Popeye and Tintin have entered the public domain, so I'll just go ahead and start the countdown clock for our first Sailor Man soulslike
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Any spinach-fueled super strength might have to wait a couple more years, though.

Different laws may apply world wide. Ie: in Europe is not about the publication date, but author life-span (author’s works get in public domain 70 years it’s death: TinTin gets in PD in EU in the 2054)

  • MudMan@fedia.io
    37·
    4 days ago

    Ugly Popeye and ugly Tintin. In the US specifically. A lot of these public domain announcements tend to be a bit too vague.

    • errer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      4 days ago

      Yeah I’m guessing you can retell “in the land of the soviets” if you wanted and use Tintin’s design from those first strips, but every other story is likely still off-limits. Would have to be a completely original story using the character.

      And some of the favorites like Captain Haddock, etc, weren’t in Soviets.

      • MudMan@fedia.io
        14·
        4 days ago

        Yeah, you still have to wait over a decade to use him in the US, which is a pretty big deal.

        You do get to use Tintin with an all-new look as long as you don’t use the newer blue sweater and long coat design, though.