South African Comics Calendar Of Events: 2018 Archive
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Past events, launches, and conventions that South African comics creators participated in during 2018.
Welcome to the South African Comics Calendar Of Events archive page for 2018. For current events please see the calendar home page.
Convention: UCON, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 27 January 2018, 10:00 to 18:00, and Sunday, 28 January 2018, 10:00 to 18:00
• Where: UCT Sports Centre, Upper Campus, North Entrance Road (off Woolsack Drive), Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: UCON, the "anime, gaming, and general nerd convention" organised by members of UCT's Genshiken society, is back after a hiatus caused by logistical problems and #FeesMustFall protests. Readers Den Comic Shop and Outer Limits will have stands at the convention as will comics creators Bill Masuku (Enigma Comics) and Milo Wildcat Illustrations, and illustrators Gabriella Jardine, Stephen Spinas, and Sasha C.
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Art Meetup: Open Art's "New Beginnings" Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 27 January 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. This is a special event as it's the last time the meetups will be held at The Drawing Room, which has been hosting most of the group's regular sketch sessions for a few years.
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Art Meetup: ToonZA Tuesdays, Cape Town• When: Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 17:30 to 19:00 (teens) and 19:30 to 22:00 (adults)
• Where: The Hive, Muizenberg Festival HQ, 37 Palmer Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: AMAK, Muizenberg Open Studios, Muizenberg Festival, The Hive, and ToonZA are hosting weekly art meetups at The Hive in Muizenberg on Tuesday evenings during January and February 2018. The meetups comprise two events: ToonZA For Teens (R100 per session) is for 12- to 16-year-old doodlers and runs from 17:30 to 19:00 and it's followed by Die-Hard Doodlers (R200 per session) for artists over 16, which runs from 19:30 to 22:00.
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Exhibition: Oneirica, Cape Town• When: Thursday, 1 February 2018, 18:00 to 21:00 (opening night); exhibition runs until Saturday, 24 February 2018
• Where: Craft+Graft, 2 Gordon Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Karl Schulschenk, Daniël Hugo, and David Griessel have joined forces with Oneirica, "an exhibition of dreamlike and surreal drawings" at Craft+Graft, a gallery, co-working and event space, and coffee shop in Gardens in Cape Town. The exhibition is opening on Thursday, 1 February 2018, as part of the city's First Thursdays programme for February.
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Art Meetup: ToonZA Tuesdays, Cape Town• When: Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 17:30 to 19:00 (teens) and 19:30 to 22:00 (adults)
• Where: The Hive, Muizenberg Festival HQ, 37 Palmer Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: AMAK, Muizenberg Open Studios, Muizenberg Festival, The Hive, and ToonZA are hosting weekly art meetups at The Hive in Muizenberg on Tuesday evenings during January and February 2018. The meetups comprise two events: ToonZA For Teens (R100 per session) is for 12- to 16-year-old doodlers and runs from 17:30 to 19:00 and it's followed by Die-Hard Doodlers (R200 per session) for artists over 16, which runs from 19:30 to 22:00.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 10 February 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Art Meetup: ToonZA Tuesdays, Cape Town• When: Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 17:30 to 19:00 (teens) and 19:30 to 22:00 (adults)
• Where: The Hive, Muizenberg Festival HQ, 37 Palmer Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: AMAK, Muizenberg Open Studios, Muizenberg Festival, The Hive, and ToonZA are hosting weekly art meetups at The Hive in Muizenberg on Tuesday evenings during January and February 2018. The meetups comprise two events: ToonZA For Teens (R100 per session) is for 12- to 16-year-old doodlers and runs from 17:30 to 19:00 and it's followed by Die-Hard Doodlers (R200 per session) for artists over 16, which runs from 19:30 to 22:00.
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Art Meetup: ToonZA Tuesdays, Cape Town• When: Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 17:30 to 19:00 (teens) and 19:30 to 22:00 (adults)
• Where: The Hive, Muizenberg Festival HQ, 37 Palmer Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: AMAK, Muizenberg Open Studios, Muizenberg Festival, The Hive, and ToonZA are hosting weekly art meetups at The Hive in Muizenberg on Tuesday evenings during January and February 2018. The meetups comprise two events: ToonZA For Teens (R100 per session) is for 12- to 16-year-old doodlers and runs from 17:30 to 19:00 and it's followed by Die-Hard Doodlers (R200 per session) for artists over 16, which runs from 19:30 to 22:00.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 24 February 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Event: Weekend Closing Sale At Ahem, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 24 February 2018, to Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 10:00 to 16:00 daily
• Where: Ahem, 77 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Ahem, the Woodstock, Cape Town, based art gallery that opened last year with the intention of focussing on art by comics creators, concept artists, and animators is, unfortunately, closing down. It's hosting a four day sale leading up to its closing bash on 27 February in which original art, prints, and art books have been heavily discounted.
