Picture Essay: Funko at Comic Con Africa

The first Comic Con to be held on the African continent took place two weekends ago and it was everything one can expect from a Comic Con event. The event was held at the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit and International Convention Centre and completely sold out! There were over 35 000 attendees over the 3 days and every day there was something new to see.

Of all these different aspects, there was one stall that had the crowds buzzing from the time that the doors opened in the morning, to the very last minute of the show each day – The Funko stand had collectors such as ourselves rushing to Comic Con Africa so that they can get their hands on that missing piece of their Funko collection. Collectors did not mind standing in an 80m long queue just to be able to come and look at all the characters that were on display. See the full picture essay after this jump.

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Papi Mabele

Papi Mabele has a marketing background, he is a digital marketing expert with extensive experience in launching and building global brands in the emerging markets. Papi is also an avid tech writer, enthusiast and all round tech junkie. As a freelance writer and analyst he has been numerously published in Popular Mechanics (SA), GQ South Africa, Premier Magazine, Driven Magazine, Bloem News, Courant, The Weekly, Enthooze Magazine and PiE magazine amongst others.