New York Comic-Con: Cosplay Winners 2012

New York Comic-Con is quickly coming up on its San Diego counterpart, not only in attendance, but percentage of people dressed in cosplay. This year, cosplayers were out in the convention hall in record numbers, and we captured some of the best costumes to participate in our annual cosplay throwdown.

Costumes squared off, battle by battle, until over 1.6 million votes were tallied. We now present the Top Ten vote-getters in the 2012 New York Comic-Con Cosplay Battle.

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Editor Picks

Here are some of our favorite costumes that did not get voted into the Top Ten:

We'll be on hand again at New York Comic-Con next year to bring another epic costume battle to you. See you there!

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Firefly: Browncoats Unite on Science Channel

The time has come, my fellow Browncoats. After months of hype from their tenth anniversary panels at San Diego and New York Comic-Con, the cast and crew of Firefly will reunite once more for Firefly: Browncoats Unite, a special televised event on Science Channel.

This 60-minute special will feature creator Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion and the rest of the Serenity crew as they provide the complete oral history on the franchise that began a decade ago. On November 11 at 10pm ET/PT, fans will be treated to secrets from the set, exclusive cast interviews and footage from this year's massive SDCC panel that dominated the convention.

Joining Whedon and Fillion are cast members Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres and Jewel Staite, as well as executive producer Tim Minear and executive story editor Jose Molina. In honor of this gathering, Science Channel was able to recreate the set of Serenity, parts and all.

"When Science Channel began airing Firefly in 2011, we immediately realized that these fans are a subculture united by a unique and fanatical passion for the series,” says Debbie Adler Myers, GM and Executive VP of Science Channel. "Our goal is to present them the series they love, but in a totally new and surprising way."

The network's Saturday extravaganza begins at 7am ET/PT with an all-day marathon of the 14-episode series. Later that evening at 8pm, the final two episodes will be enhanced and presented as Firefly: Special Edition, which will offer viewers additional insight into the inner workings of the series with behind-the-scenes info.

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Peter Jackson Shows Some Hobbit Footage

Couldn't make it to this year's San Diego Comic-Con? Director Peter Jackson brings The Hobbit presentation to you instead with this latest video production blog entry. Much of this video was screened for the fans who attended the SDCC panel. It shows off snippets of footage from the movie, as well as lots of behind-the-scenes content featuring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Lee Pace, and the actors playing the dwarves. It chronicles the talent's appearance at SDCC and the wrap of principal photography.

And what did we think of the 12 minutes of scenes from The Hobbit screened exclusively for fans at SDCC? Watch the video reaction below!

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Marvel Teases the Big Players of Marvel NOW!

During San Diego Comic-Con's Cup O' Joe panel, Marvel showed off a new teaser that revealed a new Point One one-shot that would release in October. Now, Marvel is unveiling the characters that will be involved in the teaser book via a series of reveals. It appears that characters like Cable and Nova will be making a comeback under the watchful eye s  of Nick Fury, Jr. Check out the teasers so far:

Update 7/18:

Update 7/19:

And finally, the last one, updated on 7/20:

The only other information revealed by Marvel at this time is the official solicit:

MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, MATT FRACTION, JEPH LOEB, NICK SPENCER, KIERON GILLEN, DENNIS HOPELESS

Art by MICHAEL ALLRED, ED MCGUINNESS, STEVE MCNIVEN, JAMIE MCKELVIE, SALVADOR LARROCA and MORE!

Cover by ADI GRANOV

Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA

Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA

Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG

Speculate away!

Joey is IGN's Comics Editor and a comic book creator himself. Follow Joey on Twitter, or find him on IGN. He will love Star Wars until the end of his days.

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