Tag: Popeye
It is only thanks to Popeye that Mario’s universe exists as it does today
Mario is the biggest franchise when you look at video games, but did you know that Mario only exists because Nintendo didn’t get a deal with Popeye? What does Popeye…
Popeye, Blake and Mortimer, Snoopy… Watchmaking in the age of the ninth art
The phenomenon is not new. The first time that a cartoon character was reproduced on the dial of a watch was in 1933 for Disney: the Ingersoll brand then distributed…
Angoulême Comic Strip Museum: from Popeye to Persepolis
Mickey, Asterix, Captain America… These world famous characters all have one thing in common: they exist both in comics and in the cinema. Historically, it is comics, the ninth art…
Eating spinach like Popeye is like a cure for that disease
According to a study, eating spinach like Popeye not only makes you stronger, it can also protect you from dementia. Researchers found that people with high levels of three important…