A variety of Dark Horse comics and books published in the past year have been selected for numerous Best Of 2025 lists and awards! Thank you to all the readers, reviewers, and voters for recognizing the work of our collaborators. Congratulations to all of the creative teams and individuals who have earned some well-deserved recognition! Thanks for making 2025 a strong year for new comics, and here’s to the new year ahead.Don’t miss the major annual awards announced earlier this year, too!
Don’t miss the major annual awards announced earlier this year, too! Winners and Nominees of:The Will Eisner Awards, Harvey Awards, Hugo Awards, and Ringo Awards
Awards, Nominations, Best Of Lists, and More – Comics and Books Published in 2025
Click on any item to visit the awards website and see more.
The 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards
Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of the Night (Outstanding Comic Book)
Preliminary Ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards
Jumpscare
Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown
Let This One Be a Devil
William of Newbury
The New York Public Library’s Best New Comics of 2025 for Adults
Helen of Wyndhorn
Kylooe
The New York Times Best Graphic Novels of 2025
Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown
The A.V. Club’s Best Comics of 2025
Orphan and the Five Beasts: Bath of Blood
Forbes’ 10 Amazing Books That Best Graphic Novels of 2025 Lists May Have Missed
Dr. Werthless
The Comics Journal Best Comics of 2025
Dreadstar Omnibus Volume 1
Kylooe
FML
Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown
Newsarama’s The 25 Best Comics of 2025
FML
Comics Beat’s Best Comics of 2025
Tramps of the Apocalypse
Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown
Dimwood
Comics Beat’s Top Comics to Buy: A Year End Lookback
Powers 25
Capes & Tights’ Comics of the Year 2025
Guy in the Chair
Those Not Afraid
Comic Book Couples Counseling’ The Stampies: Best Comics of 2025
Dracula Book 2: The Brides (Best Adaptation)
Dr. Werthless (Best Nonfiction Comic)
Comics Bulletin’s Our Favorite New Dark Horse Comic Series of 2025
Ripperland
Vatican City
Who Are the Power Pals?
Our Brilliant Ruin: Horror at Crane Mansion
Synthetics
Space Scouts
Masterminds
Yucatan 1512
ALA GNRCT’s Best Graphic Novels for Adults Nominations
Helen of Wyndhorn
Paranoid Gardens
Gilt Frame
Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown
Medusa
William of Newbury
Comic Book Herald’s Best Comics of 2025
Bandette Volume 5: The Wedding of B.D. Belgique
Helen of Wyndhorn
Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown
Horror News Network’s 2025 Horror Comic Awards
James Tynion IV (Writer of the Year)
Neal Adams (Horror Comic Award Honoree)
I Read Comic Books’ Best Comic Books of 2025
Helen of Wyndhorn
Derby Comics’ Top Comics of 2025
RoboWolf
The Broken Frontier Awards Nominations
Dave Stewart (Best Colorist for Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown)
Rob Jones (Best Letterer for Who Are the Power Pals?)
Who Are the Power Pals? (Best New Periodical Series)
Brooklyn Dreams (Best Collection of Classic Material)
Bam! Smack! Pow!’s 50 Best Comic Book Characters of 2025
Patty Reynolds from FML
Superpowered Fancast’s Favorite Comics of 2025
Jumpscare
The Artbook Collector’s 2025 Awards
Starfield Visual Compendium
The Art of DOOM: The Dark Ages
God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective
The Art of Star Wars Outlaws
The Art of Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Dark Horse Books (Best Publisher)
AIPT Comics’ Best Comics of 2025
Clayton Cowles (Best Letterer)
Hayden Sherman (Best Artist for Into the Unbeing)
The SKTCHD Awards: The Creators of 2025
David Lopez (FML)
Orphan and the Five Beasts: Bath of Blood
The Excelsior Award Nominations
Cat + Crazy Volume 1
Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire
CBC’s The Best Canadian Comics of 2025
10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir
Comic Frontier’s Best Comics of 2025 List
Into the Unbeing: Part Two
Comicon’s Best Single-Issue Comics of 2025
John le Carre’s: The Circus–Losing Control
Comic Tropes’ Best Comics of 2025
Fortune & Glory: The Musical
Dr. Werthless
Graphic Policy’s Brett’s Favorite Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga, and Manwha of 2025
Dr. Werthless
