This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s entrance of Mickey Mouse into the public domain, but includes a deep well of canonical works.

The classic cartoon, Popeye, and the popular comic book starring Tintin will enter the public domain in 2025 alongside literary pieces.

Popeye by E. C. Segar and Tintin by Hergé. I know little about Tintin so we’ll go with The Sailor Man. But first, as is our custom with public domain stories, we turn to the Duke […]