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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Cappuccino Quest: You Can Order A Cappuccino In The Woods If You Can Find The Secret Forest Café In Tokai Forest, Cape Town, South Africa #CappuccinoQuest www.brainwavez.org/culture/revi...

A top-down view of a cappuccino in a takeaway cup on top of a wooden table. The foam (deceptively) looks reasonably well made and features latte art of a heart.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#SAComicsCalendar event this Sunday, 4 October: Comic Jam Cape Town Obz Books, 76 Lower Main Road, Observatory 10:00 to 12:00 (and later) R50 at the door (materials provided) E: warrenraysdorf/at/yahoo/dot/com P: 079/653/6928 All welcome. No experience needed. #SAComics

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Team South Africa Wins Holiday Matsuri Award At 2026 World Cosplay Championship In Japan www.brainwavez.org/culture/feat... Some happy news to end the week.

Backstage, Speedyy and Sumiya Takumi hold up the Aging Untouchable headpiece while Jessie Jestar poses below with the award plaque (which is accidentally upside down). All three are beaming with delight and pride. The headpiece is very big and bulbous and comprises many fake yellow-orange eyes.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

News: Four Comics Are Launching In Cape Town On Sunday At Obz Books www.brainwavez.org/news/2026/20... The event is free and there will be a little gift at the door (details in the news story). Please support local! #SAComics

The Jam Jam mascot (an ominously determined looking jam jar wielding a pencil) stands above the covers of the four books. The books' contents are described in the news article.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Film Review: Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu (2026) www.brainwavez.org/screen/film/...

A set photograph (not a still): The Mandalorian, with Gorgu on his shoulder, is standing at a bar counter. The background is richly decorated with props and the scene is well lit in warm colours.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Cappuccino Quest: A Visit To Woolworths Food Local Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa, Results In Many Questions For Woolworths And No Answers www.brainwavez.org/culture/revi... #CappuccinoQuest

Two takeaway cappuccinos in 250ml takeaway cups. The cups are labelled "Woolworths Short". The foam of the one on the left is degrading slightly. The foam of the one on the right looks better. Both feature vague latte art that looks like a protea. The balance of light and dark in the foam of both is a little messy.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Event Report: Readers Den Celebrates Free Comic Book Day And Comics Giveaway Day 2026 #SAComics #CapeTown www.brainwavez.org/books/featur...

A selection of the comics that were available at Readers Den Comic Shop in Wynberg, Cape Town.

The photo is of a top-down view of comics on a table. The titles include Image Comics' Energon Universe, Garfield, Sonic The Hedgehog, LEGO Batman, and Street Fighter Forever.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Cappuccino Quest: Moyo At Kirstenbosch In Cape Town, South Africa, Disappoints www.brainwavez.org/culture/revi... #CappuccinoQuest

A photo of a really badly made cappuccino in a glass cup on a stone saucer. The foam is messy dark and light swirls filled with bubbles. The drink is on a wooden table lit by fading late-afternoon sunlight.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Film Review: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple www.brainwavez.org/screen/film/...

The poster for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, featuring a demonic looking being in the Bone Temple at night, which is being lit from below by a fire circle on the ground.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

News: South African Comics Events Coming Up In December 2025 www.brainwavez.org/news/2025/20... #SAComics

A collage image featuring art, illustrations, and logos from all the events listed in the news article.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

News: South African Comics Events Coming Up In November 2025 There are lots of #SAComics events coming up in the next six weeks. Here's the first roundup, for November. The second is in progress. www.brainwavez.org/news/2025/20...

A collage of logos and artwork (and a photo of Zapiro) to illustrate the main items in the #SAComics calendar for November 2025.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Film Review: Predator: Badlands www.brainwavez.org/screen/film/...

One of the Predator: Badlands posters. This one features the main characters and creatures in a heroic montage pose.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Film Review: Tron: Ares www.brainwavez.org/screen/film/... (Spoiler free.)

A still from Tron: Ares: The Dillinger Systems programs that had gained access to the ENCOM Grid via a hack make their escape back to the Dillinger Systems Grid.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

New on the site: Event Report: Assassin's Creed Shadows Launches In South Africa (It was also the only launch event in Africa...) www.brainwavez.org/games/featur...

