Origins of the Sunday Comics by Peter Maresca for May 16, 2014

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    cdward  over 10 years ago

    While I appreciate the old comics, even magnified, I could not read the text. And when I magnified it even more, it became too fuzzy to read. Sadly.

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    Reality,really?  over 10 years ago

    Constant problem. I’ve complained. No avail. I’ve stopped reading it. I’ll check but pass it by like this one. I wish the editors would try to help

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    strickmaedel  over 10 years ago

    Peter Maresca could give a transcript with the introduction. I wonder why he doesn’t?

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    MansellinDistress  over 10 years ago

    My eyes are middle aged bad. I use my tablet. I click on the comic to expand. Then when I zoom in, it is quite clear and easily readable. Hope this helps. It is ironic that we are discussing this topic around a cartoonist who was best known for minimalist line drawing and pantomime. I love the 4th and 5th panels. Beautiful.

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    Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 10 years ago

    Blame the newspaper editors who continually shrunk the comics over the decades. The disparity that exists between what was standard one hundred years ago, and what’s standard now has become almost irreconcilable. But hey, let’s make them smaller still. After all, that’s what many people actually bought the newspaper for- so why not show them total disrespect?

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    Buzza Wuzza  over 10 years ago

    Those word balloons are probably what made Anderson keep Henry a silent strip for so long.

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    Albert Sims Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I have REALLY got to get a larger monitor one of these days… this 19" just isn’t cutting it anymore! Couldn’t even read it enlarged!

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    Kip W  over 10 years ago

    What gets me is that online comics are shrunk down so far. I guess pixels must be like newsprint — so expensive, they have to be doled out in the smallest amount possible.

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    Guilty Bystander  over 10 years ago

    Yeah, I couldn’t read the dialogue here beyond the fourth panel even after enlarging it. Not much you can do trying to read strips that were a LOT larger when they first appeared. I love Little Nemo in Slumberland, but it’s almost impossible to follow the dialogue online. Can’t really fault GoComics.

    I think MansellinDistress has the right idea in trying to enjoy the artwork and action within the panels when you can’t read the dialogue, since it’s usually the art that carries the day with these.

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    Peter Maresca Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Unfortunately, the GoComics Website was designed for today’s comics, so the zoom feature and the resolution just are not enough for some of these full-page classics. I have been forced to leave out many old pages because of this, but some are of historical significance such that they should be seen, even if not read. Good news is, as we move forward though the history, most comics do have larger text. I have been wanting to offer the complete “Little Nemo” here, but without proper resolution it would e a crime. Hopefully, we can come up with a solution.

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    Bob.  over 10 years ago

    Post the text as a comment.

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    ladymadcat  over 10 years ago

    I agree that the text is difficult to read, but I still really enjoy the illustrations! They are priceless!

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