Jessica Jones: Alias Returns for 25th Anniversary — Collector Guide

Collector News — September 25, 2026

Marvel has announced a new Jessica Jones series built around a significant anniversary: the creators who introduced the character in Alias are reuniting for an all-new five-issue story. For readers discovering Jessica through television, later comics or collected editions, this is a useful entry point—but collectors should understand exactly what the new #1 represents.

What Marvel confirmed

Jessica Jones: Alias is a five-issue limited series written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Michael Gaydos. David Mack, the cover artist associated with the original series, is also returning with painted cover artwork. Marvel announced the project on September 24 and lists issue #1 for release on December 23, 2026. The official announcement also includes the first cover and interior preview pages. Read Marvel’s official announcement.

The story begins after Jessica’s time as First Lady of New York. She wants to return to private-investigator work, but an abduction case pulls her beyond her usual Hell’s Kitchen territory and into stranger parts of the Marvel Universe. Marvel describes this as a new story rather than a reprint or remaster of the 2001 series.

Why the creative reunion matters

Bendis and Gaydos introduced Jessica Jones in Alias in 2001, and the new series marks the character’s 25th anniversary. A returning creative team can attract longtime readers because it reconnects a modern project with the voice and visual style of the original run. Mack’s return as cover artist adds another direct link to that earlier era.

That history gives the release collector interest, but it does not guarantee scarcity or future value. Print quantity, retailer orders, later printings and the complete cover program have not been confirmed in Marvel’s announcement.

Beginner guide: what the listing language means

• Five-issue limited series: The story is planned to run for five numbered installments instead of continuing indefinitely.
• Issue #1: This is the first chapter of the new 2026 series. It is not Jessica Jones’ original first appearance, which came in Alias #1 in 2001.
• Original creators: Bendis and Gaydos helped create the character and the first Alias series. Their involvement is factual provenance, not a promise that the new comic will become rare.
• Cover artist: David Mack is confirmed for the first cover shown by Marvel. If more covers are announced, each should be treated as a separate edition and checked by artist and ordering code.

Practical preorder checklist

Before reserving a copy, confirm that the listing says Jessica Jones: Alias (2026) #1, check the cover image and artist, and ask whether the shop is offering a standard cover, variant or later printing. Marvel says preorders are available through local comic shops, but its announcement does not list a public final-order cutoff, cover ratio or price. Avoid relying on unofficial marketplace listings for details that the publisher has not yet supplied.

For a reading copy, the main decision is whether you want the single issues as they release or prefer to wait for a possible collected edition. Marvel has not announced a collected edition in this notice, so its format, price and date should not be assumed.

Vault District availability note

This publisher announcement does not confirm Vault District inventory, allocation or pricing. Any future availability update will identify the exact issue and edition. Follow the Vault District collector-news page for source-checked release updates and beginner guides.

By the Vault District Collectibles Editorial Team

While researching a new series, compare the formats in our single-issue and graphic-novel buying guide, then explore our listed comics and collected editions. Check individual titles carefully; this is not a listing for the new Jessica Jones series.