2020 Visions


2020 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 (comics)|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 (comics)|trade paperback] by Speakeasy Comics. A new edition of the trade paperback was released in color in 2019 by ComicMix.

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
  2. "La Tormenta" - crime-like
  3. "Renegade" - western-like
  4. "Repro Man" - romance-like
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:
TitleMaterial collectedFormatPublication dateISBNPublisher
2020 Visions2020 Visions #1–12HardcoverCyberosia Publishing
2020 Visions2020 Visions #1–12Trade paperbackSpeakeasy Comics
2020 Visions2020 Visions #1–12Trade paperbackComicMix

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".