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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briatollah said, 3 months ago
I always wondered where those things came from.
Brisbanekid said, 3 months ago
Just heat and serve, . . . Hmmmm, yummy!
pouncingtiger said, 3 months ago
One sign that you’re a bad fisherman.
Prof danglais said, 3 months ago
I didn’t know fish had fingers.
AussieDownUnder said, 3 months ago
They would have to be cheaper as they have frozen out the middleman.
Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? )
said, 3 months ago
Lucky stiff. All I ever catch is a bucket of ice and a cold.
eddie6192 said, 3 months ago
Looks like the Gorton Fisherman was there first.
DanReynolds
said, 3 months ago
I did this cartoon years ago.
trimguy said, 3 months ago
@eddie6192
Or Mrs Paul
GoodQuestion
said, 3 months ago
@trimguy
Dang, I was gonna say this was Mr. Paul’s haul, but not now . . . ☻
le-roy said, 3 months ago
@Prof danglais
No fingers – just sticks. Comparable to the “nuggets” on a chicken.
eddie6192 said, 3 months ago
@DanReynolds
Where can we view Reynold’s Unwrapped these days?
whammica said, 3 months ago
@DanReynolds
D’oh! This was an old Reality Check rerun from the 90s that I threw in at the last minute to complete the week. Should’ve googled it to make sure no one else had done it though! As they say, it’s all been done…
comicnut4636 said, 3 months ago
Fish Sticks…what’s leftover after the fish has been filleted.
DanReynolds
said, 3 months ago
@eddie
All over, but only in places that have some sort of real investment in my work as I do this full time and make my living as a full-time cartoonist. Check out this issue of Reader’s Digest (March issue), this issue of Christianity Today, t-shirts, any place that sells national greeting cards, and my own personal daily subscription list. Lots of other places, but you get the idea.