South African comics
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A South African comic is a book or periodical published in South Africa that contains sequential art stories.
South African comics are usually self-published books that cover a wide range of subject matter and styles.
List of South African comics
The following list represents comics that are currently available in print:
Agenda (2012–present)
Azani comics (2005–present)
Clockworx (2005)
Captain South Africa (2015-present)
Crimson (2013–present)
Dark Encounters (2020)
Echo Gear (2013–present)
Free Beer (2010–present)
GEP (2009–2011)
GEP Pulp (2011–2014)
Gofu (2013–present)
Iron Nail Afternoon (2020–present)
Juvies (2012)
Kwezi (2013-present)
Madam & Eve (1992–present)
Mengelmoes (2013–2016; complete)
Nero (2013–present)
Philo's Wish (2013)
Project Tilian-Rep (2013)
Psi-Ave bi-annual graphic magazine (2000; 7 issues)
Rebirth (2012)
Run! There's Dinosaurs In The City (2014)
SECTOR (2015–present; 10 issues)
Soccer Warrior (2002–2018)
Sophie the Giant Slayer (2013–present)
Super Dud (2014)
Supa Strikas (2008-present)
The Baby Killers (2014)
The Cat Lady (2014)
The Lil' Five (2012–present)
The Number 1 Game (2013–present)
The Oneironaut & Other Tales (2013)
The Souvenir (2014)
The Tree Of Life Trilogy (2014–present)
The Way of Tao and Zen (2014)
Velocity Graphic Anthology (2010–2015)
Velocity: Darker Forces (2014)
Wrath (2013)
Zana (2015–present)
List of South African webcomics
The following list represents comics that are currently available in webcomic format:
Cottonstar (2012–present)
Juvies (2008–present)
Kowakawaii01: Grim (2018–present)
Mars Comics' The Book of Reality (2019–present)
Rise (2020-present)
Tomica (2014–present)
Druidae (2022-present)
Smoke Fur And Stone (2014–present)
Super-Dud (2013–present)
United Stars Comic Book (2020–present)
Vibe Comics (2015–present)
Week Daze (2008–present)
Notable South African comic book events
2013 saw the biggest ever Free Comic Book Day event organised in Cape Town by Readers Den, a comic shop in Cape Town. Local comic creators launch their new publications and showcase their work at these events.
The 2014 Reader's Den Free Comic Book Day event saw the launch of 15 new South African comic books, with some creators traveling from different parts of South Africa for the event. The Reader's Den Free Comic Book Day event was replaced in 2016 with FanCon Cape Town Comic Con, an international comics convention that is held annually in April.
The Open Book Comics Fest forms part of the annual Open Book Festival, which takes place every September in Cape Town. The Open Book Comics Fest promotes South African comic artists, illustrators and cartoonists and includes a marketplace of over 40 tables, curated by Moray Rhoda.
Comic Con Africa debuted in Johannesburg in September 2018.
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