Before CGI and cinematic universes took over, many iconic characters lived in the black-and-white world of comic strips and ...

Before CGI and cinematic universes took over, many iconic characters lived in the black-and-white world of comic strips and ...

Tintin and his globe-trotting adventures filled 24 books, and inspired animated series, beginning with Belvision Studios 1947 stop-motion adaptation, continuing with cel animation, French-language ...

Popeye the Slayer Man is one, ITN Studios' Popeye, which is reportedly raunchy as well as gory, is another. Perhaps we'll also get a Tintin slasher in the coming years.

Another iconic comic strip character is joining Popeye in the public domain: Tintin, the swoopy-haired hero of Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin, who also made his debut in 1929.

Tintin and Popeye are both now available, neither of whom seem like big jumps. (Tintin has traveled both to space and the bottom of the ocean—he’s definitely seen some things.) ...

Both Popeye and Tintin will walk the path of Steamboat Willie in 2025 − free for use in their original versions. Olive Oyl, Popeye's spunky side-kick and sweetheart is already unbound from ...

This year's crop includes internationally recognized figures such as the comic character Tintin, who made his debut in a Belgian newspaper in 1929, and Popeye the Sailor, created by cartoonist ...

This year, thousands of copyrighted works created in 1929, including the earliest versions of Popeye and the Belgian comic book character Tintin, are now free to reuse and repurpose in the US.

Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among US copyrights expiring in 2025 When in public domain, the pieces can be copied, shared, reproduced or adapted by anyone Last updated: January 01, 2025 | 09:24 AFP ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public ...