X-Band: The Phantom Podcast

In this episode Steve, Jermayn and Dan discuss the latest news in the world of the Phantom, including the announcement that Fantomet will be no more.  Jermayn and Dan get excited over clothes and the phellas also discuss the Frew price rise.  There are a number of comics reviewed as well.  From Frew- 1824-1827, plus the 7th edition of both the Giant Size and Phantom's World comics and Kid Pha...

In this episode we are honoured to be joined by one of the most prolific The Phantom Daily newspaper strip artists, and the only one to share his initials with our hero! Keith Williams picked up the strip after Sy Barry retired and, together with penciller George Olesen, worked on the strip from 1994-2005. In total, he inked 32 Daily stories and was at the helm when the 1996 Billy Zane film premie...

Jermayn, Dan and Steve chat with comics author and board game designer Dale Maccanti about his most recently published stories and about the progress of the highly anticipated The Phantom board game. Support the show

Daily story #249 A Reckoning with the Nomad has certainly been one of the most fascinating newspaper stories of recent times. It's been a seminal story in the development of Heloise in particular, and has been an action-packed culmination of a seven year battle between Kit Walker and Eric Sahara. In this episode of X-Band we are privileged enough to talk to author Tony DePaul and artist Mike...

In this episode, Steve, Jermayn and Dan review 11 comics, including Frew's 70th anniversary special and Ireland's Lightning Strike #1. Strap in for 2 1/2 hours of all the phun and phrivolity that you have come to expect from the ChronicleChamber phellas on the world's greatest Phantom podcast, X-Band: The Phantom Podcast! Support the show

There are times, it is said, when The Phantom should stay out of politics. Our guest in Episode 101 would vehemently disagree! Robert Aman may not yet be a big name in Phantom circles, but the chat we had with him in the podcast may well be one of the most fascinating in the history of X-Band. A Senior Lecturer in Education at Linköping University (Sweden), Robert conducts research into ideology,...

Yes! We've finally made it, X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's 100th (not counting A eps) episode and boy do we have a show in store for you! First off, thank you to everyone who downloads us and listens to our podcast, if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have made it this far. To everyone who has been a guest, thank you. We are all truly grateful for you making time for us, and of cou...

It's like Frew found their missing #330!! 11 months after it was first recorded, we've finally re-created the missing Episode 74 of X-Band! It took sincere apologies, plates of humble pie and exorbitant legal costs, but finally ChronicleChamber has been able to persuade Australian comedian Sammy J and his former school gardener Duncan Munro to re-join us and reminisce on one of the top 5...

In a wide-ranging and thought-provoking interview, the ChronicleChamber team picks the brains of the American publishers of The Phantom, Dan Herman and Sabrina Herman of Hermes Press. Support the show

The ChroncileChamber team discuss the latest news in the world of The Phantom, including the latest merch, as well as reviewing the latest issues from Frew (1810-1815, Giant Size #5, Phantom's World #5 and Kid Phantom #5) Support the show

Part 2 of the Chronicle Chamber's interview with former Egmont publisher Ulf Granberg continues where part 1's cliff hanger left off. This is the conclusion of one of our most insightful interviews which will no doubt have many a phan delving back into their collections to find the stories that Ulf is referencing. Happy Phantoming! Start   . Removing the President Luaga 3mins - 9mins  ....

Wow! What a massive Phantom Weekend! Supanova Sydney and the LFMBEC Dinner promised much and delivered in spades! Join Steve as he wanders in wide-eyed wonderment, Dan as he tries desperately to remember everyone's name from 12 months ago and Jermayn as he wheels and deals throughout the weekend. This episode is full of the fun and frivolity that only a bunch of mad Phantom phans can have on...

Opportunities like this do not come along very often. Ulf Granberg is the man behind Egmont in their glory years - he was the editor of the Swedish Phantom comic book, Fantomen from 1973 to 1987, then again from 2003 to 2012.  From 1973-2012 Ulf was head of Team Fantomen , the group of creators responsible for producing Phantom stories for Semic then Egmont. Ulf has also written over 30 Phantom st...

With Supanova Sydney and the LFMBEC Dinner only a week and a half away, Dan, Jermayn and Steve have a chat about what we know Frew is offering, what we think we know Frew is offering, and what we really hope Frew is offering. We also cover what you should bring with you to ensure that the item that you've had your eye on forever can get home safe and what we are most looking forward to over t...

In this episode, Dan, Jerm, Steve, along with a special appearance by Gus, review the latest comics in the world of the Phantom. The phellas also discuss the latest news in the Phantom's World. Enjoy Support the show

Since Lee Falk's passing in 1999 Tony DePaul has manned the helm of The Phantom daily and Sunday Newspaper Strips. Over that time he has created many memorable characters and storylines. Recently the team at ChronicleChamber had the opportunity to interview Tony about his work on our favourite comic hero. What followed was a fascinating insight into Tony's history and passion with the Ph...

A multi platform episode this one! Dan, Jermayn and Steve synchronise their time zones in order to watch and create a commentary on the recently released Phan made Phantom movie from India- Cholomon Oshoriri. This was a lot of fun to do and we hope that you get a buzz out of it too. After the commentary Dan and Jermayn interview two of the creators of the film, Abir Roy (Director & Editor) and...

Steve, Dan and Jermayn review the latest comics from Frew (1803-1805 & GS4) and chat about all the latest news in the world of the Phantom, including: A new Phantom clothing line by Finnish company Billebeino, how to buy Frews if you live in Europe, latest 'Con' and publisher news. Also, there may have been a new discovery regarding languages that the Phantom has been published in. H...

This podcast is a fascinating story of an aspiring artist who proves that it is never too late to chase your dreams, and that opportunity can knock when you least expect it. Shane Foley is a relatively newly published Phantom artist, illustrating Frew covers for issues #1754, #1757, #1768 and #1788, but he has been drawing comics and submitting Ideas for almost 30 years! Join the phellas as they c...

In a very special X-Band, recorded on the 82nd anniversary of the debut of the newspaper strip, the phellas are lucky enough to talk to current The Phantom Daily artist, Mike Manley . Mike has worked on the Phantom for almost two years, and on Judge Parker for eight years, so he has a wealth of experience when it comes to the schedules and deadlines that face a comic strip artist in 2018. Mike tel...

Lightning Strike Comic Books may be a small Indi publisher in the scheme of things, but they have grand plans for our favourite purple comic book hero! In this episode, Dan and Jermayn speak to Eoin McCauly, one half of the Lightning Strike brains trust. He tells a little more about his company and it's place in Irish comic publishing history. Eoin clears the air about the ill-fated Australia...

Steve, Dan and Jermayn review the latest comics from Frew including the 2018 Annual- The Phantom Goes West and Kid Phantom no. 3. In the second half of the podcast the phellas are joined by Dale Maccanti who, as well as dropping a few more details about the game play for the upcoming Phantom board game, has a major announcement regarding a kickstarter bonus! Happy Phantoming! Support the show

Dan and Jermayn speak with one of the foremost authorities on all things Phantom, the co-founder of the Friends of the Phantom, Pete Klaus. Pete has had a number of cameos in Phantom stories and was able to tell many a story about his relationships with Lee Falk, Sy Barry and Ulf Granberg. He is also regarded as the world's premier Phantom collector and possesses more knowledge about the toys...

It is X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's annual Year in Review Best of show where Steve, Dan and Jermayn get to share with you their picks for a number of categories. These categories are: Best Cover (Frew/ Non-Frew), Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Issue (Frew/ Non-Frew), Best Story, Best Merchandise, Best Addition to the Collection, Best ChronicleChamber moment. During all of this the phellas ref...

It's a bumper Xmas special from the ChronicleChamber team as we review the latest Frew comics and discuss some of the news to come out of our interview with Glenn Ford . The VERY BIG NEWS to break in this podcast comes in the form of an absolute first - an interview in a Comics and News podcast!  We're lucky enough to chat with Alex Wynnter , one of the co-designers of the board game Gle...