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June recap: It's cosplay and con season

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June was honestly an emotional roller coaster for me - not to mention cosplay crunch time as South African con season ramps up. My digital content output was relatively limited as a result, and, well, this recap post is a week late. Better late than never though, and I think it does include some cool stuff because of the slight delay. I had an amazing time at ICON , South Africa's longest-running comic and games convention, at the end of June. I got to bust out my Catwoman cosplay for the very first time, meet a professional inspiration, do the lesser-spotted-cosplaying-couples thing, take part in an exclusive event to promote upcoming video game Shadow of the Tomb Raider and catch up with friends. Next up: ICON Durban in my hometown at the end of this month. Hope to see some of you there! Features Ten things we learned about Shadow of the Tomb Raider at ICON 2018 [Critical Hit] Get lost in geekdom at ICON 2018 this coming weekend [Critical Hit] ICON 2018 recap
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May content recap: Cosplay videos, con experiences and movie reviews

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I'm deep into cosplay preparation territory as the South African geek convention season ramps up. This means my free time involves a lot more fabric, foam and glue than words, but here's all the content I got out during the month of May - which includes the last feature I would ever write for now-retired Gamecca Magazine . *sniff* Features Shadow of the Tomb Raider: A Cosplay Diary (Introduction) [vlog]: Accompanying article to the above video: Shadow of the Tomb Raider – A Cosplay Diary [Critical Hit] GeekFest – South Africa’s ever-evolving, ever-morphing geek event [Critical Hit] Chimichanga Time! - Deadpool 2 movie feature  [Gamecca Magazine] From Sunstone to Swing and Sugar, sex positivity takes hold at Top Cow comics [Critical Hit] Reviews Pitch Perfect 3 – An un-acca-ceptional end to the musical comedy series (DVD Review) [Critical Hit] The team’s thoughts on Solo: A Stars Story  [Critical Hit] Miscellaneous May DVDs – Oscar w
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April post recap

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A couple of days late with the April content recap, but it was another rather disrupted month for writing between holiday weekends, family weddings and being stuck in some long paralysing patches of self-doubt and FOMO-induced melancholy. Here's everything that I did manage to get out in my free time from 1 April to today. Reviews Two Marvel movie fans review Avengers: Infinity War [vlog]: The team's spoiler-free thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War  [Critical Hit] Flatliners – FLATliners is right (DVD Review) [Critical Hit] Features Change is coming... - Avengers: Infinity War movie feature  [Gamecca Magazine] Paddington – The little bear who makes us better people [Critical Hit] Fiction Writing You Winston, You Lose Some - Banter at Croft Manor between Lara and Winston, the butler. Miscellaneous April DVDs – One mega-blockbuster and a whole lot of drama [Critical Hit]
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March post recap

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A couple of days late thanks to the Easter long weekend, but here's a brief look back at my creative output of the past month. There was a bit more video content than usual in March, as Tracy came back to graciously discuss movies with me on camera. You can see our new review vlogs below. In fact, my content creation skewed heavily towards reviews last month, and that was largely motivated by the release of one film in particular... *cough* I'm sure you'll recognise it when you see it. Anyway, before that, did you know I have an Instagram account ? Check it out for daily pics of cosplay, comic stuff, cats, general geekery, travel and food. Reviews Tomb Raider review: A fan’s spoiler-free take on the movie reboot [Critical Hit] Two women review the 2018 Tomb Raider movie [vlog]: Two lady geeks review Ready Player One [vlog]: Scribblenauts Showdown – A colourful and cute party game that’s likely to disappoint franchise fans (Game Review) [Critical Hit]
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A focus on my Tomb Raider fanfic

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Fan fiction is, sadly, a dirty word, and will probably stay that way. Still, I will always remain a supporter of the activity for its writing skill development and audience-building capacities. If I hadn't started producing Tomb Raider fanfic, I probably wouldn't be 50 000+ words into my own novel. But anyway... This post is really for people who maybe want to read more Lara Croft adventures in the aftermath of the new movie 's release, and the announcement about trilogy-concluding game Shadow of the Tomb Raider . So, welcome! You can find all my Tomb Raider stories on FanFiction.net , as well as a smaller selection of the same set on Archive of Our Own . The following places the spotlight on some of my personal faves, or stories I consider significant for one reason or another. Currently Ongoing Three or so chapters from the end, Living Legend is my Tomb Raider-Wonder Woman crossover. Its basic premise is that what if, instead of Steve Trevor, the first person
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February post recap

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Another month, another recap of all the online content I created during the previous one. February was a bit quieter from a writing perspective, but there was more video, and a hefty research piece on all the geek and gaming events South Africans can look forward to this year. It's not just about the first-ever Comic Con Africa, let us never forget. Features South Africa's gaming and geek con 2018 calendar  [Critical Hit] Long Live the King - Black Panther profiled  [Gamecca Magazine] Reviews Two South Africans review Black Panther: Also posted on Critical Hit here and this blog (with written summary ). News South Africa's star-studded and Afro-chic Black Panther premiere  [Critical Hit] February DVDs - Little romance but loads of choice [Critical Hit]
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My spoiler-free Black Panther movie review

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Wakanda, forever! Happy Black Panther Day , everyone. To celebrate the release of this groundbreaking new superhero film – the first solo comic book adaptation to centre on an African hero and his world – here you can find my spoiler-free review. Huge thanks to Tracy and Potato the cat for joining in the discussion. Because I know not everybody has the time to sit and watch a 20-minute clip, below the video you can find our thoughts in summary form – which we used to guide our discussion in the video. The notes should give you the gist of our feelings about the movie. “Tell me something. What do you know about Wakanda?” Introduction: No spoilers in this video. It's also not our place to discuss race and how the movie truly delves into African / black experience. Synopsis:  Straight after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Prince T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns home to claim the throne and take over as king of the hidden African nation of Wakanda. Thrus
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