Africa’s first Comic Con is coming to Johannesburg in September and will hold at the Kyalami Convention Centre between the 14th to 16th. Comic Con, an exciting pop culture festival that features comic books, fantasy films and science fiction with its origins in San Diego, has hosted festivals in several cities in the Americas and Europe.
Reed Exhibitions Africa, a subsidiary of ReedPOP and VS Gaming made the announcement this week at the proposed venue for the festival. Carol Weaving, managing director of Reed Exhibitions Africa said:
ReedPOP has always stayed true to its core beliefs of always putting the fans first, creating killer events and being as transparent and authentic as possible.
We try our hardest to bring massive amounts of fun and excitement to the lives of our audience by creating content and experiences that are original, exciting, memorable and exceptionally awesome..
We are also very excited to be partnering with VS Gaming to bring this world-renowned convention to South Africa. Comic Con Africa is a fantastic opportunity to promote this growing industry on the continent.