A wacky vision of the world that exposes the hidden hilarity in ordinary circumstances.
Cartoonist Dave Whamond offers an offbeat view of the world in Reality Check, his daily and Sunday comic panel that exposes the hidden hilarity in everyday situations. A thoroughly wacky look at life, Whamond explains, "I just frame some of the silliness of everyday life in the comic and invite people to take a double-take -- to look at life from another angle.
Reality Check is more a state of mind than anything else. The characters could be people you know -- maybe even a bit of yourself -- but the names have been changed to protect the innocent." Whamond was born in Edmonton, Alberta and grew up in the small northern Canadian town of Whitecourt where, he says, "there was nothing to do but draw cartoons." He discovered doodling at an early age, practiced through many math classes and attended the Alberta College of Art, where he studied visual communications and discovered his true passion -- cartooning and illustration.
Whamond freelanced at The Calgary Herald as an editorial cartoonist, sharing duties with the paper's staff cartoonist and publishing three cartoons a week while still in college. He honed his skills at the Herald for five years before devoting himself full-time to freelance illustration for magazines. Whamond's illustrations have been published in Sports Illustrated, National Geographic World, Financial Times, Owl Magazine, Psychology Today and T.V. Times, among others. He also illustrates a monthly feature for Sesame Street magazine.
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Real Life Adventures by Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich
Red and Rover by Brian Basset
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DreamScourge said, 11 months ago
Maybe just a peck on the cheek instead?
psychlady said, 11 months ago
I’m sure they will manage!
Notsoastute said, 11 months ago
Last Saturday night I got married,
Me and my wife settled down.
Now me and my wife are parted,
Guess I’ll take another stroll ’round town.
(everyody sing the chorus!!!!!)
Stephen Gilberg
said, 11 months ago
Wait — the hen has the red comb and the rooster doesn’t?
LafInLarry
said, 11 months ago
Someone has to do it so here’s Lead Belly and Good Night Irene.
GoodQuestion
said, 11 months ago
@LafInLarry
Like : )
notsooldguy said, 11 months ago
Gary Larson had a similar cartoon but the characters were two houseflies.
thehag said, 11 months ago
@Stephen Gilberg
Was going to say ‘maybe not a hen’ but Irene is a female name…..
Most hens have some sort of comb on top just not a exagerated as the roosters.
RUBBER DUCKY said, 11 months ago
don’t ask me…i’m henpecked….
Notsoastute said, 11 months ago
@LafInLarry
Larry, I know the Weavers version as you can see from my original post, but I knew Leadbelly was the originator.
Now, everybody sing!!!
hippogriff said, 11 months ago
.thehag: So is Doris, but Seaman Miller turned in a pretty good record.
Saskfan said, 11 months ago
@Stephen Gilberg
The rooster has a colour-coordinated combover.
pouncingtiger said, 11 months ago
Isn’t she clucky?
DAZZ
said, 11 months ago
I
l’ll see you in my dreams. (one of those songs that had so much play that many HATED it.
Pacopuddy said, 11 months ago
Far Side