Every year, the world celebrates the first of January as Public Domain Day, marking the release of copyrighted works into the public domain. In 2024, ...

Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for January 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of ...

Or maybe some not-so-recent funnies. Liô, where we grabbed our feature image from, is in reruns this week but the Friday ...

As readers everywhere look back at Popeye’s first appearance, a shocking discovery about his romance with his beloved Olive Oyl comes to light.

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It’s become an annual ritual: Every Jan. 1, more classic works of art or characters enter the public domain, and exploitation ... Southern-gothic doom. The comic book character Tintin.

“Steamboat Willie,” finally entered the public domain last year), and two of the most beloved and well-known comic-book and comic-strip characters in the history of the medium. Here are ten of ...

It’s a particularly good year for new public domain films. The character of Popeye first appeared in a 1929 comic called “Gobs of Work” that was part of the Thimble Theatre strip. Though the character ...

In the U.S., the length of copyright protection for works published before 1978 is 95 years. That means works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 are open to all in the U.S. from January 1, 2025.

The strip was later renamed Popeye ... series has become one of the most popular European comics. While Tintin will enter the U.S. public domain in 2025, he will remain copyrighted in the EU ...

A new year means a new start, and for some pieces of media, it means entering the public domain. In 2024, one of the most famous additions to the public domain was the first iteration of Mickey ...