In large part, Mickey Mouse became wildly popular because Walt Disney fixated on his cuteness, smoothing out the initially rough, mischief-making edges. But Popeye—star of E.C. Segar's Thimble Theater ...

As of January 1, the 1929 comic strip adventures of Popeye have entered the public domain, which means that—as long as you tread carefully—you can, as noted at the outset, create your own Sailor Man ...

Popeye the Sailor Man was one of my favorite cartoons growing up as a kid in the late ’70s and ’80s. Even back then, the character was old (created in the ’20s), but had been repurposed and enhanced ...

Animation buffs have waited years for it, and now Fleischer Studio's legendary Popeye the Sailor shorts are finally making their way to DVD. Popeye the Sailor - 1933-1938: Volume One contains the ...

Put away the cake. Pass the spinach. Popeye celebrates his 75th birthday this year, animated evidence that a steady diet of leafy green vegetables and pipe smoking can guarantee you Hulk Hogan ...

According to Variety, the classic cartoon sailor Popeye will soon make the leap to 3D. Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures ImageWorks are prepping an all-new CGI adaption starring the ...

Click the launch module to the left for a video slide show on the original Popeye comics and cartoons. Like his fellow pop-culture icons from the early 20 th century—Mickey Mouse, Dick Tracy, Buster ...

The spinach-gulping childhood icon Popeye the Sailor Man's crazy journey from comic strips to cartoon – now live-action film. Faring past the waves of iconic nostalgia, Popeye is sailing back for more ...

Well shiver me timbers. Poor Popeye the sailor man is about to be the latest victim in the swirling, scarlet-tinged scandal that has outraged Hollywood. He’s going to be colorized. Media mogul Ted ...

It appears that Popeye the Sailor needs to do some more marketing in Canada. In a recent episode of Canada’s Family Feud, a contestant found herself on the losing end of $10,000 when she confused ...