2012: The Year In Comic Book Movies

It’s that time of year, folks–when everybody is doing year-end wrap-ups and trying to make some sense of the torrent of material that came at us this year.To that end, we’re taking a look at some of the nuts and bolts of the comic book movies that passed by us this year, and discussing some of what we loved, and didn’t, about each of them.We’ll give out some “bests” and “worsts” here, but if there’s one thing we won’t be doing, it’s naming a Best Movie overall. Why? Simple: Nobody can agree, and there are arguments to be made for The Dark Knight Rises, Marvel’s The Avengers and (my personal choice) Dredd 3D. To pretend there’s one definitive answer when the year gave us three fantastic, entertaining films done in such different styles and voices is silly, and would only lead to a comments section filled with bile.Also, not everything will have a “worst” attached to it. Is it intellectually inconsistent? Sure–but we’re only really interested in writing up a bad performance that’s truly bad, not one that’s just not as great as other people in the same category.But here are our picks, and some idea of why we picked them. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, or on Facebook or Twitter!