"Little Nemo in Slumberland" dated October 17, 1926:
Transcript of Tweets by @LittleNemo1905 (JANUARY 12, 2022):
This strip is pretty interesting… it's actually a really good (if impractical) idea that Flip just executes *really* poorly! - 1/13
His focus is on the financial gain that his new "contract" will provide, but (as with most of his schemes) he doesn't really think through everything… - 2/13
Though there isn't anything *new* that I can find in this strip, there are some interesting reinforcement of ideas throughout… - 3/13
For starters, it reinforces Flip's ingenuity. If nothing else, we can almost surely identify Flip as the idea man and Slivvers are the one who executes those ideas. - 4/13
This reinforces their interesting partnership. Poor Impie, on the other hand, says nothing in this strip, but goes along with doing what he's told anyway making him the labourer in this situation (though Slivers works too). - 5/13
It also solidifies/reminds us about Flip's stubbornness (something that often gets him in trouble in Slumberland). - 6/13
Slivvers tries to warn him against the dumping ground that he wants to use, but he is steadfastly uninterested in hearing the opinions of others on matters he feels he knows best about. - 7/13
Lastly, it demonstrates Flip's focus on financial progression and money making opportunities. This might speak to his position as an Irish-American and lower socio-economic position. - 8/13
All in all, I found this strip a fascinating reminder about Flip's character in a pretty simplistic, but not uninteresting, narrative. - 9/13
One final thought about this strip: The limited colour palette works really well to reinforce the season and the story being told. It's probably too much to wish for some variation in the fall palette (it's mostly red)… - 10/13
…because the reds make the penultimate panel a bit messy (it's sort of hard to distinguish the buildings from the leaves). - 11/13
I also appreciated the detailing in the flood of leaves, which speaks to McCay's continued expertise as a draftsman even as we near the conclusion of his little epic fantasy. - 12/13
This is my reading of "Little Nemo in Slumberland" #537. What's yours? - 13/13
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