Little Nemo
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- | {{Template}}'''Little Nemo''' is the main [[fictional character]] in a series of weekly [[comic strip]]s by [[Winsor McCay]] ([[1871]]-[[1934]]) that appeared in the ''[[New York Herald]]'' and [[William Randolph Hearst]]'s ''[[New York American]]'' newspapers from [[October 15]], [[1905]]–[[April 23]], [[1911]] and [[April 30]] 1911–[[1913]]; respectively. The strip was first called ''Little Nemo in Slumberland'' and then ''In the Land of Wonderful Dreams'' when it changed papers. A brief revival of the title occurred from 1924-27. | + | [[Image:Little Nemo.JPG|thumb|right|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[comics]] series.<br> |
+ | <small>Illustration: [[Little Nemo]] sitting upright in [[bed]]</small>]] | ||
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+ | '''Little Nemo''' is a [[fictional character]] created by American cartoonist [[Winsor McCay]]. Nemo was originally the protagonist of the comic strip ''Little Nemo in Slumberland''. The full-page weekly strip depicted Nemo having [[fantastic]] [[dream]]s that were interrupted by his awakening in the final panel. The strip is considered McCay's masterpiece for its experiments with the form of the comics page, its use of color, its timing and pacing, the size and shape of its panels, perspective, architectural and other detail. | ||
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+ | ''Little Nemo in Slumberland'' ran in ''[[The New York Herald]]'' from October 15, 1905, until July 23, 1911; the strip was renamed '''''In the Land of Wonderful Dreams''''' when McCay brought it to [[William Randolph Hearst]]'s ''[[New York American]]'', where it ran from 1911 until July 26, 1914. When McCay returned to the ''Herald'' in 1924, he revived the strip, and it ran under its original title from Aug 3, 1924, until December 26, 1926, when McCay returned to Hearst. | ||
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+ | *"[[A bed likes to get out once in a while]]," walking bed plate from ''Little Nemo in Slumberland''[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_nemo_the_walking_bed.jpg][http://thisischris.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/little-nemo-19080726-l.jpeg], drawn c.1906 by [[Winsor McCay]] | ||
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Little Nemo is a fictional character created by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. Nemo was originally the protagonist of the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland. The full-page weekly strip depicted Nemo having fantastic dreams that were interrupted by his awakening in the final panel. The strip is considered McCay's masterpiece for its experiments with the form of the comics page, its use of color, its timing and pacing, the size and shape of its panels, perspective, architectural and other detail.
Little Nemo in Slumberland ran in The New York Herald from October 15, 1905, until July 23, 1911; the strip was renamed In the Land of Wonderful Dreams when McCay brought it to William Randolph Hearst's New York American, where it ran from 1911 until July 26, 1914. When McCay returned to the Herald in 1924, he revived the strip, and it ran under its original title from Aug 3, 1924, until December 26, 1926, when McCay returned to Hearst.
See also
- "A bed likes to get out once in a while," walking bed plate from Little Nemo in Slumberland[1][2], drawn c.1906 by Winsor McCay