Best in Comics 2020: Series, creators, culture & more

Jan 3, 2021

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News:

Spider-Man’s new costume is...a look
Vault keeps adding creative teams
Comics Sales in 2020!

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Dark Nights: Metal #1

Forrest:

I took vacation so Berserk Deluxe Edition Vol. #1

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

Dave: The Dreaming: Waking Hours #6 (Wilson, Javier Rodriguez)
Forrest: Eternals #1 (Gillen, Esad Ribic)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

Dave: Thor #11 by Daniel Warren Johnson
Forrest: X-Factor #6 Ivan Shavrin

Segment: Best of the year!

Best comic to show a lapsed fan	Forrest: Harley Quinn Black + White + Red Dave: Strange Adventures Mentions: DB-The Magic Fish Daredevil
Best Comics Trend	Forrest: Creator-owned anthologies Dave: Digital-first series Mentions: Comics conventions figuring virtual out Contained events (X of swords, Future State)
Worst Comics Trend	Forrest: Marvel ignores (rewards!) plagiarism Dave: Publishers staying mum about abusers Mentions: Conan is in the 616 Star Wars feels aimless Creators term/name searching Creators denigrating criticism
Biggest Disappointment	Forrest: King in Black Dave: King in Black Mentions: Kindred Reveal Hellblazer Cancelled Justice League Dark moved to backup series Empyre Thor
Biggest Surprise: Industry	Forrest: DC Divorces from Diamond Dave: Dan Didio fired Mentions: Diamond Stopped Shipping! IDW rotating administration Marvel buys Alien/Predator Marvel publishes Warhammer 40k (and it’s good!) Chadwick Boseman honored in comics
Biggest Surprise: In Comics	Forrest: Starlord is canonically queer Dave: Hulking and Wiccan’s marriage Mentions: Apocalypse’s family Kate Pryde is canonically queer Symbiote Santa
Best #1 / One Shot	Forrest: Department of Truth #1 Dave: Hellions #1 Mentions: SWORD X of Swords: Creation Marvels Snapshot: Cyclops Home Sick Pilots Hedra
Best Ongoing	Forrest: Hellions Dave: The Dreaming: Waking Hours Mentions: Immortal Hulk The Department of Truth Daredevil Guardians of the Galaxy That Texas Blood The Entire X-Line
Best Miniseries	Forrest: King of Nowhere Dave: Skulldigger & Skeleton Boy Mentions: Undone By Blood Alienated Redfork Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Superman Smashes the Klan Wynd Lost Soldiers Olympia Jimmy Olsen No One’s Rose
Best OGN	Forrest: Blue in Green Dave: The Magic Fish Mentions: Dracula Motherf-cker Slaughterhouse Five Kill A Man
Best Event	Forrest: X of Swords Dave: Empyre
Best Reboot	Forrest: SWORD Dave: Champions Mentions: Alien: The Original Screenplay
Most Memorable Retcon (bad or good)	Forrest: Franklin Richards Dave: Franklin Richards Mentions: Brand New Day
Best Romance	Forrest: Lonely Receiver Dave: Wiccan and Hulkling Mentions: Cheater Code
Best Hero	Forrest: Apocalypse Dave: Daredevil Mentions:
Best in-comic Team	Forrest: Hellions Dave: Suicide Squad Mentions: X-Factor
Best Creator Team	Forrest: Chip Zdarsky / Marco Checcetto Dave: Tynion/Simmonds The Department of Truth Mentions: Ram V/ Anand RK - Blue in Green
Best Writer	Forrest: Al Ewing Dave: James Tynion IV Mentions: Ram V Alex Paknadel Kieron Gillen Tini Howard Chip Zdarsky Mariko Tamaki Zac Thompson Lonnie Nadler
Best Artist	Forrest: Daniel Warren Johnson Dave: Martin Simmonds Mentions: James Stokoe Marco Checcetto Mahmud Asrar Javier Rodriguez Sami Kivela Tyler Jenkins Jacob Phillips
Best Villain	Forrest: Sinister Dave: Cotati Mentions: Empath
Best Costume	Forrest: Elektra Daredevil Dave: Spider-Woman (don’t hit me!) Mentions: Abigail Brand (SWORD) Thor?
Comic we wish we were caught up on	Forrest: Far Sector Dave: Daredevil
Best comic not from this year	Forrest: Berserk Dave: Sentient Mentions: Sara Upgrade Soul Way of the Househusband
Best Publisher	Forrest: TKO Dave: Random House Graphic Mentions: BOOM! Marvel Aftershock Vault

Segment: 2021 prediction! Dave says Spider-Man will get the big event of the year. Forrest says DC will reboot.