A collection of rare Tintin comic albums is up for auction in Paris on Wednesday, many signed by cartoonist Herge, who wrote "Tintin is just another version of me" on one flyleaf. Among the 75 graphic ...

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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 ...

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Tintin, the seminal hero of the pulp genre of boy adventurers, enters the United States public domain in 2025, though in a way that probably wouldn’t please his creator Hergé very much. Not ...

Popeye’s very first iteration, who didn’t eat spinach to gain strength, is now free to copy, share, and adapt. Popeye’s very first iteration, who didn’t eat spinach to gain strength, is now free to ...

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works.

Goddin: a pioneer of the idea that comic books were worthy of serious study - Alexandre Marchi/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Philippe Goddin, who has died aged 81, was a dedicated scholar of the ...

The original Popeye and Tintin characters have now entered the public domain. The original Popeye the Sailor first appeared ...