Comicon’s Best Comic Artists Of 2025

The following are Comicon’s 5 Comic Artists of 2025.

Dan Mora

One day, Mora is going to slow down. Today is not that day. In 2025, Mora drew Justice League Unlimited, Superman, Batman: Knightfight, Batman/Deadpool, and in his spare time, Transformers. And I don’t mean that he bounced between those titles — he did them simultaneously while also continuing to be one of the most prolific cover artists in comics. You might think that his work would suffer, but it’s always clean, dynamic, and often jaw-dropping to look at. There’s a reason Mora is DC Comics’ top guy, and we’re so glad for it.

— Tony Thornley

Dani

She goes by just one name (though seems to spell it in many different ways), so it’s appropriate that artist Dani is a singular talent in comics. Known primarily for her work in Coffin Bound and The Low, Low Woods, Dani took a big step forward – popularity-wise anyway – this year with Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man. Her keen work in capturing the gritty feel of early 20th Century London helped to make that limited series one of the best of the year. She deserves major props just for being willing to take on drawing a main character who, at least part of the time, can’t be seen. Her approach and execution, though, perfectly captures the character in all his twisted horror.

– Tom Smithyman

Javier Rodriguez

In real life, people can be talking about one thing and thinking about something else all the time. In comics, narration bubbles help reveal those inner thoughts sometimes, but the constancy of those interior monologues and what it is like to be aware of those dueling conversations going on in people’s heads all the time — that’s what Javier Rodriguez is achieving with Martian Manhunter. By using surreal, psychedelic imagery and smoke to represent memories and thoughts, Rodriguez’s art captures the psychological depths of these characters and ensures their personal struggles are always cutting in. This is especially true in issue four, where Agent Jones is so focused on work he doesn’t realize what’s happening to his marriage, yet Rodriguez ensures readers never lose track of the growing distance.

— Rachel Bellwoar

Leomacs

Massimiliano Leondardo — whose artist handle is Leomacs — wins a place on this list because of clean line work and a realistic style. Leomacs displays exceptionally confident work in the series Benjamin from publisher Oni Press. His ability to create realism is arguably more on display in this title than in some of his past work, such as Rogues (2022) from DC. No matter the case, though, Leomacs’s skill level is seeing a certain amount of growth. He also exhibits the ability to instill science fiction type special effects into a comic in a way that evokes motion in a still medium.

— Benjamin Hall

Dan Panosian

Panosian’s artwork can shift to fit any genre and any occasion, while still maintaining its distinct style. One moment, he can create the most beautiful characters in comics with just the finest touches of his brush and avoiding excessive rendering, then switch to utilising a thicker, heavier, punchier style to render the raw brutality of characters such as the Punisher, Conan the Barbarian and more. His art evokes the masters who came before him, specifically Frank Frazetta, with characters presented as bold and dynamic, anchored to a strong composition of the page. His artwork is timeless; echoes of a classic Golden Age style filtered through contemporary aesthetics.

— Olly MacNamee