Obz Books

Obz Books Home of Bibliophilia and Blank Books. A book shop in the heart of Observatory with a wonderful selection of books!

Book shop/coffee shop in the heart of Observatory

Posters up around Cape Town! Friday night is the big night! Hope to see you there!
15/06/2026

Posters up around Cape Town! Friday night is the big night! Hope to see you there!

Open mic! Whether you have a new poem to recite or just want to listen you’re welcome ✨
08/06/2026

Open mic! Whether you have a new poem to recite or just want to listen you’re welcome ✨

Join us this Sunday!You’re invited to join us for a special morning celebrating four new releases from South Africa’s un...
04/06/2026

Join us this Sunday!
You’re invited to join us for a special morning celebrating four new releases from South Africa’s underground comics and cartooning scene.

UNDERGROUND COMICS & CARTOONING BOOK LAUNCH

FREE BEER AT THE DOOR

📅 Sunday, 7 June 2026
🕚 11:00 - 13:00
📍 Obz Books, Observatory, Cape Town

Hosted by Jayson Geland, with special guests:
• Reinhard Venzke
• Warren Raysdorf
• Alastair Laird (joining via Zoom)

Free Entry

We’ll be launching four new publications:

📚 Free Beer #14 - “The Last Hoorah”
📚 Jam Jam #1 - Exclusive Edition
📚 Sick Comix Mini Theatre - Special Edition
📚 Underground Cartooning: A Manual

Expect comics, cartooning, conversation, and the kind of questionable taste that only independent publishing can provide.

Whether you’re a longtime comics reader, a cartoonist, or simply curious about South Africa’s thriving underground comics culture, we’d love to see you there.

Please RSVP at:
www.obzbooks.co.za
or
[email protected]

Bring a friend, grab a beer, and help us celebrate four new additions to the local comics scene.

See you at Obz Books!

The Underground Comics & Cartooning Team

We recently had the honour of hosting Manfred Zylla (Obz resident) and at Obz Books for a thought-provoking discussion...
29/05/2026

We recently had the honour of hosting Manfred Zylla (Obz resident) and at Obz Books for a thought-provoking discussion about art and life. Manfred also did some live painting! Thanks to everybody who attended. We have a limited number of SIGNED copies of Art and Resistance, the hard-to-find book published on Manfred Zylla by Erdmann Contemporary in 2012, in stock.

Please DM us if you’re interested in getting a copy or stop by the store ✨

19/05/2026

This map shows the mood European TV detectives are in. An astute observation by .

50% off crates looking like art.
10/05/2026

50% off crates looking like art.

On Saturday 9 May we are honoured to host Manfred Zylla in conversation with Heidi Erdmann. Manfred will be bringing his...
07/05/2026

On Saturday 9 May we are honoured to host Manfred Zylla in conversation with Heidi Erdmann. Manfred will be bringing his easel and paintbrushes, so please join us for a once in a lifetime experience.

Comic jam is cancelled this Sunday due to severe weather!
07/05/2026

Comic jam is cancelled this Sunday due to severe weather!

Pretend you didn’t see the spelling mistake on the last one 🫶🏻
24/04/2026

Pretend you didn’t see the spelling mistake on the last one 🫶🏻

We will be unreachable by phone for the foreseeable future so please direct all questions to our email. We still love y...
20/02/2026

We will be unreachable by phone for the foreseeable future so please direct all questions to our email. We still love you and are not avoiding your calls (this time)

Address

76 Lower Main Road
Cape Town
7925

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00
Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday 09:00 - 15:00

Telephone

+27828928176

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