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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pouncingtiger said, 5 months ago
He’s got a point there.
pouncingtiger said, 5 months ago
Moral: Don’t work so hard.
win said, 5 months ago
Thanks so much.
AussieDownUnder said, 5 months ago
Reverse psychology.
DanReynolds
said, 5 months ago
Sadly, in spite of the fact that this is a great cartoon, full of wisdom – those who most need to understand it, probably won’t.
GoodQuestion
said, 5 months ago
Can’t argue with success . . . . . ☻
The Sheriff NOBama said, 5 months ago
BADDA BING!!!
6turtle9 said, 5 months ago
@DanReynolds
So, what else is new?
Ghost01 said, 5 months ago
Francis from Momma?
Arianne said, 5 months ago
“A Hard Day’s Night” comes immediately to mind:
Man on train: Don’t take that tone with me, young man. I fought the war for your sort.
Ringo: I bet you’re sorry you won.
Fuzzy Thinker (I)
said, 5 months ago
What was also important to do: Teach how to Work and Save and Value Life. Thanks for what your generation did do.