Comic book and geek events such as the recent FanCon, while though only representing a select demographic of the population and the culture, are an important shift in how we perceive this community and potentially, how it is normalized within the context of South Africa.
Check out the details for the inaugural Welcome to Geekdom Day - a free event hosted by Central City Comics in Sandton, Johannesburg
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: May 13, 2015
Mario has such a broad reach, he has even gone mainstream with dancing.
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: December 13, 2013
The World’s End is the highly anticipated final chapter in Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Cornetto Trilogy. The film opens in the UK this Friday. Us South Africans, well, we have to wait until 15 November to watch it. Similarly, The Evil Dead remake finally opens here on 16 August, despite releasing in the States back in April. And …
The Nintendo Wii will forever be cemented in my mind as the console that spawned the most useless peripherals and addenda. Bowling Balls? No thank you. Pedals? I’ll pass, thanks. Inflatable Horses? Die in a goddamned fire. The force is strong though with this trinket from StarWars.com. Essentially a Darth Vader resin sculpture, this one amplifies the geek chic by …
It would be naive to say climate change is not real — or that …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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