little nemo – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Yale, Yale, the Gang’s All Here

Today’s mythical creature is the Yale, which was included in a list of uncommon mythical creatures on Quora, a site I’m always getting e-mails from despite not remembering ever signing up for, but I don’t unsubscribe because there’s interesting stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Etymology, Greek Mythology, Language, Monsters, Mythology | Tagged basilisk, bible, camelopard, centicore, ethiopia, giraffe, heraldry, jael, john of lancaster, judges, lady margaret beaufort, little nemo, natural history, pliny the elder, whiffenpoofs, yale, yale university |

The Darlings of Slumberland

With the new Little Nemo comic series by Eric Shanower, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Nelson Daniel now in its third issue, I thought checking out the history of this franchise might not be amiss. I believe I first heard of Little … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cartoons, Christmas, Comics, Dreams, Eric Shanower, Holidays, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Thanksgiving, Video Games, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged chris columbus, coney island, cupid, father time, flip, gabriel rodriguez, gertie the dinosaur, hayao miyazaki, jack frost, king morpheus, little nemo, little nemo in slumberland, little nemo the dream master, little nemo: adventures in slumberland, little nemo: return to slumberland, mickey rooney, nelson daniel, nightmare king, nintendo power, princess camille, ray bradbury, santa claus, sherman brothers, Slumberland, super mario bros. 3, winsor mccay, world's columbian exposition |

‘Tis Terribly Odd in the Land of Nod

As a follow-up to my post on the Kingdom of Dreams near Oz, I feel I should mention some other examples of dream countries in other series. These places are often surreal and disturbing, and things are subject to change … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Dreams, Final Fantasy, Kirby, Lewis Carroll, Mario, Oz, Television, The Simpsons, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged alice's adventures in wonderland, bart vs. the space mutants, bible, c.s. lewis, cain, cobrats, dream land, eden, king morpheus, kingdom of dreams, land of nod, link's awakening, little nemo, lord rhoop, mouser, narnia, nintendo power, piers anthony, pop star, simpsons arcade game, subcon, the wizard of oz, through the looking-glass, toad, wind fish, windsor mccay, xanth |