Q: I said, what is this thing I am looking at?

A: Congratulations! Your wayward fumbling around the internet has led you to The Adventures of Lil’ Gardner & Robot Jesus, the world’s premiere webcomic about Lil’ Gardner and Robot Jesus. It is written and “illustrated” by Gardner Linn.

Q: I don’t know Gardner Linn, and I don’t want to know him. Am I going to understand this comic strip? Is it just a bunch of injokes about this Gardner and his kickball buddies? Is “Robot Jesus” really the name of his dog or something?

A: We’re doing our best to keep Adventures injoke-free. We feel strongly that Lil’ Gardner, Robot Jesus and all their pals are characters for the ages, and that their adventures should be accessible to all readers. If you are a human being, then you will relate to Lil’ Gardner’s identity crises, rampant egomania and desperate self-loathing. If you are a robot or a deity, or both, you will relate to Robot Jesus’s frustration with Lil’ Gardner and, by extension, all humans.

Q: Is this like Lost, where there’s some five-year plan or something and I have to start at the beginning and pay attention to every little detail?

A: While of course we would love for you to read and cherish every one of our adventures, there is no overarching plot or plan. We began the strip in 2003, published it very sporadically for about a year and a half, and then stopped. We relaunched it on March 23, 2008, and we plan to update it every Tuesday and Friday for the foreseeable future. If you’d like to start at the beginning, here you go. If you’d like to start at the relaunch, here you go again.

Q: Who is Gardner Linn?

A: Like Lil’ Gardner, Big Gardner is 28 and lives in Los Angeles. Unlike Lil’ Gardner, he is a real human being who works in the television industry. He occasionally writes things on his blog, where you can find more information if you so desire.

Q: Anything else?

A: That’s all I’ve got.