TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s been more than half a century since The Smurfs was initially created as a comic book, transitioning to cartoons and movies. Now, our favorite Smurfs come to ...

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HarperCollins Children’s Books has become the master trade publisher in the U.S. and Canada for the Smurfs, under a licensing agreement with the property’s Belgian licensor, IMPS. The program will ...

SCIFI MEDIA ZONE: Didn’t the Smurfs start back in the ‘80s? RAJA GOSNELL: Actually, they started in France in the 50s, which is when Paolo first created the characters and the books, so a whole ...

Papa Smurf as Stalin? New Book Paints Smurfs as 'Totalitarian Utopia' To their fans, the little blue comic book characters epitomize an ideal pint-sized world. But French academic Antoine Buéno says ...

Everyone’s favorite blue Smurfs are back in action thanks to a new big-screen feature film, but a fan favorite Smurf is also getting some shine in a new graphic novel! That fan favorite is the always ...

Chris Miller's animated musical film The Smurfs will be released on VOD on November 13, 2025, following its theatrical ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “Nickelodeon is the home to some of the world’s most popular family franchises, and we’re honored ...

Audiences everywhere are in for a Smurfy good time as the Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble ...

Several years ago, Internet surfers were struck by an article about one of the most popular kids cartoons, ``The Smurfs,'' which viewed it as a metaphor for socialism. The story was the talk of ...