Moments of Beauty
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pasitheaWhen we were in Portland last week, I of course went to the major attraction in Portland AKA Powell's Books. I was pretty well-behaved. I only purchased two books. One of them is a field guide to the trees, the other, Little Nemo: 1904-1915
If you're not familiar with Winsor McCay, please look him up. A decade before Disney or even Felix, he was making amazing cell animation. In fact, perhaps the closest thing I understand to a Holy Relic is a cell from "The Sinking of the Lusitania" at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.
McCay was also a simply brilliant artist. Little Nemo in Slumberland is artistically one of the most amazing comics ever made.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shatterstripes had a copy of this book when she was living with me, and I got to read about half of it before she moved away. I've been searching for a copy since. There are other Nemo in Slumberland books out. If I had the space and could afford it, I'd buy the 24"x36" $125 each books of Nemo in their full original format, but I can't, so this book is a good compromise as it better fits my space and was far less pricey.
I spent a few evenings curled up with it while I was in Portland but haven't had a chance to since returning home. Tonight though, I'm looking forward to an evening curled up with a cat, some hot tea, and a stack of books. In addition to Nemo, I think I'm going to revisit some Edward Gorey and Chas Addams. With the economy the way it is, I've been thinking that Addams would be topical and even more enjoyable. :)
I really should plan more time-out evenings to read and enjoy beautiful things.
If you're not familiar with Winsor McCay, please look him up. A decade before Disney or even Felix, he was making amazing cell animation. In fact, perhaps the closest thing I understand to a Holy Relic is a cell from "The Sinking of the Lusitania" at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.
McCay was also a simply brilliant artist. Little Nemo in Slumberland is artistically one of the most amazing comics ever made.
shatterstripes had a copy of this book when she was living with me, and I got to read about half of it before she moved away. I've been searching for a copy since. There are other Nemo in Slumberland books out. If I had the space and could afford it, I'd buy the 24"x36" $125 each books of Nemo in their full original format, but I can't, so this book is a good compromise as it better fits my space and was far less pricey.I spent a few evenings curled up with it while I was in Portland but haven't had a chance to since returning home. Tonight though, I'm looking forward to an evening curled up with a cat, some hot tea, and a stack of books. In addition to Nemo, I think I'm going to revisit some Edward Gorey and Chas Addams. With the economy the way it is, I've been thinking that Addams would be topical and even more enjoyable. :)
I really should plan more time-out evenings to read and enjoy beautiful things.
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Date: 2008-12-04 07:47 pm (UTC)When/if you're up in Portland again, and happen towards Powell's, cross the street to the opposite corner, head down Oak street past the Rocco's Pizza place, and peek into Counter Media. They've got a rediculously good selection of graphic novels both mainstream and alternative, a large chunk of just generally weird books (even a section with said label), and the back half is current and older back-issue porn magazines and adult books. I browse in there when I can, they've got a lot of stuff that Powell's doesn't.
I've only seen a little bit of the Little Nemo comics, but I'd love to read more. :-}