Reviews for Winsor McCay: The Editorial Works, Volume 1

The average rating for Winsor McCay: The Editorial Works, Volume 1 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-03-26 00:00:00 John Wilcut Gorgeous art, and it's funny to read political cartoons from 1914 and feel that so many things have changed so little.... except the child slavery crap - which I suppose is still relevant when you consider the Wal-Mart factories making our socks. What a depressing thought. Anyway, McCay has some interesting and sharp cartoons, and his illustrations are gorgeous. The captions explaining the time and the references are a little skimpy and (you'll rarely catch me saying this) some of the cartoons were obviously originally printed at a much larger size and lose something in the reduction, but the work itself it terrific.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-02 00:00:00 Cassandra Brown Good reproductions of the original political cartoons of Winsor McCay, author of Little Nemo and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. The text provides additional context for understanding the comics, which is very helpful as many of them reference political figures in New York from the early 1900s. That said, a lot of the underlying issues are still relevant today. One drawback is that the text could have been proofed more thoroughly. There are a number of errors that could easily be cleared up. Otherwise an excellent book.