Itβs our favourite time of the year again: Comic Con Cape Town returns to the Mother City for its second annual event and we are SUPER excited.
Master the art of the quick change (there are no telephone booths around so you canβt pull a Clark Kent to Superman transformation, though π), transform into your best costume and meet us at the Cape Town International Convention (CTICC) 2 from Saturday 27 April to Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Weβve been attending the Comic Cons, hosted by Reed Exhibitions, since 2018, so we know quite a few fantastic tips that you, the most die-hard geek, can use to Hulk Smash your way through your first one.
Here is the Superfans SA Insiderβs Guide to Comic Con Cape Town 2024:
Book your tickets:
There will be no joining the Dark Side or gaining access to nerd Valhalla without your must-have tickets. Unlike Charlie, you are not going to find these in special chocolate bars (donβt worry, this event is 100% real, unlike that Glasgow incident, and you will not be left high, dry and without chocolate β in fact there are several options available at the Food Hall so pick up your favourite bar there!).
Here’s a look at what those must-have tickets got Con attendees last year:
You can book your tickets via the Conβs amazing website. Saturday is already sold out so be faster than The Flash and book yours TODAY.
Get your Meet and Greet Packages:
We are fangirling HARD for the top tier guests that the Con organising team have managed to pull out of their magic hats! For literal years, itβs been our dream to have Cape Townβs very own talented performer and star of hit international shows including Lucifer and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Lesley-Ann Brandt, appear at a Con on home soil and itβs FINALLY happening! We cannot wait to have her speaking Lilim, aka Afrikaans to us.
Amongst the absolute must-haves for your photography and autograph collections are Sean Gunn of Marvelβs Guardians of the Galaxy fame; most of Netflixβs wildly popular show One Pieceβs cast (we are personally madly infatuated with Langley Kirkwood, one of South Africaβs choice actors since his days as a charismatic cult leader on now cancelled soapie Isidingo) and the absolute bevvy of artists,including our favourite Bill Masuku.
Make memories with your idols by booking your sessions here.
Plan your Con schedule:
The Con team have conveniently popped their schedule onto their website. We strongly suggest you download the Comic Con app and plan your experience around your meet and greets, any of the guest panels you want to attend, the sideline events (there is a speed dating event too so who knows? You may meet the MJ to your Spiderman!), mealtimes and how far you can walk around in your costume.
Plan your Comic Con schedule via the app so that you don’t miss out on any of the cool things on offer, including Q&As with your favourite guests! Image credit: Superfans SA
Unless you have an Alfred living in your garage, whipping up a bullet-proof costume in record time, you are going to need to either make your own or rent one.
Leonie is our resident wardrobe mistress and there are a few places that she loves sourcing our costume basics and makeup from including Party City, Clicks and Crazy Store in Gardens. For all of our heavy-duty make-up and prosthetic needs, she loves Masque Makeup & FX Warehouse. From bald caps and liquid latex, to fake teeth and special contact lenses- they have it all.
Leonie rocks our Comic Con cosplay creation with a variety of specialized suppliers. Image credit: Superfans SA
If you are not quite ready to take on the mantle of Costumer Designer, we suggest visiting your nearest costume rental store or pop over to the Cosplay Cape Town group on Facebook to see whatβs for sale.
Top up your bank cards:
The Exhibitorsβ Hall is a treasure trove of geeky goods. Before you go spending like youβre Bruce Wayne, please ensure youβve topped up your debit or credit cards and donβt forget to bring them along or load them onto your phone so you can shop until you drop.
Most of the vendors will have card machines or Yoco so you are in good, safe hands.
An extra tip: on the final day of the Con, the vendors tend to seriously drop their prices and there are plenty of bargains to be had.
Fuel up at the Food Hall:
In the great words of the late Remus Lupin, Professor of the Dark Arts at Hogwarts:
Listen to Professor Lupin. Image credit: Tenor
The CTICCβs in-house catering team really shines a Bat Signal on all things super food related at the Con and weβll admit to feasting on ALL of their epic character themed burgers EVERY single day of last yearβs event π
Just look at one of them:
Hulk Smash Burger into our mouths! Yum, those CTICC caterers really got the superhero memo for Comic Con Cape Town. Image credit: Superfans SA
Youβll find the Food Hall on the second floor, right next to the Gaming Arena.
