This impressive tome from small press Locust Moon Comics, collecting a veritable cornucopia of Nemo-inspired dreams from a horde of today’s master creators, pays fitting tribute to McCay’s unique fusion of intellect and imagination. Craig Russell to Paul Pope, McCay’s visionary Little Nemo in Slumberland has informed and inspired the greatest talents our medium has to offer.įirst published in 1905, Little Nemo in Slumberland chronicled a young boy’s nightly excursions into the world of dreams, where literally anything could happen.įeaturing complex, stunning layouts that evoked the fickleness of dream logic, while somehow drawing the eye around the massive broadsheet-sized pages with a supple, singular grace, the strip was an instant classic and forever afterwards became known as a high water mark of cartooning and comics. There isn’t an artist or writer working today who hasn’t been influenced directly or indirectly by his innovative layouts and stunning imagery. Whether you know it or not, if you’ve read comics in the past century, you’ve been touched by the brilliance of Winsor McCay. Whimsical, witty, and absolutely wonderful, this collection of modern interpretations of Little Nemo in Slumberland by today’s master creators is the perfect introduction to one of the most innovative storytellers in the history of the medium.
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