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Event: Closing Time At Ahem, Cape Town• When: Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 18:00 to 22:00
• Where: Ahem, 77 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Ahem, the Woodstock, Cape Town, based art gallery that opened last year with the intention of focussing on art by comics creators, concept artists, and animators is, unfortunately, closing down. It's hosting a final evening bash and sale in which original art, prints, and art books will be heavily discounted.
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• When: Wednesday, 28 February 2018, to Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 21:17 (SAST/CAT/GMT+2)
• What: Captain South Africa creator Bill Masuku is part of an international team producing a 200-page comics anthology telling African stories for Africans. There will be two editions, one suitable for children and one with darker material for adults.
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Exhibition: Hidden Depths, Cape Town• When: Thursday, 1 March 2018, 18:00 to 21:00 (opening night); exhibition runs until Thursday, 29 March 2018
• Where: Craft+Graft, 2 Gordon Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Craft+Graft will be hosting Unblush Collective's group exhibition Hidden Depths, which will feature work by Andrea Barkhuizen, Jessica Bosworth Smith, Kay Carmichael, Amber Kniesel, Maya LeMaitre, Ruby Lou, Nena Maree, Lili Probart, Nompilo Sibisi, Stephanie Simpson, Gwendolene van der Merwe, and Katya Wagner. The exhibition is opening on Thursday, 1 March 2018, as part of the city's First Thursdays programme for March.
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• When: Tuesday, 6 March 2018, to Thursday, 5 April 2018, 22:07 (SAST/CAT/GMT+2)
• What: The international Defenders Of Eden team, which includes South African colourist Andrew Cramer, is raising funds to cover the print costs of the first issue of the comic.
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Workshop: Little Artists, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 10 March 2018, 10:00 to 12:00
• Where: Craft+Graft, 2 Gordon Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Unblush Collective will be hosting Craft+Graft's Little Artists workshop for March, which is designed for young artists. The workshop is part of the collective's companion series of events during March for its Hidden Depths exhibition.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 10 March 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Comics Residency: Comics Residence 2018, Malmö• When: Applications need to be in by 12 March 2018
• What: The Swedish Comics Association has put out a call to comics creators all over the world to apply for its four week 2018 residency in Malmö. This is a perfect opportunity for African comic creators to get out of their comfort zones, meet likeminded individuals from around the world, and make better comics.
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Workshop: Zine Workshop, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 17 March 2018, 10:00 to 14:00
• Where: Craft+Graft, 2 Gordon Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Unblush Collective will be hosting a zine-creation workshop at Craft+Graft. The workshop is part of the collective's companion series of events during March for its Hidden Depths exhibition.
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Drawing Session: Womxn Of Cape Town Drawing Session• When: Saturday, 24 March 2018, 10:00 to 14:00
• Where: Craft+Graft, 2 Gordon Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Unblush Collective will be hosting a networking and drawing session at Craft+Graft for female illustrators. The workshop is part of the collective's companion series of events during March for its Hidden Depths exhibition.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 24 March 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 7 April 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 21 April 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Convention: FanCon Cape Town Comic Con 2018• When: Saturday, 28 April 2018, to Sunday, 29 April 2018
• Where: CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre) Hall 8 and 9 (CTICC 2 building), corner of Heerengracht and Rua Bartholomeu Dias, Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The third annual FanCon Cape Town Comic Con will be taking place in the new CITCC building. Local and international guests are still being announced but confirmed guests include Declan Shalvey, Kinpatsu Cosplay, Laura Braga, Riddle, and Sean Izaakse.
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Exhibition: Not As A Ghost, Cape Town• When: Thursday, 3 May 2018, 18:00 to 22:00 (opening night); exhibition closes around 26 May 2018
• Where: Craft+Graft, 2 Gordon Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Thea de Klerk, one of the co-owners of Ahem, the gallery that ran in Observatory for a year and worked to promote graphic arts such as comics and zines, is presenting her first solo exhibition of paintings and illustrations, which includes a companion zine that documents the exhibits.
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• When: Saturday, 5 May 2018
• What: During the annual Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) event comics fans can get free comics specially printed for the day from their local comics shop. In South Africa Readers Den Comic Shop in Cape Town and Cosmic Comics in Johannesburg will be celebrating the event with free comics and discounts.
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FCBD: Readers Den Comic Shop, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 5 May 2017, 09:00 to 19:00 (Tyger Valley) / 10:00 to 15:00 (Claremont)
• Where: Readers Den Comic Shop, Shop 148b, Basement Level, Tyger Valley Centre, corner of Bill Bezuidenhout and Willie van Schoor, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
• Where: Readers Den Comic Shop, Shop G19, Stadium On Main, Main Road, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Both branches of Readers Den Comic Shop will be offering one free comic to everyone, plus extra comics and merchandise for customers with ongoing subscriptions and customers who spend over certain thresholds on the day.