Charge those batteries:
You will be taking hundreds of photos and videos throughout the Con so be sure to charge your devices outside of your loadshedding schedules. Bring along a portable charger too.
There are some fantastic things to see, film and snap a photo of. You do NOT want to miss the Hugo Lambrechts Orchestraβs Disney set at the opening ceremony, the Cosplay Contests, the table top games sessions and more.
Hereβs the Orchestra using the Force at last yearβs Opening Ceremony:
Aside from just generally being a good Con attendee who doesnβt litter, bully or push into lines, please be respectful of other cosplayersβ personal spaces. Ask their permission to take a photograph or video of or with them and under no circumstances will inappropriate behaviour and touching (both verbal and physical) be tolerated.
Channel your inner Matt Murdock/Daredevil and familiarize yourself with the Conβs policy so you can understand the legalese around it.
Thatβs it from us! Have a super fun Comic Con Cape Town 2024, Everyone.
If you want to come and say Hi to Leonie and I during the Con, pop us a DM on Instagram or Facebook and letβs set up that pow wow.
You can switch off the Bat Signal now, Mother City: Comic Con Cape Town (CCCT) is here and ALL of the superheroes are out to play!
The ultimate team up between Comic Con Africa and Fan Con Cape Town, CCCT is a love letter to the geeks of South Africa’s most beautiful city and honestly, we are here for it.
Are you ready for the ultimate family day out at Comic Con Cape Town?
With day jobs as freelance communications specialists, Leonie and I are going to have one day only, Thursday 27 April 2023, to check out all of the cool festivities at the Cape Town International Convention Centre but you, our dear Superfans, have FOUR days of fun ahead of you.
That is IF you managed to secure tickets – CCCT is now officially SOLD OUT!
Here’s a quick guide of what is on offer at CCCT this long weekend:
The Con:
Four days of epic cosplay competitions, shop-until-you-drop merch sales at the exhibitor stalls, eye-catching artwork at the Artists’ Alley, educational talks by experts in the field AND onstage appearances by the top Hollywood talent await at the CTICC from 27 to 30 April 2023.
At the recent media launch, the team announced that they’ve added David Oakes, who is best known for his roles in the series Vikings: Valhalla and Victoria, to the celeb roster and we are stoked!
David Oakes, best known for Vikings: Valhalla and Victoria is coming to Comic Con Cape Town!
Leonie and I are especially excited about a performance that hails straight from a galaxy far, far away: the live orchestral recital of Star Wars music by Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre at 10am on Thursday 27 April 2023! Enjoy, we will.
A great addition, and much more coordinated, to the CCCT festivities is the side events, including the Coffee and Comics event at Truth Coffee on Thursday 27 April 2023 and the screening of The Incredibles at the Galileo Open Air Cinema on Sunday 30 April 2023!
Get a personalised drawing from one of your favourite international comic book artists whilst sipping on a flat white:
Grab an original artwork with your coffee!
Or, dress up in your best spandex and fight with your siblings about who gets which of The Incredibles’ powers (to be honest, Jack-Jack is my spirit animal!):
Spandex and family time are on the cards for movie goers!
Our African artists are world-class and deserve to be celebrated as such! Running concurrently with the Con, the Animation Festival is not to be missed.
Pitching competitions, screenings, studio focus and industry panels await aspiring animators. Get your tickets here.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for live updates from Comic Con Cape Town and come and say hi. We’d love to meet you all!
Holy Batman! It’s FINALLY happening:Comic Cape Townis coming to the CTICC 2 in the Mother City from 27 to 30 April 2023.
This super event sees our faves FanCon Cape Town and Comic Con Africa pool their powers and team up to bring Capetonian geeks the very best artists, cosplayers, vendors and stars from around the world for one spectacular long weekend!
Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect from Comic Con Cape Town:
Here is a recap of the amazing international and local spotlight artists attending Comic Con Cape Town this April π
Comic Con Cape Town’s social media platforms have been absolutely buzzing with all of the latest news and updates and these are a few of our favourites:
Must-see artists:
Bill Masuku:
We cannot wait to see our fave Bill Masuku at Comic Con Cape Town!
