It's not a surprise that the best comic book of 2025 was written by Matthew Rosenberg. His book What's the Furthest Place From Here? was the best comic book of 2024 and 2022. His book 4 Kids Walk into a Bank was the best comic book of 2017. I guess I can say I'm a big fan. We're Taking Everyone Down With Us was a six issue mini-series that's a bit hard to describe. It's sci-fi, yes, but also about spies, about a family, specifically a father/daughter relationship, and it's both violent and hilarious. It's basically similar to The Island of Dr. Moreau in that a brilliant and villainous doctor has an island with a bunch of weird creations. His island mostly has robots, though, and he ends up uploading his consciousness into a robot when a group of evil spies attacks the compound. He escapes as a robot along with his daughter, who has been scientifically modified to become superior. It's a lot. All of the spy stuff feels like it's from the classic James Bond era. And there's also the daughter's mother, who is akin to a Dr. Doom like villain that controls a country. The book is fucking nuts but also totally compelling and super entertaining. It's also a total blast. I always know when a comic is great when I can't wait for the next issue to come out and I eagerly read it right away. This was one of those. The artwork, by Stefano Landini, fit the 1960's type of sci-fi & James Bond era perfectly. This was wild, funny, bonkers, thrilling, visceral, and totally alive. I loved it.
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