Dave Whamond Explained

Dave Whamond
Birth Place:	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nationality:	Canadian
Occupation:	Cartoonist
Notable Works:	Reality Check

Dave Whamond is a Canadian cartoonist and children's book author/illustrator who draws the newspaper comic strip Reality Check, which has been published daily since 1995.^[1] As of 2010, Reality Check was being distributed by United Feature Syndicate.^[2] Since December 2022, Day by Dave has been running on GoComics. Whamond has been nominated for the National Cartoonist Society's Silver Reuben Award ten times, and has won the award four of those times. His other awards include the Blue Spruce Award and the Silver Birch Award, both from the Ontario Library Association.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Whamond was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and grew up in the small Alberta town of Whitecourt. After attending the Alberta College of Art, he went on to work for the Calgary Herald for five years before starting Reality Check.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dave Whamond . Cagle Cartoons Inc. . en-US . 2020-05-28.
2. Web site: 'Reality Check' Comic Celebrates 15th Anniversary . E&P Staff . 2010-04-02 . Editor & Publisher . en-US . 2020-05-28.
3. Web site: about Dave . 2016-02-03 . Dave Whamond cartoon illustration . en-US . 2020-05-28.
4. Web site: Programs For School Aged Readers . Ontario Library Association . 2020-05-28.
5. Web site: Silver Birch Award Archives . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2020-05-28.