X-Band: The Phantom Podcast

We are joined by Mikael Lyck , the creator and developer behind " The Phantom: The Card Game " and we discuss and review the stories that form the Card Game that is currently on Kickstarter and is fully funded. The stories we review are " The Story of Devil ", " Diana in the Jungle Patrol " and " Year One: The 21st Phantom ". CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE KICKSTAR...

Come join us with just under two hours of Phantom phun as the guys talk everything new that has happened in the Phantom's world for the last 4-6 weeks. We talk all things Kickstarter, COVID-19 and how its affecting Sydney Supanova and the LFMBEC dinner plus updates on the Chronicle Chamber Phantom Bushfire Phundraiser book. Then between the team of Mikael Lyck , Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker...

We are joined by Mikael Lyck , the creator and developer behind " The Phantom: The Card Game ". We talk to Mikael about the game, the history and how it came about along with the Kickstarter campaign itself. Mikael explains the pledge levels of the campaign and some of the stretch goals which will interest a lot of phans as they start planning their budgets. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE KICKS...

Today we’ve got an extra special podcast for you to celebrate our 150th* episode.  At the end of every podcast we thank our patreons and we try to give incentives for our patreons such as the Phantom Preservation Project, prizes, behind the scenes etc, because without our patreons none of this would be possible so, today, in episode #150 we are throwing the lines open to our patreons.  We have 13...

Join us with an engaging chat with Lennart Moberg who worked for Fantomen for 15 years and was one of the few who wrote and drew stories for Semic / Egmont. If you read Team Fantomen stories in the 1990's you would have marveled at his stories. We are talking about classics like Hoogaan's Revenge, The Set Up, Hunted, King of Chicago, The Psychopath, The Murder Rap plus many more. Lennart...

After an acknowledgment of the virus, this podcast becomes a refuge where you can focus on the Phantom instead of the worlds crises. This is a bumper podcast as we go through a lot of news and comics to review and discuss. There is some great discussions throughout the two hour podcast as we discuss editing of covers and comics, the famous Golden Eagle story, the end of the Phantoms World series,...

Moonstone has a very important part to play in Phantom history with the small publisher printing the most Phantom books from USA. One of the men responsible for this rich history with our hero is Mike Bullock. He wrote 50 Phantom stories through out this time and as you will discover listening to the podcast, he had many more Phantom stories already penned and ready until they lost the license. We...

One of the most anticipated X-Band podcasts we have been apart of as we interview Erik Arana who is Partner / Creative Art Director at Boss Fight Studios.  In July 2019 BFS announced they had a license for The Phantom and in February 2020, at the New York toy fair they showed off the first samples of their Phantom line.  What followed was a chat and demonstration with us of what has so many phans...

We are extremely happy to announce that the Phantom Bushfire Phundraiser Book is now available to Purchase!  $30 per book (plus shipping). Over 50 artists featured on 52 pages in colour. Only 400 copies printed - do not delay! Officially licensed by KFS. This podcast is a quick chat with Stephen East joining the band, interviewing and asking the questions to Jermayn and Dan about the production of...

We are extremely excited to chat with Indian super phan Swaroop Chand. Swaroop gives us a big insight into the world of comics and the Phantom in India. We talk about the importance of colour comics, the many languages that the Phantom has been published in and he shows us some brilliant rare comics from India and around the world. This is a phun chat with the boys and Swaroop and we guarantee you...

Sorry for the delay in this podcast but we have been busy with the Phantom Bushfire Appeal Phundraiser book - more on that in the first minute of the podcast! Anyway, we also discuss all the news from the last two and a half months along with eight Phantom comics from Fantomen (Sweden) and Frew (Australia) - timestamps below. If you're looking for an excuse to support us as a Patreon, make su...

A huge honour to chat with Graham Nolan who is a modern day legend in the comics field with credits at both DC and Marvel and is mostly known for his Batman work including the co-creation of Bane, the villain in the world of Batman. As you will find out in the following podcast, there is much more to Graham Nolan that his Batman work including a legacy of the Phantom phandom passed on by his mothe...

Very lucky to have the ability to release this podcast featuring Keith Williams, the last Daily Newspaper artist to have drawn stories for Lee Falk, Pete 'Pistol' Klaus and Spike Barkin who spoke at a panel at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention. Along with a audio recording we also have a video of the panel, both featuring attached below for your viewing pleasure.  Keith does a l...

