The early version of the cartoon sailor is now in public domain, and he's already the star of a slasher movie.

In practice, that looks like other artists being able to take a time-honored ... − everything after that is still unavailable. Both Popeye and Tintin will walk the path of Steamboat Willie ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin ... But the comics about the boy reporter that inspired it, the creation of Belgian artist Hergé, were among the most popular in Europe for much ...

“With a character like Popeye,” he said, “I’m sure there are some artists just waiting, all ready to go.” His own creations include a series of graphic collages called Back in the D that ...