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. In 2013, Whamond won the prestigious Reuben Award in the Best Newspaper Illustration division.
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chireef said, 9 months ago
I think he was after the Gingerbread Man and missed, everyone knows that you can’t catch the Gingerbread Man
tuna1 said, 9 months ago
The Muffin Man is going after the Pillsbury Doughboy next..
mrbribery said, 9 months ago
well I know he lives on Drury Lane…
philyfanstukinmi said, 9 months ago
Even though Muffin ain’t sayin nuffin, we all know he was after the dough.
What-D-Hey said, 9 months ago
I see a big hole in this story.
deeceewye said, 9 months ago
“He seemed like such a nice guy… Quiet, kept to himself…”
Digital Frog
said, 9 months ago
The Muffin Man is Crueller than most people think.
LadyLavendar said, 9 months ago
@Digital Frog
True, beating eggs, punching down dough, whipping everything into meringue
Stephen Gilberg
said, 9 months ago
The Shrek series never quite went there.
DreamScourge said, 9 months ago
Cultural reference question here…. Is that a blueberry bagel or a doughnut of some kind?
ŘŸʞʊ7 said, 9 months ago
inspector danger family solve this case k by tommorow
omwae said, 9 months ago
i saw Debb Pallmer (not her real name) in drag as an adolescent boy – with richie out of the corner of my eye as i was walking out of hte sales floor and they were walking in the back door.
at the time i thought she was attempting to duplicate my young son.
now i know debb – whose history was in porn production was working my minor daughter.
no way in heck that the owners of the security company didnt know what she was doing.
and it was an example of their ignorance to say "it’s your word against theirs’ —
welll.
word