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FCBD: Cosmic Comics, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 5 May 2018, from 09:00 to 17:00
• Where: Cosmic Comics, 254 Beyers Naudé Drive (entrance in Acacia Road; parking around the back), Blackheath, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Where: Cosmic Comics will be celebrating Free Comic Book Day with deals, discounts, limited-stock merchandise, and free comics.
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Workshop: Travel Comics & Origami Workshop, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 5 May 2018, 10:00 to 12:00
• Where: Craft+Graft, 2 Gordon Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Thea de Klerk and Ulysse Malassagne will be presenting a travel comics and origami workshop at Craft+Graft, a gallery, co-working and event space, and coffee shop in Gardens in Cape Town.
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Launch & Zine Party: Any Body Zine, Cape Town• When: Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 17:30 to 19:00 (readings start at 18:00)
• Where: The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The Book Lounge is hosting a zine party to celebrate the relaunch of Any Body Zine, as well as the launch of the first issue of This Is The Place. The event will include readings from the zines.
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Launch: Kariba, Cape Town• When: Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 17:30 to 19:00
• Where: The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The Book Lounge is hosting the Cape Town launch of Kariba, the long awaited graphic novel - by Daniel Clarke, James Clarke, and Daniel Snaddon - whose funding was partially crowd sourced via Kickstarter.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 12 May 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Launch: Kariba, Johannesburg• When: Thursday, 17 May 2018, 19:00
• Where: The Animation School, Block E, Rosebank Office Park, 181 Jan Smuts Ave, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: The Johannesburg campus of The Animation School is hosting the Johannesburg launch of Kariba, the long awaited graphic novel - by Daniel Clarke, James Clarke, and Daniel Snaddon - whose funding was partially crowd sourced via Kickstarter. The team will be participating via Skype.
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Festival: Franschhoek Literary Festival• When: Friday, 18 May 2018, 10:30 to 21:00; Saturday, 19 May 2018, 10:00 to 19:00; Sunday, 20 May 2018, 10:00 to 14:00
• Where: Various locations around the main street (Huguenot Road) in Franschhoek, South Africa
• What: Comics writers Mohale Mashigo and Lauren Beukes and cartoonists Zapiro and Carlos Amato are on the programme for the 2018 Franschhoek Literary Festival.
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Festival: GeekFest 2018, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 19 May 2018, 10:00 to 21:00; Sunday, 20 May 2018, 10:00 to 17:00
• Where: Montecasino, Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways, Gauteng, South Africa
• What: The 6th annual GeekFest, which is hosted by The Dark Carnival, is taking place in Johannesburg at Montecasino. This year's theme is "Enchanted Kingdom". Highlights of the weekend event will include a robo wars tournament, LARP (Live Action Roleplaying) demos, a medieval fight club, cosplay competitions (sponsored by the film Deadpool 2), and a geek themed market with over 100 stalls. There will also be a tabletop games showcase, as well as a food court, and, presumably, somewhere within all of this there will be a few comics to be found.
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Theatre: Skop, Cape Town• When: Wednesday, 23 May 2018 to Friday, 25 May 2018, 19:00 to 20:00
• Where: Alexander Upstairs, Alexander Bar, 76 Strand Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Sjaka S Septembir, one of the co-creators of Bal-Oog & Brommel, is also an accomplished actor whose poetry performance is the centrepiece of experimental theatre show Skop!.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 26 May 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Theatre: Bal-Oog En Brommel: Moord In Ixiastraat, Cape Town• When: Nightly from Monday, 28 May 2018 to Saturday, 2 June 2018 (except for Thursday 31 May), 21:00 to 22:00
• Where: Alexander Upstairs, Alexander Bar, 76 Strand Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Afrikaans graphic novel Bal-Oog & Brommel: Moord In Ixiastraat has been adapted by Sjaka S Septembir as a stage play starring De Klerk Oelofse and Richard September and Gertjie Besselsen.
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Exhibition: New Dawn, Cape Town• When: Thursday, 7 June 2018, 17:00 to 21:00 (opening night); exhibition closes Thursday, 23 August 2018
• Where: Eclectica Design & Art, 179 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: A fine-art piece by Loyiso Mkize titled Liberation is part of New Dawn, a group exhibition being held at Eclectica Design & Art, a gallery in Cape Town that specialises in contemporary art.
