The original versions of Popeye and Tintin have now entered the public domain, leaving potential adaptation possibilities ...

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Popeye is nearly 100 years old, and his debut appearance is still just as funny today as it was in the 1920s, and shows why ...

Last year we saw one of the biggest characters, Walt Disney’s first rendition of Mickey Mouse as portrayed in the Steamboat Willie short, become free for the public to use as they see fit. This year, ...

According to the Duke University School of Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, that list includes a number of iconic characters. The very first appearance of Popeye the Sailor ...

But one his most unique roles, or rather the rumors of it, that absolutely piqued fans’ curiosity was Popeye the Sailor Man. A movie based on the fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler ...

Popeye the Sailor Man entered the public domain this month, and so just as we saw with Mickey Mouse last year, we’re braced for an influx of horror movies featuring the now-free-to-use children’s ...

From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public ...

I know little about Tintin so we’ll go with The Sailor Man. But first, as is our custom with public domain stories ... The rest is well-known history. But… It is only the 1929 Popeye that is entering ...