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The Best Comics of 2025 (So Far!)

June 18, 2025 by Dave 8 Comments

The world’s on fire yet somehow comics persist. It’s really quite beautiful. I’ve kept up with as many new graphic novels and trades as possible, and have ranked my 2025 favorites in descending order below!

The list rules: I’m keeping the mid-year picks to my favorite 40 completed graphic novels and trades released in 2025. When we get to year end I”ll probably have to extend the list to 50! This means good runs that have only been released in single issues are not yet eligible until they are collected (Look for the full best of 2025 in December to see what changes!). As always, the list is also limited to works that have been written or translated into English, and somehow found their way into my hands. And yes, they’re ranked in descending order from #40 to #1 below!

My actual 2025 favorites are shared (at least) 10 at a time monthly, which of course means there are quite a few more than 50 books on the ol’ 2025 Power Rankings. You can find them all in my custom bookshop list!

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My Favorite Graphic Novels of May 2025

June 4, 2025 by Dave Leave a Comment

Folks are always asking me “how’d you get so strong?” and “with a game like that, why didn’t you go pro?” and mostly, “how/why do you read so many comics?” While part of the answer to all of these is “baby, I woke up like this,” I’ll also admit that putting three wild young boys to bed every night affords me some reading time on the nights they need me to sit with them for longer. Lately, though, reading comics in the dark has been replaced by watching the NBA playoffs in the dark (I’m a Bulls fan, but at this point in the playoffs, I think I’m just here for Ant-Man – a sentence no one has ever said before!). This reduction of comics time has given me a strong appreciation of all the great trades and graphic novels on this list, and probably a quicker trigger finger when I need to bail on a new work that just isn’t clicking for me.

I always worry that keeping up with the best of comics month by month can feel a bit like speed dating, and that my rule of giving everything a 50-page minimum may not be enough, especially for more patient works. At the same time, if a work can’t grab my attention via plot, style, or craft within 50 pages… that ain’t all on me! This is all a long-winded way of saying I’m endlessly amazed by how many quite good comics I can’t fit onto my picks, and that if you ask nicely, I’ve got a pretty robust honorable mentions list for comics in 2025!

You can find the full 2025 list of all my favorite comics this year. I’m up to 40 for the year! Don’t hesitate to let me know any of your favorites I may have missed via dave@comicbookherald.com!

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My Favorite Graphic Novels of April 2025

May 1, 2025 by Dave Leave a Comment

As I’m now in year two of “All I do is read and recommend great comics,” I’ve begun to notice some trends. The first of which is that April, aka the start of Q2, tends to be absolutely LOADED with phenomenal new graphic novels. We’ve had our chance to catch up on the best of last year, and now it’s time to fully move into a 2025 full of new comics. In general, I seek to hit right around 10 new favorite comics to recommend each month, but for April, I’m easily pushing 15. I’m holding back recs I have so many! It’s such a challenging environment to make any kind of art right now, yet all these beautiful people keep making great comics. It’s wonderful!

You can find the full 2025 list of all my favorite comics this year. I’m over 30 for the year! Don’t hesitate to let me know any of your favorites I may have missed via dave@comicbookherald.com!

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My Favorite Graphic Novels of March 2025

April 7, 2025 by Dave Leave a Comment

This month, a new Pantheon graphic novel is swinging for the All-Time Greats, and old favorites like Kaya, Ultimate Spider-Man and Chainsaw Man are back among the best!

Don’t hesitate to let me know any of your favorites I may have missed via dave@comicbookherald.com!

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My Favorite Graphic Novels of February 2025

March 4, 2025 by Dave 2 Comments

The comic bug bites again! I OD’d so hard on Marvel Rivals that I finally shook off my disinterest in reading all the latest and greatest comics! Doesn’t hurt that 2025 is off to a roaring start with must-read graphic novels from the likes of Kieron Gillen, James Tynion IV, Jeff Lemire, Juni Ba… oh just read the list of my favorite graphic novels of Feb 2025!

Don’t hesitate to let me know any of your favorites I may have missed via dave@comicbookherald.com!

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