Comicon’s Best Comic Series Of 2025

The following are Comicon’s 5 Best Comic Series of 2025.

2000 AD, written, drawn, coloured, and lettered by various; published by 2000 AD

Since 1977, 2000 AD has delivered the very best in sci-fi. It’s an anthology that’s been going for nearly 50 thrill-powered years now, and shows no signs of letting up. Simply put, it’s at the top of its game, giving you such an incredible diversity and breadth of incredible storytelling, week-in and week-out.

I mean, taking a deep breath, just this year, we’ve had some absolutely incredible Judge Dredd tales — Ken Niemand and Nick Percival going deep into the horrors in The Shift and The Messenger, Rob Williams and RM Guera taking Dredd into the wilds of South America in Tunnels, followed by Williams and Henry Flint going heavy on the folk horror for And To The Sea Return. And then Williams returned with Steve Yeowell and Patrick Goddard for the Zenith prequel/sequel we never saw coming in Red Dragon, a perfectly done bit of superhero stuff that subverted expectations by going very dark very quickly in a downbeat tale of power and failure. Then there was Ken Niemand and PJ Holden bringing back the hyper-intelligent ape protector of Mega-City One with Chimpsky, strange happenings in the world of delivery riders in Portals and Black Goo by John Tomlinson and Eoin Coveney. Silver Book Two from Mike Carroll and Joe Currie brought us more kinetic action as humanity fights back with the help of an ancient vampire, whilst Ian Edginton and D’Israeli gave us steampunk pulp adventures with a Scarlet Traces prequel.  And of course, there was the triumphant return of Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison’s The Out, a strip that is right up there in my all-time favourite 2000 AD strips of all time. And breath. [Ed note: that breath is just a small sampling of what can be found in the magazine’s pages]

So much going on, week-in and week-out, in the hands-down best sci-fi anthology there is. 2000 AD really is the hidden gem you should all be reading.

— Richard Bruton

The New Gods, published by DC Comics; written by Ram V; drawn by Evan Cagle; colored by Francesco Segala; and lettered by Tom Napolitano

The New Gods are not an easy sell. They have been through many different short-lived series, and so anyone brave enough to take them on has a challenge on their hands.

But it was well and truly met this time. Writer Ram V, and primary artist Evan Cagle, gave us an epic cosmic saga that moodily explores themes of legacy and destiny, as well as the toll it takes in living in an eternal war. Ram’s writing was the perfect fit for these mythological characters, while Cagle’s exquisite art was both contemporary in his characterisations and maintaining a whiff of more traditional classic art when rendering backdrops and natural settings. The New Gods was a truly epic saga that seems to have broken the curse and returned these Jack Kirby creations into the limelight once more.

— Olly MacNamee

Archie Is Mr. Justice, published by Archie Comics; written by Tim Seeley, Amanda Deibert, Kenny Porter and Blake Howard; drawn by Mike Norton, Brent Schoonover, Maria Laura Sanapo, and Federico Sabbatini; colored by Glenn Whitmore and lettered by Jack Morelli

Having proven themselves to be the masters of the one-shot, 2025 saw Archie Comics expand the concept further — a four issue miniseries where each issue is capable of standing alone and features a different creative team. Together, though, they tell the story of Mr. Justice, a superhero moniker adopted by Archie Andrews after an incident causes him to gain superpowers. Technically, the first issue from Jughead’s point of view dropped in November 2024, but the next three (Veronica, Betty, and Reggie) all came out this year. It’s a series that asks what it’s like to have a hero in your life. The characters’ perspectives offered are as interesting as the perspectives left out. There is no issue told from Archie’s point of view, for example. It’s all how others see him and are changed from knowing him. Changed for better or good, though — that’s for readers to discover.

— Rachel Bellwoar

Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man, published by Image Comics; written by James Tynion IV; drawn by Dani; colored by Brad Simpson

Image Comics’ partnership with Universal Pictures continues to pay off in this magnificent limited series focusing on mad scientist Jack Griffin. Coming off the equally wonderful series focused on Count Dracula, writer James Tynion IV crafts a suspenseful and surprising story of Griffin’s descent into madness. The main character slowly discovers an invisibility serum even as the scientist himself is largely invisible to those around him. In the hands of artist Dani, Griffin is often hidden in shadows or only a portion of his face is revealed. When he finally becomes truly invisible — an event that takes nearly the entire series to reach — his full descent is realized. And readers are so much better off for the wait.

— Tom Smithyman

Batman, published by DC Comics; written by Matt Fraction; drawn by Jorge Jimenez; colored by Tomeu Morey; lettered by Clayton Cowles

While the last two years at DC Comics have been dominated by the Absolute Universe — and returns to form for the Justice League, Superman, and many of the other key members of the League — the Dark Knight’s titular series faded into the background. Detective Comics helped prevent the Prime Earth’s Batman from a complete downfall, but the lackluster Chip Zdarsky run, despite being buoyed by great art, never fulfilled its potential. And, of course, the horrendous and heavily delayed H2SH kept Batman down.

Then, Batman #1 hit stands, bringing superstar writer Matt Fraction back to the big Two for the first time in years and teaming him with Jorge Jimenez, easily the most iconic Bat-artist of the decade. Instantly, the series was a breath of fresh air. This was a Batman series that remembered the Dark Knight is at his best when he was human, actually utilized his massive supporting cast, and made Bruce Wayne essential to the story for the first time since at least the New 52, if not further back. And it’s maintained that every month since its debut, creating a Batman run that sits at the top of my to-read pile for what may be the first time ever.

— Tony Thornley