From the publisher:

A collection of the best graphic pieces published in 2012, compiled by art editor for The New Yorker, Françoise Mouly.

“When I started RAW magazine in the '80s, there were mostly superheroes, a few children's comics, and the dirty, intentionally lowbrow, underground comix. And now, comics can tackle any topic.”—Françoise Mouly, from the Introduction

FEATURING Charles Burns, Chester Brown, Joyce Farmer, Chris Ware, Gary Panter, Sergio Aragonés, Christoph Niemann, Adrian Tomine, Sarah Varon, and others.

This year with a sampler of comics for kids

Complete contents:

X'ed out (excerpt) / Charles Burns -- The battle of Buron from Two generals / Scott Chantler -- Scenes from an impending marriage (excerpt) / Adrian Tomine -- Jimbo / Gary Panter -- Are comics moronic dribble? and Skull groin from Up all night / Michael Kupperman -- Kamikaze from A public space / Nora Krug -- Skyline and Hot stuff from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- The pilot learns to fly from Big questions / Anders Nilsen -- The Golan Heights from How to understand Israel in 60 days or less / Sarah Glidden -- Blood of the virgin (excerpt) from Crickets / Sammy Harkham -- A month of... from the New York Times / Leanne Shapton -- Special exits (excerpt) / Joyce Farmer -- Frank among the gut-worshippers from Congress of the animals / Jim Woodring -- Angelina from Paying for it / Chester Brown -- Hibern-8 from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- Stage 6 from H day / Renée French -- Diner Food from Up all night / Michael Kupperman--The love bunglers: part four (excerpt) from Love and rockets / Jaime Hernandez -- Prophets from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- Leave luck to Heaven / Dakota McFadzean -- Red eye from NewYorkTimes.com / Christoph Niemann -- Dead soles from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- House of debt / David Sandlin -- The Irish table from Chimo / David Collier -- House of shouts from Up all night / Michael Kupperman -- Even the giants get the blues (excerpt) from Even the Giants / Jessee Jacobs -- Elsewheres from Keeping two / Jordan Crane -- Haggling from The believer / Jonathan Bennett -- Money from the New Yorker / Chris Ware

Comics for kids: Vacation and Doctor costume from Sergio Aragonés Funnies / Sergio Aragonés -- Rock, scissors, paper from Knights of the lunch table / Frank Cammuso -- Baking failure #1 from Bake Sale / Sara Varon -- Read a book and Draw your sister a picture from 60 ways to leave your mother (alone) / Michael J. Buckley -- Patrick and Big Bear from Patrick in A teddy bear's picnic and other stories / Geoffrey Hayes -- A button in the woods from Zita the Spacegirl / Ben Hatke