If San Diego Comic Con is "geek prom," then this past weekend's New York Comic Con is the "geek winter formal." Now in its fourth year, New York Comic Con is becoming a major source of movie previews, celebrity signings, and geek-friendly news. As a full-fledged geek myself, I'm happy to share with you my top ten moments from the dance.

10. Saturday Night Live stars tackle Spider-Man
During the Mondo Marvel panel, SNL-ers Bill Hader and Seth Meyers announced their upcoming Spider-man one-shot comic, The Short Halloween, which sees a Spidey costumer getting mistaken for the actual wall-crawler. Sounds cool, but I was hoping Hader and Meyers would follow Obama's lead and actually appear in an issue of Amazing Spider-Man.

9. Pixar debuts another winner with Up
Director Pete Doctor (Monsters, Inc.) and producer Jonas Rivera debuted clips (and a full 45 minutes) of Up, the latest Pixar gem. Hilarious and colorful, the footage indicates that Pixar is going back to straight-up comedy after the more serious Wall-E.

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