Casual Friday, or is it? American Winsor McCay was arguably the first major LC artist, before even Hergé.

The reality is that a bunch of previous artists arguably worked in an 'LC-style' (see sidebar if needed) before Hergé, just that it was the Belgian bloke who famously got associated with the term. And yet McCay was perhaps the standout 'early-LC' artist, given his absurd, but creative and relatable comics, depicted in a clear, recognisable style, fairly distinct from most of his contemporaries.

And of course, via Little Nemo in Slumberland, he tackled head-on the subject of dreams, always a fertile premise, yet a genre arguably requiring a good bit of imagination and intelligence to pull off well. That was his most famous creation, but he also did other comics, and even worked in early animation!

Eh, after 2.5yrs of having the pleasure (mostly!) of running this community, it just wouldn't be right not to mention McCay at some point.

Now, Lambiek doesn't always give creators the full credit they deserve, but look! 🙂https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mccay.htm