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. In 2013, Whamond won the prestigious Reuben Award in the Best Newspaper Illustration division.
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Brisbanekid said, 4 months ago
Yeah, . . . Just like 99% of the male population.
Agent54 said, 4 months ago
Males understand the right hand rule, just like the mailman in a jeep uses. Drag your hand along the right wall and at some point you get to the cheese. A few extra turns, but one never knows if anything interesting maybe down the blind curve.
AussieDownUnder said, 4 months ago
Gee, he’s in a maze and probably dazed. How can he ask for directions when he’s the only rat in the maze? Introduce a female rat and maybe he will.
win said, 4 months ago
All who wander are not lost.
blunebottle said, 4 months ago
@Brisbanekid
Nice profiling, dude.
naturally_easy said, 4 months ago
@AussieDownUnder
or he’d get directions whether or not he asked.
WillardMBaker said, 4 months ago
I don’t need to stop for directions. My GPS tells me when I’ve strayed from the straight and narrow.
PICTO said, 4 months ago
There is only one direction: Forward
There is only one directive: Find egg.
olddog1 said, 4 months ago
I used to work for an excavating company along roadsides. I know what happens when people ask for directions. That’s why this guy doesn’t.
win said, 4 months ago
@WillardMBaker
Gifted Patient Spouse? I know I rely on mine.
Nos Nevets said, 4 months ago
Women panic quicker & want directions sooner, because lack the spacial awareness of male brains. Their specialty is language.
win said, 4 months ago
@Nos Nevets
And our specialty is stoicism, no? Or are we just plain stubborn?
GoodQuestion
said, 4 months ago
A maze zing . . simply a maze zing . . ☻
Perkycat said, 4 months ago
@Nos Nevets
Women want to get there on time and not spend useless time wandering aimlessly.
win said, 4 months ago
@Perkycat
Yet all who wander are not lost. You wonder?