Killgrave Character Analysis

Comic books have been used as a source of entertainment for years. Comics create an opportunity for its readers to witness the storylines of fictional characters and to experience these characters through their hardships and triumphs. Relating to the story is a big part of a comic book’s success. Whether the main character is an alien or a superhero that can fly, the reader must feel connected and understand the protagonist’s personal struggles. Writers of these comic books usually use real world issues as inspiration to create these relatable story lines.

Unfortunately, because of the illustrated style, comic books were usually written off as children’s stories despite a lot of them using adult themes such as sex, death and depression. A few times, comics have attempted to reach a larger audience by making the jump from the book medium to the big screen, but usually to no avail. The few that did were usually portrayed as campy and silly, further feeding into the popular opinion that they were for a younger audience. It wasn’t until recently, with the success of Marvel’s Blade, that Hollywood has taken an interest in the stories within those comic book pages. Director Stephen Norrington showed the darker and the grittier side of comics that the public

As a sick gesture, Killgrave has bought Jessica’s childhood home and restored it exactly how it looked before her parents and younger brother died. While there, Jessica and Killgrave have a very real conversation about how they met, her time with him, and both views of the relationship. A conversation, despite being between the two characters, appears as a conversation to the viewers as well. As Killgrave remembers it “It was a cold, clear night. When I came across a young beauty being savagely attacked down a dark alley…I saved you. Dried your tears. Fed you dinner. And later we made sweet, sweet