There is a new blog starting up called The Webcomic Critique.  The guy has a pretty interesting scoring system based on artwork, storyline, funniness, and content.  Here he is talking about System 177:

Is it bad that I imagined a southern accent when I read the last line? I did. The System does an amazing job of keeping a semi-storyline while keeping all of its pages fresh. What this comic lacks in overall amazing color graphics it makes up for in funny jokes. This one is a perfect example of that relationship, where the joke is really funny but the same images are used for almost all the panels. And – really – repair shops always find something extra to tack onto your bill. Jerks.

So far, I’m in the lead beating out Hitmen for Destiny, Thinkin Lincoln, and Cyanide and Happiness.  Woo! Link.

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Have you ever heard of a blog called The Comics Closet?  Well, you should.  They write about interesting comics stuff and, on occasion, interview people.  Who, you ask?  Apparently me.

Still less than a year old The System is a glorious little webcomic that is gaining a lot of attention. A gag-based strip told entirely in the form of simple icons (like the little man on the bathroom door or the crosswalk sign), it may, as it grows, prove to be one of the titans of minimalist webcomics. My contact with Rosscott, Inc. was kind enough to answer a few questions for me.

So if you want to read about how this comic started, why it started, some of my favorite comics, what exactly “CONTRA JUICE” is, and a little bit more about the comic and me, check out the article.

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picture-2A few weeks ago, comic / webcomic journalist Brian Warmoth started a series on the site Comic Book Resources called “Webcomics to Watch”.  First up was Goats, then Penny Arcade.  Yesterday, the third in the 5-part series went up, about yours truly.  I wonder if I could call Rosenberg up and say “Hey, we’re both Webcomics to Watch, so let’s hang out.”  Probably not.

I have to thank Marty “F’n” Day, who got a mention in the article for helping write the ketchup comic, but did not get proper linkage.  His two current sites are both mucho awesome.  I also have to thank Rick Marshall and Gary “Fleen” Tyrell, whom I understand reccomended my coverage in the series.

Anyway, the interview was lots of fun to do, and I honestly think turned into a pretty good read.  So go check it out.  Then come back and keep reading my shit.

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Above is the image Punté used yesterday for Beaker’s Super Bowl prediction.  Of course, blog commenters being what they are — that is, people who tend to ignore the forest to look at the trees (and leaves, and individual pieces of bark, and chloroplasts) — they instantly ignored the obvious bandwagon imagery and instead asked why Beaker was riding a D.C. Metro bus.

Anyway, from Maj’s annoying homerism for our nation’s capital (and Punte’s annoyance with it) was born a new meme: Beaker in D.C.  (Via KissingSuzyKolber)

I love seeing all the images people have put together for this meme.  Marion Barry’s famous image of drug use, Watergate, Washington Monument, etc.  Laughs abound.  Link.

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Is That an Emoticon in 1862? – City Room Blog – NYTimes.com

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Ever watch CSI Miami?  For that matter, Law & Order?  Or the other 12 CSI shows?  This is a great thread of parodies of the one-liners that they make at the beginning of each show.  The originals are bad enough, but these are just as funny.  WARNING: NSFW.  Btw, thanks for the link again, MartyLink.

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This thing blows my mind, because it is so well done.  Someone sent it to me, I think.  I don’t remember who.  Sorry, someone.

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With such favorites as “Nuke the Fridge”, “Fail”, and “Tweeting”, the NYT has done a pretty great job of compiling a list of terms that have come out of the last year.  Oh, and the typography is pretty hot.  Look at all those terms!  Don’t they look great?  Link.

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What better way to view a website, than to see it covered in bacon?  That’s exactly what Bacolicious does, and they’re good at it.  Check out the site. Btw, I love that their example is viewing the Wikipedia article on vegetarianism covered in bacon.

UPDATE: They put a santa hat on the bacon for Christmas.  Awww.

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Long-time friend and Systemic Ben provides this amazing story, eerily similar to comic #1-0-8.

me: i got a story you will appreciate
Rosscott:  yeah?
me: it’s not that long and it’s not that great but you will appreciate it. anyways…
Rosscott:  go
me:  i was in the bathroom taking a leak and somebody else comes in and he’s on the phone with his mom
Rosscott:  lol, i like it
me:  not just on the phone. the call is placed and connected as he comes in. first thing i hear this guy say is “hey mom”. not only that, he goes into one of the stalls to take a leak, stays on the phone, despite all the leak-ing going on. flushes the toilet while still talking, and leaves while still on the phone with his mom. and i think you can spot the worst part of this story. 
Rosscott:  didnt wash his hands.

[beat]

Rosscott:  please let me post this on the site

The rest, as they say, is history.  I love fun little stories like this.  Be sure to comment with them to this post, or just send them to me as you can (systemcomic at gmail dot com) and if they’re in the least bit hilarious, they’ll wind up on the site.

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