There’s good comics, there’s great comics, even phenomenal comics. But very rarely does an issue come along that leaves me completely speechless. It’s only happened once so far in 2025… when I picked up Assorted Crisis Events #6.
If you’ve been an avid reader of our site this year, you’ll know all about how much I’ve rhapsodised about Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki’s anthology series Assorted Crisis Events. The series is full of gems, ranging from exquisite chaos, to wild sci-fi concepts, to poignant and heartfelt tales. With the release of issue #6, the series has reached unprecedented heights, delivering a tale of unbelievable emotional weight.
In issue #6, we follow Sasha and John, a married couple. After years of marriage, John gets diagnosed with a rare disease called Retro Anterograde Temporal Diminishment, which causes his form to vacillate between child and octogenarian from one moment to the next. One moment he’s his actual age, but then he can change to a toddler, then to a withering old man, and back to a baby. Sasha stays by his side, caring for him throughout his episodes. It’s a story of love and companionship.
Sure, this is a sci-fi comic with a big concept, but its meaning is incredibly real and will resonate with so many readers. To anyone who’s felt alone. To anyone who’s looked after a loved one. To anyone who has lost someone close. It’s about not letting go and holding onto every moment, be it good or bad. Assorted Crisis Events #6 will speak to you personally. Camp tugs at your heartstrings.
Not only does Camp deliver a story that’ll leave you bawling your eyes out, but the level of craftsmanship throughout the artwork and panel layouts is sensational. It uses creative and unique layouts, keeping you engaged and sucked into the emotional, twisty tear-jerker of a tale. These layouts have been prevalent throughout all of Assorted Crisis Events, all of them taking great advantage of the comics medium.
Both Camp and Zawadzki will shift your perspective of just how powerful the comics medium can be. This is, without a doubt, the best single issue I’ve read in 2025. It’s one of the best comics I’ve ever picked up. I could write further and more extensively about this comic, but I would be rambling and overly-rhapsodising. This is one you simply need to experience.
The word masterpiece can be thrown around lightly, but it’s absolutely valid for Assorted Crisis Events #6. Get your copy here.
