X-Band: The Phantom Podcast

The 100th iteration of the iconic Supanova pop culture convention, in Brisbane November 2024, was a landmark event, especially for Phantom fans who descended upon the city in numbers. This year’s gathering was a celebration of all things Phantom, with a host of activities and special guests that made it an unforgettable experience. Among the highlights were appearances by talented Phantom cover ar...

Jermayn Parker is joined by Team Fantomen editors Jacob Habinc and Andreas Eriksson as he asks them all the questions about what they are planning for 2025 which so happens to be their 75th anniversary birthday! We first start off asking about the celebrations of 2025 and what they have planned. They tell us as much as they can and yet still hold back a few surprises which will be dropped as time...

Join us as we catch up with all the latest happenings with the Phantom from around the world in the month of October 2024. This podcast is truly international as we fly around dissecting Phantom related news from Sweden, Germany, Finland, Italy and Ukraine then review the latest Daily and Sunday newspaper stories and review comics from Australia, Sweden, Germany and USA. We love comments and feedb...

Dan Fraser , and Jermayn Parker join Janusz Ordon who is a Polish comics creator who has created Phantom stories since 2018. In short 6 years he has drawn 20 full length stories for Fantomen but also Frew . He has also drawn 6x Fantomen covers at the time of recording. We start at the beginning which includes how Janusz Ordon first came to know about the Phantom from the Fantom ( TM-Semic ) series...

Join the extended team in Seuj Abir , Ivan Pederson, Scott Waldyn , Stephen East , Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser as together they discuss the latest Phantom comics from around the world from Sweden, India, USA and Australia. It has been a busy two months with 9 comics in total. We would love it if you could answer some of our questions and topics we raise from our reviews from August and September...

Join the boys as together they discuss the latest Phantom news from around the world. We also keep up to date with the latest in the Daily and Sunday newspaper stories. It has been a busy August and September. Please answer some of our questions we have from August and September 2024 - you can find them at the bottom. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel , and or lea...

The team does not get a chance to nerd out too much by discussing the Phantom in finer details. This podcast fixes that with one podcasters wife commenting that this is perhaps our nerdiest conversation ever! We will discuss two big questions: Is it ethical for the Phantom to have a major treasure room and is the key to the Phantoms future, the digital comic? To join in this discussion we have Seu...

During May 2024 there were a few comic conventions being held in Norway and Sweden. Thanks to phan Kristian Hellesund who has helped us with the recordings from the events we can now present them to you. It is a great opportunity to hear from some creators from around the world. During this podcast we will hear from a panel discussion between Arild Wærness , Cormac Hughes , Knut Robert Knutsen and...

Join the team as they review Phantom comics from and discuss the latest Phantom news from around the world. We also keep up to date with the latest in the Daily and Sunday newspaper stories. Please answer some of our questions we have from July 2024 - you can find them at the bottom. You can either email us, or leave your comments at  Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . We discuss the newspaper sto...

The Sydney weekend in June every year is the national phan 'Meca' weekend that a lot of hardcore Australian phans enjoy attending. For 2024, Chronicle Chamber team members Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker made their way to the event and present a wrap-up of the event. This podcast is the collection of our thoughts as we sit together in the same room for a podcast recording. Plus, we collect...

Because so much has happened in the Phantom world within the last 4-6 weeks, we have split our June review podcast into two. Join Stephen East , Jermayn Parker , Dan Fraser , Mikael Lyck , Seuj Abir and Christian Moller as together we review 12 Phantom comics from from Australia, Sweden, India and Germany. Please subscribe to our p odcast channel, website and or our social media platforms in Faceb...

Just like Frew , we have A and B episodes with our podcasts and because so much has happened in the Phantom world within the last 4-6 weeks, we have split our June review podcast into two. Join Stephen East , Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser as they sit down and discuss the latest Phantom news from June 2024 from around the world. As the newspaper stories are time sensitive we also discuss the latest...

Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker interview the man behind the NECA figurines in Djordje Djokovic . He talks to us all about the very popular figurines featuring the Phantom in the Defenders of the Earth and Original Superhero's range. You will learn how important he was to ensure NECA went ahead in the figurines being made. On our YouTube channel, we show a lot of photos of the process, original...

Every year in Australia, phans from around the country gather together in Sydney for their  Supanova and the annual Phantom LFMBEC Charity Dinner . In this podcast Jermayn Parker is joined by Sean Bassett and Nick Moles to chat about the weekend with a focus on the LFMBEC Charity Dinner . Please note, that all funds raised will be for charity and going to the Westmead Children's Hospital . We...

Presenting a fundraiser jam print being sold to rais funds for the Westmead Children's Hospital . This has been the brainchild of Australian cover artist Jamie Johnson in participation with 25 past and present Australian artists, the Lee Falk's Members Bangalla Explorers Club ( LFMBEC ) and Chronicle Chamber . Each print will be $50Au and will be available at the Sydney Supanova event he...

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser sit down and discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from April and May 2024. This includes everything Phantom related from around the world including products, comics, publishers, creators, deaths and much more.  In this podcast we review comics from Australia, and Germany plus dissect Phantom related news from Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, It...

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser chat with phan phav creator Matt Kyme who was the writer and artist behind Frew #1969 titled " Enter the Phantom ". This story is special to a lot of Phantom phan geeks who love these types of stories. Towards the end of the podcast, phans from around the world submit their questions and comments to Matt and the new story.  Some of the subjects we touch upon...

Stephen East attended Supanova Melbourne 2024 and it was full of Phantom and got his recorder out to bring us the sounds from the event. We hear from a cosplayer, Ash Nicholls and several artist creators including four Frew cover artists. We have included the panel featuring Ash Nicholls as well as recordings from others including: Chris the cosplayer ( Follow him on Instagram ) who chats about hi...

Presenting a recorded interview with Sy Barry that was originally recorded 18 months ago. Why have we held onto this for so long you may be asking? Great question! Jermayn Parker , and Ankit Mitra originally held this interview for the discussion to be included in the Regal Phantom comics. It can now be released in podcast format in its entirely. Any podcast with Sy is amazing and insightful and t...

Jermayn Parker and Stephen East sit down and discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from March 2024.  In this podcast we review comics from Australia and India plus dissect Phantom related news from Europe, India, Australia, South America and USA. Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel , website and or our social media platforms in Facebook , Twitter and or Instagram .  If your on...

We discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from February and March 2024. This includes everything Phantom related from around the world including products, comics, publishers, creator changes and much more.  Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel , website and or our social media platforms in Facebook , Twitter and or Instagram .  Frew Phantom Comics: Frew #1963: 2 Minutes Frew #19...

Jermayn Parker , and Dan Fraser tackle a hot button topic on AI alongside guest Grange Wallis who helps us understand the potential dangers, where we can be excited and the potential future of it in the world but also our Phantom comic. Is there room for it? Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel , website and or our social media platforms in Facebook , Twitter and or Instagram . Make...

Jermayn Parker goes one on one with Andreas Eriksson who wears multiple hats when it comes to the Phantom. He writes stories, he is a phan, he edits comics for Fantomen and even helps edit Phantom Wiki. We have chatted with him about his journey as a phan and editor before and now we focus on the stories he has written for Frew , Fantomen and Lightning Strikes . Now is the time to subscribe to our...

Jermayn Parker , Stephen East and Dan Fraser sit down and discuss the 2024 Frew Annual which consists of 8 stories, featuring 6 Sunday newspapers, 1 from Team Fantomen , 1 story from Moonstone featuring 5 chapters and of course the replica of Frew issue #34. Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel , website and or our social media platforms in Facebook , Twitter and or Instagram . Make...

Jermayn Parker , Stephen East and Dan Fraser sit down and discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from not one but two mammoth months. This includes everything Phantom related from around the world including products, comics, creator changes and much more.  Normally we try and review everything once a month but December 2023 was busy. So please sit down, grab a milk (or wine if your a post mode...