While animated films are nothing new today, the oldest cartoon character may have popped up in a work from famed cartoonist ...

Ever since 2019 — the end of a 20-year IP drought brought on by congressional copyright extensions — every annual crop has ...

Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for January 2026 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of ...

Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. That means creators can use and ...

The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and ...

Are cinema-goers ready for a bloodthirsty Betty Boop? The question will be answered later this year when the Jazz Age cartoon icon is rebooted as a vicious villain in a low-budget horror film.

Trial attorney John Morgan has claimed victory in a dispute with Disney Enterprises Inc. over the use of images from the 1928 Disney cartoon “Steamboat Willie” in a Morgan & ...

For decades, the Disney Channel has been a front-runner in the world of original cartoon series. Multiple generations have grown up in different eras of the channel's history, with each decade seeming ...

Oh, great. One more thing for New Yorkers to worry about — being murdered by Mickey Mouse. In the demented new horror movie “Screamboat,” now in theaters, David Howard Thornton (Art the clown from ...

In 1936, Walt Disney released a short animation called Thru the Mirror, where Mickey Mouse steps through a looking glass into a fantastical world where playing cards dance, furniture comes alive, and ...