Jessica Jones’ daughter Danielle has suddenly turned purple! Buh how?! Zebediah Killgrave, the Purple Man, is dead – isn’t he??? Bloop bloop bloop, nuh uh – turns out the “dead” character in the superhero comic ain’t dead. Worra shocker. Know what else isn’t shocking? Kelly Thompson’s not a very good writer. Try as she might, Thompson couldn’t make me care about the contrived story that obviously resolves itself smoothly and predictably. The ending was also too neat with a Scooby Doo-esque revea...

The character of Jessica Jones is, especially lately because of Brian Bendis' Alias run, and a Netflix series, really interesting. Former superhero, estranged from Nic Cage, she's struggling to make a life for herself, figure thing out with Nic, maybe. And in the recent run Jessica she has been forced to engage with Purple Man, who's abusive, purveyor of mind control (and now dead).And now the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones has turned purple. Wait, does this mean Purple Man had somethin...

I was pleasantly surprised by this. Kelly Thompson is not normally one of my favourite writers, but she definitely gets the voice and character of Jessica Jones. The story itself was a bit eh, retreading the old themes of abuse and mind control, and it once again deals with the Purple Man (come on, he just died, like, a year ago, lay him to rest at least for a little bit!). Then again, I really think Kelly Thompson found an interesting new angle of approaching similar themes, and it worked well

New Batman writers gotta tell their Joker story. New Captain America writers gotta tell their Red Skull story. And now, with the vacuum left by Brian Michael Bendis, new Jessica Jones writers gotta tell their Purple Man story.Despite personally feeling this particular story to be wholly unnecessary and unwanted, it's fairly well done, as long as you don't think about it too much. The daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones has turned purple. How has the dead Purple Man done this? Does this mean

Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iluis reunite for a second Jessica Jones mini-series that pits her against her greatest enemy - the Purple Man. But wait, isn't he dead?Thompson weaves her tale through the Marvel Universe, using continuity both obscure and well known as she threads Jessica through the Purple Man's tapestry once again. With appearances by the Purple Children, Daredevil, Emma Frost, and a new villain who's almost as depraved as Killgrave himself, this one stands up next to Jessica's p...

Last volume's cliffhanger is resolved in a decent if not amazing way. The (view spoiler)[ nobody-dies-forever-in-comics rule (hide spoiler)] is alas applied but fortunately it's a little bit more complicated than that which saves the day. Jessica's interactions with others- notably Luke- under the circumstances she's enduring are very well handled and the surprising appearance of a character more related to mutant titles was interesting and somehow added to said character.Thomson perfectly naile...

Phenomenal story and artwork! Felt like an extension of the Netflix series which is always a good thing!

A comic book series that was originally digital only. .Having to fill the huge shoes of Bendis, Thompson has done a remarkable job...Jessica Jones' baby is purple! Hers and Luke's worse nightmare realised! Well weighted, and succulently drawn by Mattia de Iulis this a surprisingly solid and actually impressive take over of one of Marvel's finest..8 out of 12

ugh i really love this charactercontent/trigger warnings; ableism, violence, alcohol consumption, slut shaming, mentions of rape,

Not quite as good as other story lines

Purple Daughter starts off as a pretty great book, with Jessica investigating a mystery that's crucially important to her, to Luke, and to her friend Carol. Kelly Thompson does a great job of hitting all of these character beats while simultaneously unravelling a very intriguing mystery.The book weakens in its last third, which is considerably less nuanced than what came before it, and which has pacing problems, but the conclusion is still good enough, albeit with one frustrating reset button fr...

I am so tired of every Jessica Jones story being about the purple man. The reason alias by BMB was so fucking incredible was because it dealt with small scale human problems. Can't we just get a normal Jessica Jones detective story for once? And come up with a new fucking villain.

Jones' and Cage's toddler goes to the park and comes back purple, which sends Jessica spiraling through her own personal hell to the bottom of a whiskey bottle.Thompson does a bang-up job on the emotional side of the story. The way Jones and her husband each spin out over the implications of Danielle spontaneously resembling the monstrous Purple Man is legit, their anguish feels spot on. The reader is free to agonize with the characters.Thompson's plotting however....ugh. (view spoiler)[The Purp...

I'm so sad this is the last book (right now) that Kelly Thompson will be writing for Jessica Jones, because she's got her voice down. The last volume ended with Jessica Jones daughter turning purple. This brought up a lot of doubt. Is purple man still alive? Is the baby still Luke's? Did purple man do something to Jessica? It's a great build up and also let's us see the effects of what Purple Man did to his victims including Jessica. Who is behind it all? That you'll have to read to find out. Th...

One of the best super-villains I have encountered recently is a psychotic purple guy who can do anything he wants at the snap of a finger. And, no, I’m not talking about Thanos.I’m talking about the Purple Man, a.k.a. Kilgrave, who basically has the power to bend anybody’s will to do whatever he wants. Whether it’s baking him a cake or shooting your own mother, all Kilgrave has to do is put the thought in your head and you’ll do it. And everybody is susceptible to his powers, even superheroes.Ex...

Tripped over this recently. Not a bad Jessica Jones book. But echoes way too much of the show rather than the previous books. Which isn't necessarily fair. And Killgrave, sigh. There are definitely other Jessica Jones to tell. But it was nice to be back in that world for a little while. And it was a surprisingly good use of Emma Frost. 3.5 of 5.

Great concept. Mind-blowing art. Lots of female power. Dumb ending.

I'm not sure that Bendis' last story needed to be amended, but this story seemed to get the psychological mess that the Purple Man could cause. I'm glad that Thompson is getting to continue this character. (I do miss the way that Bendis would use "D" or "E"-list characters from the Marvel universe.)

Another author Im not overly fond of. This was solid but when you compare it to Bendis' Alias run it just doesnt compare.

One day Jessica Jones goes to check up on her daughter only to see the unthinkable. Her daughter's skin is purple. Is this the doing of the Purple Man, Zebediah Kilgrave? Is this his way of showing he wasn't killed - and if he wasn't, who was killed in his place? Or is it the unthinkable - is the child in fact his? Jessica is in a panic, and her husband Luke is now beginning to understand just how horrific the life she leads is. What is real, and how can you know it's real, when you might not ev...