Our favorite local artist Bill Masuku, the talent behind Captain South Africa and Razor-Man, makes his long-awaited return to the Mother City as an international artist at Comic Con Cape Town and we are excited π Bill will be joined in the Artist Alley by Ian ChurchillΒ (X-Men: Age of Apocolypse, Deadpool, Star Wars: Han Solo, and more) and Mark BrooksΒ (Ultimate Spider-Man Annual, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, and more).
Not-be-missed photo opps:
Tati Gabrielle:
An outstanding actress known for her stellar work in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, YOU, and Uncharted, Tati Gabrielle will be onsite for photo opportunities and panel discussions all weekend long.
We cannot wait to see all of you at Comic Con Cape Town. Get your tickets here.
There is plenty to be excited about in the geek world this month: from a returning Comic Con Africa to a new season of a favourite Netflix show and the release of an all-new Disney+ live action classic, it’s one huge geek fest!
Let’s get into it:
Pinocchio:
When you wish upon a star … a star-studded live-action version of one of the ultimate classics is delivered!
Pinocchio will be released on Disney+ on Thursday 8 September 2022, only (sadly, there will be no theatrical release). Starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto, Cynthia Erivo as Blue Fairy, Luke Evans as The Coachman with voice actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket, Keegan-Michael Key as Honest John and introducing Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Pinocchio, this is one magical Disney adventure you won’t want to miss!
I’ll be honest and say I am a bit apprehensive about this live-action film. I didn’t love The Lion King and Aladdin made me question a few things about what we’re teaching children with these fairytales. I do hope Pinocchio leaves me with the same sense of wonder that the live-action Beauty and the Beast does every time I watch it (and I don’t care what people say, Emma Watson did a great job as Belle).
Cobra Kai:
Are you ready to wax on, wax off with Danny LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence once again?
The fifth season of Cobra Kai, the incredibly popular sequel to the Karate Kid movie franchise, will debut on Netflix on Friday 9 September 2022.
Our frenemies Danny (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) are teaming up with another of Danny’s former foes Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) to take down the awful Cobra Kai Sensei Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) and show their students that good can prevail over evil, once and for all.
I’ve really enjoyed this series, especially during the lockdown when it gave me hope that life can get better. The first Karate Kid movie was released the year before I was born so, as with Stranger Things, I am enjoying being immersed in the 80s culture via the regular movie flashbacks. It is also great to see all of these actors who are in their late 50s and 60s kick some serious butt.
With Leonie competing in karate tournaments, this show has also helped me understand her passion and appreciate the sport. Now, say it with me: Cobra Kai never dies!
Comic Con Africa 2022:
It’s been nearly three years since Leonie and I wowed Comic Con attendees with our excellent cosplay in Johannesburg. While we aren’t making the geek pilgrimage to the Comic Con Africa 2022 weekend-long celebrations, plenty of you will and we wish you all of the best fun!
Comic Con Africa returns! Image credit: Comic Con Africa
Celebs on this year’s schedule (which is subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances) include Tati Gabrielle (YOU and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Selwyn Ward (Power Rangers franchise). The Artist talent is always a highlight of the Con and this year’s lineup doesn’t disappoint. Be inspired by Bill Masuku (Captain South Africa and Razor Man); Zack Howard (Hell Boy); Steve Ellis (Iron and Spiderwoman); Jason Masters (Batwoman, Captain America and James Bond) and more.
NB: Please remember that while regulations have been disbanded, COVID-19 is still around so take extra precautions to keep yourselves, your loved ones, the Comic Con team, stars, artists and other attendees as safe as you can.
It’s been a busy week in the geekdom with exciting Mother City comic convention announcements, the loss of a musical icon and the premiere of one of our favourite returning Netflix series!
Let’s get into it:
Comic Con Cape Town x FanConCapeTown is coming in 2023!
Two of the Mother City’s biggest geek conventions are teaming up to bring locals a festival that celebrates our wonderful community. Dust off your capes, don your masks and get ready to geek out at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town from 27 to 29 April 2023!
Comic Con Cape Town and FanCon Cape Town are joining forces for the biggest Mother City geek festival ever!
