One of my favorite comic strips of all-time is The Far Side, written and drawn by Gary Larson. Here is an old classic from the Larson vault:
Subject/ Target: Traveling
Why it's funny: Larson uses aliens from another planet and puts them in a very human situation. The couple has veered way off course and has to ask for directions on their way. Because the alien on the right is staring down the alien on the left, the reader is made to assume the alien on the left is the driver and the one of the right is the passenger, who probably warned the driver that they were lost.
Here is another Larson classic:
Subject/Target: Common excuses
Why it's funny: Larson again puts non-humans in a human scenario, but this time he plays off the common "dog ate my homework" excuse. Larson takes the excuse and stretches it into his own world where dogs are like humans. In Larson's world, dogs still retain their habit of eating their homework, so of course, none ever get their homework done. This comic is funny because it plays off the fantasy of the dog universe and realities therein.
