Little Nemo: Awakening in Slumberland By: Winsor McCay

This comic is a great example of a historic comic strip. Throughout the comic he experiments with writing narrative bubbles to go along with the images. On page ten and beyond we get better quality drawings and a better understanding for the narrative. The drawings are cleaner and easier to read than the beginning of the comic. As shown on page ten of this comic he is seen as a giant and his name "Nemo" in Latin means "no one," which i think is very interesting and adds to the development of the character. Another great example of a very distinctive page and very emotional drawing is with the circus elephant. All the sequences on this page are very expressive, composed really well and easily tell a story. The elephant is a symbol of a time when circus's were very popular. NOW!! Not so much. There are also a couple pages with the use of very elegant line work. For example on page 14 there is no shading if not very subtle changing. It changes the mood of the story, which adds more variety to the comic. The characters are animated very well. They have very emotional and suggested poses that bring each character to life.

This entire comic was a dream Little Nemo had, which was in Sutherland. He sees himself as a giant and almost a god-like figure. At that part in the story it reminded me of the movie Gladiator, with the clothing being very similar to that of the movie. McCay's imagination for creating a bed that walked along the streets was very interesting and adds to the narrative of Little Nemo's dream. The ending of the comic is very interesting how the staircase seems to go on forever. In the final frame of the comic Little Nemo is on the ground of his bed.

This was a very enjoyable comic to read and I would suggest this to friends, family and neighbors. I am not surprised this was one of the most celebrated comic strips during the early 1900s. The narrative is very well-paced and has excellent illustrations that are composed very well.