MeetLittleNemo,adiminutiveheroofcomicnarrative,butoneofthegreatestdreamvoyagersofthe20thcentury.ThemastercreationofWinsorMcCay(1869-1934),restlesssleeperNemoinspiredgenerationsofartistswithhisweeklyadventuresfrombedtoSlumberland,arealmofcolorfulcompanions,psychedelicscenery,andthrillingescapades.Nemo’screatorWinsorMcCaywasafoundingfigureinthemodernAmericanentertainmentindustry,aboveallwithhisrevolutionarycomics,whichsetstandardsforpanellayoutandstorytellingtechnique,timingandpacing,andarchitecturalandotherdetailthatleftaninestimableinfluenceonsubsequentartists,includingRobertCrumbandFedericoFellini.TASCHEN’ssumptuousWinsorMcCay-TheCompleteLittleNemocollects,infull,gloriouscolor,all549episodesofLittleNemo.Intheillustratedessay,arthistorianandcomicsexpertAlexanderBraunplacesWinsorMcCay’slifeandworkwithintheculturalhistoryoftheU.S.mediaandentertainmentindustry,andexplorestheimmensearthistoricalvalueofMcCay’sdreamnarrative.Atonceanadventurestory,visualdelight,andpieceofculturalhistory,thispublicationisatremendousmonumenttooneofthemostinnovativepioneers--andoneofthemostintrepidexplorers--ofcomichistory.
