tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post9026559579476419243..comments2023-11-05T09:26:06.044+00:00Comments on Start The Revolution Without Me: Carl GilesPileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-5158774822368222012010-11-30T15:02:04.727+00:002010-11-30T15:02:04.727+00:00The man was a genius and still makes up laugh long...The man was a genius and still makes up laugh long after he has gone. The kids putting dozong Grandma in the stocks is a classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-88244773076099794152009-04-14T22:20:00.000+01:002009-04-14T22:20:00.000+01:00Thank you for this post. My first cartoons I can r...Thank you for this post. My first cartoons I can remember were my Grandfather's Giles collections. I think I read through the various 1960 collections multiple times. His style had such depth in it that I would have to read the book three or 4 times to think I had gotten all the 'jokes'.. and then find out I missed another one. I really wish I could get some collections stateside, but they rarely make it over.Stephen Smoogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026786034163911165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-8085428500593826292009-01-26T23:39:00.000+00:002009-01-26T23:39:00.000+00:00That was a great, and very informative post, Piley...That was a great, and very informative post, Piley.Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-28228141042907694672009-01-25T11:59:00.000+00:002009-01-25T11:59:00.000+00:00This is a wonderful post. I loved Giles when I was...This is a wonderful post. I loved Giles when I was a kid due to an annual I was given one Christmas by my Nan and Granddad. <BR/><BR/>There was so much detail in his work and I remember sitting for hours pouring over this annual. There was always something new to look at because he crammed so mush in.<BR/><BR/>I was happy to see that he was an old leftie too. It makes me like him even more.marmiteboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727386811098683743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-34837916397089300932009-01-23T22:00:00.000+00:002009-01-23T22:00:00.000+00:00great review. i was aware of carl giles but didnt ...great review. i was aware of carl giles but didnt know much about him. your bio has got me wanting to find out more and as i work in london i will be visiting the exhib for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-8538551186074825282009-01-23T11:55:00.000+00:002009-01-23T11:55:00.000+00:00Cartoon Museum looks right up my street - and hand...Cartoon Museum looks right up my street - and handy for Gosh and Orbital comics too..Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-68555964344635298752009-01-22T11:03:00.000+00:002009-01-22T11:03:00.000+00:00nice one Carl and Col - you can't beat those c...nice one Carl and Col - you can't beat those childhood memories to seal something or someone to yourself for always. I've always had softspot for Giles (& always will), and looking at the comments, it's great to see others do too.<BR/><BR/>What does worry me is that he is someone who will get 'lost' to future generations. Perhaps todays kids in 20 years time will look back fondly on Big Brother 7, Dancing on Ice 3 or maybe that fantastic text chat they had one time.... i'm not saying things have dumbed down for kids, but there is just so much more crap out there than there was when we were kids. In fact, there wern't a lot for us kids anyway. Couple of hours TV in the afternoon, a few comics and that was it! No computers, no mobile phones, no reality tv, no internet... There is so much for kids to do now, I can't imagine one getting interested in a cartoon in their parents newspaper!<BR/><BR/>Still, it's great that the Cartoon Museum are doing their bit to keep the work of Carl Giles alive. Honestly, I can't recomend the exhibition enough, so if you can get along, give it a go. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Anon - I must admit I didnt buy the catalogue when i went along, but if I do make it back again before it closes, I may well pck it up this tim.<BR/><BR/>PileyPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-34377057658123376422009-01-22T09:28:00.000+00:002009-01-22T09:28:00.000+00:00You can buy a catalogue of the Giles exhibition wh...You can buy a catalogue of the Giles exhibition which contains many more fascinating stories about the man, from www.cartoons.ac.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-59432468827983424482009-01-22T00:43:00.000+00:002009-01-22T00:43:00.000+00:00Always dead popular in our house as a kid. Me mam ...Always dead popular in our house as a kid. Me mam used to buy the Daily Depress just for the Giles cartoon and my da used to buy her the book every year for Christmas. I spent my childhood developing a sense o'umor thanks to him. Wonderful stuff. A picture of Britain never to be repeated.Axe Victimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571658847673238630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-22629820975579958592009-01-21T20:41:00.000+00:002009-01-21T20:41:00.000+00:00My mates dad had some of his books when i was a li...My mates dad had some of his books when i was a little kid 5 or 6 years old. When all my chums were watching play away or what ever i'd often pull one of these books out from under their coffee table and look at it. I used to get lost in the drawings, funny yeah but the detail and little bits and peices there in was amazing. I only have 3 or 4 of his books up in a cupboard up stairs. My wife tried to get me to chuck em the last time we had a clear out and i told her where to go. Great to find out more about him. His work has fascinated and amused me since i was a little kid. A brilliant man. Good stuff P i enjoyed that one. The one that sticks in my mind is of all the kids sitting round with transistor radios pressed to their ears while grandma comes down the stairs. Dad say's transistors off kids nothing puts grandma in her let's hang every body mood quicker than wonderful radio one. I know how seh feels :-).<BR/><BR/>Carl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-61141977454363268712009-01-21T20:17:00.000+00:002009-01-21T20:17:00.000+00:00Thanks Wolfman... you've got me thinking on that G...Thanks Wolfman... you've got me thinking on that Guinness book of records cover. I know Giles did used to do drawings for other projects (like the Christmas cards for the RNLI for example). Will look into that..<BR/><BR/>Grandma - Thanks for the kind words (and sorry I called you a battleaxe!!!). I really should do another article featuring Leo one of these days. I'm sure you'll love the exhibition, but don't leave it too much longer. Only about 3 more weeks left to run.<BR/><BR/>PileyPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-49443284929236091452009-01-21T12:41:00.000+00:002009-01-21T12:41:00.000+00:00Piley,a really fantastic blog about a really amazi...Piley,<BR/><BR/>a really fantastic blog about a really amazing man. Like you, I've loved Giles' work since I spotted a copy at my granddad's house in the late 60s. His work reminded me of Leo Baxendale too - Not surprising really, as Baxendale's style had developed into a very similar style to Giles in the mid-sixties, but then his style evolved into several different styles during his career. I was mad about Baxendale (Wham! and Smash! comics) before I ever saw Giles, so it was the other way round for me.<BR/><BR/>Haven't visited the Exhibition yet, but I aim to go next week. You've done the great man proud, mate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-82471749508317706202009-01-21T11:22:00.000+00:002009-01-21T11:22:00.000+00:00Great, great illustrations - did he ever do a Guin...Great, great illustrations - did he ever do a Guiness Book of Records mid-seventies cover, I'm sure I've got one similar to his style..The Wolfmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387536572306326739noreply@blogger.com