This impressive wall panel featuring Yasuke was next to the station that held the PlayStation 5 Slim consoles, which gamers could use to try out the game at the Assassin's Creed Shadows launch in Cape Town, South Africa, earlier this month.
Photo: Mandy J Watson

Artist Mr Pencils' art of Yasuke was printed as a large canvas and unveiled at the Cape Town launch.
Photo: Mandy J Watson

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

New on the site: News: South African Comics Events Coming Up In September 2024 www.brainwavez.org/news/2024/20... There's a lot happening in #sacomics this month.

The logos of all the events featuring comics and #sacomics creators in September 2024 in South Africa: Batman Day, UCON, Open Book Festival, South Afrifur Convention, and Comic Con Africa.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

Free Comic Book Day 2024 Celebrations At Readers Den In Cape Town www.brainwavez.org/books/featur... #sacomics

A selection of comics that were on offer for Free Comic Book Day 2024 at Readers Den in Cape Town.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

BRAND NEW! on brainwavez.org: Action Comics No. 1 Sets A New Sales Record Of US$6 Million www.brainwavez.org/books/featur...

The cover of a copy of Action Comics No. 1, graded 8,5 VF+, that set a news sales record earlier this month and which is now the most valuable comic in the world.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

Anniversary #SundayRead from the archives: In Pictures: The 2013 Cape Town Zombie Walk, Part 2 www.brainwavez.org/culture/feat... The second part of a photographic showcase, in which the zombies retrace their steps as the light fades.

A zombie family shuffles along with the horde in Government Avenue, Cape Town.

Hundreds of members of the horde pause outside St George's Cathedral until the marshals give the go-ahead for them to cross the road safely.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

Anniversary #SundayRead from the archives: In Pictures: The 2013 Cape Town Zombie Walk, Part 1 www.brainwavez.org/culture/feat... The first part of a photographic showcase of one of the best Cape Town Zombie Walks.

Capetonians dressed as blood soaked zombies shuffle down St George's Mall, a pedestrian thoroughfare.

A zombie drags an axe along the paving stones of Government Avenue in Cape Town while other blood soaked zombies shuffle past.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

#SundayRead from the archives: GrafLit: The Official Launch And Exhibition www.brainwavez.org/books/featur... 10 years ago an incredible South African comics (#sacomics) anthology was launched in Cape Town in collaboration with Open Book Festival. (Extra info in alt text.)

A photograph of an original page from Mogorosi Motshumi's autobiographical comic, plus a close-up of the art.

A panel from Nero: Genesis by Luke Molver, showing a very cyberpunk scene of a man using an ancient computer on a cluttered desk.

Four panels by Saaid Raheeni from his work-in-progress illustrated epic poem The Fall Of Baghdad.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

#SundayRead from the archives: Watch As The Book Lounge's Comics-Inspired Window Comes To Life For Open Book Festival 2016 www.brainwavez.org/culture/feat... #sacomics 1/2

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

#SundayRead from the archives: Pulp Fiction At Open Book www.brainwavez.org/books/featur... Since the Open Book Festival is starting in a few days, here's a showcase from 10 years ago, when nearly 25 000 books were used to build temporary art installations in the festival's venues.

In 2013 during the Open Book festival masses of books were used to build an art installation in a congregational hall that was converted into a small theatre. The books are piled against the back wall, beautifully lit from below, while authors take part in an event in front of them.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

News: (Not Quite) South African Comics At Open Book Festival 2023 www.brainwavez.org/news/2023/20... Mohale Mashigo, @dalehalvorsen.bsky.social, and Sam Beckbessinger will be at Open Book Festival, 8-10 September, Cape Town (but not really talking about #sacomics)

The Open Book Festival 2023 programme's cover, featuring an illustration by Mak1one of a girl reading a book, plus the festival date (8-10 September) and the sponsor logos.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 27/08/2023

#SundayRead from the archives: Open Art Cape Town's Humble Beginnings Showcases The Group's Artistic Talents (A quick one from 2017) www.brainwavez.org/culture/feat...

A group of artists doodle and sketch at a table at the Open Art event in 2017.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

#SundayRead from the archives Let Me School You Cats On How To Read Comic Books When You Live In A Small Town And You're Poor By Rémy Ngamije www.brainwavez.org/books/features/2…

A photograph of shelves in a book or comic store displaying a wide variety of bagged comics such as Batman, Superman, and Aquaman.

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brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

Blank Books Woodstock: A Final Goodbye In 2022 Blank Books Woodstock, an independent book store in CPT, closed. We didn't want this story to be forgotten due to its role in the South African comics scene. www.brainwavez.org/books/features/2… #capetown #sacomics

The view towards the entrance of Blank Books Woodstock from near the back of the shop.

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