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Fri, 05 Sep 2008
Little Nemo In Slumberland
Winsor McCay's opus, Little Nemo did not enjoy great popular acclaim during its original run 1905-1913. However, there's a beauty about it that makes me suspect this was due to it being ahead of its time as opposed to any material defect.
Today the strip enjoys a prominent critical following, with Fantagraphics and Taschen issuing editions and it's influence has been seen in works such as Alan Moore's Promethea (definitely in my top 5), Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Maurice Sendak's In The Night Kitchen and even a work of erotica, Little Ego by Vittorio Giardino.
Little Nemo is beautifully drawn, intricate, whimsical, frightening, dreamlike and uplifting. It's also, at least for the original run, out of copyright. Do yourself a favor and take a look.