and everyone just assumes that she is bulletproof, but Jessica knows that she died that night and somehow came back to life.

Misty Knight stops by and tells her that she isn't the only D-lister superhero that has been shot and killed recently. White Rabbit, Skein, and Elsa Bloodstone have all been shot recently. Jessica hunts down Elsa and finds that she is alive and well but had a similar experience to herself. It turns out that Elsa had contact with Dia too who had come to her for help in killing her because she was a monster. Which might mean that Dia had powers.

She hunts down Dia's house and goes there only to find Dia there alive and well. It turns out that Dia has the ability to wish something into existence and after wishing her powers onto her boyfriend things went from bad to worse. Then hoping to escape him she went to Jessica's office which was unlocked and she sat down and wished that she was free of him and her dead body appeared on the floor. She didn't think, she just ran and stayed in hiding from the boyfriend.

So who saved Elsa and Jessica? Is there an answer to this mystical problem? Yeah, Dr. Strange makes an appearance which is awesome. I really love the artwork in this book. This is a great comic with lots of action and a bonus scene at the back of them planning Dani's birthday party which is really cool. I give it five out of five stars. ( )

The first Jessica Jones solo outing after Bendis left Marvel (surprisingly!) manages to stick the landing, with humour, mystery and spot-on character moments. It's perhaps not quite on par with the best Jones arcs in previous years, but considering she has a new creative team for the first time, well, ever, this was gratifyingly solid. I really enjoyed the read. ( )