We made it. One last episode, one last roundtable, and a whole year of comics to sort through.
2025 was a year that refused to slow down. Comics got bigger, stranger, louder, and more personal all at once—whether that meant bold reinventions like the Absolute line, fearless experimentation in indie and anthology books, or horror titles that pushed dread to uncomfortable new places. It was a year defined by risk-taking: formally, visually, and emotionally. Some books burned bright and vanished. Others evolved in real time, rewarding long-form commitment. And a few swung so wildly they became impossible to forget—for better or worse.
In this final episode of the year, David Brooke is joined by Chris Coplan and Alex Schlesinger to break down the Best Comics of 2025, from standout single issues and series to creators who defined the year, the best art and lettering, horror highlights, big-screen adaptations, and more than a few wild card categories. There are surprises, disagreements, hot takes, and a couple of well-earned victory laps around the medium.
This isn’t about consensus—it’s about perspective. The books that stuck with us, challenged us, annoyed us, thrilled us, and reminded us why comics remain one of the most flexible and expressive art forms around.
So grab your pull list, argue along with us in your head, and help us close the book on 2025 the only way we know how: talking comics until the very last page.
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AIPT Comics Podcast Best Comics of 2025
Best Single Issue
Dave: Assorted Crisis Events #1 (Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadki)
Alex: The Power Fantasy #13 (Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard)
Chris: The Voice Said Kill #4 (Si Spurrier, Vanesa R. Del Rey)
Best Graphic Novel
Dave: Drome
Alex: Young Men in Love: New Romance
Chris: Trumpets of Death
Best Writer
Dave: Deniz Camp
Alex: Kieron Gillen
Chris: Zac Thompson
Best Artist
Dave: Hayden Sherman
Alex: Evan Cagle
Chris: Dani
Best Series
Dave: Absolute Batman (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)
Alex: Absolute Wonder Woman (Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Mattia De Iulis)
Chris: The Amazing Spider-Man (2025)
Best Anthology
Dave: Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch
Alex: DC Pride 2025
Chris: Hello Darkness
Best Letterer
Dave: Lucas Gattoni
Alex: Adiyta Bidikar
Chris: Clayton Cowles
Best Colors
Dave: Jordie Bellaire
Alex: Javier Rodriguez (Absolute MM)
Chris: Mike Spicer
Best Comics film or TV?
Dave: Thunderbolts
Alex: Marvel Zombies
Chris: Superman
Best Comics Event?
Dave: DC K.O.
Alex: Ugh…. none
Chris: Ultimate Endgame
Best Horror
Dave: Event Horizon: Dark Descent (2025) (Christian Ward, Tristan Jones)
Alex: Exquisite Corpses (Tynion, Walsh)
Chris: Exorcism Island (Jordan Thomas, Chris Matthews)
Wild card options:
Biggest Stinker
Dave: Revelation
Alex: Every Revelation tie-in (especially Laura Kinney and Iron & Frost)
Chris: I, Tyrant
Most gruesome death
Dave: The alien killer in Cruel Universe 2 #2 (Riley Rossmo, David Wielgosz)
Alex: Most of the kills in Predator vs Marvel Universe
Chris: Batman “dies” in DC K.O.
Best couple
Dave: Gambit and Rogue
Alex: Mister Miracle and Big Barda
Chris: Melvin and June Waring (Ancestral Recall)
Best Reboot/Relaunch
Dave: Punisher: Red Band
Alex: Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma
Chris: Toxic Crusaders
Best Plot Twist
Dave: Batman/Deadpool – Grant Morrison writes themselves into the story
Alex: Etienne dying
Chris: Doom’s Death/Return (In, like, four weeks time)
Most Anticipated Series of Next Year
Dave: Death Spiral
Alex: Mushroom Knight Vol. 3 (Oliver Bly)
Chris: Is Ted OK?
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