I don’t know how we got so fortunate. I sound like a broken record at this point but it really is insane to me how each convention we attended manages to out do the previous one. One of our neighboring artists has been attending multiple conventions for the past few years. I asked her what her worst con was and to my surprise she answered pretty quickly. After digesting the past weekend, answering that same question would be very difficult for me. Maybe it’s because we don’t vendor too many of these things, maybe we’re just lucky. Maybe, and I know this sounds lame, it’s because of you guys.
Despite having a set up here before, the nerves of vending a convention was still there for us. We did pretty well at SacWinter but even though this was a bigger convention we still weren’t sure how we would do. The location we were placed in was far less favorable than our last one. We were towards the end of Artist Alley near the entrance of the loading docks. It seemed like that brand new spelling-error-free banner I had made would be for naught. Miraculously, many of you managed to see it and even say it drew you to our table.
Fridays are always the slowest days. The fact that our two neighboring artists didn’t show up that day didn't help either. The most we could of hoped for was people to catch us out of the corner of their eye walking to and from the bathroom. Our expectations were set extremely low for Friday. However, they were blown out of the fucking water once all of you guys started to drop by. That momentum carried over into the entire weekend and got us to survive on what little sleep we got.
It was insane how many new and familiar faces we saw throughout the whole convention. Vending a table like ours isn’t going to get a lot of traffic, especially when you're surrounded with bright colors and artists that make me ashamed to have hands. Our name confuses people, we don’t have artwork, and we’re not an actual club, not in the traditional sense at least. To put it short, not many people get what we do. But all of you guys who repeatedly came to our table and talked to us do. Everyone who changed into our gear directly after purchasing understands it. You’re all in the know and that makes you a part of the club.
We got the idea for the brand over late night gaming sessions and to see what’s become of it in just over a year still blows our minds. To have a group of Deadpools say we were the best booth to represent was dope as fuck. To hear a long time supporter say they’re proud of us gave me an emotional nosebleed. I’m getting kind of monologue-y so I’m going to end it with a thank you. Thank you to everyone who came up and showed support! Words can’t express how much we appreciate everything.
SacAnime Winter is just around the corner and we’ll do our best to be there. Also if we are there and you just want to say “Hi”, by all means do it! We may look like ass holes, but really we’re only just a little bit douchey. No but really though…say Hi.
- Matthew