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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capndunzzl said, 5 months ago
..she’s probably been on that list for quite some time.
PICTO said, 5 months ago
How drunk do you have to be to put the move on Santa’s wife.
Notsoastute said, 5 months ago
Why Santa’s " Ho,Ho,Ho !" got shortened to " Ho !!!! "
Citizen GROG!
said, 5 months ago
Riiiiight!
gerlock said, 5 months ago
That’s her story and she’s sticking to it!
What-D-Hey said, 5 months ago
He calls he wife “Mrs Claus”? Well, I guess it makes sense since we have never learned her first name. I think “Sandy” would work.
blackman2732 said, 5 months ago
Over the years, Santa’s “North Pole” became a “South Pole.” He wasn’t “blitzen” her anymore so she went out for some “X-mas cheer.”
blackman2732 said, 5 months ago
By the way, Santa received a jail sentence for attempting to “sleigh” the imposter.
Rx71Wm29 said, 5 months ago
I think “Kats” would be a much better first name for Mrs. Claus.