"Little Nemo in Slumberland" dated September 13, 1908:
Transcript of Tweets by @LittleNemo1905 (NOVEMBER 1, 2020):
This strip is fun, surreal, whimsical and full of McCay's beautifully drawn animals! Can we ask for much more? - 1/11
I really like the way that this strip plays out; I didn't see it coming! I knew something was going to happen here, but the animals coming alive and jumping OFF the carousel wasn't on my radar! - 2/11
I think this is because the strip takes advantage of the expectation that carousel animals are locked in place by a pole of some sort… or at least they have been on carousel's I've seen/been on. - 3/11 [INSERT IMAGE]
That I didn't even notice the poles weren't there until it was all happening is interesting to me, as well; I just expected them to be there so I didn't even look close enough to examine it. - 4/11
I also love the way that it all happens to quickly… in dreams, this is quite common isn't it? Where something looks one way at first and almost instantly becomes something else? - 5/11
Of all the animals for the Camel to kick too, it had to be the Lion… literally the King of the animals kingdom takes a hoof to the face… no wonder the chase begins so swiftly! - 6/11
I'm interested to know what everyone's thoughts might be about Nemo's repetition of "I thought they were made of wood"… it's said in 7 of the 11 panels… what gives? - 7/11
Is it just because he's shocked that they've come alive… that'd be strange in my opinion… he's seen much stranger things in Slumberland. - 8/11
Is it because he's frightened, maybe? The quick change and his reaction could be the shift from a nice dream to a nightmare? Something he loves behaving in a way he's not accustomed to? - 9/11
I don't know… what does everyone else think? - 10/11
This is my reading of "Little Nemo in Slumberland" #153. What's yours? - 11/11
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