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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Comments (10) (Please sign in to comment)
win said, 4 months ago
Will she be board (sic) with him?
PICTO said, 4 months ago
Wayne’s diner looks like it’s located just south of his belt buckle.
Saskfan said, 4 months ago
Oh dear; he didn’t lie…
GoodQuestion
said, 4 months ago
By the look on Ralph’s face, that’s some strong brew . . . ☻
Stephen Gilberg
said, 4 months ago
@win
Not “sic.” It’s spelled the same way.
Charles Smith said, 4 months ago
Funny thing is that this form of advertising has made a comeback. Except instead of wearing the sign, they now wave them.
oldpine said, 4 months ago
@Stephen Gilberg
Try again Nimrod, it’s ‘bored’.
Mike H said, 4 months ago
Too bad he comes in a skinny punks package.
rgcviper said, 4 months ago
My dad’s name is Wayne. Think I’ll go ahead and send this comic to him.
Stephen Gilberg
said, 4 months ago
@oldpine
Oops, missed the word “be.”