Best Of 2012

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  Best of (Re)discover the best of The A.V. Club with our 2012 highlight reel

  Start 2013 off right, by reliving how you procrastinated last year.

  January 4, 2013 | 10:00am -

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  Best of The best graphic novels and art comics of 2012

  It was another banner year for fiction, non-fiction, and archival collections.

  December 31, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Best of The best superhero and mainstream comics of 2012

  Image dominates an outstanding year for mainstream comic books.

  December 31, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Best of The best books we read in 2012

  Once again, our book reviewers look back on a year of dedicated reading, and pick some of their favorites.

  December 31, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, part two

  Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.

  December 28, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Best of The worst TV of 2012

  ¡Rob!, Oh Sit!, and the other, non-exclamatory detritus of another banner year for TV.

  December 28, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration 2012: The year of the half-hour TV show

  After nearly a decade of hourlong series driving the conversation about “good TV,” half-hour shows were at the head of the class this year.

  December 27, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Best of Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, part one

  Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.

  December 27, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The best TV series of 2012: The ballots

  Find out what series almost made the list—and which writers need to be bugged about not watching Game Of Thrones.

  December 26, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The best TV of 2012

  The A.V. Club names the best TV show of 2012.

  December 26, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Cheap Toy Roundup Cheap toy roundup: 2012 edition

  Once again, it’s time to save holiday money and effort with the cheapest toys a very small amount of money can buy.

  December 21, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Best of The best film scenes of 2012

  These film scenes epitomized greatness or elevated mediocrity this year.

  December 21, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Survey Says Bob Mould, Maria Bamford, Neil Hamburger, and others pick their 2012 pop-culture highlights

  The A.V. Club asked some of our favorite celebrities for their favorite sounds and sights of the past year.

  December 20, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Best of The worst films of 2012

  We’ve talked about the best of the year. Here’s the opposite of that.

  December 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The best films of 2012

  Vivid histories, haunted landscapes, and revitalized genre fare defined the year in film.

  December 19, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Survey Says Adam Scott, the Sklar Brothers, and GWAR’s Oderus Urungus pick their 2012 pop-culture highlights

  The A.V. Club asked some of our favorite celebrities for their favorite sounds and sights of the past year.

  December 18, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The best podcasts of 2012

  Some old faces, some new faces, and a lot of Paul F. Tompkins.

  December 14, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The least essential albums of 2012

  It’s not that they’re bad, necessarily. It’s that they’re pointless.

  December 14, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Survey Says Yvette Nicole Brown, Kumail Nanjiani, and Damon Lindelof pick their 2012 pop-culture highlights

  The A.V. Club asked some of our favorite celebrities for their favorite sounds and sights of the past year.

  December 13, 2012 | 2:00pm -

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  Best of Fartbarf, Neon Piss, and more: the year in band names 2012

  Our annual look at strange, terrible, funny, and otherwise notable names returns.

  December 13, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Loud Loud’s best metal, punk, and hardcore of 2012

  This has been a particularly stellar year for all things heavy.

  December 12, 2012 | 2:00pm -

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  For Our Consideration 40 great songs in 40(ish) sentences

  40 tracks that made 2012 better.

  December 12, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The best music of 2012

  See who tops The A.V. Club’s list of 2012’s best records.

  December 11, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The best music of 2012: The ballots

  Scrutinize every point assigned, every album liked, and every honorable mention awarded.

  December 11, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Best of The best comedy albums of 2012

  It was another strong year for comedy, as a few new faces mingle with the usual suspects.

  December 10, 2012 | 11:00am -