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The Best Comics of 2025 (So Far!)

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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 30 completed graphic novels and trades released in 2025. This means all of DC’s Absolute Universe is not yet eligible as those books have only been released in single issues (Look to my picks for the best graphic novels of August 2025 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.

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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Without further ado… the best comics of 2025! [Read more…] about The Best Comics of 2025 (So Far!)

Extra Issues – Dykes to Watch Out For (1983)

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Charlotte (WATCH OUT!) and Zack (WATCH OUT! (but for different reasons)) begin our two part series on the works of Alison Bechdel. On this episode we cover her long-running comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For.

Comics covered in this episode:
– The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For

Topics discussed:
– How does intersectionality come into play, and how does each character’s privilege play a role in it?
– Would you smoke a blunt with Mo?
– How does Bechdel evoke the changing attitudes towards trans people over the 90s and 00s?

Our miniseries on Alison Bechdel will one more episode covering:
-Fun Home,
-Are You My Mother, &
-The Secret to Superhuman Strength

You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

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