The best humor and comedy comics are, at the top,Dead Pool , The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North, Justice League by Giffen and DeMatteis (“Bwahaha”) and Howard the Duck. This tier list classifies comic strips according to their inventiveness and effectiveness, from satire to pure gag. Facts (authors, publishers, dates) checked, no invented ratings.
Humor is a demanding register of comics: it requires rhythm, audacity and a real look. This tier list brings together the series that make you laugh the most intelligently — parody, meta, satire, absurd. Criterion: comic success combined with quality writing.
Editorial Ranks, Facts verified. Each entry refers to a site file when it exists.
Tier S: the kings of laughter
Dead Poolimposed fourth-wall-breaking meta-humor.The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North is a brilliant and optimistic superhero comedy. There Justice League by Giffen and DeMatteis (the famous “Bwahaha”) invented the super-team comedy, and Howard the Duck by Steve Gerber remains a cult satire.
Tier A: the assumed comedy
Harley Quinndeploys anarchic humor,The Tick parodies the superhero, Ambush Bug breaks the fourth wall before Deadpool, and Sex Criminals mixes comedy and intimacy.
Tier B: the comic classics
Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragonés, the Plastic Man by Jack Cole, the She-Hulk by Dan Slott and Not Brand Echo(Marvel's self-parody) are references of the genre.
Tier C: offbeat humor
'Mazing Man , THE Great Lakes Avengers , Hitman(black comedy by Garth Ennis) and Nextwave by Warren Ellis complete the selection.
Tier D: the curiosities
Forbush Man , Herbie and Bug! close this tier list: more confidential but very real comedy series.
To remember
- Dead Pool popularized meta-humor in the mainstream.
- Giffen and DeMatteis invented super-team comedy.
- Humor crosses all eras, from Plastic Man (1941) to Squirrel Girl.
- Each entry refers to a site file when it exists.
Frequently asked questions
Dead Pool and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl are the modern references of comedy. Giffen/DeMatteis' Justice League remains a timeless classic of the genre.
Yes, with its codes (meta, parody, absurd). Some series, like Deadpool or Harley Quinn, have made humor their main identity.
By The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl(accessible and hilarious) or the Justice League by Giffen/DeMatteis. Both exist in collections.
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