Okay, so let me give you a brief history of my experience with “Little Nemo’s Adventures in Slumberland.” I remember seeing the 1990’s movie release of Winsor McCay’s comic strip as a child of about five or six. I thought the movie was great UNTIL… Little Nemo was at a ball with the Princess and a giant black blob swallowed her dad, King Morpheus. It scared, excuse my language, the absolute CRAP out of me. I had problems going to bed for several weeks after for fear that my bed would take me to Slumberland and a big black blob would eat me. So, I got major déjà vu when I went to the bookstore and picked up the huge compilation that was the adventures of Little Nemo in Slumberland. Even though those sleepless nights due to the black blob were far behind me, I definitely got an eerie vibe when I began the assigned reading. Now that I’m almost four times the age I was when I first encountered Little Nemo and his bizarre adventures, I am much more able to appreciate his story. I think the most interesting aspect of Little Nemo is definitely the artwork while the storyline itself is secondary and fairly replaceable. The artwork is so visually appealing and fantastical that it draws you in almost immediately. Winsor McCay had paid such an immense attention to detail that each comic is chalk full of so much information that one must spend at least 5 minutes per comic to fully absorb all of it. I can understand why I was somewhat scared of the movie as a child because there certainly are some frightening and adult aspects to the storyline. When I read the comic, I was in so much shock that Nemo would so selfishly kill and destroy the entire glass kingdom just to satisfy his lust. I think many aspects of McCay’s strips are supposed to be a social commentary in that way. McCay’s wondrous creation, although overflowing with fantasy and childlike imagery, is most certainly not a comic strip for children. I definitely have a deeper appreciation for all that is “Little Nemo” after reading the comic strips but I don’t necessarily think that children, like five-year old me, should be exposed to his comics.