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He used perspective in an almost theatrical way, that added to the realism of his very Un-realistic setting.

He experimented with panel shapes and sizes. In his beloved fantasy comic strip ‘Little Nemo in Slumberland’, McCay expanded the definition of comics. I don’t toss around the title “genius” very often: Leonardo Da Vinci, Aaron Copland, Nikola Tesla and the guy that invented the Heath Bar. The truly intelligent minority –AKA The Readers of This Column– will know that Little Nemo was created by genius cartoonist Winsor McCay in the first quarter of the 20th Century. It’s a shame that the vast majority of people are going to see the title ‘Little Nemo’ and think it’s the adventures of the captain of the Nautilus when he was just a lad. Today’s Special: Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland #2 You need to make your decision based on the SECOND issue, because it will give you a better idea what the series will be like, issue-in, issue-out. Because of stuff like that, first issue sales figures are always bloated. And speculators? Sheesh, don’t get me started on speculators. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a first issue: promotions, gimmick covers, etc. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic.