Casper originated as an affable translucent ghost featured in a slew of animated movies by Famous Studios released between 1945 and 1959. That’s when the character was acquired by Harvey Comics, which ...

What if everyone’s favourite friendly ghost, Casper, got the Riverdale reboot treatment? It’s time for Casper to rise from the grave. Why Casper the Friendly Ghost Deserves a Riverdale-Inspired Comeba ...

WildBrain has become the global distributor for Tiny Souls Media’s Zip and the Tiny Sprouts and will be bringing the animated series to MIPCOM.

Casper was originally created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo, who intended the character as the protagonist of a children's book. Before the book could ever come out, the rights to Casper, the ...

NEWS BRIEF: Indian animation company DQ Entertainment has linked up with France’s Moonscoop and US distributor Classic Media to produce a second season of Casper’s Scare School in 3D. The first season ...

Animation has been a major part of the American media ecosystem for decades, with short-form animation appearing before feature films even before feature-length animated films existed. As televisions ...

Seymour V. Reit, an author and illustrator whose most famous creation was the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, died Nov. 21 in New York City. He was 83. Reit died suddenly after treatment ...

Despite being a little on the macabre side, a ghost called Casper became incredibly popular when he first appeared on cinema screens back in 1945. He was a reluctant member of the afterlife, one who ...