6 Must-Read Series From Image Comics in 2025 (So Far)

As we reach the midway point of 2025, allow us to share our top 6 comics published by Image Comics!

To say Image Comics has been absolutely smashing it out of the park in 2025 would be an understatement. So far this year, the publisher has debuted a ton of amazing comics, from both upcoming creators, to new titles from some of the biggest names in the industry.

Whether you like superhero stories, murder mysteries, sci-fi anthologies, or adventure — in this list, we count down 6 of the best. Let’s take a tour!

Lost Fantasy

Lost Fantasy is a dream come true for fans of retro gaming and Final Fantasy. From acclaimed writer Curt Pires and superstar artist Luca Casalanguida, the comic is an urban fantasy, very much taking inspiration from the Final Fantasy franchise (look no further than the sword).

Check out the official synopsis for Lost Fantasy:

In Lost Fantasy, there’s a magical world that lies beneath ours, and first contact was made over a hundred years ago between the two worlds due to a natural disaster, resulting in a schism that allowed monsters to break through. Since then, secret monster slayers, known as The Great Hunters, have been working with global leaders to police the border and to keep our world safe from the creatures that lurk in the shadows. But last night, something broke through, resulting in a mysterious mass killing in Montana, and causing things to shift in a way that will ripple through both worlds. Now it’s up to rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart to stop it…

Lost Fantasy was an instant hit at Image, with the first two printings selling out completely at distributor level, being rushed back to print.

You can buy issue #1 here. 

You’ll Do Bad Things

Created by the esteemed team of Tyler Boss (What’s The Furthest Place From Here?), artist Adriano Turtulici, and lettering legend Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, You’ll Do Bad Things follows a once-famous true crime writer whose fictional tales become a reality when a serial killer strikes.

Check out the full synopsis:

In You’ll Do Bad Things, it’s been ten years since the release of He Came in with a Smile, the true crime smash hit that chronicled the brutal murders committed by the Nursery Rhyme Killer. But in the decade since its release, its author Seth Holms hasn’t produced another title. He wants to write a story with a happy ending, but every time his fingers clack across the keyboard it always ends in his character’s death. Worse yet? These tales of blood and barbarity that flow so freely from Seth’s mind are starting to happen in real life.

We hugely admired the work in our review of issue #1, praising its combination of horror elements with a profound critique of the stark impact of true crime.

You can buy issue #1 here. 

News from the Fallout

While at this point. News From the Fallout is still only just beginning, it has got all the hallmarks of being an immensely popular series. A gloomy, atmospheric series, News From the Fallout is reminiscent of George A. Romero’s The Crazies, but very much exists in a realm of its own. The comic is created by the esteemed team of writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Enfield Gang Massacre, Ultimate Wolverine) and artist Jeffrey Alan Love (The Last Battle at the End of the World, The Thousand Demon Tree).

News from the Fallout is set in 1962 Nevada after a nuclear bomb test goes awry unleashing a contaminate into the atmosphere that turns people rotten. Otis Fallows, a private in the U.S. Army who is present for the test and is the only known survivor, flees the secret army base in search of a safe haven—but does such a place exist? You can find our review of issue #1 here.

You can buy issue #1 here. 

Assorted Crisis Events

Assorted Crisis Events #1 is the first comic that we scored a perfect 5-stars to in 2025. Since then, we’ve given it another perfect score in its fourth issue. The comic comes from a stellar creative team, including award-winning team of Deniz Camp (Absolute Martian Manhunter), artist Eric Zawadzki (House of El), colourist Jordie Bellaire (Birds of Prey), and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Assorted Crisis Events is an action-packed, chaotic, multi-apocalyptic series pushes the boundaries of the comic medium, while also being grounded enough to tell a very human story.

Assorted Crisis Events is utterly bonkers from the outset. It sets the scene in a word where time has become so distorted that everything happens at once — events and people from the distant past and far future collide. Behind every corner there could be cavemen, medieval knights, cyborg soldiers, and other unlikely entities. And naturally, there’s people cashing in on the end of the world. Every page will shock you, surprise you, or simply bewilder you. If you’re a fan of Doctor Who, Black Mirror, or Crisis on Infinite Earths — this’ll be right up your alley.

You can buy issue #1 here. 

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast

If any comic was going to be an enormous success from the outset, it was always going to be Invincible Universe: Battle Beast. The comic fills in one of the gaping voids from the main Invincible series: the story of Battle Beast.

Battle Beast is a super powerful intergalactic warrior. His sole purpose is to seek out an opponent worthy of giving him an honourable death. This comic is bloody, action-packed, and a worthy entry to the Invincible Universe. Both Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley wet big, and wild, with this one.

You can buy issue #1 here. 

Exquisite Corpses

Earlier this year, Forbes hailed Exquisite Corpses as the “the comic event of the year,” and they weren’t wrong. James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing The Children) and Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin, Universal Monsters: Frankenstein) have a major hit on their hands with Exquisite Corpses. 

The series is what happens when you blend Tynion’s writing prowess with the brutal, ever-popular ‘Battle Royale’ genre. Think of it as what you’d get if The Purge, The Hunger Games, and Squid Game all had a baby. Add to that a hint of The Running Man, and you’re thinking along the lines of what this comic is. You can read our perfect, 5-star review of issue #1 here.

You can buy issue #1 here. 

Honorable mentions

Outside of our top 6, here’s a few other brilliant Image titles to check out:

• Bug Wars by Jason Aaron & Mahmud Asrar
• The Hive by Likely AJ Lieberman & Mike Henderson
• The Lucky Devils by Charles Soule & Ryan Browne
• Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch by Juni Ba
• Free Planet by Aubrey Sitterson and Jed Dougherty

• The Seasons by Matheus Lopes, and Paul Azaceta

• We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us by Matthew Rosenberg and Stefano Landini

Which new Image series have you enjoyed the most so far this year? Tell us in the comments down below!

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