Jessica Jones Blind Spot #4 Review

Writer: Kelly Thompson / Artist: Mattia De Iulis / Marvel Comics The Power of Cats I haven’t been a frequent reviewer of Jessica Jones comics but I’m a voracious Jessica Jones comics consumer. I started off with her involvement in Bendis’ New Avengers run and backtracked with A.L.I.A.S. The idea of a non-Bendis writer on Jessica Jones terrified me. Kelly Thompson, if I may . . . is a beast in a half. Blind Spot has been fantastic and the 4th issue we’ve been blessed with this week might be the best so far. The bizarre killings and sometimes unkilling of powerful women starts to be explained. The last issue ended with Jones finding the woman whose death triggered the story very alive. The layers are unpeeled just in time for another death. This one is connected to a certain popular hero shown on the issue’s cover.

Jessica Jones is at her best when she’s the observer and narrator. Thompson captures the thought process of an investigator as opposed to that of a traditional superhero. My favorite tool of the series has been the observations seen through Jones’ eyes when she meets someone. It’s like the detective mode in the Batman video games, zooming our attention to details that we’d otherwise miss. It does well to remind us that Jones is detail oriented and keen. Despite her nihilistic humor and antisocial, behavior Jones is compassionate. Thompson highlights this key trait without betraying the character’s baseline stoicism. Jones consoles a distraught Spider-Man and we are …