• Organizers estimate that weekend attendance topped 95,000, ICv2 reports, up from 77,000 the previous year (when the convention was held in February). Next year's event is set for Oct. 14-16.

• At i09.com, Kelly Faircloth and Alasdair Wilkins round up NYCC's bestselling comics -- among them, Darwyn Cooke's just-released IDW adaptation of The Outfit, True Blood, The Walking Dead, and a handful of BOOM! Studios' licensed titles.

• At The Daily Cross Hatch, Brian Heater files a lengthy convention report, complete with photos: "One thing New York Comic Con has had going for it in past years was a genuine focus on comics culture. Other 'geek media' has certainly been present from the beginning, but certainly nowhere as invasive as it tends to be at a show like San Diego. This year, however, it’s clear that the show’s organizers have no issue letting it take a backseat to glitzier undertakings. Perhaps the show’s ultimate saving grace will be the fact that it’s so far from Hollywood that it just doesn’t make sense for movie makers to invest as much in the event—yet another reason to pray that the Spider-Man musical doesn’t prove a massive hit."

• Heater also does double duty for The Daily Beast, covering NYCC's speed-dating sessions.

• Simon Pulman turns an eye toward the convention's "transmedia" elements, including Marvel's approach to digital comics: "... apparently, Marvel views digital comics as a way to drive traffic back to the comic book store. Its hope is that people will read a comic on the iPad, become intrigued by the story, and begin buying physical books; it even structures special offers around this concept.  I still cannot believe that this is actually Marvel’s business plan – I’m quite confused to be honest. To me, they are saying to readers 'now that you’ve enjoyed this conveniently accessible, digitally malleable version of the story, please drive to the comic book store to buy the physical copy of the next issue – for more money.' That seems incredibly backward to me, and I’d love for somebody to explain to me why it’s not." (via The Beat)

• For an overview of NYCC's news and announcements, check out Robot 6's round-up and Comic Book Resource's full index of coverage.

• Gothamist has a gallery of cosplayers and Lou Ferrigno. For more, check out the NY Comic Con Flickr pool.

• Marvel did a nice job with its official Flickr account, mixing photos of cosplayers, creators and crowds.