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Also features an all-new introduction from the ageless Gene "Lil Demon" Simmons and Paul "Starchild" Stanley! TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-852-4 • All-new adventures for KISS fans of all ages! • Intro by Gene "Lil Demon" Simmons and Paul "Starchild" Stanley! Popeye Classics #18 Bud Sagendorf (w & a & c) Good fortune is[...]

Meanwhile it's totally random madness down the rest of the list with Spain bringing in Invincible #98 in the first slot, Thunderbolts #1 winning it in Japan, Popeye Classics #1 taking China, Before Watchmen: Comedian #4 laughing it up to number one in India, Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths & Legends #23 is of course the[...]

Tartakovsky, however, will not be returning as his next big project is a big-screen adaptation of Popeye, which he is apparently planning to make as "as artful and unrealistic as possible". Critics have praised Hotel Transylvania for its very cartoonish style of animation Tartakovsky took his experience as a 2D animator and applied the same rules[...]

In the European Union, Popeye went into the public domain back in 2009, but not in the US It seems to be down to Popeye being labelled work for hire in the US, and thus a beneficiary of the "Disney Laws" that extend such ownership, currently until the end of 2024 Until it gets changed[...]

Or PVX as the modern vernacular would have it. A variant cover by John Byrne for the four issue of the ongoing Popeye comic from IDW. Or PVX as the modern vernacular would have it. A variant cover by John Byrne for the four issue of the ongoing Popeye comic from IDW. Or PVX as the modern[...]

Gavin Lees talked to Tom Neely for Bleeding Cool; Tom Neely has anchors tattooed on his forearms — that's how much he loves Popeye. For the past few years, Neely has steadily been gathering momentum as one of the most distinctive voices in indie comics, blending wordless surrealistic narratives with imagery that seems torn equally from early[...]

Recent, IDW published a new Popeye comic book The first in quite a while. And it sold Sold well And kept on selling. And I've got the numbers The full, actual, honest numbers that count sales to the direct market in the US, Canada and the UK These are never released by publishers, for fear of exposing[...]

The band Wilco have released a brand Popeye cartoon to accompany their new single Dawned On Me You can explore the accompanying website here, or just watch the video below. It's not even a knock off or a parody, this is a genuine new cartoon created with King Features Syndicate And it's Wilco's first music video[...]

Segar, so getting a chance to write Popeye is quite a thrill," said Langridge "I'm especially pleased that IDW have decided to go with a Segar-flavored interpretation As much as I like some of the later versions of the character, for me, it's those early strips where the magic really happened Just as well Segar[...]

Invented by Scott McCloud, it has become a worldwide phenomenon now. This year, the theme, chosen by Lewis Trondheim as always, is that all stories must include Popeye. The character is public domain in Europe, but not in the USA. Catch some more of the finished and finishing work here… and few  examples below. Boulet: Agata Badalyan and Irina Mryan: Bg-net: [...]

From Chuck (McBuck) Forsman...