X-Band: The Phantom Podcast

It may be only be a month since our last comics and news podcast but with a heap of news and four comics to review there is plenty to talk about. As some may only want to listen to parts of the podcast, we have included a time stamp of each topic. Either way, I hope you enjoy the podcast. Comic Reviews Frew Publications Frew 1882: 3 minutes Frew 1883: 32 Minutes 30 Seconds Giant Size 15: 45 Minute...

It is time for some phun to end 2020! We are joined by Callum Markin who is one of our loyal patreons as we let down our hair, put on some silly hats and celebrate Christmas for 2020. We touch upon our best buys for 2020, what we are hinting at with our families for Christmas and what we would like to see come out for 2021 which is the Phantoms 85th anniversary. Make sure you stay with us and do n...

This is a podcast you do not want to miss out on listening to and watch. We had the honour to interview Timothy Boyle ( Boiling Point Pictures & On Halloween ) who was the writer for a  Phantom feature film that almost made it into production in 2010. In preparation of podcast we where able to read the fifth draft of the script. If you are a patreon supporter of the $5 level or more you will h...

We have not released a comics and news for a while and it shows with an almost three hour long podcast. Stay with us and be prepared to go through several cups of coffee and trips to and from work as we talk about everything from the past couple of months. Luckily Ikon Collectors have just released a new Phantom coffee mug to help you through this bumper podcast. As some may only want to listen to...

By now most phans know of Wulfic Media and their huge range of Phantom rings they have released. What follows is an almost two hour chat with Kelby Wooldridge and the team at Chronicle Chamber. We talk about Kelby as a phan, his journey from country Western Australia to Queensland to producing some of the best most meticulous Phantom rings any phan has ever seen since the 1940's when the firs...

Phantom 2040 is a French / American animated TV series that aired from September 18, 1994 to March 3, 1996 with 35 episodes. The series was generally well accepted by Phantom phans and others. From the series, we got a video game, comic books and some merchandise. Chronicle Chamber has some articles on our website for the video game,  How to get the “good” ending on the video game   Behind the sce...

When talking to Grange in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast Ep #168 we talked about villains and his rogues gallery.  Ironically back in 2007 Paul Jonassen a Norwegian phan wrote for Chronicle Chamber and gave his top 10 villains . Now 13 years later we are going to relook at this list and the rest of the CC crew will add theirs. It is only fair to be joined by Paul and give him a chance to revisit his...

One of our more favourite podcast subjects is the "What Would You Choose" game. The concept is you nominate a question or category with two options. Imagine that you can only engage with one of those options for the rest of your life (eg, if you pick B&W you can never read another colour comic).  What do you choose and why? The four questions are: The Nomad v The Python Claes Reimert...

Comic creator and Phantom phan Matt Kyme is back reviewing a classic Phantom story. This is now the fourth story of the mini series we have been releasing during COVID-19. You can listen to the other three here: Review of the " Singh Brotherhood " in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #162 Review of " The Sky Band " in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #166 Review of "T...

It is a bumper podcast with 10 comics being reviewed and over two months worth of news to go through. It is also our first time we have more than correspondence with both Mikael Lyck and Ankit Mitra reviewing comics from Sweden and India respectfully.  We have updates on both Phantom Kickstarter Games, an updated Phantom country map, a revival of an old disappeared Phantom website, The Phantom at...

Creator Grange Wallis is the artist behind the Frew Publications covers of the current " Ibis Mystery" saga (issues #1873 to #1876).  In typical fashion, what started out as a recording for the next X-Band: The Phantom Podcast comics and news episode quickly became a detailed chat with Grange as he talked about his latest four covers. We have decided to release our chat with Grange as a...

Comic creator and Phantom phan Matt Kyme is back reviewing a classic Phantom story. This is now the third story of the mini series we have been releasing during COVID-19. You can listen to the other two here: Review of the " Singh Brotherhood " in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #162 Review of " The Sky Band " in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #166 This time he reviews...

Comic creator and Phantom phan Matt Kyme is back reviewing a classic Phantom story after the popularity of his review of the " Singh Brotherhood " in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #162 . This time he reviews the second ever Phantom story " The Sky Band " which sees him battle an all girl band of pirates in the sky which sees the Phantom participate in a romping adventure...

