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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mrbribery said, 7 months ago
does this belong in Ripley’s Believe It or Not?
Prof danglais said, 7 months ago
@mrbribery
Clever, but I’m nor sure some of the contributors here will get it.
Radish
said, 7 months ago
Todd has been feeling alienated lately.
philyfanstukinmi said, 7 months ago
She doesn’t look like Sigouney Weaver either.
He’s just letting his inner monster out.
tuna1 said, 7 months ago
That’s what you get for dating an illegal alien…
c001 said, 7 months ago
@Prof danglais
Anybody who managed to learn to read will get the joke.
blackman2732 said, 7 months ago
Sheesh. Women are never satisfied.
LadyLavendar said, 7 months ago
@blackman2732
Yep
I mean how can a man know what we want when we keep changing our mind
Fuzzy Thinker (I)
said, 7 months ago
The movie ‘What Women Want’ was great. I liked the part where he repeats out loud the woman’s thought and then she completely disagrees with the statement.
Fuzzy Thinker (I)
said, 7 months ago
In another movie, the protagonist is an author. He writes stories with women in lead roles. A fan is amazed that he can think like a woman. He says he thinks like a man that is irresponsible and unaccountable for his actions.