From the Peabody Award-winning creators of Jessica Jones comes a brand-new creation. PEARL is the story of an exceptional tattoo artist and accidental assassin for one of the modern-day San Francisco Yakuza. She was born into one life, but another is calling to her. When Pearl accidentally meets one of her peers, her doppelgänger from another clan, she starts to dream of a better life. But Pearl has a very special ability that keeps pulling her back into the violent world she is desperate to escape. PEARL is a major series launch from writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos that features their first brand-new original character since Jessica Jones. Fans of the Jessica Jones comic and TV show will be thrilled and delighted by this bold new direction the creative team has taken.

From the creators of Jessica Jones! The new Yakuza crime epic begins a bold new chapter. It's what we in the business call a reader-friendly jumping-on point! Meet Pearl, a talented tattoo artist for elite members of the Yakuza in San Francisco. Following the tragedy of her mother's death, Pearl tattooed her albino skin with an elaborate full-body tattoo you can see only when she is flushed with excitement—or rage. Now Pearl has learned the truth behind her family, her clan and her upbringing, all of which sends her heading to Tokyo to face her legacy head-on! The Award-winning creative team of writer Brian Michael Bendis (Superman, Jessica Jones, Spider-Man: Miles Morales) and artist Michael Gaydos (Jessica Jones) turn up the heat as they continue story of one of 2018's best new characters! Collects Pearl #7-12