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After numerous missteps, going back 20 years, we have another rebooted attempt to bring the superhero team the Fantastic Four to film, this time as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.| brainwavez.org
Joe Vaz is best known for his roles as antagonists who frequently meet a deadly end but for decades his work in the arts encompassed so much more, including providing a publishing outlet for South African speculative-fiction authors and a musical career.| brainwavez.org
The Japan-focussed fourteenth major instalment in Ubisoft's long-running video-game franchise was launched in Cape Town, South Africa, as part of the game's international launch celebrations. The event included a demonstration of Japanese calligraphy and exclusive early peek at an Ubisoft commissioned piece of art by South African artist Mr Pencils, which is now being promoted globally to highlight the game.| brainwavez.org
September will be a busy month in South Africa for comics fans: the Open Book Festival, UCON, South Afrifur Furry Convention, and Comic Con Africa are all featuring South African comics creators or comics-adjacent events, plus it's Batman Day and he's turning 85.| brainwavez.org: A Collective
A high-quality copy of the comic that featured the first appearance of Superman has sold for US$6 million during an auction of comics, comic art, and comics memorabilia, setting a new record in the process.| brainwavez.org: A Collective
While there are no official comics events scheduled for the 2023 Open Book Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, this September there will still be three comics creators on the programme and at least one of the discussions is likely to talk a little bit about zines.| brainwavez.org: A Collective
In 2022 Blank Books Woodstock, an independent book store in Cape Town, closed down. This is a story that we didn't get to at the time but we didn't want it to be forgotten due to its role in the South African comics scene as the store was an important hub for finding rare and older items, plus it hosted its share of fun local comics events over the roughly 10 years that it operated.| brainwavez.org: A Collective
The cast and some of the crew of the musical The Rocky Horror Show visited the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, to perform the "Time Warp" and promote the show, which is in the middle of its 2019-2020 South African run.| brainwavez.org: A Collective
Visitors to the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town are in for a treat as the College Of Magic is performing a holiday version of one of its popular magic spectaculars every day until 7 January 2020 - and, best of all, it's free.| brainwavez.org: A Collective
A week of celebrating comics and pop culture in Cape Town, South Africa, closed off with small Free Comic Book Day events at both Readers Den Comic Shop stores, where anyone could get a brand new comic for free, no strings attached.| brainwavez.org
Since the COVID-19 pandemic threw a spanner in the works of the College Of Magic's fundraising plans for 2020, which included a magic and comedy variety show at the Artscape theatre in Cape Town in May, it is experimenting with an online fundraiser that anyone in the world will be able to watch.| brainwavez.org: A Collective
A mysterious forcefield (rules) prevented the zombies of the 2013 Cape Town Zombie Walk from continuing their adventure into, or past, the South African Museum so the mangled group mingled before U-turning to follow the path back through the city to the starting point.| brainwavez.org
Now an annual Halloween tradition in its fourth year, the 2013 Cape Town Zombie Walk gathered the likeminded soulless from all over the city who shuffled and moaned their way through some of the most picturesque parts of Cape Town.| brainwavez.org
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South African whisky retailer WhiskyBrother&Co is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special single-cask release of an unpeated 12-year-old Bruichladdich single-malt Scotch whisky. The limited-edition offering is also a tongue-in-cheek nod to a very South African problem - a massive disruption known as loadshedding.| brainwavez.org
South African comics creator Clyde Beech has been working on a STEAM outreach and awareness initiative that profiles local scientists through various mediums, including a comic and an exhibition.| brainwavez.org
Marcel is an anthropomorphic sea shell with a largely untainted sense of wonder and joy whose family members are accidentally removed from their home in an unfortunate incident. Will he be able to find them in a human world that is incomprehensibly big? A documentary film-maker chronicles his attempts.| brainwavez.org
South African cartoonist Gavin Thomson is showcasing some of his work at two exhibitions being hosted in the Southern Peninsula suburbs of Cape Town, including ocean- and big-wave-inspired art and a selection of his endearing cartoons.| brainwavez.org
South Africa's most prominent cartoonist, Zapiro, will be visiting book stores in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the coming weeks to promote his 2022 annual.| brainwavez.org
