2020 is a year dominated by editorial changes. Early in the year, Dan DiDio parts ways with the company after 10 years in charge, without an explanation from either party. The year is influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which sees more drastic changes like the break with Diamond Comic Distributors and the departure of more editorial staff, including editor-in-chief Bob Harras.
The next chapter in Scott Snyder's saga is Dark Nights: Death Metal, which sees the conflict with Perpetua culminate into Multiverse-changing events that birth the Omniverse: everything in the history of DC is canon now.
Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 2020:
- Alexander Singer
- Carl Gafford
- Dale Crain
- David Wise
- Dennis O'Neil
- Frank Bolle
- Frank McLaughlin
- Gene Reynolds
- Ignacio Calero
- Jim Janes
- Jiro Kuwata
- Joe Sinnott
- Joel Schumacher
- Juan Gimenez
- Juan Vlasco
- Leslie Newman
- Martin Pasko
- Mort Drucker
- Nicola Cuti
- Richard Corben
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 2020 cover date:
- American Vampire 1976 (Volume 1)
- Amethyst (Volume 4)
- Aquaman: Deep Dives (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Batman: Gotham Nights (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Batman: The Adventures Continue (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Adventures Continue (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Batman: Three Jokers (Volume 1)
- Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn (Volume 1)
- Birds of Prey: Sirens of Justice (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Challenge of the Super Sons (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant (Volume 1)
- DC Classics: The Batman Adventures (Volume 1)
- DC Super Hero Girls: Infinite Frenemies (Volume 1 (Digital))
- DCeased: Dead Planet (Volume 1)
- DCeased: Hope at World's End (Volume 1 (Digital))
- DCeased: Unkillables (Volume 1)
- Daphne Byrne (Volume 1)
- Dark Nights: Death Metal (Volume 1)
- Far Sector (Volume 1)
- From Beyond the Unknown (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Ghosts (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Green Lantern: Blackstars (Volume 1)
- Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey (Volume 1)
- Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Harley Quinn: Make 'em Laugh (Volume 1 (Digital))
- He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: Rise and Fall (Volume 1)
- Injustice: Year Zero (Volume 1 (Digital))
- John Constantine: Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 8)
- Plunge (Volume 1)
- Represent! (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Rorschach (Volume 1)
- Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc. (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Shazam!: Lightning Strikes (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Strange Adventures (Volume 5)
- Superman Giant (Volume 2)
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Swamp Thing: New Roots (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Tales from the Dark Multiverse (Volume 1)
- Teen Titans Go! Roll With It! (Volume )
- Teen Titans Go! To Camp (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Teen Titans Go!: Booyah! (Volume 1 (Digital))
- The Dollhouse Family (Volume 1)
- The Dreaming: Waking Hours (Volume 1)
- The Flash: Fastest Man Alive (Volume 1 (Digital))
- The Green Lantern: Season Two (Volume 1)
- The Low, Low Woods (Volume 1)
- The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage (Volume 1)
- Titans Giant (Volume 2)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 2020 cover date:
- Aquaman Giant (Volume 1)
- Aquaman: Deep Dives (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Basketful of Heads (Volume 1)
- Batgirl (Volume 5)
- Batman Giant (Volume 2)
- Batman and the Outsiders (Volume 3)
- Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams (Volume 1)
- Batman: Curse of the White Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Nights (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Batman: Last Knight on Earth (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Adventures Continue (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Batman: Three Jokers (Volume 1)
- Batman: Universe (Volume 1)
- Birds of Prey: Sirens of Justice (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice! (Volume 1)
