2020 Visions

2020 Visions (sometimes called 20/20 Visions) is a science fiction comic book written by Jamie Delano and drawn by four artists. Originally serialized as a twelve-issue full-color limited series from 1997 to 1998 at the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, it was later collected in black-and-white in a 2004 hardcover by Cyberosia Publishing and a 2005 trade paperback by Speakeasy Comics. A new edition of the trade paperback was released in color in 2019 by ComicMix.[1]

For other uses, see 2020 Vision (disambiguation).
2020 Visions
Cover of 2020 Visions #1.
Publication information
PublisherVertigo
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Publication dateMay 1997 – April 1998
No. of issues12
Creative team
Created byJamie Delano
Written byJamie Delano
Artist(s)Frank Quitely
Warren Pleece
James Romberger
Steve Pugh
Letterer(s)Ellie de Ville
Colorist(s)James Sinclair
Editor(s)Karen Berger
Axel Alonso
Collected editions
HardcoverISBN 978-0974271347
Trade paperbackISBN 978-0973703993
2019 tradeISBN 978-1939888785

Overview

The series consists of four different stories told over three issue arcs, each having its own artist, and each blending a different genre with prospective science-fiction:

  1. "Lust For Life" - horror-like (art by Frank Quitely, covers by John Eder)
  2. "La Tormenta" - crime-like (art by Warren Pleece, covers by John Eder)
  3. "Renegade" - western-like (art by James Romberger, covers by Stephen John Phillips)
  4. "Repro Man" - romance-like (art by Steve Pugh, covers by Stephen John Phillips)

With all stories taking place in the year 2020, they are all loosely connected by a genetic relationship between the main protagonist of each tale.

Collected editions

The collected editions include an introduction by Richard Kadrey:

Title Material collected Format Publication date ISBN Publisher
2020 Visions 2020 Visions #1–12 Hardcover 2004 978-0974271347 Cyberosia Publishing
Trade paperback September 2005 978-0973703993 Speakeasy Comics
December 2019 978-1939888785 ComicMix

Reception

Publishers Weekly commented that "the William Burroughs-influenced squalor and grotesquerie that Delano indulges in constantly have no real payoff" and described the art for the final two arcs as "ugly and frequently unclear". While admiring Delano's "plenty of clever ideas [...] unfortunately, it all doesn't hold together as a single book".[2]

References
  1. Hauman, Glenn (January 1, 2020). "See The Future in "2020 Visions" – Available Now!". ComicMix. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. "2020 Visions". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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