I'm still recovering from Comic-Con (and I've already preregistered for 2011), but one of the millions of geeky sights burned in my brain from the massive expo floor is the persistent popularity of Pokémon. The video game, the cartoon, the trading cards... the whole Japanese brand turned global phenomenon. There were more than a few Pokémon costumes, and in nearly every corner, kids and not-kids were playing with Pokémon cards.