The Pioneers

Page 24 of 35 Little Nemo in Slumberland McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' (1905) was intended in some ways as a middle-class reponse to 'The Yellow Kid': it used a more sophisticated rendering style, influenced by Art Nouveau, to tell the story of a child from a well-to-do family, and the wild dreams he has when the lights go out at bedtime. Its use of perspective and colour were astounding, as was the way in which panels were structured in a cinematic fashion (McCay was also a pioneer of early animated cartoons): stories would typically involve surreal characters and animals dressed in bright costumes, with panels expanded and stretched for extra dramatic impact, ending with a smaller closing panel in which Nemo wakes up with a start. << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Next > End >>