Alias (comics)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | MAX (Marvel Comics) |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | November 2001 – January 2004 |
| Number of issues | 28 |
| Main character(s) | Jessica Jones |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Brian Michael Bendis |
| Artist(s) | Michael Gaydos |
| Letterer(s) |
Oscar Gongora Richard Starkings Cory Petit |
| Colorist(s) | Matt Hollingsworth |
| Creator(s) |
Brian Michael Bendis Michael Gaydos |
| Editor(s) |
Nanci Dakesian Kelly Lamy Stuart Moore Joe Quesada |
| Collected editions | |
| Omnibus | |
Alias is a comic book series created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. It was published by Marvel Comics under Marvel's MAX imprint for a total of 28 issues from 2001 to 2004.
The protagonist of Alias is Jessica Jones, a former costumed superhero named Jewel who left that life behind to become a private investigator. The running thread is Jessica's character development, as the layers of her past and personality are revealed to the reader while, simultaneously, she tries to come to terms with them herself.
Characters from the series moved to Bendis' subsequent series The Pulse.
Alias became the basis of the first season of the Netflix series Jessica Jones, which premiered in November 2015.
Alias was written by Bendis and illustrated for most of its run by Michael Gaydos, with covers by David Mack.
Alias was one of the titles that launched Marvel's "R-Rated" MAX imprint, and was reported to have been one of the reasons the imprint was created. Marvel Publishing President Bill Jemas read a draft of the script for the first issue of Alias (which, characteristically, starts with the word "fuck") and exclaimed "Why couldn't we publish this?"
Being under the MAX imprint imposed certain other limitations on what the creators could do in the series. Bendis gave this as one reason for ending the series and moving the characters to The Pulse.
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