Editing Little Nemo (section)

== Cultural influence ==
Little Nemo itself is influenced by children stories in general, and some French comic pages in particular.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topfferiana.fr/2008/11/le-petit-lucien-au-pays-des-reves/|title=Le Petit Lucien au Pays des Rêves - Töpfferiana|website=www.topfferiana.fr|date=November 24, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topfferiana.fr/2008/12/le-petit-lucien-deuxieme-episode/|title=Le Petit Lucien, deuxième épisode - Töpfferiana|website=www.topfferiana.fr|date=December 21, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> Since its publishing, ''Little Nemo'' has had an influence on other artists, including [[Peter Newell]] (''The Naps of Polly Sleepyhead''), [[Frank King (cartoonist)|Frank King]] (''Bobby Make-Believe''), [[Clare Briggs]] (''Danny Dreamer'') or [[George McManus]] (''Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland''). Through the Paris edition of the [[New York Herald]], his influence reached [[France]] and other European countries.<ref>Nocturnes, le rêve dans la bande dessinée, CNBDI, 2013</ref><ref>Little Nemo, un siècle de rêves, Impressions Nouvelles, 2005</ref>

In children's literature, [[Maurice Sendak]] said that this strip inspired his book ''[[In the Night Kitchen]]'', and [[William Joyce (writer)|William Joyce]] included several elements from Little Nemo in his children's book ''Santa Calls'', including appearances by Flip and the walking bed. Another tribute to Little Nemo is the comic, then made into a short film, ''Little Remo in Pinchmeland'', by Ellen Duthie and Daniela Martagón.

The character and themes from the comic strip ''Little Nemo'' were used in a song "Scenes from a Night's Dream" written by [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]] and [[Phil Collins]] of the progressive rock group [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] on their 1978 recording, ''[[...And Then There Were Three...]]''.<ref>
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A progressive rock group from Germany named Scara Brae also recorded a musical impression of the comic on their rare self-titled disc from 1981 (the track was actually recorded 2 years earlier). Their concept piece was revived on the second album by the Greek band Anger Department, titled ''The Strange Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend'', again after a McCay-comic. Their ''Little Nemo'' was chosen for a theatre play, which was suggested for the cultural program for the Olympic Games in 2004.

In 1984, Italian comic artist [[Vittorio Giardino]] started producing a number of stories under the title ''[[Little Ego]]'', a [[parody|parodic]] adaptation of ''Little Nemo'', in the shape of adult-oriented [[erotic comics]]. [[Brian Bolland]]'s early comic strip ''Little Nympho in Slumberland'' employed a similar technique.

The bar in ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors]]'' is called 'Little Nemo's'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093629/trivia?item=tr0659459|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

The strip influenced [[Alan Moore]], in ''Miracleman'' #4, when the [[Miracleman]] family end up in a palace called "Sleepy Town", which has imagery similar to Little Nemo's. In Moore (and [[J.H. Williams III]])'s ''[[Promethea]]'', a more direct [[pastiche]] – "Little Margie in Misty Magic Land"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.angelfire.com/comics/eroomnala/LM.html |publisher=Angelfire |title=LM}}.</ref> – showed Moore's inspiration and debt to McCay's landmark 1905 strip. Little Nemo makes a visual cameo in Volume 4, issue #4 of Moore and [[Kevin O'Neill (comics)|Kevin O'Neill]]'s ''League of Extraordinary Gentleman'', during the Shakespearean Theatre scene that includes many other cameos.

The [[Sandman (Vertigo)|Sandman]] comics and graphic novel series occasionally references ''Little Nemo'' as well. Examples include ''[[The Sandman: The Doll's House]]'', where an abused child escapes into dreams styled after McCay's comics and using a similar "wake-up" mechanism, and ''[[The Sandman: Book of Dreams]]'' (pub. 1996), which features [[George Alec Effinger]]'s short "Seven Nights in Slumberland" (where Nemo interacts with [[Neil Gaiman]]'s characters [[Endless (comics)|The Endless]]).

