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 – New venue, better fit for this intimate, community-centred con [Critical Hit]

ICON 2018 Cosplay Gallery [Critical Hit]


Movie reviews

Ocean’s 8 review – A slick heist tale with some serious plot stumbles [Critical Hit]

Batman Ninja (DVD) review – Breathtakingly gorgeous, bat#$@t insane [Critical Hit]


Miscellaneous

June DVDs – Women-fronted action and award season biggies[Critical Hit]


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