Heading into the 2020s, DC Comics was in a precarious position. The late 2010s DC Rebirth initiative was closing in on 4 years, and had clearly lost its luster after launching to tremendous fanfare in 2016. Likewise, co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan Didio were closing in on a decade in the role, with a tenure that began with the controversial, shockwave-inducing New 52. Coupled with increasing pressure and meddling from the corporate overlords at Warners Bros, the future of DC Comics seemed murky at best.
Given that shaky foundation, the decade has gone about as well as you could have imagined. In early 2020, Marie Javins replaced Didio as DC’s Editor-in-Chief, and through a series of new initiatives (Infinite Frontier, Dawn of DC, All-In), the 2024 launch of the Absolute Universe, the continued prestige presence of DC Black Label, and the overwhelmingly beloved compact comics format launch, DC surpassed Marvel as the market share sales leader in comic shops by mid-decade. [Read more…] about 10 Best DC Comics of the Decade (2020 – Present)