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You are a human animal.

You are a very special breed,

or you are the only animal,

who can think, who can reason, who can read.

From KCRW, Santa Monica, I'm Michael Silverblatt, and this is Bookworm.

Today I'm very, very happy, and I think you are all going to be too.

Because whereas, you know, Bookworm is known for its analysis and its intelligence. Today is a show of

celebration. I am so thrilled. At the centennial of the artist Windsor McKay, someone has finally,

my guest, has finally put together a book of the Little Nemo strips at their actual size as they

originally appeared in the Herald. And I have here the editor of this collection, Peter Marasca,

in the studio with me, and Art Spiegelman on the telephone from his studio in New York.

Art is a longtime admirer, both of Peter Muruska and of Little Nemo.

And you know, art is as well one of my favorite people really in the world. And Little Nemo is my favorite comic strip.

So this confluence can only bode well. I want you all to take out a pencil and a piece of paper,

because this is going to be one of those shows where you're going to

want the book and you're going to have to know how to go about getting it because it will

disappear if you're not prompt. Okay, let's begin. Who is Windsor McKay, Peter? Winser McKay

is, I think he's sort of the Renaissance man of popular culture.

Um, around the turn of the century, he, uh, began, uh, drawing for, uh, during posters for, uh,

side shows and carnivals and got involved in drawing little comic strips.

Sort of a person drew every moment he was, he was awake since he was a child. And he then

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