The comics landscape in 2024 was dominated by the arrival of two major new universes. Marvel relaunched the Ultimate Universe last year, but it was in 2024 that they fully delved into it, launching ongoing titles for Ultimate Spider-Man, Black Panther, and the X-Men. DC, meanwhile, surprised us by splitting its entire superhero comics line in half. While the mainstream DC universe continued on as DC All In, the new Absolute Universe offered refreshed takes on the company's core trinity of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, with more characters to come in 2025.
But comics isn't just about Marvel and DC, of course. 2024 also saw the release of superb titles from the likes of BOOM!, Image, IDW, Dark Horse, and more. There's been some truly innovative, exciting, and beautiful work released across many genres in the last 12 months, and we're excited to talk about some of it here. Of course, this is just scratching the surface of what was released in a sensational year for the medium. We hope that, whatever your tastes, you find some of your faves in here and maybe something that you've not read before to catch up on over the coming holidays.
