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I was wondering if there were any other Black Libary novels based on Warhammer 40k aside from the Ciaphas Cain series, that has a comedic element to it. Now when I mean comedic, I mean intentionally comedic, not unintentionally funny like those God-awful books by C.S. Goto.

Blood and thunder is quite comedic. But it is a comic book and not a novel. I found it's a fun read with a nice art style it shows the ork perspective with some guardsman thrown in. So if you like some orky humor you would probably enjoy it.

Deff Skwadron is another comedic ork-themed short graphic novel.

I actually found some of the Night Lords trilogy amusing in places and Fabius Bile in Primogenitor can bring a wry smile to your face at times through his relatively charming portrayal.

Kal Jerico stories were necromunda based but pretty much all great. Some comics some short stories and a couple novels.

Not official but Diary of a Chaos Space Marine is a classic.

If you browse the stories on 1D4chan, there's loads of fan stories that are downright hilarious, mixed in with serious amounts of awesome.

I was just going to suggest CS Goto but now I'm just sad.

YeOldSaltPotato wrote:
Kal Jerico stories were necromunda based but pretty much all great. Some comics some short stories and a couple novels.

Was also going to add Karl Jericho. Most of the Necromunda books are worthy of your attention actually, though they are a bit rare. I'd espescially recommend Salvation. Probably one of the funniest 40k reads. You follow a scribe and his "amazing" discoveries as he battles his way through the Imperiums beuarocracy.

Gav Thorpes last chancers (the first book) have some comedy in it, but it's more the overbearing dread of dead men walking knowing not to take anything seriously and always trying to escape when no one looks. Such is the life of a penal legionary. It's quite funny but also often quite heavy.