Pre-Golden Age Comics / Cartoons

[JVJ]

Haven't really read pre-golden age cartoons, but I really love Little Nemo comic strips.Winsor McCay's art and imagination mesmerize me.

I absolutely agree, arghhh, but don't you puzzle over the indifferent quality of his lettering? It just doesn't jibe with the control he shows in his art...

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[arghhh]

I absolutely agree, arghhh, but don't you puzzle over the indifferent quality of his lettering? It just doesn't jibe with the control he shows in his art...

I'm not really an expert by any stretch, so it doesn't really jump at me; also, I get caught up in the psychedelic landscapes and the grand scale of his drawing that I mostly just glance the letters. 

The way he did the, errr, story blocks, annoys me - it, how to put it, it breaks the flow of scenes and makes it harder to experience the depth of his landscapes.

[slingsla]

I totally agree, I just read some of the little nemo series for the first time and was amazed at the art, especially given the era

[paw broon]

This is really old and revealing of the times in which it was done.  I have more illos from this period incl. a 1 pager with word balloons but have no idea how to post them here, despite having been told how to do so previously.  If anyone wants them I know how to attach to an email.:-

http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/month/june2005.html

I fell in love with the Little Nemo strip from the first time it was shown to me, heaven knows how many years ago.

[boox909]

  There is a lot here for us History nerds to linger over. The following illos get my immediate attention:

Essay on Modern Medical Education, No. 9
Practical Results: At Home
From Vol. 1, no. 8: Northern Looking Glass
17th September 1825

and

Essay on Modern Medical Education, No. 1
The Alarm, or the Kirk Yard in Danger
From Vol. 1, no. 6: Northern Looking Glass
18th August 1825

Thanks for posting the link!

B.

[slingsla]

Very cool, enjoyed looking through it!

[BobS]

Anyone here also a fan of political and satirical cartoons of the 1800s/early 1900s?  I'm thinking James Gillray, William Hogarth, etc.

How about Thomas Nast and his famous "Let us prey" Boss Tweed political cartoon?

See
http://bugpowder.com/andy/index.html
for lotsa 1800s comics including Wilhelm Busch and Frederick Burr Opper.

Opper's Happy Hooligan is one of my favorite early comic strips.

Bob

[paw broon]

Here's an article from The Guardian that should be of interest:-

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/flash/page/0,,1989203,00.html