Jeff Koons’ Highly Anticipated Popeye Auction at Sotheby’s

This stainless steel “Popeye” statue is expected to draw around $25 million when Sotheby’s auctions it on May 14. It is a six-and-a-half-foot-tall stainless-steel sculpture of Popeye made between 2009 and 2011 by the incomparable artist Jeff Koons. [caption id="attachment_13202" align="aligncenter" width="206"] Photo: Sotheby's[/caption] “It’s…

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Popeye Shows Support for Bald Cartoons

Popeye loses the little hair that he has on his head in honor of Bald Cartoons, a global awareness project that aims to spread the message that a child with cancer deserves to be seen just like any other child. Cartoon characters recognized around the world, including…

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New Release! Popeye: The Classic Newspaper Comics …

Check out the new release from IDW Publishing! Now on sale and ready to be added to your library collection: Popeye: The Classic Newspaper Comics by Bobby London Volume 1: 1986-1989.             Famed Dirty Duck and Air Pirates cartoonist Bobby London's more than six-year run on…

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