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2. Alias Vol. 4

(Jessica Jones)

We previously talked about the beginning of the Jessica Jones-starring Alias but now let’s talk about the ending, which is where 90 percent of the source material for the Netflix series can be found.

This volume starts by delving into Jessica’s backstory, from her high school years to her early superhero-ing, to the day when it all went to hell. And that day is when she met Zebidiah Killgrave, aka The Purple Man.

And he… is… UN-settling…

…in a vastly different way from the Netflix version. This Killgrave (HUGE SPOILER ALERT) pulls a Deadpool and breaks the fourth wall, but with terrifying results.

Killgrave begins to deconstruct the flaws in the plot, and with Jessica’s actions in the book, vilifying her for her portrayal in front of the readers. It’s a dense psychological confrontation that still makes me squirm in my seat when I read it.

Plus, this volume contains the second most cathartic punch in comic book history since Cap socked Hitler.