Graphic Novel Review - 'Jessica Jones: Blind Spot' by Kelly Thompson (Writer), Mattia De Iulis (Artist, Colourist), Marcio Takara (Artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (Colourist), Cory Petit (Letterer)

'Jessica Jones: Blind Spot' is one of the most fun and entertaining 'Jessica Jones' comics I have read - as much fun as you can have with a character like her, with her backstory, anyway. It might be my favourite of hers to date.

It is a dark (literally and figuratively) crime mystery comic, starring gritty private detective Jessica Jones, while simultaneously, it is a superhero action comic, containing colourful superheroes. And it works. I shouldn't be surprised, seeing as it was written by the queen, Kelly Thompson.

'Blind Spot' explicitly deals with themes of toxic masculinity, and abuse and violence against women. It is about women supporting women, and men doing better - they can be better. They can be decent human beings to women. Fuck the patriarchy that says they can't. That says the bare minimum of civilised decency in men is impossible, because they won't want to be good, kind, caring people, without expecting something in return. That says women shouldn't expect better from men anyway, and they should put up with them in everything.

Being a good person, not being a monster, is common sense, and its own reward. It's innate, natural, healthy. It shouldn't have to require effort or anything resembling an achievement.

In 'Blind Spot', we have Jessica team up with, or at least talk to, Captain Marvel (I'm glad they're still friends), Misty Knight (when isn't she up in Jess's business, when she seems determined to never be her friend?), Elsa Bloodstone (oh, fuck yeah! Finally I've read a Marvel comic I like with the redhaired British monster hunter and slayer in it!), a White Rabbit, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, Doctor Strange (and his talking snakes... sure, why not? He's Doctor Strange and it's Marvel), She-Hulk, Thor, and some shark geezer who wrecks Jessica and Luke's two-year-old daughter's birthday party. It's all cool.

I'm glad to see Jessica happy with a family. Luke Cage is a wonderful, funny, hot and sexy man; a powerful man who takes crap from no one, and is a brilliant husband to Jessica, despite literally everything going on with her. Her unfathomable baggage and trauma. Luke deals with it with her, helps her, and copes with and shares her horrific life and personal struggles as his own, because he truly loves her. She is lucky, in that regard, to have him. Never let him go, Jess. Never stop appreciating the Power Man.

Jessica Jones and Luke Cage are my ultimate power couple. Their daughter, Dani, is adorable.

The artwork in 'Blindspot' is gorgeous, though a lot of it looks traced. The art in the final issue is an improvement, as it's more expressive.

'Jessica Jones: Blind Spot' by Kelly Thompson - hugely, highly recommended. If you like Marvel's Jessica Jones, and flawed, vulnerable yet strong female characters, who go up against all odds, and punch toxic, abusive, patriarchal men in the face, then there is plenty to love here.

For more more more!, read my reviews of 'Jessica Jones: Alias, Vol. 1', and 'Jessica Jones, Vol. 1: Uncaged!'.

Now onto Kelly Thompson's next 'Jessica Jones' comic, 'Purple Daughter', which has the exact opposite tone to this one. It is a heavy, harrowing, difficult, distressing read, but I will get there, and come out the other side having survived, like Jessica has.

On that depressing note, I end my review of this fun superhero comic!

Final Score: 4/5