In just three years, the NY Comic Con has become a major player in the Pop Culture universe. Besides all the comic publishers, toy and video game makers who come to build buzz for their upcoming works, Hollywood's also making the Con a mandatory stop on their movie publicity tour. Saturday, Lionsgate had a crazy-packed panel at the Javits Center with "The Spirit" director/writer Frank Miller and co-star Eva Mendes. The big news: they unveiled the first trailer for the eagerly-anticipated adaptation of Will Eisner's classic strip, due out in 2009.

Click here to view "The Spirit" teaser trailer here.