5/27/2023 0 Comments The complete little nemo![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The conceptual framework of the comics, showcasing a little boy's dreams, often feature wonderful imagination and ground-breaking experimentation with the comic medium (especially for that time). I also love his drawings of animals/fantastical creatures. The clever use of perspective in the drawings, fabulous aerial shots, detailed buildings, vehicles, flying objects, all these things are wonderfully drawn in a very clean and finely executed style. I'm convinced McCay was a drawing "genius" (not exactly a hot-take!). The strips themselves are beautifully drawn, fantastic clarity to the drawings, art-nouveau inspired. One thing to note, there are racist elements/tropes that pop up relatively frequently, not too uncommon for work of this period and a manifestation of some of the standard views/tropes around race in US at the time. The reproductions are excellent, full newspaper scale. This collection compiles the latter portion of McCay's Little Nemo work. One of the most beautifully drawn strips I've ever read, an absolute classic. ![]()
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