Leonie, Tendai and I have collectively decided we are skipping Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg in September (on account of work commitments and still being wary of big spreader events) and we were not particularly impressed with Reed Exhibitions’ lame attempt at hosting a multi-venue and event Comic Con Cape Town last year. We bitterly miss the excellent events FanCon Cape Town hosted from 2016 to 2019, with each year being better than the last. This team up between the giants in the industry sounds like a good idea, in theory, and so we’ll be suiting up for it. Look, if it doesn’t work out in this timeline, Doctor Strange can just reset it, right? Or Ms America can teleport us to another multiverse.
If nothing else, we are EXCITED to see the Artist Alley and excellent speakers FanCon is sure to bring to the table, as well as the movie and series celebrities Comic Con Africa (parent event of the Cape Town edition) is renowned for hosting. Something equally exciting to look forward to is seeing how the Stadium is adapted for a geek convention.
It’s been a sad week for all Grease fans as we say goodbye to our original Sandy D π
The star lost her battle with cancer on Monday 8 August 2022. In addition to Grease, the 73 year old actress was known for her hit album Physical, her role in the 80s classic Xanadu and being a cancer awareness activist.
Rest in peace, Dame Olivia – we’ll always be hopelessly devoted to you.
Never Have I Ever returns!
Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and the gang are back for more teenage angst, the realest look at what growing up in an Indian family is like and ALL of the love triangle drama we could possibly handle. The third season of this Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher created series debuts on Netflix today so you know what I’m doing this weekend π
This season of Never Have I Ever is all about Devi sprucing up her social status and image, chiefly by going public with her smoking hot boyfriend Paxton (Darren Barnet). Knowing our lead character as well as we do, she is going to find some way of Deving it up but we’ll still love her for it. As always, Devi’s cringeworthy life is narrated by tennis legend John McEnroe.
That’s it for this month, folks! Join us next week on all of our socials and right here as we begin our watch of the Game of Thrones‘ prequel series House of the Dragon. In need of a Marvel fix? Check out Leonie’s epic Thor:Love and Thunder review!
Comic Con Africa ticket buyers, ASSEMBLE! Ticket sales for Phase 1 of this continental convention is now open.
Reed Exhibitions recently announced that it would be bringing back the in-person version of their continental convention in September 2022. With a sold-out Black Friday Blowout ticket sale, the Con organisers have now officially opened Phase 1 of their ticket sales.
Between November 2021 and March 2022, Con attendees can get their must-have tickets at the following special prices:
A general access ticket for R180.
A 4-day weekend pass for R545.
Ticket prices will increase in the lead up to Comic Con Africa in September 2022 so get yours NOW!
For the latest Con news, ticket updates and programme announcements, please visit www.cominconafrica.co.za.
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:
Fire up the Bat Signal: DC Fandome 2021 took the Internet by storm this past weekend and released ALL of the thrilling 2022/2023 teasers, trailers and sneak peeks we comic book geeks could ever want!
As difficult as it is to choose just 5 of them, here are the trailers we’re the most excited for:
The Batman:
Robert Pattinson is the next Hollywood star to don the Dark Knight’s cowl in Matt Reeves’s highly-anticipated Caped Crusader flick. The latest trailer also shows us our first full glimpses of ZoΓ« Kravitz’s Catwoman. We’re loving the fact that Zoe’s Catwoman joins her stepdad Jason Momoa’s Aquaman on the DC roster!
Black Adam:
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is bringing Shazam (Zachary Levi)’s arch nemesis Black Adam to life in this anti-hero origin tale next year.
The Flash:
Coming in like a hot bolt of lightning is our first look at Ezra Miller’s The Flash movie and it looks awesome! Is that 80s OG Batman Michael Keaton doing the voiceover? You betcha! Our favourite Speedster is crossing the multiverse and recruiting various versions of beloved characters, including the Batfleck.
Peacemaker:
If you loved John Cena’s hilarious turn as the adorably dumb Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad, you’ll be thrilled to know he is getting his own Peacemaker series on HBO Max.
Batwoman Season 3:
After successfully claiming the Batwoman mantle as Ryan Wilder in the second season, Javicia LeslieΒ is back for more insane adventures in Gotham. This season, she’ll be teaming up with Rachel Skarsten‘s OTT villain with a growing heart, Alice. What possibly could go wrong?!
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook where we’ll be sharing our reviews, thoughts, hopes and more about these exciting DC offerings.
