Cosplayers visit an exhibitor's stand during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)

Attendees wearing costumes play board games during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)

Cosplayers pose for a photograph during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)

Attendees apply makeup as they prepare their costumes during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)

Cosplayers pose for a photograph during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)

A cosplayer poses for a photograph during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)

A cosplayer reacts during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)

Attendees wearing costumes chat during Comic Con Africa, one of Africa's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festivals, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg on September 26, 2026. Comic Con Africa is a pop culture and gaming convention that brings together fans of comics, films, television, gaming, cosplay and related entertainment, attracting exhibitors, creators and enthusiasts from across Africa and beyond. (Photo by Cecilia Seregni / AFP via Getty Images)