We've seen Little Nemo's encounters with H.R. Giger, but what precipitated when he crossed path with Warren Ellis? As part of Ellis' Whitechapel redesign contests (previously: 1, 2, 3, 4), author Si Spurrier challenged illustrators to give Winsor McCay's drowsy cartoon hero from the early 1900s a bizarre makeover. As evinced from the top artwork by Axel Medellin, things got incredibly weird fast. You can find more artwork from the competition here.

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Neil Struthers: "Here, Nemo is the son of a junkie—a mother who is often affectionate but thoroughly unfit, very much in the grip of addiction. In his dreams she is both the monster and the princess he fights to rescue."

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By Paul Sizer.

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By David Bednarski.

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By -3-.

[Via Super Punch]