So I mentioned in our last show (found conveniently right below this post) that just about my only gripe with Legend of Bill was that it’s jokes are two “Newspapery.” As I was editing the final product, I realized I never really explained what I meant by that. And as I thought about it, I realized that it was because I really don’t know myself. I’m currently working on a little bit of thesis on the topic that I hope to be able to shed some light on the whole subject and bring joy to the world.

Until then though, I’m going to leave it as “it just feels that way.” I know this is a cop out but its the same cop out that I use when I don’t want to knock on a door, so I say the house is haunted.

In the mean time, I’ve recently came along Imagine This by Lucas Turnbloom. I’ve only read the last 50 strips or so, but so far this strip feels very “web comicy” to me. Which is odd since at first glance it looks like a very professional newspaper strip. Still though, there’s something about the hard edge the writing that strikes me as a prime example of Web comic hood.

Check it out, see what you think. Either way, I think you’ll like it.

First of all, check out my new webcomics column, Unbound, over at Robot 6. For this inaugural column, I reflected on what I learned from a year of ZudaWatch podcasts right here at DS. It’s very simple, really: Tell the damn story!

And here’s a useful resource, also courtesy of Robot 6: A horror webcomics list. Handy for when you’re home alone on a dark and stormy night and need something new to read.

At Comics Worth Reading, Johanna Draper Carlson talks to Tara Tallan, creator of Galaxion.

Scott McCloud points us to the webcomic Manmachine, which has an interesting scrolling mechanism—you pull the comic along with the cursor. (Via Scott’s blog.)

At Blog@Newsarama, Vaneta Rogers asks a bunch of comics folks what they think of the new modes of digital distribution for comics and gets a range of different answers.

Tucker Stone interviews Kate Beaton at comiXology. Kate’s first print collection sold out in a heartbeat, but fortunately there are more copies on the way.

Xaviar Xerxes talks to Caleb Sevcik, who has a new webcomic in the works but not up yet, at ComixTalk.

The latest episode of The Webcomic Beacon is devoted to what not to do when making a webcomic.

At Webcomics.com, Brad Guigar has some suggestions for making the most of your About page. Then his readers chip in with some ideas of their own.

Added to my RSS feed: Webcomic Rumble, an e-zine and podcast that promise to look at webcomics with a critical and informed eye, from the point of view of readers rather than creators.

Some reviews and recommendations:
Sean Kleefeld on Runners (Kleefeld on Comics)
Larry Cruz on Surfboards and Rayguns (The Webcomic Overlook)