From the shiny hardwood floor of a basketball court to the far reaches of space, this year’s best comics took readers to all sorts of distant lands. Granted, “distant” gained a new meaning when people were expected to stay in their homes as much as possible. Like the entire entertainment and publishing industries, the world of comics was rocked hard by the pandemic, with distributors and publishers forced to make major adjustments. But that didn’t stop the publication of some exceptional comic book series and graphic novels. As the YA market grew, it continued to put out remarkable titles, with new publishers and fresh creative voices livening up the field. The strongest superhero books took audacious steps to reimagine existing characters and concepts, and in a surprising development, sports emerged as a major subject area, with three of the year’s best graphic novels tackling the topic from very different angles. Here are the 10 best comics of 2020, according to our Comics Panel writers.