- Books of Magic (Volume 3)
- Collapser (Volume 1)
- Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant (Volume 1)
- DC Super Hero Girls Giant (Volume 1)
- DC Super Hero Girls: Infinite Frenemies (Volume 1 (Digital))
- DC Super Heroes Origins (Volume 1)
- DCeased: Hope at World's End (Volume 1 (Digital))
- DCeased: Unkillables (Volume 1)
- Daphne Byrne (Volume 1)
- Deathstroke (Volume 4)
- Dial H for Hero (Volume 1)
- Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds (Volume 1)
- Doomsday Clock (Volume 1)
- Event Leviathan (Volume 1)
- Famous First Edition (Volume 1)
- Flash Forward (Volume 1)
- Freedom Fighters (Volume 3)
- From Beyond the Unknown (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Gen:Lock (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Ghosts (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Gotham City Monsters (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern: Blackstars (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern: Earth One (Volume 1)
- Harleen (Volume 1)
- Harley Quinn (Volume 3)
- Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy (Volume 1)
- Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Harley Quinn: Make 'em Laugh (Volume 1 (Digital))
- He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse (Volume 1)
- House of Whispers (Volume 1)
- Joker: Killer Smile (Volume 1)
- Justice League Odyssey (Volume 1)
- Lois Lane (Volume 2)
- Lucifer (Volume 3)
- Martian Manhunter (Volume 5)
The following One Shots were published with a 2020 cover date:
- Anti/Hero
- Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crime
- Batman: Overdrive
- Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1
- Batman: The Joker War Zone #1
- Batman: The Smile Killer #1
- Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1
- Batwoman/Supergirl: World's Finest Giant #1
- Birds of Prey Giant #1
- Birds of Prey (Volume 4) #1
- Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1
- DC Cybernetic Summer #1
- DC Nation Presents DC: Future State #1
- DC Super Hero Girls: Midterms
- DC Super Hero Girls: Powerless
- DC's Crimes of Passion #1
- DC: The Doomed and the Damned #1
- Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child #1
- Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1
- Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights #1
Characters
Selected 2020 character debuts. See all.
- Jace Fox (Prime Earth)
- Minhkhoa Khan (Prime Earth)
- Lian Harper (Prime Earth)
- Christopher Nakano (Prime Earth)
- Alexis Kaye (Prime Earth)
- Wink (Prime Earth)
- Eisno Alkor (Prime Earth)
- Designer (Prime Earth)
- Andrina Curry (Prime Earth)
- Todd Rice (Prime Earth)
- Emma Deropalis (Prime Earth)
- Sojourner Mullein (Prime Earth)
- Bao Pham (Prime Earth)
- Ashley Rayburn (Prime Earth)
- Douglas Worth (Prime Earth)
- Jennifer-Lynn Hayden (Prime Earth)
- Mongul II (Prime Earth)
- Trench King II (Prime Earth)
- Grant Emerson (Prime Earth)
- Chronicler (Prime Earth)
- Trench Queen II (Prime Earth)
- Heather After (Prime Earth)
- Albert Rothstein (Prime Earth)
- Kordax (Prime Earth)
- Ruin of the Dreaming (Prime Earth)
- Aerie (Prime Earth)
- Lernaea (Prime Earth)
- Richard Tyler (Prime Earth)
- Inertia (Prime Earth)
- Jonathan Drew (Prime Earth)
- Ha'Wea (Prime Earth)
- Patrick Wayne (Prime Earth)
- Elizabeth Chapel (Prime Earth)
- James Henton (Prime Earth)
- Joan Williams (Prime Earth)
- Edwin Paine (Prime Earth)
- Silver Ghost (Earth-Two)
- Clifford DeVoe (Prime Earth)
- Harlan Graves (Prime Earth)
- Cissie King-Jones (Prime Earth)
- Yolanda Montez (Prime Earth)
- Composite Swamp Thing (Prime Earth)
- Mirror II (Prime Earth)
- Sandra Bradley (Prime Earth)
- Xanadoth (Prime Earth)
- Commius (Prime Earth)
- George the Hyena (Prime Earth)
- Epoch (Prime Earth)
- Maxine Hunkel (Prime Earth)
- Cassander Wycliffe Baker (Prime Earth)
Teams
Selected 2020 team debuts. See all.
- Secret Six II (Prime Earth)
- Revolutionaries (Prime Earth)
- Legion of Zoom (Prime Earth)
- Monster Society of Evil (Prime Earth)
- Batgirls (Prime Earth)
- Injustice Society (Prime Earth)
- Terrific-Council (Prime Earth)
- Young Guardians (Prime Earth)
- Dead Boy Detectives (Prime Earth)
- Metal Mammals (Prime Earth)
- Double Dare (Prime Earth)
- Night Knights (Prime Earth)
- Four Horsewomen (Prime Earth)