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Exhibition: Com!cs 2018 And Under 18s Only, Cape Town• When: Thursday, 21 June 2018, 18:00 to 22:00 (opening night); Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 17:00; Saturday: 10:00 to 14:00. Exhibition closes 29 July 2018
• Where: AVA Gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The AVA Gallery in Cape Town is hosting a number of comics events in June and July 2018, the centre of which is the exhibition Com!cs 2018 and the accompanying exhibition and activity area for kids, Under 18s Only. The month long event includes zine workshops, a Monster Battle, a reading area, and local zines that will be for sale. Participating South African comics creators include: Shameema Dharsey, Gerhard Human, Maya LeMaitre, Andy Mason, The Trantraal Brothers, and Willem Samuel.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 7 July 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Convention: Finncon 2018, Turku• When: Saturday, 14 July 2018, 10:00 to 17:00; Sunday, 15 July 2018, 10:00 to 17:00
• Where: The Natura, Agora, and Quantum buildings on University Hill, University Of Turku, Turku, Finland
• What: Lauren Beukes is the guest of honour at this year's Finncon science fiction and fantasy convention, which is taking place in Turku, Finland. She will be on panels discussing gender, sexuality, and the depiction of women in contemporary science fiction, as well as on a panel focused on mixing global tropes and local contexts.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 14 July 2018, 20:00 to 22:00
• Where: The Big Box Cafe, 18 Roeland Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting an evening Sketch Meetup at The Big Box Café, a café and board-game venue in central Cape Town's East Precinct. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 21 July 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Convention: ICON Durban• When: Friday, 27 July 2018 to Sunday, 29 July 2018
• Where: Old Mutual Sports Hall, University Of KwaZulu-Natal, Glenwood, Durban, South Africa
• What: The fourth ICON Durban (formerly ICON By The Sea), the Durban spinoff event of ICON in Johannesburg, is taking place over three days at the end of July 2018 and is once again at last year's bigger venue. The convention will feature comics, cosplay, video games, and board-game and tabletop-game tournaments.
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Expo: EGE (Electronics & Gaming Expo) 2018, Cape Town• When: Friday, 27 July 2018, 12:00 to 19:00; Saturday, 28 July 2018, 10:00 to 19:00; Sunday, 29 July 2018, 10:00 to 17:00
• Where: Exhibition Halls 1 and 2, CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre), Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The fourth EGE is once again taking place in Cape Town in July at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. While the focus is on gaming Readers Den Comic Shop will be at the event to promote comics and geek culture and Awali Comics will be selling issues of Siri Watu: Descendants Of Africa.
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Activation: Comic Con Africa At Cosmic Comics, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 28 July 2018, 09:00 to 12:00
• Where: Fox Junction Event Venue, 1 Fox Precinct, 14 Alexander Street, Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: The team from Comic Con Africa, which is taking place in Johannesburg in September, will be at Cosmic Comics in Johannesburg to promote the convention. Attendees will be able to ask all their pressing questions about the event and those who spend R500 or more at the store will be entered into a draw to win 2 VIP tickets to the convention.
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Market: HalaalGoods Market, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 28 July 2018, 10:00 to 22:00; Sunday, 29 July 2018, 10:00 to 18:30
• Where: Fox Junction Event Venue, 1 Fox Precinct, 14 Alexander Street, Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Shameema Dharsey, the creator of The Cat Lady, will be selling her colouring books at the fourth HalaalGoods Market in Johannesburg, which will be focussing on designer goods, as well as artisanal halaal food and non-alcoholic drinks.
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Festival: Bazinga Day 2018, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 4 August 2018, 09:00 to 17:00
• Where: Bazinga On Penzance, 16 Penzance Street, corner of St Aubyn Road, New Redruth, Alberton, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Smallville Comics is hosting Bazinga Day 2018 at Bazinga On Penzance in Alberton, Johannesburg. The comic store will be offering discounts and bargains and the Comic Con Africa team will be there from 09:00 to 12:00 to promote the convention, which is taking place in September, with competitions and giveaways.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 4 August 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Convention: Warren Louw At Fan Expo Boston• When: Friday, 10 August 2018, 16:00 to 21:00; Saturday, 11 August 2018, 10:00 to 19:00; Sunday, 12 August 2018, 10:00 to 17:00
• Where: Boston Convention And Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Of America
• What: Warren Louw is a comics special guest at Fan Expo Boston in the USA with KRS Comics. Fans will be able to meet Louw and commission sketch covers.
