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Jessica Jones

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This article is about the character. For the television series, see Jessica Jones (TV series).
Character
Name: Jessica Jones
Occupation: private investigator, ex-superhero, reporter
Relationships: Luke Cage (love interest, comics husband)
Danielle Cage (daughter with Luke Cage)
Trish Walker (MCU best friend/adoptive sister)
Fandom: Marvel Comics (Alias, The Pulse, Jessica Jones), Marvel Cinematic Universe (Jessica Jones, The Defenders), New Avengers, Young Avengers
Other: portrayed by Krysten Ritter in the MCU
"painting of Jessica Jones in a leather jacket and fingerless gloves in a defensive pose in the foreground, with a dreamy head shoulders portrait in the background."
Jessica Jones by niji707 (2015)
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Jessica Jones is a Marvel Comics character who first appeared as the protagonist of the comics series Alias, created by Brian Michael Bendis. Alias ran from 2001 to 2004, and Jessica Jones subsequently starred in the 2004 to 2006 series The Pulse.

It was announced in 2013 that a live-action television series centering on Jessica Jones would be released on Netflix and be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first season of Jessica Jones (working title AKA Jessica Jones), starring Krysten Ritter, was released in November 2015. The character will also appear in the upcoming 2017 Netflix series The Defenders, and Jessica Jones has been renewed for a second season to be released in 2018 or later.

The Netflix series was cancelled in 2019 before the third season aired. Other Marvel Netflix properties, including Punisher and Daredevil were cancelled. The cancellation was due to creative issues (such as showrunner loss) in multiple Marvel Netflix series, as well as ongoing licensing issues with Disney.[1]

A new comic series by Bendis called Jessica Jones debuted in late 2016.

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The announcement that Jessica Jones would get her own Netflix series lead to renewed fannish interest in the character. Jessica has appeared in the Jessica Jones and The Defenders TV series. Fanworks including Jessica are often crossover works, including characters from other MCU TV series and movies.

The most popular pairing for Jessica is the femslash pairing of Jessica Jones/Patricia "Trish" Walker. The gen pairing of Jessica & Trish is also quite popular within the TV series fandom.

Other popular pairings include, the canonical het pairing of Luke Cage/Jessica Jones and the non-canonical Jessica Jones/Matt Murdock.

In canon, Jessica has a non-consensual relationship with Kilgrave while under the influence of his mind control powers. The pairing of Jessica Jones/Kilgrave is somewhat popular, and there has been much fan discussion about the appropriateness of shipping a victim with her abuser.[2]Many works in the pairing acknowledge the problematic nature of their relationship, and contain warning tags such as non-con, dub-con and PTSD.

Rarer pairings include the threesome pairing of Luke/Jessica/Danny, as well as Jessica Jones/Claire Temple, Jessica Jones/Steve Rogers and Jessica Jones/Karen Page.

Common Tropes & Storylines

  • Meeting the Avengers and alternate first meetings with other Defenders
  • PTSD following Jessica's abusive relationship with Kilgrave
  • Day drinking and generally using alcohol as a coping mechanism

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