JESSICA JONES Creator Raves About Marvel's Upcoming Netflix Series

Just a few days ago, we got our first look at stars Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter on the set of Jessica Jones, the next in line of Marvel's planned Netflix series leading up to The Defenders. (Ritter is playing the title character, and Colter is playing Luke Cage, who is eventually slated to get his own show a little farther down the line.) Writer Brian Michael Bendis, who created the character of Jessica Jones (with artist Michael Gaydos) in the Alias comic nearly fifteen years ago, has seen a few episodes of the new show, and he loves it. He took to Tumblr (via Screencrush) to finally let his feelings out:

I know I’ve been very low-key on talking about to Jessica Jones TV show but I think I have to stop doing that because I can’t hold it any longer.  I’m going to burst.

 The show is so good. I have seen the first couple of episodes and because i didn’t work on it directly i can say this with full no ego fanfare: i loved it!!

and believe me, i was going to be the hardest on it.  harder than any of you. 

jessica is a part of my DNA. A bad jessica jones show would have hurt me deeply.

BUT it is faithful and lively and everything that I could personally have wanted from the show.  the mean streets of marvel netflix from a different perspective than matt’s but at the same time… it all fits.  just like the comics on their best day. and just like Netflix DD, the look of the show is cracklin’ noir but with its own palette.

i did not work on the show because I’m working on Powers, and I can’t be everywhere, and also the show was ALWAYS in very very very good hands. I had read the very first drafts of Melissa Rosenberg’s pilot when it was at ABC and i was so flattered by her faithfulness and just getting why we made the book in the first place. i met with the assembled writer’s room and had the surreal experience of finally being in a room where i knew the answers to people’s question. 

krysten ritter is soooo good. and michael colter.  wait until you see michael colter. the casting of luke cage, in my opinion, and have said this to everyone behind the scenes, is as strong and spot on as the casting of tony stark. its probably the hardest to cast and they got it. perfect.

i can’t wait to see the rest and i can’t wait for you to see it too. i’m VERY proud to have my name on it. and i loved emailing michael gaydos the good news.

That seems like great news. As he mentions, he's busy with Powers and hasn't been able to spend a lot of time helping out with this show, but if the guy who created it (and, therefore, one who would be super critical of it) feels like it nails the tone and emotion of the character, then it sounds like we're in for something just as good if not better than Daredevil.

The first season of Jessica Jones is supposed to arrive on Netflix sometime this year, but we still don't have a definitive release date yet.