An annual treat officially lands in bookshops today
Carl Giles
Rare early Giles collection offered in eBay charity auction, yours for £200 – and counting!
This Giles rarity is being sold in a good cause
Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, a cautionary wartime tale from cartoonist Giles
It’s cold and flu season, use your handkerchief… says Giles, back in 1944
Special “Giles in Ipswich” talk reveals the cartoonist’s many links with the East Anglian town
A special talk about the late Daily Express takes place on Wednesday
Giles original cartoon rubs shoulders with Graham Illingworth print, a Doctor Who film poster and more in latest Stroud Auctions sale
A huge mix of art and ephemera goes under the hammer next week
Cartoon Museum marks the passing of its patron, Prince Philip
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh has been an enthusiastic Patron of The Cartoon Museum in London for over 20 years and his death, announced earlier today, has been greeted with sorrow. In 1949 Prince Philip and the young Princess… Read More ›
Cartoonists takes on the COVID-19 crisis helps support the Cartoon Museum
Support the work of the Cartoon Museum and stick two fingers up to the blooming virus at the same time
Upcoming Ewbank’s auctions offer toy, art, music and poster delights, including Doctor Who, Star Wars and more
Three auctions in a row, plenty of terrific lots to check out!
Comic Creator Spotlight: Roland Davies and “Come On, Steve!”
Here’s a few examples of the wonderful “Come on, Steve” strip, and a tribute to the strip’s creator, Roland Davies. Davies drew for the strip for both the Sunday Express and the Sunday Dispatch and I loved reading the stories… Read More ›
Giles “Grandma” and family head to the stage in a new musical
Are you a fan of the cartoons of Carl Giles, best known for his work for the Daily and Sunday Express? Then you might like to know his characters – yes, including his often terrifying Grandma – are being brought to life in in a new musical, opening at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich next week
WebFind: The Legendary Daily Express cartoonist Giles at work – in 1945
British Pathé has posted a short film about Carl Giles, one of Britain’s most-loved newspaper cartoonists, at work in 1945. At this point, Giles was working for Express Newspapers, but some of the very best of the cartoons he produced… Read More ›