When www. Deepwoods.org stopped being updated and as technology has improved the Phantom Wiki is now the best Phantom resource out there. What makes the website stand out against all other past and current resources is the accuracy of the vast information stored plus the dedication of the people involved.  We at Chronicle Chamber countless times hear of creators, editors, companies and publishers...

On August 25 2016 a new concept was released by Frew called " Phantom's World " which consisted of stories from around the world never previously published by Frew (and in many cases English). Four years later the series has stopped and we look at the series in retrospect. Frew #1761 was the first Phantom's World issue and along with issues #1770 and #1771 it was part of the re...

After our popular X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #155 with DC Phantom writer Mark Verheiden, we had to talk to to the other half of the ever popular DC Phantom series, Luke McDonnell. What follows is a packed 50 minutes of chatting with Luke as he talks all about the series plus much more including his favourite moments of the series, his time when he got to meet Lee Falk in person and how a...

Matt Kyme takes over the reigns of the X-Band: The Phantom Podcast and goes deep on the first Phantom story " The Singh Brotherhood " with a review that will sure cause a stir among some phans and die hard Falkists. Matt looks over various topical subjects including racism, sexual harassment, what Lee Falk and Ray Moore did brilliantly and even what they did not do well.  Make sure you c...

While many of our Phantom phriends are still stuck in isolation we have some phun talking about the latest Phantom comics and news from around the world from USA, Sweden, India and of course Australia. In case you cannot listen to the whole podcast, attached below is a timestamp of the whole podcast: Regal Publishers Comics in English has a date: 3 Minutes Ikon Collectables (Heat Changing Mug &amp...

Luca Erbetta is one of the few artists who draws covers for Frew Publications and also Egmont and as you will learn he also has a new cover coming out soon for a third Phantom publisher. In this podcast we learn all about Luca, his history as an artist for European and USA publishers and his blossoming Phantom career. Luca goes through in detail his 9 Phantom covers and other illustrations includi...

In our latest podcast we talk to Antonio Lemos Frew cover artist who has been producing covers since 1993 with over 170 to his name.  This is phun podcast as we chat about all things covers, his love and discovery of The Phantom, his love for the water and his time in the navy plus his country of birth Uruguay.  Antonio talks about his relationship with international superstar artist Eduardo Barre...

This is a bumper podcast with five phans in Stephen, Dan, Jermayn, Mikael Lyck and Duncan Munro talking about the latest Phantom news and comics from all around the world. It may be almost two and a half hours long but you will have phun. Mikael Lyck gives us a review of the three latest Fantomen issues and Duncan joins us for the whole podcast and then we spend 45 minutes dissecting his latest ne...

In our latest podcast we talk to Dietmar Lederwasch of " 99.94 Editions " and the 2014-2017 Phantom Art Gallery fame. Dietmar is a super phan who has lived majority of every phans dreams by producing their own licensed Phantom products. In this podcast Dietmar goes into great detail of the " The Phantom Portrait Gallery " as well as the  two " Masterworks " collection...

We review the latest installment of the 22nd Phantom saga which see's Kit and Heloise the children of our Phantom the 21st and Diana take over the role of the Phantom. For those who have come in late, read on below as we do a tale of the tape outlining the whole situation.  In our review of the four stories as a whole, we get reviews by Gus Fraser and several phans who left their feedback on...

Listeners of the X-Band: The Phantom Podcast have spoken asking for a creator interview from the very highly regarded DC Phantom Series from 1989-1990. We have listened and we present Mark Verheiden , the writer of the series. What follows is an in depth chat about the series, the stories and how well even today it stands up 30+ years later. We talk about why the Phantom doesn't always win, M...

This is the podcast a lot of phans have been waiting for. We talk to Rick Hoberg who was one of two Art Directors for the hit 1980's TV Series " Defenders of the Earth ".  Rick sheds light on the stories behind the show from never seen before animation cells and artwork, progress sketches of the characters and much more about the process and decisions of the way the characters looke...