Bendis and Gaydos Return to Jessica Jones for a 25th Anniversary Alias Revival

Marvel's December 2026 solicitations landed this week, and the biggest surprise buried in the lineup is Jessica Jones: Alias #1 — a five-issue series that reunites writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos with the character they created together back in 2001.

The original Alias run helped launch Marvel's mature-readers MAX line and is still considered one of the defining street-level books of the 2000s, so a full Bendis/Gaydos reunion on the character for her 25th anniversary is a genuine event for longtime readers. The new series reportedly finds Jones taking on an abduction case that pulls her well outside her usual Hell's Kitchen beat and into the wider Marvel Universe.

December's slate is packed with anniversary specials and event tie-ins, but for a lot of longtime readers, this is the announcement that's going to dominate the conversation this week.

Original reporting: AIPT.