In 1989, teen comic book [[Power Pack]] ran an issue (#47) which paid direct homage to one of McCay's Nemo storylines, featuring a castle that was drawn sideways and [[Katie Power]] re-enacting a classic Nemo panel with a sideways-drawn hallway that served as a bottomless pit with the line "Don't fall in, y'hear?"

The video of the 1989 song for "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]" by [[Tom Petty]] is directly inspired by ''Little Nemo in Slumberland'' by Winsor McCay, which features a drawing style reminiscent of McCay's and showing Petty and a character who resembles Flip travelling through Slumberland.

The band [[Queensrÿche]] paid homage to Little Nemo in their 1990 video [[Silent Lucidity]].{{cn|date=November 2022}}

In 1994–1995, French artist [[Jean Giraud|Moebius]] wrote the story to a sequel comic series, ''Little Nemo'', drawn by Bruno Marchand in two [[comic album|albums]]. In 2000–2002, Marchand continued the story with two additional albums.<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marchand_bruno.htm</ref>

In 2006, electronic artist [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]] used Little Nemo artwork for his album ''[[Denies the Day's Demise]]''.

The comic strip ''[[Cul de Sac (comic strip)|Cul de Sac]]'' includes a strip-within-the-strip, ''Little Neuro'', a parody of Little Nemo. Neuro is a little boy who hardly ever leaves his bed.

In 2009, the [[ToonSeum|Pittsburgh ToonSeum]] established its NEMO Award, given to notable individuals "for excellence in the cartoon arts". Recipients to date include veteran comic-book artist, [[Ron Frenz]],<ref>Uricchio, Marylynn [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09160/976092-460.stm "ToonSeum cartoon museum holds annual Ka-Blam! fundraiser"] ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' June 9, 2009 Retrieved December 21, 2010</ref> editorial and comic-strip artist, [[Dick Locher]],<ref>JimHillMedia.com [http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/press_releases/archive/2011/03/30/legendary-cartoonist-dick-locher-receives-toonseum-s-nemo-award.aspx#.USRpex3qlio "Legendary Cartoonist Dick Locher Receives ToonSeum's Nemo Award"] March 30, 2011</ref> cartoonist and comics historian, [[Trina Robbins]],<ref>trinarobbins.wordpress.com [http://trinarobbins.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/fear-of-blogging-gets-around/ "Fear of Blogging Gets Around"] June 1, 2011</ref> and comics artist, editorial cartoonist and artists' rights advocate [[Jerry Robinson]].<ref>Riggenberg, Steven [http://www.tcj.com/jerry-robinson-january-1st-1922-december-7th-2011/ "Jerry Robinson: January 1st, 1922 – December 7th, 2011"] ''[[The Comics Journal]]'' December 13, 2011</ref>

On October 15, 2012, celebrating the 107th anniversary of the first ''Little Nemo'' story, Google displayed an interactive animated "[[Google Doodle]]" called "Little Nemo in Google-land" on its homepage. The doodle showed a typical Little Nemo adventure through a series of panels, each featuring a letter from the word "Google".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh3BdDTFSFo |title=Winsor McCay 's Little Nemo |format=Doodle; HD 1080p |publisher=YouTube |access-date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> The doodle also ends in the same way as the comic strips, with Nemo falling from his bed.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-15/internet/34471783_1_colourful-doodle-animated-google-doodle-nemo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213506/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-15/internet/34471783_1_colourful-doodle-animated-google-doodle-nemo |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |title=Google celebrates 107th anniversary of Winsor Zenic McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland |date=October 15, 2012}}.</ref>

[[Eric Shanower]] and [[Gabriel Rodriguez (artist)|Gabriel Rodriguez]] revived the characters in 2014 in an IDW comic book series entitled ''Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=44712|title=Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland (2014) – Comic Book DB}}</ref> That same year, Locust Moon Press released a new anthology and [[Taschen]] published the complete series (1905–1926).

A comic strip ''[[Mutts (comic strip)|Mutts]]'' has one of the strip's recurring characters, a naughty squirrel, "bonking" Nemo with an acorn, and wishing him "sweet dreams".<ref>{{Cite web |title=September 17 2022, Daily Comic Strip |url=https://mutts.com/products/strip-091722 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=MUTTS |language=en}}</ref>