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Convention: Jason Masters At Asylum 2018, Nairobi• When: Saturday, 11 August 2018, to Sunday, 12 August 2018
• Where: Nairobi Hospital Convention Centre, Argwings Kodhek Road, Nairobi, Kenya
• What: Jason Masters is a special guest at Asylum 2018, a comics, gaming, and cosplay convention being presented in Nairobi, Kenya, by NAICCON and PSG (Pro Series Game). Masters will be hosting a comics workshop and a panel session at the convention, and will be offering free head sketches to lucky attendees on both the Saturday and Sunday.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 11 August 2018, 19:00 to 22:00
• Where: The Big Box Café, 18 Roeland Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting an evening Sketch Meetup at The Big Box Café, a café and board-game venue in central Cape Town's East Precinct. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Zine Launch: Mistique Volume II, Cape Town• When: Thursday, 16 August 2018, 18:30
• Where: Blank Books, Unit 2, Salt Circle Arcade, 374 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Maya LeMaitre is launching her second issue of Mistique, a zine that parodies women's lifestyle magazines, including the health and holistic mumbo jumbo and the (un)intentional body shaming that often appears in the pages. The launch will be taking place at Blank Books.
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Workshop: How To Draw A Superhero Workshop, Nottingham• When: Saturday, 18 August 2018, 11:00 to 16:00
• Where: National Justice Museum, High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN, UK
• What: Sally Jane Thompson is presenting a How To Draw A Superhero Workshop at the National Justice Museum in Nottingham in the UK as part of the museum's summer holiday programme for families, which has centred around superhero-themed activities to complement its Superheroes Exhibition.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 25 August 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Festival: Open Book Comics Fest, Cape Town• When: Wednesday, 5 September 2018, to Sunday, 9 September 2018
• Where: Various venues near The District 6 Homecoming Centre, Caledon Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The festival will comprise workshops, panel discussions, and more, with most of the events happening on 8 and 9 September 2018.
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Festival: South African Book Fair, Johannesburg• When: Friday, 7 September 2018, to Sunday, 9 September 2018
• Where: Various venues in Newtown Precinct, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Loyiso Mkize (Kwezi), Clyde Beech (Kwezi), and Benoit Knox (Supernova magazine) are appearing at the South African Book Fair.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 8 September 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Convention: Comic Con Africa, Johannesburg• When: Friday, 14 September 2018 to Sunday, 16 September 2018
• Where: Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit & International Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Comic Con Africa will be focusing on comics, cosplay, and games, with international comics, acting, and cosplay guests and local comics creators on the programme.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 22 September 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 29 September 2018, 19:00 to 22:00
• Where: The Big Box Café, 18 Roeland Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting an evening Sketch Meetup at The Big Box Café, a café and board-game venue in central Cape Town's East Precinct. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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• When: Monday, 1 October 2018, to Wednesday, 31 October 2018
• What: The annual Inktober art event, which was begun by US artist Jake Parker in 2009, begins, as always, on 1 October. Participants are encouraged to create a drawing or doodle a day, in ink, for the course of the month and post it online on social media.
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Theatre: Bal-Oog En Brommel: Moord In Ixiastraat, Potchefstroom• When: Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 16:30; Wednesday, 2 October 2018, 13:30; Thursday, 4 October 2018, 20:00; Friday, 5 October 2018, 10:00; Saturday, 6 October 2018, 13:30
• Where: The High School For Girls Potchefstroom, 135 Beyers Naude Avenue, Potchefstroom, South Africa
• What: Afrikaans graphic novel Bal-Oog & Brommel: Moord In Ixiastraat has been adapted by Sjaka S Septembir, one of the graphic novel's original creators, as a stage play starring De Klerk Oelofse and Richard September, with Gertjie Besselsen. The play has been touring South Africa and will be heading to the Aardklop festival in Potchefstroom for five performances at The High School For Girls Potchefstroom before it moves to Cape Town for a second run at Alexander Upstairs.
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Convention: New York Comic Con• When: Thursday, 4 October 2018, to Sunday, 7 October 2018
• Where: Jacob K Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street (on the corner of 11 Avenue in Hell's Kitchen), New York, New York, USA (take the A, C, E, 1, 2, or 3 subway lines to 34th Street-Penn Station)
• What: Jason Masters and Warren Louw will be attending New York Comic Con 2018.
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Book Launch: Intruders By Mohale Mashigo, Cape Town• When: Thursday, 4 October 2018, 17:30 for 18:00
• Where: The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street (corner of Buitenkant Street and Roeland Street), Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Kwezi co-writer Mohale Mashigo is launching Intruders, her collection of speculative-fiction short stories, at The Book Lounge in Cape Town. She will be in conversation with the book stores proprietor, Mervyn Sloman.
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Showcase: Post This!, Johannesburg• When: Thursday, 4 October 2018, 18:00 to 20:00 (opening night); the exhibition run until 20 October 2018
• Where: David Krut Bookstore, 151 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: David Krut Bookstore in Johannesburg is hosting a showcase of zines, independent publications, and original artworks curated by Jared Aufrichtig.
