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The original design of Mickey Mouse from the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie officially entered the public domain on January 1, triggering a flood of parodies and memes. Not to mention, a handful ...

Like many early pastas, the Disney-themed story “Suicidemouse.avi” is short — just 788 words — and the original author remains unknown. On Nov. 25, 2009, a video entitled “Suicide Mouse — Unseen ...

One surprise announcement that broke this afternoon at Comic-Con–because, apparently, it had been finalized barely hours before–is that Fantagraphics Books has made an agreement with Disney to publish ...

It may come as a shock to some of you that Mickey Mouse turns 90 on Sunday, November 18. Whilst the iconic 'toon has remained virtually unchanged, his mode of transport has morphed. Starting from a ...

It's easy to forget that there was a time when Mickey Mouse wasn't Mickey Mouse. There were no watches, no commemorative hats, no ice-cream novelty treats or coked-out starlets who got their starts ...

Every four weeks the big-eyed, wisp-snouted rodent that is the world’s most celebrated film actor re-emerges on the screens of the world with shrill eagerness and a new set of adventures. He pokes ...

Some of today's biggest stars got their start on "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club." Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, Keri Russell, and Justin Timberlake were among the show's cast. Some performers stayed ...