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 (9) (Please sign in to comment)
win said, 4 months ago
Neither does the fungus in those “I don’t wanna see em” places.
Dave Baugh said, 4 months ago
Don’t get me started on your left eye.
AussieDownUnder said, 4 months ago
Trailer trash or a possibly a Jerry Springer entrant…or both?
LafInLarry
said, 4 months ago
Her name’s not quite right, but my mind inserted a “toora loora” or two after it anyway.
Gwen said, 4 months ago
Were is “Hunny Boo Boo”?
whmIII said, 4 months ago
Talk about your “odd” couple…
Stephen Gilberg
said, 4 months ago
You’re no cover girl yourself, dearie. Not that anyone in this artwork can be.
Penny Robinson Fan Club said, 4 months ago
She could stand a little “personal growth” too….
…if you know what I mean.
/Ow! Penny just smacked me!
Fuzzy Thinker (I)
said, 4 months ago
Divorce the woman that has a personal progress agenda for the man. She is incompetent to have a meaningful relationship.