Clad in an array of capes, masks, pointy elf ears and spectacular face paint, comics fans gathered in South Africa’s biggest city this weekend for the second edition of Comic Con Africa. Guests of honour this year included Loyiso Mkize, the artist behind South Africa’s first superhero. Dressed as their favourite superhero, fans of cosplay — a portmanteau for costume play — strolled around Johannesburg’s Gallager convention centre, meeting writers, black widow halloween costume illustrators and fellow enthusiasts.