Comic-Con Africa drew tens of thousands of fans and cosplayers to Johannesburg for a four-day pop culture and gaming festival. The event celebrated anime, gaming, comics and cosplay and featured vintage arcade games, esports and costume competitions. Attendees wore replicas of famous local sets and original character outfits while taking selfies and competing in cosplay. Comic-Con Africa Show Director Carla Massmann anticipates about 70,000 total visitors by Sunday. The festival provided a multiracial, cross-class space for attendees to unwind, with international guests including Jessie T. Usher, Dan Fogler and Misha Collins offering autograph and photo opportunities. The event date moved to August to accommodate the G20 summit.
Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked to Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate the sixth edition of Comic-Con Africa, the continent's biggest celebration of pop culture and gaming. Fans dressed up as their favorite comic book heroes and villains, snapping selfies in replicas of famous local sets and donning original character outfits inspired by their own imagination.
Nkosinathi Skhosana, 24, called Comic-Con Africa nothing short of amazing because it was another safe space where South Africans of all races and classes could forget their social issues and have fun together. Just like Rugby brings people of all races together, Comic-Con is also creating that kind of space for us, said Skhosana. International celebrities were featured on the main stage, including U.S. actor Jessie T. Usher from the Amazon Prime series The Boys.
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