Held at the Kyalami convention center, Comic Con Africa boasted some amazing star power and attendance figures. It wasn’t entirely perfect, but those teething problems could easily be ironed out by a sequel convention in 2019. A convention that has just been finalised, as Comic Con Africa has officially announced that the next convention will take place from September 21-24.

With the appearance of Comic Con Africa on South Africa's gaming and geek calendar this year, many believed it was the beginning of the end for competitor event rAge. Here's how the 2018 electronic gaming and tech expo actually fared in the shadow of the CCA behemoth.

Can the South African gaming and pop culture scene even handle two mega-events that are so closely paired together on the convention circuit, or will one of these giants eventually fall and leave a massive void that the other titan will consume?

Just how busy was Comic Con Africa though? According to Reed Exhibitions Africa, ReedPOP and VS Gaming, over 45 000 people walked through the doors, with tickets for the event being sold out well in advance.

Santa Fortuna is the perfect location to showcase new features and abilities coming to HITMAN 2, including the use of vegetation and foliage to stay out of sight or hide weapons and bodies. This new trailer displays the truly exotic, hyper-detailed setting that will be available for players to explore, with unexpected hazards and unique kill opportunities all around. Agent 47 must use creativity and intelligence to survey the entire village and avoid the Cartel’s iron-fisted rule to eliminate his targets.

Leaving Comic Con Africa, I was revitalised this year. My fire to create is burning hotter than ever, I hung out with great people and I made plenty of new friends along the way. It’s as if nothing could dampen that love I have for my art. And then this hits you square in the face, like a jackhammer of poorly-written ignorance.

Just because the big Champions of Cosplay contest took place on the Saturday, doesn't mean the standard of cosplay at Comic Con Africa 2018 was any lower on Sunday. From X-Men to Discworld witches, here's a showcase of all the talent seen on the convention's last day.

While the first day of Comic Con Africa saw some epic cosplay, the fans and cosplayers on day two pulled out all the stops. Not only were the serious professionals competing in the Cosplay Masters, a massive amount of fans dressed up for their first ever event.