The most wonderful thing about cosplay, is that anyone can do it and anyone can be anyone else. There’s a global community out there, made up of fans and people who have turned their passion into a career. It doesn’t matter what your skill level is or how much experience you have either, as everyone starts from square one and builds on that burgeoning talent. But sometimes, you might not have the time or the equipment to create a costume from scratch. I get that it can be daunting. I understand that some times, you just want to go have fun and be in character. Fortunately, websites like Procosplay are here to help. If you’re looking for a costume in a hurry, they’ve got your back.

For DC’s Shazam, which is basically what happens when somebody makes a Superman movie where the main character isn’t a sulking superhuman whose greatest strength is creeping people out with a CGI top lip, that wardrobe cost was pretty high. In fact, it cost the better part of $1 million to make each of the Shazam costumes. Each of them, as the flick wound up with ten super-suits for the film shoot.

While it’s not unusual for people to have a small lapse in etiquette when it comes to mingling with cosplayers (think photography sniping and mishandling delicate props c’mon folks don’t be a Melvyn), there are those people who take things a step too far and start inappropriately touching cosplayers and try to grab dirty pictures using foot cameras. And then there are those people who clearly need some help.

Earlier today, you might have seen some social media rumblings of the chocolate being discontinued, but fret not: Peppermint Crisp is going nowhere.

Maybe running isn’t for you though, and that’s just fine. Plenty of other options exist, from boot camps to trampoline cities, although there’s nothing wrong with sticking to a tried and trusted method of staying active: Picking up a heavy object, putting it back down and repeating the process ad infinitum. In other words: Gym.

There's Nightmare on Elm Street cosplay, and then there's this costume ensemble that makes the Springwood Slasher appear as if he's walked straight out of the movies and into the real world.

Disney, Vodacom and Supersport are combining forces for a titanic team-up in 2019, to create an all-conquering, planet-shifting, villain-busting superpowered Vodacom Super Rugby competition, as each team in the Super Rugby series will be assigned a Marvel Super Hero as their look for the home derbies next season.

ICON is looking to avoid the mid-year crunch and move the convention away from the usual June holiday slot and over to the Easter Weekend instead.