Thanks to the Supermen, Wonder Women, Trekkies, Star Wars fanatics and nerds alike, we can all live to fight another day.

Attendees of yesterday's Comic-Con were prepared for the onslaught of Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church acolytes. The religious crazies brought their signs and their hate, but unbeknownst to them, the nerds had their own weapons.

Check out all the photos at ComicsAlliance.