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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 1933160217, Hardcover)
The most comprehensive collection of the landmark comic strip by the legendary Winsor McCay. The first in a full color oversized collection of the signature strip from America's greatest comic illustrator of all time. It includes rare Nemo promo art, the series that featured many of Nemo's characters first " Tales of The Jungle Imp" in color, and that wonderful New strip from 1905-1909.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0976888513, Hardcover)
A stunning calendar for October 2005 through December 2006 celebrating Little Nemo's 100th Birthday - displaying and the first 15 months of Winsor McCay's classic comic strip. This huge calendar (13 x 20 inches) features some of the most famous of all the Little Nemo in Slumberland pages, each on the 100th anniversary month of that strip. This is a companion to the Sunday Press full-size "Splendid Sundays" collection, with three holiday pages that are unique to the calendar. The large format captures the detail and majesty of Winsor McCays superb draftsmanship. Let the days pass enjoying the splendor of this timeless classic.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0976888505, Hardcover)
"Likely the most spectacular book about comics ever" (LA TIMES) "....the finest." (TIME). The first edition of this book sold out in the first three months and is now out of print. The improved second printing is available NOW. Celebrate the 100th birthday of Winsor McCay's masterpiece with this FULL ORIGNAL SIZE, 120-page hardbound volume. It features Nemo's best from 1905-1910, all printed in the actual newspaper-page size, 16 x 21 inches.
It was the greatest comic strip of its day, perhaps the greatest of all time, acclaimed the world over for its artistic majesty, unbounded imagination, and ground-breaking techniques that helped define a new art form. But since its debut 100 years ago, it has been all but impossible to view these masterpieces in their original size and colors.
LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND
can now be seen as creator Winsor McCay intended; 110 digitally-restored, full-size prints presented in incredible detail displaying the superb draftsmanship and unique comic style of the prolific McCay.
This magnificent volume has become the most highly praised book of its kind. From a testimonial by writer and artist ART SPIEGELMAN: ". . . this heartbreakingly beautiful book is the reinvention of Winsor McCay - as if he was being published for the first time. Only better. " Famed graphic novelist CHRIS WARE calls "Splendid Sundays" "A wonderful thing. . . it's 'the book of the year.'" Writer NEIL GAIMAN says, "It is every bit as gorgeous as inspiring and as necessary as I had hoped." And from "Simpsons" creator MATT GROENING, "It's just amazing!"
(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:58:09 -0500)
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