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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win said, 4 months ago
Mime’s the word.
simpsonfan2 said, 4 months ago
A Mime is a terrible thing to waste, recycle them.
Radish
said, 4 months ago
Arrest him, he will go quietly.
Razzilla said, 4 months ago
Can we just shoot the mime with a silencer???
DBjorn said, 4 months ago
Knew an actor once who while doing one of his acts fell from the stage and broke his wrist. On the workman’s comp claim, he reported it as a miming accident.
sandflea said, 4 months ago
Dan Reynolds would like the mimes hat.
rekam
said, 4 months ago
Good one, Dave!
exoticdoc2 said, 4 months ago
Why is his invisible box’s lock visible?
bmonk said, 4 months ago
@exoticdoc2
Because he’s a VERY good mime!
DAZZ
said, 4 months ago
Then WHY are they on the inside?
Saskfan said, 4 months ago
@DBjorn
Booo! Hiss! :)
naturally_easy said, 4 months ago
@DAZZ
the same way your keys are on the inside when you lock them in the car.