Media release — As one of the most prominent comic strips of all time, Winsor McCay’s bit Nemo in Slumberland™ might only return if a innovative team with a true affinity for McCay’s vision was found. Today, IDW revealed that several Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze), will be composing an all-new series checking out Nemo’s remarkable dreams. joining Shanower will be none other than Locke & key co-creator as well as Eisner-nominated artist, Gabriel Rodriguez!
Little Nemo in Slumberland very first appeared in the new York Herald in 1905 as a regular comic strip by creator Winsor McCay. Over the next two decades, McCay’s unmatched vision complied with the great dreams of Nemo. Encountering strange characters, Nemo traversed the world of his dreams, frequently discovering himself in bizarre as well as frequently surreal locales. bit Nemo survives as both a nostalgic as well as ingenious work of fiction.
“I’ve liked Winsor McCay’s bit Nemo in Slumberland ever since I very first saw examples of the strip when I was a kid,” stated writer Eric Shanower, “McCay’s masterpiece is clearly a difficult act to follow, as well as there’s no method that Gabe as well as I can duplicate McCay’s personal vision. however we’re doing our finest to tap into Slumberland’s essence while bringing our own strengths to it. I believe there’s a great possibility admirers of McCay’s original will enjoy our riff on it.”
“There are people like Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, Hayao Miyazaki as well as Winsor McCay, that can grasp what dreams are made of, transform them, as well as share that with all of us,” stated Gabriel Rodríguez. “I believe we’re lucky that McCay not only left us his wonderful stories, however likewise produced a whole world full of windows opened for each one of us, inviting us to check out it, too. as well as Eric as well as I are taking the challenge, not trying to redo what he previously did, however trying to invite youngsters as well as adults from today to enjoy as well as have fun in of the Land of wonderful Dreams.”
Debuting next spring, bit Nemo: return to Slumberland will see Nemo embark on a brand-new voyage in the familiar surroundings of Slumberland. However, whatever else is different, even Nemo himself—in browse of a new playmate for the princess of Slumberland, King Morpheus enlists the candy youngster to assist bring the latest playmate, our titular Nemo, into the dream realm. There, Nemo embarks on a visceral journey full of experience as well as danger.
“It feels strange to believe of Gabriel Rodriguez working on anything however Locke & Key, the series that he’s illustrated since 2007, however if anything [is deserving of] being his next project, it’s re-envisioning McCay’s Slumberland together with one more remarkably skilled creator like Eric Shanower,” stated Chris Ryall, IDW’s chief innovative Officer/Editor-in-Chief. “The two of them together will produce captivating magic on every comic page, as well as Eric as well as Gabe’s handle the story promises to influence some dreams all their own, much the method McCay’s work did a century ago.”
Eric Shanower has captivated visitors with his legendary as well as several Eisner Award-winning series Age of Bronze, as well as his ambitious, Eisner Award-winning adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels with artist Skottie Young. Gabriel Rodriguez’s gorgeous as well as intricate style has graced the Eisner-winning series Locke & Key, written by Joe Hill, since 2007.
About IDW
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels as well as trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed as well as independent titles, IDW publishes a few of the most successful as well as prominent titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE as well as MY bit PONY; Paramount’s star Trek; Nickelodeon’s teen Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2000AD’s judge Dredd; The Rocketeer; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The gathering as well as Dungeons & Dragons; HBO’s true Blood; as well as the Eisner-Award winning Locke & key series, produced by very popular author Joe hill as well as artist Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is likewise house to the library of American Comics imprint, which publishes traditional comic reprints, as well as Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.
IDW’s critically- as well as fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Warner siblings as well as Barry Sonnenfeld are connected to adapt LORE into a function film starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as well as Jerry Bruckheimer films as well as Disney are producing a function film based on world war Robot, with Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes as well as Sony bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.
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