I should have been hyping this up more than I have, but I’ve been busy. Anyway, I’m here to say that I will be at Fancon all weekend with Milo Wildcat, co-writer and artist for our comic Grim! This is the first book that I’ve worked on that’s become an actual book, so I’m pretty chuffed. Come and be chuffed with me this weekend at Fancon in Cape Town! Also buy our stuff.
Cape Town gets its first official comic book convention! All aboard the hype train!
I started attending Free Comic Book Day at Readers Den in 2008 and even though the queues keep on getting longer and longer, the event just keeps on getting better and better.
When one of my best friends, Banzai Bob, told me he was getting married the weekend of Free Comic Book Day, my heart skipped a beat. I almost thought he’d made the mistake of scheduling his wedding during the one major event we both look forward to every year. He reassured me shortly after that he since it was a long weekend, he was actually getting married on the Thursday before the event. I thought to myself, “Thank goodness!” I really didn’t know how I was going to carry all the comics I’d have to buy for both of us.
Continue reading Readers Den gearing up for Free Comic Book Day 2015!
The FCBD event hosted by Readers Den is one of the few major events I have on my calendar, and this year did not disappoint.
Continue reading Geek Out! Free Comic Book Day 2014 @ Readers Den: A geek-stravaganza!
The biggest event in Cape Town will undoubtedly be at Stadium on Main and will be hosted by Readers Den. Make sure you’re there coz it’s going to be awesome! Details here.
I had planned to vlog about FCBD 2013, but unfortunately the sheer craziness of the whole thing and some nasty gremlins that got into my footage prevented that idea from becoming a reality. So instead I put together a small promo video highlighting what FCBD is like for us Cape Town people. It’s no Comic-con (yet) but the event saw massive growth this year: 2012 saw approximately 1000 people in attendance, and the 2013 event saw almost 2000 people pop by to check it out! 4000 people next year? Who knows?
Continue reading Geek Out! Free Comic Book Day 2013 at Reader’s Den!
If you’re from Cape Town, be sure to pop by Readers Den in Claremont tomorrow for Free Comic Book Day (FCBD)! There’s going to be a ton of awesome stuff going on, so if you’re into geek culture at all then be sure to check it out. You can get the full details over at their website.
You can also pop into their Tygervalley store, which will be hosting a smaller event.
(And if you have no idea what FCBD is, be sure to check out my FCBD 2012 run down.)
I was checking my usual news sites earlier this week when a particular headline caught my eye:
“Comic Con SA: bringing the super powered expo to SA”
I think the only way to describe my reaction to this headline would be to say I just about had a nerdgasm. Unfortunately I was seriously let down a few moments later once I took a look at the article.
Continue reading Geek Out! Comic Con South Africa – Not the kind of “con” you were expecting
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