The 1940s saw the rise of many superheroes, many of whom, while forgotten today, were pioneers for their time. These are the greatest superheroes in the public domain with no ties to any one comic ...

The Domain #1 adopts the imagined comic from Chip Zdarsky’s Public Domain into a 5-issue Image Comics miniseries in collaboration with artist Rachael Stott. It is the modernization of a familiar ...

Public domain characters offer fresh alternatives to tired superhero tropes, sparking new creativity in the industry. Characters like Butterfly, Black Condor, and Master Mystic present untapped ...

Every year, the copyright expires on a few great works of art and fictional characters. They fall into what's known as the public domain. Robert Smith and Kenny Malone from our Planet Money team ...

We must venture into another realm, one where thousands of superheroes are suspended in time and space. That realm: the Public Domain . With enough time — and a little luck — we will find the ...

Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman will lose copyright protection in the 2030s, and DC is planning ahead for a world of public domain superheroes.