Photos by Hannah Grant

While Times Square on Saturday evening was turning into a hotbed for civil unrest, the protesters of Occupy Wall Street couldn't begin to rival in size the event taking place in Javits Center, only several avenues away. While over 100,000 people turned up for New York's annual Comic Con, the city's version of the world's nerdiest dork-fest might have finally begun to hit in the same punching weight of its behemoth San Diego cousin.

Though can you really call Comic Con a "nerd fest" anymore? This is where networks like Adult Swim and MTV offer sneak-peaks to the new Beavis and Butt-Head. It's where DC and Marvel funnel all their money to fly out Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo to talk about Avengers. It's where every illustrator, cartoonist, costume maker, cosplayer, writer, video game devotee, artist, and Manga obsessed fan can be found. And seriously: if you are under the age of 35 and don't like one of the above things, you might want to be checked out for signs of early-onset Conservatism.

That's why we decided to go to Comic Con and once and for all abolish the stereotype of the obese mouth-breathers who attends these conventions. Though at times we felt a little skeeved out about how young these kids looked -- it seriously was like walking through the world's largest suburban mall filled with only Hot Topic stores -- we are also duly impressed with how attractive they were.

Seriously, forget about Zuccotti Park. Next year, choose Comic Con.

(Photos by Hannah Grant)