Comic Con Africa attracted 70 000 visitors to the Johannesburg Expo Centre from September 26-29, making it one of the biggest pop culture and gaming festivals on the continent.
When you break Comic Con Africa down by numbers, you can really appreciate the scale of the event, says Carol Weaving , MD of RX Africa. This year was the fifth live iteration of Comic Con Africa and it took 21 weeks of planning and over 70 hours of set-up to pull it off not to mention a full 48 hours to breakdown.
The four-day event offered fans interactive experiences, on-site and virtual gaming opportunities, eSports tournaments, cosplay, shopping and the opportunity to meet like-minded fans, cosplayers, influencers and celebrities.
The Johannesburg Expo Centre was an optimal venue for the event as Comic Con Africa required 36000square metres of space for five stages and 18 activation areas.
In addition to the main stage, we also had a pop culture content stage, Otaku Town celebrating anime, manga and Japanese pop culture, an outdoor stage and the Telkom VS Gaming Stage where seasoned eSport enthusiasts competed for R300 000 15 660 in prizes, explains Weaving. This year saw over 32 hours of gaming available with 23 winners across various categories.
