I'm finally able to say that I'll be at SDCC - 2018!
I registered myself for a table in the 'artist alley' but they have tons of people who apply and they also try to focus on quality.. So it is really hard to get a table.. You need to have a bit of luck to get in!
And lucky for me!.. I got in! :)
About 1 year ago I found the courage to go out to these comic-con things as an artist.. I never went as a normal visitor so I had no idea what to expect..
The first Con I went to was a small one in 'Rotterdam'.. I had no idea so I bought a ton of prints.. invested almost a €1000 with the idea that I really didn't want to run out of prints when everyone bought one...
Well.. Not quite.. I think in total in 2 days I sold 8 prints.. about €80 in total.. So that was quite disappointing..
6 months later I went to the biggest comic-con in The Netherlands 'Dutch Comic Con'.. I barely had to invest any since i still had so many prints left from the previous con.. This one had to be better or I would pretty much be at the point of just writing it off in total and never go to any cons anymore!
Well.. It did go a little better I made about €750 but deducting the price of the table (€350) i was left with little profit indeed.. especially looking back at the previous investment! :)
But this con was a lot more fun.. More people seemed interested in my work and I got to talk to a lot more people.. I would've probably been better off setting up a booth with 'artist career advice' since that was pretty much the only subject ever discussed.. :D
Since this con went quite a bit better I was fairly motivated to try it another time.. 3rd time a charm right? :) I would try to get a table at the second biggest con ( still very very small compared to SDCC ) in The Netherlands 'Amsterdam Comic-Con'.. I got a table in the artist alley (€200) and had some extra prints printed as some more popular once sold out during the previous con.
The total investment was about €300 and the con would be 2 days..
The people coming to this con where people that were just going for a visit.. to take a look at what the fuss was all about.. it was filled with 'tourists' that didn't come to the con to buy or collect things.. So in 2 days time I sold a couple of prints and maybe broke even.
I was done with Con's..
If i was to do another Con it would be the big Dutch Comic-Con one or nothing at all..
Then someone mentioned to me that SDCC was open for registration but it was fairly hard to get in..
I thought to myself I could atleast try.. And if I do get in.. I have a great excuse to travel to the US and go to the Comic Con where it all started and have a little vacation while I'm there!
I registered and lucky as I am.. I got selected to be in the Artist Alley! :)
I'll be at the con from July 18 to the 22nd 2018!
It is still quite a long time to go but it will give me time to prepare.. I already started with some new images that I could sell as prints and am trying to get a little sketchbook printed..
I did make the decision that whatever happens.. I'm not going there to sell or break even.. I'm going there for the experience and hopefully meet a bunch of awesome people!
Some of the prints I plan to bring (though I have to figure out how the rules are regarding copyright/IP during the con)
I'm going to try and share the road to SDCC with you all on steemit, the preparations, the traveling and all the new work I will try to make before actually heading of to San Diego!
So if you want to stay up to date.. 
Hope to meet some of you people there!
Thank you
Greetings
-Rogier
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