Several of us here at Dangerous Minds are big fans of the utterly twisted Spanish illustrator Joan Cornellà. A distinctive stylist and a master of sequential art, Cornellà packs some of the most horrible mutations and atrocities imaginable into bright, colorful six-panel narratives in which his preternaturally chipper characters bear the brunt of appalling misfortunes all smiles. He first appeared in this blog a little over a year ago, when my erstwhile colleague Amber Frost wrote “Cornellà‘s work deals in mutilation and disfigurement, sadistic or oblivious violence, the alienation of modernity and a total disregard for human life. (I know. It doesn’t sound funny, but trust me.)” Spot on. 

Last year, Cornellà launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of 30 animated shorts, some based on existing cartoons of his, some original works created specifically for animation. The campaign succeeded wildly, netting €91,647. The first one posted, “Mystique,” was released last winter to tease the project for the crowdfunding, but new Cornellà cartoons began appearing on YouTube three weeks ago. (Some possibly unauthorized Cornellà animations are also circulating; what we’ve linked here comes straight from Cornellà‘s own channel.)  All of them are fantastic, demented little hit-and-run gags, ranging in length from 14 to 28 seconds, so we suspect you have time to dig ‘em all. If you’re new to Cornellà’s work and this stuff sends you, you might like to know that his comics have been anthologized in the books Zonzo and Mox Nox.
 

 
And because we think it’s good for some laughs, here’s Cornellà‘s Kickstarter video. In case it’s not obvious, it’s not really him, it’s Spanish actor Josep Seguí in a truly preposterous wig.
 

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
The dark, incredibly f*cked up comics of Joan Cornellà
An Archies/Ramones comic book is an actual thing that is going to happen