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There's a wide range of content in Catalan artist Joan Cornellà's comics. His panels can easily include silly sight gags about having a face where a butt should be, or more upsetting, gory, violent imagery. No matter what, his characters are almost always smiling and definitely psychotic. For a good example of the twisted psychotic logic that dominates each comic's narrative, see "Zonzo" (first comic below). In it, a man's arm catches on a door and rips off. He's scared and spurts blood everywhere, until a co-worker slips in the blood and everyone laughs.

Keep an eye on Joan Cornellà's blog for new work. Prints are also available directly from the artist






Inspired by Samuel Beckett's "Endgame"