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Expo: rAge Expo 2018, Johannesburg• When: Friday, 5 October 2018, 10:00 to 18:00; Saturday, 6 October 2018, 09:00 to 18:00; Sunday, 7 October 2018, 09:00 to 16:00
• Where: The Dome, corner of Olievenhout Avenue and Northumberland Road, North Riding, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Ziyaad Rahman of Awali Comics will be promoting the afro-manga series Siri Watu: Descendants Of Africa at rAge in the Artist Alley.
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Theatre: Bal-Oog En Brommel: Moord In Ixiastraat, Cape Town• When: Monday, 8 October 2018, to Wednesday, 10 October 2018; Monday, 15 October 2018, to Saturday, 20 October 2018; 21:00 daily
• Where: Alexander Upstairs, Alexander Bar, 76 Strand Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Afrikaans graphic novel Bal-Oog & Brommel: Moord In Ixiastraat has been adapted by Sjaka S Septembir, one of the graphic novel's original creators, as a stage play starring De Klerk Oelofse and Richard September, with Gertjie Besselsen. The play has been touring South Africa and will be heading back to Alexander Upstairs at Alexander Bar in Cape Town for a second run, giving Capetonians a chance to catch it if they missed it the first time.
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• When: Saturday, 13 October 2018
• What: Comic shops around the world are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the first issue of The Walking Dead, which was created by and written by Robert Kirkman, with interior art and a cover by Tony Moore, with merchandise and special new releases. In South Africa Cosmic Comics will be offering a branded variant of the series' first issue.
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Festival: Walking Dead Day, Cosmic Comics, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 13 October 2018
• Where: Cosmic Comics, 254 Beyers Naudé Drive (entrance in Acacia Road; parking around the back), Blackheath, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Cosmic Comics in Johannesburg is one of the international comics stores that has chosen to participate in Walking Dead Day by offering a special edition of the The Walking Dead #1 15th Anniversary Variant Edition that features Cosmic Comics' logo on the cover.
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Convention: Comexposed Converge, Harare• When: Saturday, 13 October 2018, 10:00 to 18:00; after party pre party: 18:00 to 19:00; after party: 19:00 to 22:00
• Where: Reps Theatre, 4 Maasdorp Avenue, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe (main entrance through the East Road gate)
• What: Bill Masuku will be participating in Comexposed Converge - the fourth annual Comexposed digital-arts convention, which features comics, games and gaming, e-sports tournaments, cosplay, and animation and filmmaking - in the artists' alley and in a panel discussion.
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• When: Saturday, 27 October 2018
• What: Halloween ComicFest is an annual comics event, similar to Free Comic Book Day, in which comic shops all over the world celebrate Halloween by giving free horror-themed comic books to customers. This full list of comics that will be released for the event this year is available here. Readers Den Comic Shop in Cape Town and Cosmic Comics in Johannesburg are participating this year.
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Festival: Halloween ComicFest 2018, Readers Den Comic Shop, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 27 October 2018, from 09:00 to 19:00
• Where: Readers Den Comic Shop, Shop 148b, Basement Level, Tyger Valley Centre, corner of Bill Bezuidenhout and Willie van Schoor, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
• When: Saturday, 27 October 2018, from 10:00 to 15:00
• Where: Readers Den Comic Shop, Shop G19, Stadium On Main, Main Road, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Readers Den Comic Shop in Cape Town is one of the South African stores celebrating Halloween ComicFest 2018. Its two stores will be offering one free special edition Halloween ComicFest comic to all visitors (no purchase required). Customers who make any purchase will receive a free Halloween ComicFest button badge and Marvel Universe magazine, and those who spend over R300 will receive a pack of all 12 Halloween ComicFest 2018 mini comics. The stores will also be offering a 10% discount off everything, excluding new comics, gift cards, and consigned goods.
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Festival: Halloween ComicFest 2018, Cosmic Comics, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 27 October 2018
• Where: Cosmic Comics, 254 Beyers Naudé Drive (entrance in Acacia Road; parking around the back), Blackheath, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Cosmic Comics in Johannesburg is one of the South African stores celebrating Halloween ComicFest 2018. Although I haven't seen specific details about the day the store is likely to be offering deals, as well as the 2018 Halloween ComicFest merchandise and some of the Halloween ComicFest exclusives.
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Grand Opening: Kapow! Cafe & Comics, Durban• When: Saturday, 27 October 2018, 08:30 to 15:00
• Where: Kapow! Cafe & Comics, Shop 43, Kensington Square, 53 Adelaide Tambo Drive, Durban North, Durban, South Africa
• What: Kapow! Cafe & Comics is a new comic shop and café that is opening in Durban. The store will be celebrating its opening with specials, appearances by cosplayers, and a South African comics discussion led by Luke Molver and Deon de Lange that will start at 13:00.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 27 October 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Talk: "Careful - This Pen Is Loaded" By Zapiro, Kloof• When: Sunday, 28 October 2018, 18:30 to 20:00
• Where: St Agnes Auditorium at St Agnes Church, 53 Abelia Road, Kloof, South Africa
• What: Cartoonist Zapiro is presenting a talk entitled "Careful - This Pen Is Loaded", with proceeds apparently going to Youth Education and Support Trust.
