Popeye is known for gaining superhuman strength from a gulp of spinach. But there is a myth as to why the cartoon hero’s creator chose the leafy green.

Wimpy, the notable character from the Popeye cartoon series, is back, but this time in multiple forms in connection with ...

Created by the sons of Jewish immigrants, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Superman is an example of youthful male ...

Don’t listen to people who tell you the new Superman is woke. There’s a fun, big-hearted movie waiting for you and your family this summer.

Before CGI and cinematic universes took over, many iconic characters lived in the black-and-white world of comic strips and ...

Popeye the Sailor Man is one of the most recognizable and long-lived comic strip characters in American history. The character has been featured in adaptations in a variety of media and used as a ...

Before CGI and cinematic universes took over, many iconic characters lived in the black-and-white world of comic strips and ...

MoMI will feature classic Superman, Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, and Popeye cartoons and exhibitions, including a new ...

Long before reality TV blurred the lines between celebrity and character, Saturday morning cartoons were already doing it—with ink, paint and a heavy dose of bubblegum pop. Throughout the 1960s and ...

Featuring cartoonists Berkeley Breathed, Beatrix Lockwood and Maya Scarpa, Will Henry, Marcus Williams, Patrick McDonnell and ...

Like many who grew up in the Northeast, I rarely thought about the New Jersey Turnpike, other than to joke about its ugliness ...

James Gunn, 58, director of the new film Superman, told The Times, "I mean, Superman is the story of America." In comics, on radio, TV, cartoons, and in movies with eye-popping action, the character ...