The 107th anniversary of “Little Nemo” by Winsor McCay is celebrated with a Google Doodle today. It was a masterpiece of cartooning from a man who created his art like a man possessed. McCay, born in ...

Nikolai Fomich: Who was Winsor McCay, and what role did he play in the development of American comic art? Josh O'Neill: Winsor McCay was one of the forefathers of American cartooning and animation. He ...

Winsor McCay is widely regarded as one of America’s greatest cartoonists. His early 20th century comic strips (“Little Sammy Sneeze,” “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend”) and animated shorts (“Gertie the ...

Who’d have guessed that Winsor McCay’s 110-year-old comic strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland, would turn out to be one of the hottest properties of the last year? McCay’s extraordinary draftsmanship ...