2012 in science fiction
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The year 2012 is marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Deaths
- George Lucas sold Lucasfilm, with all its property, including Star Wars franchise, to Disney for $4 billion.
- Esli magazine closed down.

- February 3 – John Christopher, British writer (born 1922)[1]
- May 8 – Jean Giraud, aka Moebius, French artist and writer (born 1938)
- June 5 – Ray Bradbury, American writer (b. 1920)[2]
- August 15 – Harry Harrison, American writer (b. 1925)[3]
- November 19 – Boris Strugatsky, Russian writer (b. 1933)[4]