Joan Cornellà is a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator famous for his unsettling, surrealist comics that pair bright, cheerful colors with morbid and often violent subject matter. Emerging as a viral sensation on platforms like Tumblr and Facebook in the early 2010s, his wordless six-panel strips have become a staple of internet culture. The memes typically satirize modern society, social media obsession, and the inherent absurdity of human behavior. Users often repurpose his characters' vacant, glassy-eyed smiles to represent forced positivity in the face of disaster or to highlight the nihilistic irony of contemporary life, making his work a favorite for those who enjoy 'cursed' or offbeat digital humor.