The New York Comic Con begins on Friday and despite its title there will be a lot of video and PC games on display. There will also be many game-oriented panels at the convention. One of the games on the show floor will be DC Universe Online, the upcoming Sony Online developed MMO that will put players smack dab in the middle of the long time four color super hero setting.

Before the convention opens, however, our sister site Joystiq managed to get some hands-on time with the game (pre-alpha code) as well as chat with senior producer Wes Yanagi. The preview was all about playing as a villain working with Lex Luthor (pictured above in his super-armor) and our fellow reporters seemed impressed. The chat with Yanagi goes over some topics including whether the planned PC and PS3 versions will allow for cross-platform play (the official answer is, "We would love to have cross platform play, but haven't made an official decision on it yet.")