 Harvey Kurtzman has been Spiegelman 's strongest influence as a cartoonist , editor , and promoter of new talent . Chief among his other early cartooning influences include Will Eisner , John Stanley 's version of Little Lulu , Winsor McCay 's Little Nemo , George Herriman 's Krazy Kat , and Bernard <unk> 's short strip " Master Race " . 
