The following examples explore humorous illustrations that I class as successful.
Steve Rogers' American Captain
This expansive web-comic highlights the surreal aspects of modernity, through the eyes of Captain America, as he adjusts to the change of society. It could be argued that the comic has become successful by leeching off a recognisable popular culture icon, but I would suggest that the central themes explored in each issue are real, and human.
Jasper Rietman's TRI/P
These succinct comical shorts endevour to surprise the reader with surreal scenarios. The brevity of the imagery allows a clear joke delivery.
Monster of the Week
In this series Shaenon, has assessed the invariable texts within X-Files through the form of a webcomic. I find the accurate expositional dialogue hilarious as it summaries the weak writing which often let the series down.
Michael Heath - Private Eye
Heaths' work compliments the patchwork editorial style of the satirical paper, Private Eye. Like many cartoonists, the work is almost exclusively linear and black and white due to printing constraints.
Jim Benton
I have noticed now that a recurring theme with the majority of humorous illustrations is the focus on simplicity… anyway, Jim manages to deliver his joke within two panels or less, this particular example subverts both the invariable text of fairy tales and that of children book illustration, which the aesthetic suggests.
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