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A zombie cosplayer roams the halls of the San Diego Convention Center.

Kick-Ass at Comic-Con

Convention-goers flood the expo floor on preview night, the start of Comic-Con.

An anthropomorphic saber-tooth tiger growls at passerby at Comic-Con.

The San Diego Convention Center, which has been the venue for Comic-Con since 1991.

A new life sciences and office building at 300 Mass. Ave. next to Random Hall, to be occupied by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, pictured above. The city council’s vote to approve the building was postponed to Aug. 6. Som...

Novartis’ new campus on the east side of Massachusetts Avenue will have a green public courtyard; the planning board rejected their proposal for a gate that is open during the day (top) and closed at night (bottom).

Susan Yanow, of the Area 4 Neighborhood Coaliton, protests the further development of Central Square on Monday in front of City Hall. Other protesters held signs with “Don’t Kendalize Central” and “No Permit 4 Forest ...

The Beehive Cooperative is a startup incubator located in E52 that houses and supports over 40 MIT-affiliated entrepreneurial teams.

Cast and creators of Firefly speak to fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2012.

Cosplayers dressed as Amon and Chief Lin Beifong from The Legend of Korra pose for the camera.

Earthworm Jim at Comic-Con.

Comic-Con attendees rifle through discounted comics on the expo floor.

A mural on Comic-Con’s expo floor features Cartoon Network characters old and new.

Fans await Comic-Con panels featuring the cast and creators of television shows Community, Legend of Korra, and Firefly.

A stormtrooper holds a convention-goer hostage for the paparazzi.

Joel McHale addresses the audience at the Community panel

A convention-goer shows off her replica of Chell’s Long Fall Boots from Portal 2.

At the Lego Booth, a Darth Maul Lego sculpture stands ready to attack!

A Predator sculpture terrorizes the convention floor.

A sculpture of Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop.

The Atlas Portal Gun on display at Comic-Con. The replica was sold out by as early as 9:40 a.m.

Situation for Noon Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 1, 2012

By David Da He Staff Photographer The foot traffic in Lobby 7 is captured in a long exposure as people enter from 77 Mass. Ave. The time of sunset is chosen so that sunlight floods the background. Black and white is...

Students began construction on a wooden structure in front of Building 33 last weekend. The self-supporting structure composed of 2x2 wooden posts will be on display at its current location until November.

Forest City’s proposed building at 300 Massachusetts Avenue would rise to 128 feet at its tallest penthouse, eight feet taller than the penthouse on the Novartis building, a block to the south. 300 Mass. Ave. will hav...

A girl awaits the Firefly reunion panel at Comic-Con, wearing a distinctive “Jayne” hat from the show.

After hours of waiting in line, fans begin to move towards Ballroom 20 to see the cast and creators of television shows Community, Legend of Korra, and Firefly.