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 ...

Tintin was written by a fascist sympathizer and its early stories reflected Nazi occupation. We can't save it - but there's room for something great to take its place.

Tintin in the Land of Public Domain "Tintin enters the U.S. public domain in 2025 but is still copyrighted in the E.U. until ...

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.

It's Tintin's 95th birthday today! Celebrate the boy reporter's enduring legacy with a look at five iconic adventures, from ...

There are a ton of new characters, books, films, and songs joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh in the public domain grab ...

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 Elzie ...

The Blue Lotus, the story of Tintin's adventures in Shanghai, has this week been reissued, as Hergé's legacy enters the ...

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.

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 ...

If you are a big Tintin buff, you are sure to have had some celebration planned for the forever young Belgian detective’s ...