"Little Nemo in Slumberland" dated January 03, 1926:
Transcript of Tweets by @LittleNemo1905 (NOVEMBER 10, 2021):
I really want to focus on the end of this strip because I thought that it was just wonderful. - 1/10
From the moment the giant brothers turn their toys on the gang, I was hooked. Not because of the narrative chase (which was fun), but because of the way that McCay created a sense of scale through perspective. - 2/10
In each successive panel, the toys grow larger while the boys grow smaller… as the distance closes between the toys and boys, we see this incredible shift in perspective and truly understand the differential that exists between the giants and the kids. - 3/10
McCay expertly prepares us for this in the upper tiers; we know that the boy in the distance is a giant because we're told that he is, but the scale different doesn't really hit us until the penultimate panel. - 4/10
Because of the set-up, this moment lands *hard* and is incredibly affective! - 5/10
Positioning the massive lion in the centre was also a stroke of brilliance because it's presence seemingly dominates, and causes a little discomfort, in this reader. - 6/10
There is also destruction in the penultimate panel that reminds me of examples of kaiju moments in #LittleNemo. - 7/10
The monster sized battleship just barrels through the building to the left and the train is headed directly for the building where, apparently, the Princess is located! - 8/10
Taken all together, the strip elicits in me a real gravitas. It demonstrates one of the most well drafted and formally principles strips that I can remember in recent history and I was incredibly excited about it! - 9/10
This is my reading of "Little Nemo in Slumberland" #497. What’s yours? - 10/10
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