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Ya shoulda been at Comic-Con, bub.

Comic-Con 2008 is over.

From all reports, it was a mixed year for the pop culture convention. There were the usual celebrity appearances, glimpses of upcoming blockbusters and major geekouts over popular franchises.

Still, nobody came out with a huge, ultra-secret, blow-the-top-off-your skull surprise.

This year, the big buzz surrounded comic-book projects like “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” Frank Miller’s “The Spirit,” the highly anticipated “Watchmen” movie and “The Dark Knight,” still kicking butt at the box office.

We also saw sequels aplenty, including “Terminator: Salvation” and TV’s “Terminator: The Sarah Chronicle Files,” “The Lost Boys: The Tribe” and and “Tron 2″ (that’s right, “Tron 2″!!). Not to mention several remakes, such as “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “Death Race” and “Land of the Lost.”

For more details, I turn to the professionals. Click on the links below.

Science fiction fans got the scoop via io9.com, which reported on hits like “Lost,” “Chuck,” “Dr. Who” and “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”

Meanwhile, Kotaku.com kept the score for video game fans, posting updates on such titles as “Ghostbusters: The Video Game,” “Afro Samurai” and the latest in the “Resident Evil,” “Street Fighter,” “Mortal Kombat” and “Spider-Man” franchises.

Film-centric sites MovieWeb.com, RottenTomatoes.com and IGN.com also hit the convention floor.

It’s a lot to take in, so read slowly and rest often.

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Thanks to reader Robot Downey Jr. for the tip.