Superfans readers, we have the best news ever: Comic Con Cape Town will be held in our beautiful Mother City for one day only, on 2 October 2021!
This highly-anticipated event will feature a series of pop-up activities, including cosplay competitions for professionals, casuals and kids, the extremely popular Comic Art Drink & Draw & Sketch-off competitions, Pop Culture Quiz Sessions and Fandom meetups around Cape Town.
Those ready to socially engage with other Con attendees can look forward to gaming and table top competitions and film watch parties too.
Before Captain America gives us a PSA on being safe, Reed Exhibitions assures us that these pop-up activations at various locations will be held with COVID-19 regulated capacities and protocols in mind.
Leonie, Tendai and I are SUPER excited about this pop-up Comic Con Cape Town day and are already working on our epic costumes (hint: blessed be the fruit!)
A reminder of just how awesome our cosplay outings at a Con are:
The Ancient One and Wonder Woman rocking that superhero pose at Comic Con Africa 2019.
Stay up to date with the latest Comic Con Cape Town news via their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.
Pop quiz participants, ASSEMBLE! That’s right, Comic Con Africa‘s quiz nights are back by popular demand and we are excited.
Look, we won’t lie: We Superfans got our butts handed to us in 2020’s Harry Potter, Game of Thrones (Shame! Shame! Shame!) , Wonder Woman and Sci Fi and Fantasy quizzes but we are ready to redeem ourselves.
Which is mightily handy since that is the theme for Thursday night’s quiz: Redemption!
See you online at 7pm on Thursday 11 February 2021 and may the odds be ever in your favour!
Thanks to the pandemic, most events are going virtual. While it is important for social distancing, it isn’t always great for that vital personal experience. Luckily, Comic Con Africa didn’t have that side effect this past weekend.
From online quizzes to live interviews with some of our favourite series stars and comic book artists, Tendai, Leonie and I had fantastic time together in cyber space and we really CANNOT wait to attend Con together in person ( fingers crossed for 2021!).
Some of my highlights include:
Cosplaying at home:
While I could not debut my Wonder Woman 1984 suit, I totally enjoyed modelling my tees and tiara at home
For everything I really loved about the online Con, there are areas I felt that they can improve on, namely:
Getbetter interviewers/panel moderators: I’m sure Con host Robbie Collins is a great comedian but an expert interviewer he is not and he let us down horribly in the Magicians and Jenny Frison interviews in particular. There are better questions to ask than what cartoon inspired a comic book artist and not insulting actors by not knowing that their series has been cancelled.
Improve app updates: While I know the programme was subject to change, the app wasn’t always updated as quickly as it should have been. A geek chick needed to plan her day and the changes messed things up somewhat here and there.
With great online power,comes great responsibility to make an online Con as awesome as possible. Reed Exhibitions did a great job, and with some tweaks, the Con can be even greater.
The weekend flew by faster than a speeding bullet! Here’s to an IRL Comic Con Africa next year!
Usually, Leonie and I would be frantically packing in our costumes, having that must-have Spur waffle at the airport and taking last minute super photos before jetting off to Comic Con Africahttps://www.comicconafrica.co.za/ in Joburg for a few days.
In this, the time of COVID, we, along with Tendai, will be getting our geek on virtually from our couches with #ComicConAfricaOnline from 24 to 27 September 2020!
A reminder of how we rocked that cosplay life at the Con last year:
This year, we’re in for four days of excellent entertainment with virtual celebrity artists and series stars, online quizzes, sketching sessions, cosplay competitions and yes, even an online karaoke session.
You can register for free here and don’t forget to download the Comic Con Africa 2020 app from the Play store to get your programme, order your merchandise and more.
I’ll be pitting my comicbook fangirl smarts and fast fingers against other Con attendees at the Wonder Woman , Marvel and Pop Culture online quizzes before gushing over The Magicians, the Green Power Ranger and Umbrella Academy’s Number One:
In between checking out Will Slaney’s webslinging Spiderman drawing skills, I will be geeking out with DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s Tala Ashe and Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger’s Aubrey Joseph:
It’s the stuff my inner 90s kid’s dreams are made of: Jason David Frank who played the oh-so-handsome Tommy Oliver, the original Mighty Morphin’ Green Ranger in the hit kids’ show Power Rangers, will attend Comic Con Africa’s Online Con in September!
