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Photos by Amanda Nanawa

This past weekend in NYC I had to choose between being a good Catholic or being a good geek. I chose the latter.

So what did I check out at this year's NY Comic Con? I'll try and do it in pictures and short passages because I am tired.

The 2008 version of NYCC finally took up most of the upper level show floors and had lots of room to move. No real crowding but there were long lines for most events & panels. Friday's highlight was the X-Files: I Want to Believe sneak trailer. I still can't believe that's the title. Chris Carter asked a fan if they liked the title. The girl said, "Yeah". I would've said, "Hell no. It sounds gay." It was revealed at the panel that yes, Mulder & Scully get intimate. The premise of the film doesn't have extra terrestrials but rather returns to its roots of the fear and evil within.

My Saturday highlights were the Wanted panel, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army panel, Speed Racer trailer (the latest that is now running in theaters), The Dark Knight sneak peek trailer that will release in two weeks nationwide (most likely to be attached to Speed Racer), and The Incredible Hulk panel which featured a very special clip that showed the rumored tie-in of Tony Stark in the Hulk film. The clips also alluded to future Marvel franchises such as the long-awaited Captain America. Sweet.

Frank Miller and Eva Mendes were present for The Spirit. The trailer they showed had the look and feel of Sin City. Miller admitted that he was greatly inspired by Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of his graphic novel. The Spirit looks great and should kick off 2009 nicely.

During the Hellboy 2 panel, Guillermo del Toro said about 10 "fuck you"s and brought out the monster costumes on stage. It was quite a sight. At the end of the panel, he does mention that he is currently working on "Saturn and the End of Days". Basically, another childhood horror film where a kid goes back and forth doing errands and watches the end of days or the Apocalypse or The Rapture - its the End of the freakin' World. Jump here for del Toro's explanation.

The night ended with a concert of JPop star T.M Revolution. That was a spirited show where he kept his setlist to a minimum and chose songs that are tied to anime shows such as Rurouni Kenshin, Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny, and Soul Eater. He also sang "Web of Night" which was the track featured in the Japanese release of Spiderman 2. His fan club flew in from Tokyo - all 100 (give or take a few) of them. Most were female but the age ranges were surprising; from college age to middle age. At one point during the show, a surge of Japanese women were pushing the hapless otaku forward and creating - almost - a mosh pit of crazy Japanese women. I saw the woman's face. She was like, "Go! Go! Go!" And the guy was like, "No! No! No!" She pushed him anyway.