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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blunebottle said, 3 months ago
What does he do on Casual Fridays?
Johnny Potseed said, 3 months ago
@blunebottle
Working without any clothes … in your home, you can do want yo want. BTW, the man on the water skis should look ahead …
Rx71Wm29 said, 3 months ago
Major draw back of being self-employed is that you can’t complain to your boss that you’re being under paid!
Perkycat said, 3 months ago
@Johnny Potseed
The man on the water skis will get what he deserves for rudely staring.
formally known as doc white said, 3 months ago
The rat is on vacation also.
gaslightguy said, 3 months ago
Nailed it!!!
Agent54 said, 3 months ago
Reminds me of the joke about the undercover cop, who missed getting short haircuts and shaving.
win said, 3 months ago
His “Swims with Sharks” suit.
blunebottle said, 3 months ago
@formally known as doc white
The rat is out on an inner tube.
bmonk said, 3 months ago
If you do nothing, how do you know when you are finished?