Published by Dark Horse Comics in 2020, I read the tenth-anniversary edition. This book is a well-deserved winner of both a Harvey Award and an Eisner Award.
It’s difficult to say what makes PBF a prime example of what hilarious webcomics should be. The art is simplistic as most characters are typically smiley faces with two dots for eyes and a line for a mouth. That being said, Nicholas also has the ability to change styles in order to land his jokes. It happens so much that you aren’t entirely sure what you’ll see next when turning the page, which helps add to the anticipation.
There rarely is a theme in Nicholas’s work. No recurring characters that I’m aware of. It’s just gag after gag. On one page, a doctor is performing surgery on a pirate, and the next is a game where gorillas test themselves by retrieving a ball from crocodile-infested waters. This may be what sets Perry Bible Fellowship apart from the crowded field of webcomics. It’s consistently outrageous, darkly hilarious, and imaginative. A true masterclass in comic style joke-telling.