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Exhibition: Artefact By Daniel Clarke, Cape Town• When: Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 18:00 to 20:00 (opening night); Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00; Saturday, 10:00 to 14:00, First Thursday, 1 November 2018, 09:00 to 21:00; exhibition runs until 24 November
• Where: 99 Loop, 99 Loop Street (on the corner of Church Street), Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Daniel Clarke, who illustrated the graphic novel Kariba, which was finally published earlier this year, is also a fine artist who paints. 99 Loop, a gallery in Cape Town, will be hosting an exhibition of his work, titled Artefact, for a month.
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• When: November 2018 until 18 March 2019
• What: The 2019 Creators For Creators grant, which is worth US$30 000, is open for submissions. Comic creators from anywhere in the world are invited to apply if they have a project that they would like to kick-start.
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Convention: Bunker Con 2018, Cape Town• When: Friday, 2 November 2018, 09:00 to 19:00; Saturday, 3 November 2018, 09:00 to 19:00; Sunday, 4 November 2018, 09:00 to 17:00
• Where: Food Court Arena, Tyger Valley Centre, corner of Bill Bezuidenhout and Willie van Schoor, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Gaming store Battle Bunker is hosting its inaugural tabletop gaming convention in Tyger Valley Centre in Cape Town. Over three days the event will showcase various tabletop and card games and will also include a geek market and a cosplay masquerade. Comics will be represented by Awali Comics, which publishes Siri Watu: Descendants Of Africa, and Readers Den Comic Shop, which has a branch in the mall and will setting up at the convention with a table featuring graphic novels priced at 40% to 60% off.
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Lecture: Behind The Scenes Of Moosebox, Johannesburg• When: Thursday, 8 November 2018, 19:00 to 21:00
• Where: The Animation School, 110 Conrad Drive, Craighall Park, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: AnimationXchange, an initiative of Animation SA, is hosting a lecture by Minds Eye Creative, which animated South African comics creator and animator Mike Scott's series Moosebox. The team will be discussing how Moosebox, which is now being screened on NickToons, was put together and a few of the episodes will be screened.
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Grand Opening: Heroes Of Games & Comics, Sandton City, Johannesburg• When: Friday, 9 November 2018, 09:00 to 20:00; Saturday, 10 November 2018, 09:00 to 20:00; Sunday, 11 November 2018, 09:00 to 18:00
• Where: Heroes Of Games & Comics, Shop L14C, Sandton City, 5th Street, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Heroes Of Games & Comics is opening a new branch in Sandton City in Johannesburg. The opening includes three days of festivities in which the store will be offering deals, discounts, and prizes. Additionally, the team from Comic Con Africa will be at the store on Saturday, 10 November 2018, between 09:00 and 12:00 and to promote the convention and give the first 50 people who arrive wearing 2018 Comic Con Africa merchandise a Comic Con Africa gift bag.
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Book Signing: Zapiro's Let The Sunshine In, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 10 November 2018, 10:00 to 11:00 (Clearwater Mall); 12:00 to 14:00 (Mall Of Africa); 15:00 to 16:00 (Cresta Shopping Centre)
• Where: Exclusive Books, Shop LM138, Clearwater Mall, corner of Hendrik Potgieter Drive and Christiaan De Wet Road, Strubensvalley, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Where: Truworths Court, Mall Of Africa, Lone Creek Crescent and Magwa Crescent, Waterfall City, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Where: Exclusive Books, Shop U28/29, Cresta Shopping Centre, corner of Beyers Naude Drive and Weltevreden Road, Cresta, Randburg, Johannesburg
• What: Political cartoonist Zapiro will be visiting three malls in Johannesburg as part of his book signing tour for his 23rd annual, Let The Sunshine In.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 10 November 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Talk: Zapiro In Conversation, Johannesburg• When: Sunday, 11 November 2018, 10:00 to 12:00
• Where: Life In A Garden, 29 Cheyne Road, Darrenwood, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Zapiro will be in conversation with Mandi Friedman as part of his book tour for his latest annual, Let The Sunshine In, and WTF: Capturing Zuma - A Cartoonist's Tale. Zapiro will be discussing the role of cartoonists in politics and will highlight some of the cartoons from his collection.
