“Comic books, with their historic humble beginning in the early 20th century, are one of the most important and influential mediums today and have matured into works of art, literature and cultural significance in their own right,” said Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ Executive Director Daniella Kerner of the “2020 ComX” exhibit on view in the Foundation’s Blai Gallery through Aug. 16.

The show, co-curated by Carol Nussbaum and Anna Krain, brings together 20 cartoon, comic book and graphic novel…