In preparation for AKA Jessica Jones’ debut on Netflix, Marvel Comics will reprint the classic comic title that inspired the series: Alias.

The publisher will reprint Brian Michael Bendis’ seminal take on Jessica Jones in a new series of trade paperbacks, complete with new covers by original series cover artist David Mack. Alias, which originally ran for 28 issues between 2001 and 2004 under Marvel’s MAX imprint, followed Jones as she investigated the Marvel Universe’s seediest corners.

“I am over the moon excited about the re-release of the Jessica Jones story. These new collections, with brand new David Mack covers, celebrate the history of the character, while at the same time open the door for a new audience that will discover her through Netflix,” Brian Michael Bendis told ComicBook.com. “David Mack’s covers are an essential part of the show’s DNA. With his work featured on the show’s credits, these covers will be the visual connection between the graphic novels and the show.”

Marvel will release the trade paperback series' first two volumes, which will collect up to Alias #15, this September. However, Marvel will release the entire series digitally on ComiXology this June.

“We wanted to reprint the original run of Alias before Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones takes Netflix by storm,” Marvel’s SVP of Sales and Marketing, David Gabriel, told ComicBook.com “David Mack’s covers forever set the tone for that groundbreaking original run, and we’re thrilled he agreed to do new covers for these collections that are equally as breathtaking.”

You can check out Marvel’s official solicit text, and the new David Mack covers, below.

A.K.A. JESSICA JONES: ALIAS Vol. 1 TPB

WRITTEN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

PENCILED BY MICHAEL GAYDOS & BILL SIENKIEWICZ

NEW COVER BY DAVID MACK

Meet Jessica Jones. Once upon a time, she was

a costumed super hero — but not a very good

one. Her powers were unremarkable compared

to the amazing abilities of the costumed icons

that populate the Marvel Universe. In a city of

Marvels, she never found her niche. The selfdestructive

would-be Avenger is now the owner

and sole employee of Alias Investigations — a

small, private-investigative firm specializing

in superhuman cases. When she uncovers the

potentially explosive secret of one hero’s true

identity, Jessica’s life immediately becomes

expendable. But her wit, charm and intelligence

just may help her survive another day. Thrust

into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches the

highest levels, has Jessica burned too many

bridges to turn to old friends for help? Collecting

ALIAS #1-9.

208 PGS./Explicit Content …$24.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-9855-0



A.K.A. JESSICA JONES: ALIAS VOL. 2 TPB

WRITTEN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

PENCILED BY MICHAEL GAYDOS & DAVID MACK

NEW COVER BY DAVID MACK

All she ever wanted was to be a super hero.

But life had other plans for Jessica Jones.

Now, the adventures of the would-be Avenger

turned bitter super-powered private eye

continue with two new cases. First, Jessica

travels to upstate New York to investigate

the disappearance of a teenage girl rumored

to be a mutant in a prejudiced small town

— but a murder mystery and a drunken, illadvised

fling complicate matters. Then, the

hard-luck PI goes on a date with…the Astonishing

Ant-Man?! Collecting ALIAS #11-15.

128 PGS./Explicit Content …$19.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-9856-7



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