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Talk: Zapiro In Conversation, Johannesburg• When: Sunday, 11 November 2018, 17:00*
• Where: The Bioscope, 286 Fox Street, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Political cartoonist Zapiro will be launching his 23rd collection of cartoons, Let The Sunshine In, at The Bioscope in Maboneng. The launch will include a discussion of some of the political events that have taken place during the course of the past year.
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Book Signing: Zapiro's Let The Sunshine In, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 17 November 2018, 11:00 to 12:00 (Cavendish Square); 13:00 to 14:00 (Constantia Village)
• Where: Exclusive Books, Shop LG157, Cavendish Square, Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
• Where: Exclusive Books, Shop 46, Constantia Village, corner of Constantia Main Road and Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Political cartoonist Zapiro will be visiting malls in Cape Town as part of his book signing tour for his 23rd annual, Let The Sunshine In. On 17 November 2018 he will be at Cavendish Square and Constantia Village.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 17 November 2018, 19:00 to 22:00
• Where: The Big Box Café, 18 Roeland Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting an evening Sketch Meetup at The Big Box Café, a café and board-game venue in central Cape Town's East Precinct. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Book Signing: Zapiro's Let The Sunshine In, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 24 November 2018, 10:00 to 11:00 (Canal Walk); 13:00 to 14:00 (V&A Waterfront)
• Where: Exclusive Books, Shop 70 LL, Lower Level (closest entrance is 4), Canal Walk, Century Boulevard, Century City, Cape Town, South Africa
• Where: Exclusive Books, Shop 6160, Lower Level, Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
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• What: Political cartoonist Zapiro will be visiting malls in Cape Town as part of his book signing tour for his 23rd annual, Let The Sunshine In. On 24 November 2018 he will be at Canal Walk and the V&A Waterfront.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 24 November 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Open Art Cape Town is hosting one of its regular Sketch Meetups at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Book Launch: Kwezi Collector's Edition 4, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 1 December 2018, 11:00 to 12:00
• Where: Readers Den Comic Shop, Shop G19, Stadium On Main, Main Road, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The fourth collected edition of Kwezi comics, by Loyiso Mkize, Clyde Beech, and Mohale Mashigo and featuring issues 10 to 12, will be launching at Readers Den Comic Shop in Claremont, Cape Town. The team will be available to sign the books.
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Exhibition: The Cat Show, Johannesburg• When: Saturday, 1 December 2018, 11:00 to 15:00 (exhibition opening); exhibition closes on 2 February 2019
• Where: David Krut Projects, 142A Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg, South Africa
• What: Anja Venter is one of the artists featured in the group fine-art exhibition The Cat Show, which will be running at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg from December 2018 to February 2019. David Krut Projects will be donating a percentage of the sales to Kitty & Puppy Haven and visitors are encouraged to donate cat food during the exhibition, which will be handed over to the charity as well.
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• When: Monday, 3 December 2018, to Friday, 14 December 2018
• What: Jean de Wet, a prolific creator of comics, zines, and fine-art illustrations, is having an online studio sale featuring some of his zines and comics, many of his original illustrations, and some of his prints.
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Book Launch: Ons Klynjti, Cape Town• When: Wednesday, 5 December 2018, from 17:30
• Where: The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street (corner of Buitenkant Street and Roeland Street), Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The 2018 edition of the (originally) Afrikaans publication/zine/book Ons Klyntji, which was actually published in September 2018, is being launched at The Book Lounge in Cape Town. The contributors include Bal-Oog En Brommel's Sjaka Septembir (poetry) and Willem Samuel (cover art and book layout and design).
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Book Launch: Al Krok's Comics Annual 2019, Cape Town• When: Friday, 7 December 2018, 18:00 to 20:00
• Where: Max Bagels, 120 Bree Street, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: Comic creator and cartoonist Al Krok will be launching his 2019 annual at Max Bagels in Cape Town. He will be drawing live in the store, selling originals of his artwork, and taking orders for the annual.
Please Note: This event was postponed from Thursday, 6 December 2018, due to load shedding.
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Art Meetup: Open Art Sketch Meet, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 8 December 2018, 11:00 to 14:00
• Where: The Drawing Room, 87 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The final Open Art Cape Town Sketch Meetup for 2018 is taking place at The Drawing Room, a café and art gallery in Observatory. While it's not specifically a South African comics event it is organised by local comics creators and you can always find some of them in attendance.
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Sale: Unblush Collective Studio Sale, Cape Town• When: Saturday, 15 December 2018, 09:00 to 12:00
• Where: Admin Building, The Old Castle Brewery Building, 6 Beach Road, Woodstock, 7924, Cape Town, South Africa
• What: The Unblush Collective, a group of female artists, illustrators, and comic makers, along with Afternoon Patterns, which sells indie sewing patterns, are having a one-day studio sale at The Old Castle Brewery Building in Cape Town.
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