Winsor McCay, the father of animation, started out as a newspaper strip cartoonist. His most famous creation was Little Nemo in Slumberland (1905), a vividly colourful and surreal art nouveau strip ...

He's 90, he’s mighty – and here’s the story behind a cartoon legend who remains as big a draw as ever. Sketches unearthed from the Disney archives have been revealed for the first time to mark Mickey ...

Fascinating unseen sketches of Mickey Mouse have been released by Disney to celebrate 90 years since the late cartoon creator brought him to life. Exactly 90 years ago this week the world's most ...

When Steamboat Willie was released in 1928, Walt Disney was facing ruin. As the company loses copyright of the iconic film, In History reflects on the moment that transformed Disney's life and ...

A rare drawing of Mickey Mouse is to go on display in the UK in a pop-up exhibition. Drawn by Academy Award-winning animator Ub Iwerks in 1928 for Steamboat Willie, the drawing shows an early Mickey ...

As the world’s No1 entertainment firm, Disney is rightfully proud of being a Mickey Mouse outfit. Generations of people have loved their films, parks, resorts and merchandise. In 2017 the corporation, ...

Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies. Beginning in 1928, the mischievous Walt Disney icon starred in short films that played before the main ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From Walt Disney's hand-signed Mickey Mouse doll to his animator's desk and chairs, a trove of the late animation entrepreneur's memorabilia will go up for auction next month ...

In the beginning, Mickey was one mean mouse, summoned from the soul of his creator, Walt Disney, an animation pioneer described by his first biographer as "a man under the lash of private demons".

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho recently criticised his players for not having the courage to take penalty kicks, declaring: “I don’t like Mickey Mouses.” His choice of words made him surely ...

Argubly the most iconic character in the history of animation, Mickey Mouse is set to return to the small screen in the coming weeks with a brand new series of Mickey Mouse shorts. Set to air in the ...