Grab those capes, find a phonebooth (or your living room) and change faster than a speeding bullet into your best costume because Comic Con Africa will make its very welcomed return to Johannesburg from 22 to 25 September 2022.
That’s right, Superfans readers, the local edition of the biggest Con worldwide is coming to our sunny shores next year (fingers crossed and end of pandemic-willing).
The Reed Exhibitions team have been playing coy and dropped this little teaser on their Con socials yesterday:
All we know so far is that the event will move to the bigger Johannesburg Expo Centre which can host up to 80 000 people (the last in-person con was held at the Gallagher Convention Centre and Leonie and I were quite overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people in attendance).
What the 2022 iteration will look like is a mystery, particularly because we don’t know which level of lockdown we’ll be on, assuming we are still in lockdown then.
Curious about what photo opps and panels might look like in a post-lockdown world? Here’s a look at what the Supernatural conventions in the past month have looked like:
Photo Opps with plexiglass separating fans and cast:
Panels with unmasked cast, separated from the audience who are all wearing masks and seated behind glass screens:
The Comic Con Africa team have promised to produce a safe 2022 event. Get all of your questions answered about safety protocols here.
