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The Pioneers
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Little Nemo in Slumberland
'Little Nemo in Slumberland' (New York Herald, 1907 and 1908). Art/script Winsor McCay. McCay's use of surreal imagery, colour and innovative panel compositions secured Nemo's place as an early classic of the strip form; interestingly, though perhaps not surprisingly, McCay was also a pioneer of film animation.
After "TheYellow Kid', a fierce circulation war was initiated that used strips as a weapon. Hundreds of strips made their appearance in papers all over the country, on a variety of humorous subjects, ranging from highbrow satire to dumb slapstick. Suddenly, cartoonists were in demand, and the press barons fought hard to retain them. Artistically speaking, historians usually identify three names as being particularly outstanding: Winsor McCay, Lyonel Feininger and George Herriman. All were widely syndicated.
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