It's only been a little over a week since we launched ChronicleChamber's Phundraiser for the Bushfire Appeal, and it's fair to say that we've been completely blown away by the response from the Phantom and broader artistic community. Today we discuss the idea for a Bushfire Appeal book filled with unique, previously unpublished and specially created Phantom images. You'll...

The fate of the Earth hangs on the outcome of a chess game between evil Kro-Tan's Octon computer and Flash Gordon's Dynak X computer. Read-Along Book and Tape from Golden Storybook (1987) featuring Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Lothar and the Phantom, along with their children, as they do battle with Ming the Merciless. Based on the Defenders of the Earth animated series. Support the show

"Defenders of the Earth" and their children battle to stop the evil Ming the Merciless from stealing energy from Earth's Sun. Read-Along Book and Tape from Golden Storybook (1987) featuring Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Lothar and the Phantom, along with their children, as they do battle with Ming the Merciless. Based on the Defenders of the Earth animated series. Support the show

Roving reporter and Phantomer extraordinaire Duncan Munro is our host today as he explores Baltimore Comic-Con , 18-20 October 2019.  We're lucky to listen in as Duncan takes the opportunity to speak to a number of amazing American creators: Mike Gold - on the editorial team for DC's The Phantom series (1988-1990) Keith Williams - Daily artist (1994-2005) Mike Manley - Daily artist (2016...

Seeing out the year Phantom-style, Jermayn and Dan review everything Ghost Who Walks 2019. Wishing you all very Happy Phantoming in the New Year! Tale of the Tape: who released what in 2019?  3m20 - King Features  6m20 - FREW Publications 11m40 - Hermes Press 14m30 - Comics Revue 16m40 - Fantomen 20m30 - Fantomet 21m45 - Regal Publications 23m50 - Kockás 25m15 - Mythos 28m30 - Lightning Strike Com...

In this relatively short episode, we have a quick bit of Christmas phun! Joined live by Swedish correspondent Mikael Lyck, the CC team draw the special Patreon Xmas raffle before discussing the best Phantom Christmas presents we've ever received, and then our honest thoughts on the lack of explicitly Christmas themed covers from Fantomen or Frew in 2019. After musing on our Xmas/New Years wis...

In our last Comics & News podcast for 2019, there's a lot to discuss! 2min   - Reflecting on Billy Zane 11min - Frew's launch on comiXology 19min - Fantomet's soft cover book sales 23min - Sal Velluto's Lucca prints 25min - Lightning Strikes in Australia 28min - Wulfric Media designs and plans 35min - A new Phantom card game! 48min - Mikael Lyck reviews Fantomen 2019/24, 25...

In a very special episode of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast , we travel to Norway! In this podcast instigated and facilitated by Norwegian comics journalist and lecturer Kristian Hellesund , we hear from the author of The Masks of The Phantom : Arild Wærness . Arild tells us about his history with The Phantom, his collaborative writing process, and his great friendship with artist Mike Collins .  It...

When we said back in the show notes for #132A, "You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with podcasts, right?", we had no idea that we'd be wedging in an actual sit-down podcast interview with the man himself ( #133 ). As it turns out, we did! That's meant that a bit of a delay with the Brisbane recordings coming out, but so...

The ChronicleChamber team is lucky enough to sit down with Billy Zane in a quiet moment at Brisbane Supanova 2019. Generous with his time, Billy tells us how he became a phan and why the character resonates with him. He talks through the journey of getting the 1996 movie off the ground and convinces us that the time is right for a new Phantom film. We also hear about interactions with Australian p...

You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with podcasts, right? First up in the series is an insight into Adelaide Supanova through the eyes of one who was there. Phantom phan Sean reflects on his experiences and passes on his advice, before taking us into the audience of Billy's Q&A panel session. A massive thank you to Sean for sending...

ChronicleChamber discusses all the latest Phantom news from around the world, including detailed reviews of recent releases from Frew, Egmont, Mythos and Hermes Press. 2m45 - Steve's Lightning Strike visit 6m45 - Stevo's Choice 10m50 - Billy Zane in Australia 17m50 - Sal Velluto prints 20m20 - Brazilian products; Ludi 22m20 - Pod66 apparel 24m55 - Guy Possaint cards 27m50 - Newspaper str...