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The Beat's the 50 Best Comics of 2020 + Honorable Mentions - Page 2

"These uncertain times" was a phrase we heard a lot in 2020 – and how the comics industry sustains itself in these new days isn't always clear. But looking at the ocean of talents with so many stories to tell, the future looks pretty bright from where we sit.
Without further ado, here are the 50 best comics of 2020, as chosen by the staff of The Beat.
Note: Entries 51-74 are the honorable mentions.
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The Immortal Hulk (By Al Ewing, Joe Bennet, Ruy Jose, Matt Milla, & C)
The Immortal Hulk
41
By Al Ewing, Joe Bennet, Ruy Jose, Matt Milla, & C
Don't Go Without Me (Rosemary Valero-O'Connell)
Don't Go Without Me
42
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
The Department of Truth (James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, & Aditya Bidikar)
The Department of Truth
43
James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, & Aditya Bidikar
The Magic Fish (Trung Le Nguyen)
The Magic Fish
44
Trung Le Nguyen
Dragon Hoops (Gene Luen Yang)
Dragon Hoops
45
Gene Luen Yang
Dracula, Motherf**Ker (Alex De Campi)
Dracula, Motherf**Ker
46
Alex De Campi
Far Sector (N.K. Jemisin)
Far Sector
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N.K. Jemisin
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (Matt Fraction & Steve Lieber)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
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Matt Fraction & Steve Lieber
The Nib (Various)
The Nib
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Various
Superman Smashes the Klan (Gene Luen Yang)
Superman Smashes the Klan
50
Gene Luen Yang
Twins (Varian Johnson)
Twins
51
Varian Johnson
Grid Observer (Pat Aulisio)
Grid Observer
52
Pat Aulisio
Little Russia (Francis Desharnais)
Little Russia
53
Francis Desharnais
Dead Day (Ryan Parrot, Evgeniy Bornyakov, Juancho!, & Charle)
Dead Day
54
Ryan Parrot, Evgeniy Bornyakov, Juancho!, & Charle
Stealth (Mike Costa, Nate Bellegarde, Tamra Bonvillain, Sal)
Stealth
55
Mike Costa, Nate Bellegarde, Tamra Bonvillain, Sal
Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story (Lauren Myracle)
Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story
56
Lauren Myracle
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel (Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff)
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel
57
Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff
Dancing After Ten (Vivian)
Dancing After Ten
58
Vivian
Cuisine Chinoise: Five Tales of Food and Life (Zao Dao)
Cuisine Chinoise: Five Tales of Food and Life
59
Zao Dao
X-Factor (Leah Williams, David Baldeon, Israel Silva, & Joe)
X-Factor
60
Leah Williams, David Baldeon, Israel Silva, & Joe
Paul at Home (Michel Rabagliati)
Paul at Home
61
Michel Rabagliati
Barbarous (Yuko Ota, Ananth Hirsh, & J.N. Wiedle)
Barbarous
62
Yuko Ota, Ananth Hirsh, & J.N. Wiedle
Quarantine Comix (Rachael Smith)
Quarantine Comix
63
Rachael Smith
Bang! (Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, Nayoung Kim, & Nate P)
Bang!
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Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, Nayoung Kim, & Nate P
Batman: Three Jokers (Geoff Johns)
Batman: Three Jokers
65
Geoff Johns
Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California (Dave Chisholm With Peter Markowski)
Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California
66
Dave Chisholm With Peter Markowski
DCeased: Dead Planet #1 (Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini, Stef)
DCeased: Dead Planet #1
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Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini, Stef
Excellence (Brandon Thomas)
Excellence
68
Brandon Thomas
Stillwater (Chip Zdarsky, Ramón K. Pérez, Mike Spicer, & Russ)
Stillwater
69
Chip Zdarsky, Ramón K. Pérez, Mike Spicer, & Russ
Write It in Blood (Rory McConville, Joe Palmer, Chris O'Halloran, & H)
Write It in Blood
70
Rory McConville, Joe Palmer, Chris O'Halloran, & H
Crisis Zone (Simon Hanselmann)
Crisis Zone
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Simon Hanselmann
The Dreaming: Waking Hours (G. Willow Wilson & Nick Robles)
The Dreaming: Waking Hours
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G. Willow Wilson & Nick Robles
Paying the Land (Joe Sacco)
Paying the Land
73
Joe Sacco
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist (Adrian Tomine)
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
74
Adrian Tomine
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