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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pouncingtiger said, 8 months ago
I love the Wallace and Gromit cameo.
Pacopuddy said, 8 months ago
Who’s Wallace’s wife? It’s not Wendolene or her Ladyship. Or the Fat Lass from the Bun Shop.
AussieDownUnder said, 8 months ago
That’s because he had feet of clay.
Radish
said, 8 months ago
Ever since he got into the pot he was never motivated.
DreamScourge said, 8 months ago
Took me a moment to work out who ‘son’ was :D
Rx71Wm29 said, 8 months ago
Maybe it’s Ms Fat Buns?
happytinkerbelle
said, 8 months ago
Maybe he will become a football star. Clay Mathews?
brightr1 said, 8 months ago
Maybe if you encouraged him with some cheese…
frank corona
said, 8 months ago
Can someone please explain???
Stephen Gilberg
said, 8 months ago
@frank corona
These are clay animation characters. The man is Wallace, the dog is Gromit, and the woman is…the sort of woman whom Wallace might marry. The jar of clay represents a son who never “made anything of himself.”
mhmercer
said, 8 months ago
Perhaps he needs to read “Electronics for Dogs”.
foofinho said, 8 months ago
I never knew Wallace was a “self-made” man.
Arianne said, 8 months ago
I have a feeling Clay will shape up once he finds the right girl to take those vows… to have and to mold…
He’ll probably be a model husband.
khcm1157 said, 8 months ago
Have they considered adopting Gumby?
totalloser
said, 8 months ago
I never knew Wilson was married. I thought he was single