Best of 2025: Ben Kingsbury recaps the best comic books, creators, and comic trends of 2025

Ben and I continue our annual tradition of recapping the best comics of the year with a special 2025 farewell episode, recorded live from Gotham City limit comic shop. We answer some fan mail questions, and talk about the comics, creators, and trends that made this a great year for comic fans, and the things we're excited about for 2026. 

Some of Ben's comic picks:

• Sisterhood: A Hyde Street Story
• Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League
• Absolute Batman
• Ordained 
• Arcadia 
• Exquisite Corpses
• Skinbreaker
• Our Soot Stained Heart
• Red Vector
• American Caper

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