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From lightsabers to lazerguns and Batman to Ironman, comic conventions featuring the best in cosplay have been growing in size and scope over the last decade. The biggest is San Diego's Comic Con which is attended by more than 130-thousand people each year. To talk about what to expect at this year's event, we speak to Jon-Carlos Evans. Evans is a filmmaker, musician and staff writer at Black Nerd Problems.

In this episode of Showcase:

The legacy of Jane Austen: 00:56

Author of 'A Man of Genius', Janet Todd: 5:04

Kareem Waris Olamilekan's hyper-real pencil art: 11:58

Global Art News: 15:57

Equalizer 2: 17:25

War Toys: 20:35

Mama Quilla Peruvian quilts: 23:06

'War Toys', a collection of photos depicting the story of war through the experiences of children, is artist Brian McCarty's latest project. The American photographer is using art-therapy drawings and interviews with children from war-torn Mosul in Iraq, to depict their accounts of wars using their toys. Showcase takes a look behind the scenes of McCarty's project.

Jane Austen remains one of the most celebrated authors of all time. From Mr Darcy to the Bennett sisters, Austen has given us some of the most quintessential love stories ever written. Her caustic wit and insight into Regency life have led to countless adaptations, modernisations and even a zombie reimagining of her most famous novel: Pride and Prejudice.

And as July the 18th marks the anniversary of her death, we take a closer look at the woman behind the words and speak to Janet Todd about what makes Austen so important. Todd is a novelist, biographer and editor of Jane Austen.