I’m sure I won’t be the only one swooning on my couch as Frank, who morphed into the most different Power Rangers of any in the long-running showβs 26 year history and has appeared in over 225 episodes (more than any other ranger), chats through his incredible career and history over the four day Online Con. Frank has been nearly every colour of the Rangers: he was first the Mighty Morphinβ Green Ranger, followed by Mighty Morphinβ White Ranger, Red Zeo, Red Turbo and Black Dino Thunder Ranger.
Who can forget the long hair, the green tank tops and his incredible turn from bad boy to ultimate good guy?!
Frank ,an accomplished martial artist, is not only a Ju Jitsu, Muay Thai and American Karate expert who has been inducted into the Word Karate Union Hall of Fame, but he has even created his own martial arts system known as Toso Kune Do. He is the owner of Rising Sun Karate which has three schools across America. In January 2013, Frank became the Guinness World Record holder for the most 1-inch pine board broken during a skydive freefall. Jason David Frank will take part in Q&A sessions on all four days of Comic Con Africa’s Online Con, along with other exciting fan interactions.
For the nostalgia, here’s a throwback look at when the Green Ranger first joined the Power Rangers:
Don’t miss Jason David Frank and all of the Comic Con African Online Con fun from 24 to 27 September 2020, daily from 10am to 6pm. For more info, please visit www.comicconafrica.co.za.
Keen to get your Mighty Morphin’ Ranger on before then? Sign up for the Comic Con Africa Power Rangers Quiz here.
It’s Month Four of our national lock down and Tendai, Leonie and I are going stir crazy in Cape Town and Harare. Luckily, we’ve got a few things to do (all virtually, of course) to keep our geek minds from turning to mush:
Justice League Run Series: Superman Race
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, that’s us three geeks racing off in our Man of Steel t-shirts from our front doors as we join 20 000 other runners-from-home in the Justice League Series Superman virtual race on Sunday 19 July 2020.
Brought to us by the organisers of the epic Colour Run, this geektastic event will see all runners complete a 2.5km, 5km or 10km run from their front doors, in their living rooms or wherever takes their fancy, engage with each other and the organisers on social media and share their at-home finish line photos.
The Superman race is one of five , all in honour of a DC superhero and culminates with The Flash run in November. Enter here.
The Umbrella Academy Season 2
Netflix is bringing our favourite weird family back for Season 2 on 31 July 2020 and we are TOTALLY excited!
The Umbrella Academy’s second season sees our 7 favourite siblings stuck in the 1960s and causing all kinds of havoc … Klaus even starts a cult π
Check out the trailer below:
Comic Con Africa’s Quiz Nights:
Every Thursday evening, Comic Con Africa will host an online pop quiz about a series, movie,comic book character etc via YouTube and an app.
I had a magical blast at the Harry Potter Quiz (even I came in way below the expected top 10 – Hermoine is getting cold shivers as we speak!) and I look forward to another where I can show off my geek knowledge.
The Power Rangers Quiz will be held on Thursday 16 July at 7pm. Don’t miss it!
I’ve been a loyal FanCon: Cape Town Comic Con attendee since the days it was a geek fest in celebration of Free Comic Book Day at the Stadium on Main so I was pretty bummed when they had to cancel due to COVID 19. That announcement was soon followed by the REALLY cool news that the Con will go on – online from Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 July 2020!
FanCon: Cape Town Comic Con’s online celebration is coming
Touted as a virtual celebration of all things FanCon: Cape Town, this online event will see fans come together to reminisce about the Mother City’s premiere comic book and geek culture convention.
There certainly is a lot to get nostalgic about – let us not forget that FanCon was the first to bless us mere mortals with a chance to sit on the Iron Throne. Here’s what that looked like for me at the first FanCon in 2016:
Getting my Mother of Dragons on at FanCon:Cape Town 2016.
Each year, the Con has gone from strength to strength, moving from the Lookout at the V&A Waterfront to the CTICC and blessing us with all of the geek merchandise, cosplaying competitions, comic book artists and writers we could possibly wish for.
This year’s event will look somewhat different but it definitely won’t feel that way with some super cool activities planned, including virtual cosplay contests, the artists’ alley, a fandom feast and more:
