ICON, South Africa's longest-running comics, gaming and pop culture convention is taking place this weekend, 29 June to 1 July, in Johannesburg. Here's what you can look forward to.

In just a few short months, Africa is finally going to have its very first (official) Comic Con. We’re talking the full experience here folks: Panels, oodles of merch and most importantly, special guests. Comic Con Africa is shaping up brilliantly so far, with some main event headliners already locked in: Jason “Freakin’ Aquaman” Momoa, cosplay superstar Yaya Han and …

Humanz is the most unenjoyable album that the Gorillaz have ever produced. Could Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett’s virtual band bounce back from such a miserable album? I kinda think they can, if their latest single Humility is anything to go by.

Want to put together a solid and cost-effective Shadow of the Tomb Raider cosplay? Yes, that includes the guys too. We’ll show you how with this ongoing series.

The city of London is piloting a new system which could make life a lot easier for buskers in a world of electronic payments.

Every event on the South African geek and gaming con calendar is different. Today we look at Johannesburg's GeekFest and pop in at 2018's big outdoor festival and market.

Here at Critical Hit, we love cosplay. Heck, half of us are cosplayers, ranging from amateur (me) to professional (Darryn and Noelle). And let me tell you, cosplay is one helluva drug. Once you start, it’s all too easy to plan bigger, better and more elaborate outfits. It’s the starting point that’s hard for most people though. Getting a handle on …

The UK has been cracking down on pornography for ages now, in a bid to limit children’s access to obscene material. In 2016, the UK announced that it planned to enforce mandatory age verification sites that display pornographic material. One of ther ways people will be able to verify their ages is by buying a "porn pass" from a newsagent.

Next week is the Franschhoek Literary Festival and Cape Town is getting ready for one of the highlights of its cultural and social calendar.

Ever since she returned in 2013, Lara’s adventuring gear has evolved into something far more practical. Gone are the skimpy thigh-revealing shorts of yesteryear, replaced instead by functional threads and durable boots. Lara had a more mixed wardrobe in Rise of the Tomb Raider, but Shadow of the Tomb Raider is bringing her iconic look back with a fresh twist.

To celebrate FanCon this weekend, we’ve got an ultimate FanCon Fan Hamper to give away - thanks to the folks behind FanCon, the lovely people at Gammatek (who import and distribute Funkos), and Rockafella Licenced Shirts.

Monsterpalooza is heaven on Earth for sci-fi fans. To see the internals of the film, television and gaming industry laid bare. Computers may be responsible for the bulk of special effects these days, but there’ll always be a place for the masters of the practical craft, people who can produce props that no machine could ever faithfully replicate. Especially when it’s a masterpiece like this unique PIP-Boy, straight out of Fallout.