"Little Nemo in Slumberland" dated December 06, 1925:
Transcript of Tweets by @LittleNemo1905 (November 6, 2021):
This strip is framed around a conceit that we've seen quite a few times throughout the course of #LittleNemo's existence, though I don't think McCay has used this concept in the revival series up til now. - 1/10
So, while it really isn't all that inventive for us as long-time readers, McCay's contemporary, new young readers would likely not have experienced this before (seeing as how it would've been over ten years since he explored this concept). - 2/10
That said, I actually think that McCay does much with the simplicity forced upon him in the static grid. Panels 5-9 demonstrate the spinning of the room after Impie presses the buttons and it's interesting. - 3/10
The room follows a straightforward tumble motion that is easy for the reader to follow. I will say that the direction seems a strange choice though as it creates a bit of a friction. - 4/10
Because it move to the right (reading direction) rather than the left, it creates an upward swing, which becomes awkward when the reader moves downward to the third tier. - 5/10
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Had McCay shifted the rotation to the left, it might have initially been awkward momentarily as the reader moved right to read, but I think it would've made the transition between tiers smoother. - 6/10
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Now this might be splitting hairs, but the friction was really noticeable to me while I was reading. - 7/10
Finally, I'm pretty jazzed to see the return of the Candy Kid, again! Though the trade off is Blutch gets left out… - 8/10
This is probably for the best… he might've been injured had he come into the rotating room with them… Either that or someone would've had to catch him as the room twisted and that could also cause trouble. - 9/10
This is my reading of "Little Nemo in Slumberland" #493. What's yours? - 10/10
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