Little Nemo.

I admit to being a little giddy that the blizzard hitting the East Coast tonight is named Nemo.

A couple of my favorite books, and the best collection of Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland strips, are in this spectacular two volume set from Sunday Press, Little Nemo in Slumberland: Splendid Sundays. The images are stunning and crisp and GIGANTIC! The books show the art at full broadsheet size – the same size as when they first appeared in the New York Herald in 1905. Sample pages can be seen at this link. But really this exquisite, mind-blowing art needs to be seen on paper, at the original size, to appreciate Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo the way he wanted us to.

Meanwhile, here’s to hoping this winter storm coming turns out to be as harmless as a sleepy little boy…

PS: Mazel to Benjamin Dreyer who posted this inspiring, happy-making image of Little Nemo and the polar bears on facebook: