The AIPT Comics podcast is back from a week off and we’re delivering an extra-sized episode as we recap 2020 with our end of the year best-of list. We list off our favorite creators and series while also recapping the biggest surprises in comic book industry culture too.
Before we dive into our best-of list, we recap the week in news and boy is it a short list! The biggest news has to be Spider-Man’s new costume getting revealed, but we also discuss Comichron’s end of the year comics sales from March 2019 to March 2020 comparison.
AIPT Comics Podcast 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
In our judging by the cover segment, Dave picked Thor #11 by Daniel Warren Johnson and Forrest picked X-Factor #6 by Ivan Shavrin. Check those out below.
Here are our winners:
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
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
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