Rosscott, Inc.

For those of you that are new and wondering what the deal is, I recommend checking out what Bryan had to say. It makes me sound like even more of a genius than I really am, which is saying something. High praise considering he started it off with “Ok, so this looks really boring…”

Thank you to all of my comics friends who have helped this new site really take off so quickly. Marty, James (I’m waiting…), Dern, Bryan, Brian, and Nick, you guys have really helped me get this thing going and get me even more excited about it. Thanks!

The wonderful gentlemen over at Fleen have been nice enough to cover this wonderful endeavor today:

In other news, new webstrip The System is doing some interesting stuff with a highly restricted visual vocabulary — it’s done entirely in the icons that make up informational/warning signs. As a platform for pure writing, it’s half a notch below Dinosaur Comics, but weirdly enough what it really reminds me of is a Lolcat.

Those things have a syntax and grammar all their own, and so do sign icons … you can’t just slap ‘em up there and have it automatically work. We at Fleen will be keeping our eye on The System and seeing how long creator “Rosscott” can keep up this very precise exercise.

I read Fleen daily and, let’s be honest, I contacted them to cover it.  Still, they don’t think I can keep up this “very precise exercise”. I BEG TO DIFFER.  I will take their challenge!  I WILL SHOW THEM ALL. What do you think, 3 months?  More?  How much until I’ve proven my point?  One thing is certain.  I will soon be demanding Gary’s famous moustache on a silver platter!

Gary, thank you for the post.  Hope you keep reading, and consider yourself link-loved.

Thank you to ComixTalk for another great link.

JUSTIFY MY HYPE
FLEEN approvingly points to The System, an unusual comic using a limited set of icons (like the men’s room symbol!) for imagery.  It is definitely worth a read.

They are now eligible for a copy of our home game!

Lots of people liked the flyers I had out at Connecticon, so I’m posting it here on the site.  Feel free to download, print, and distribute at your leisure.  To give you some idea of how this went, I filled out the entire thing while sitting at my table in an hour on Saturday.  (Ashley, you were there!  Tell them it really happened!)

The flyer:

My great friend Jami of Angry Zen Master has done me the honor of another great writeup.

My good friend Ross Nover returns to the webcomic world with The System! Ross uses those universal sign graphics as a framework for his unique brand of the funny. I think it’s bloody brilliant and I’m sure he’ll go far. When he’s standing up at his Comic Con panel some day next to those other guys, I will sniff back tears of pride and say to myself, I knew him when we were part of the Washington Webtoonists.

Congrats Ross! The System rocks the hardcore!!

I remember when Jami used to do a small little comic that seemed stuck in a wrestling match for 6 months.  There may have been boobs?  It was a long time ago.  Thanks so much, Jami!  Link.

Quick post.  I’m now on Twitter.  Follow me here.  I doubt it’ll be that interesting, but let’s find out.

Hi all!  I’m trying to push my stats for the end of the month, to see just how much traffic I can squeeze out of August.  If there was ever a time to pass <a href=”http://www.systemcomic.com/”>The System</a> onto your friends, that time would be now!  Got a friend that’s a designer or generally in a creative field?  They might appreciate these:

• On clients
• On feedback
• On billable hours
• On design

Got a friend in the city who bikes to work?

• On biking

Got an odd sense of humor?

• On Medical Ailments
  
• On Humidity

A while back, Fleen wrote about The System.  They wrote some pretty interesting things.

I wrote to let them know we hit comic #50, and they were nice enough to write something.  Go check it out.

If you saw it and are stopping by, well, that’s interesting.

Dear Ryan Estrada,

Today, you appear to be featuring guest comics on upwards of 100 webcomics.  However, the wonderfully funny, irreverent, and never disappointing smash hit The System (http://www.systemcomic.com/).  I am not one to criticize, but I think this was a rare opportunity that was sorely missed.  Our readers (or “Systemics” as I have dubbed them), are an amazingly talented and crafty bunch, who would have greatly appreciated a comic that combined their love of myself and this comic with your famed “Ryan Estrada take” on things.

If you choose to rectify this, please let me know.

Sincerely,
Rosscott

PS Nice job.  You’re everywhere today.