2012 was a year when the big news in comics all happened outside of shops, with movie theaters and social media dominating the industry.
The Year in Comics
Comics in Other Media
- The Punisher: Dirty Laundry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAoBsIZ-M3A
DC Comics
Other Publishers
Sales & Industry Information
Beginnings & Endings
Eisner Awards
Dan's Favorite
The Year in Marvel
TOTAL SERIES: 613 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 450 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 491 SERIES OVER 100 ISSUES: 2 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): Avengers vs. X-Men (71 books), Minimum Carnage (6) BEST SELLING COMICS:
- Uncanny Avengers #1 at 305,000.
- Also a lot of AvX
Events & Happenings
New Titles (Ongoing and Limited)
New Characters
Series Ending
Who's in the Bullpen/Passings
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Francesco Francavilla
Dan's Favorite
Next week: 2012 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil
Questions or comments
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History
DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts
https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/
https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
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