This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s entrance of Mickey Mouse into the public domain. But they include a deep well of canonical works whose

Pop open a can of spinach and grab a furry friend because Popeye and Tintin are among the classic comic characters becoming part of the public domain in the US. This means these two iconic characters, who first appeared in 1929, can be used and repurposed without permission or payment to copyright holders from next year.

But it includes a deep well of canonical works whose 95-year copyright maximums will expire. And the Disney icon’s public domain presence expands