A crowdfunding campaign for the third issue of Defenders Of Eden is currently running on Kickstarter. The issue is complete and is looking for funds to be printed and shipped. The team behind the series comprises creators from the USA and South Africa and the rewards include both physical printed comics and PDFs.| brainwavez.org
This 80-brick LEGO set, which is suitable for builders aged six and up, features a bear with a balloon and a present who is ready for a snazzy birthday party.| brainwavez.org
Canadian-South African comics creator Maya LeMaitre has published a book of comics about a teenager from Earth named Mimi who moves to Mars with her family. The book, which is suitable for all ages, explores how Mimi adapts to her new home and features LeMaitre's signature watercolour art and sense of whimsy.| brainwavez.org
There are no official comics events at this year's Open Book Festival, which is taking place in Cape Town from tomorrow until Sunday, and no artists' alley but two comics creators will still be on the programme.| brainwavez.org
Readers Den Comic Shop is celebrating its 30th anniversary this Saturday, 3 September 2022, at both its stores in Cape Town, South Africa. The event will be a mini comics convention and celebration, with special guests at the Claremont flagship store, while both stores will be offering great deals and gifts and will be running a cosplay competition.| brainwavez.org
Charlie Human's latest speculative fiction novel features a female protagonist who finds herself having to navigate a very dangerous part of Cape Town as she looks for her missing son. She's got the combat experience to make it through... but not everything she's going to have to face might be human.| brainwavez.org
This is a monster catchup roundup to highlight what South African comics creators have been doing for international publishers, as an introduction to what will be a more frequent and regular series of articles with more timely information on releases so you know what to order from your local comics shop and what to look out for at book stores.| brainwavez.org
brainwavez.org is proud to present another South African comics exclusive: a preview of some of the pages in the Teenage Blob zine, which is a special piece of merchandise, limited to 100 physical copies, being made available with the video game/EP split release.| brainwavez.org
An animated map with a gut-wrenching accompanying soundscape tallies the worldwide deaths caused by COVID-19, beginning in January 2020 and continuing until the end of June 2020. It's an exemplary example of how multimedia can be used to communicate information in a more visceral way than plain statistics.| brainwavez.org
In a long overdue roundup, learn how local event organisers are not letting the pandemic stop celebrations of comics and geek culture, see the last Dr Jack & Curtis cartoon for EWN, see who got Nommo nominations, and find out how local comics creators have helped to raise funds for struggling comic shops.| brainwavez.org
Sometime in the future - a future that won't be nearly distant enough - from Hollywood shall emerge a deluge of movies inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, although we won't be able to avoid the marketing, we can always choose not to go to the cinema.| brainwavez.org
The Original Stormtrooper Decanter is an eye-catching home-bar accessory for wine or spirits that's also suitable as a stylish, yet suitably geeky, gift for fans of Star Wars.| brainwavez.org
The ninth zine in the Werewolves Versus series is open for submissions of art, comics, and prose. Creators from around the world are invited to send in their previously unpublished work for consideration.| brainwavez.org
Heartreasure is a delightful treasure-hunt puzzle for people who don't like to be rushed when they play games. There's no timer so you can work at your own pace as you try to discover 50 hearts hidden in a busy scene populated by wondrous animals and creatures.| brainwavez.org
Bunnie's carrot has been stolen! In this quick puzzle-platformer game you'll have to think out of the box to get it back because the dungeon is filled with zombies that think Bunnie is a really attractive snack.| brainwavez.org
Card mechanic Richard Turner was celebrated and honoured by members of the Cape Magicians Circle for the incredible skills that he has perfected that allow him to manipulate a deck of cards and deal whatever hand he wants to deal whenever he wants to deal it.| brainwavez.org
Why should you never play cards with strangers? In his one man show Dealt, card mechanic Richard Turner demonstrates some of the precision techniques and skills that cheaters use to fix card games and win high stakes bets in everything from poker and blackjack to Three-Card Monte.| brainwavez.org
Zip through a quick list of simple DIY tasks, then enjoy the thank you bottle of wine... what could go wrong in this Global Game Jam 2020 entry from four developers in Prague?| brainwavez.org
If you're interested in video-game development, whether or not you've ever made a game before, you're invited to participate in this year's Global Game Jam, a free 48-hour worldwide event that encourages everyone to jump in and make a game.| brainwavez.org
