The tabernae vagantes of South Africa’s con schedule is back! This year, Geekfest will be making its appearance at Monte Casino over the 13th and 14th of May.

Cosplayers were out in force this year, ready to show Cape Town just how far they could go with nothing more than some paint, foam and a hot glue gun at FanCon 2017. Hot damn, what a show. Don't believe us? Then sit back and gawk at our gallery of talent.

Art has always pushed the boundaries, opened our eyes to the world that's possible and changed the status quo. But can it push too far?

ICON By the Sea took place last weekend in Durban. Is it a local tabletop gaming and comic con worth experiencing? Read our event report and check out pics from the event.

Durban cosplayers got game! See all the cosplayers and cosplay contest winners from this year's ICON By the Sea tabletop gaming and comic convention.

Recently, a pre-shoot of cosplayers for the upcoming Geekfest SA resulted in allegations of the photographer responsible for a promo shoot snapping some pics of the local talent getting changed in and out of costume. Sleazy, terrible stuff that had the community up in arms and rightfully so. At the time that these allegations surfaced, local cosplayers claimed that the situation had boiled down to a “your word against mine” scenario. Understandably upset, the cosplayers called for a cosplay boycott of GeekFest SA. I reached out to the GeekFest SA organisers for a response, and got the following pair of statements that promised to rectify the situation

If you've been curious about art collecting, but find the prices on the daunting side, then No End Contemporary Art Space has an exhibition for you. SIXTEEN HUNDRED is all about amazing, original artworks in all mediums at a price that won't break the bank.

It's just seven days to go until ICON By the Sea 2017, Durban's premier tabletop gaming and comic convention. Who won in our event-related competition, and scored themselves a set of weekend passes?