Jermayn flies solo as he talks to New Zealand born David Bishop who grew up on Phantom comics in the doctors surgery as a child and then was reconnected with our hero as he started writing Phantom comics for Team Fantomen. Listen as there is a fabulous in depth conversation of his Phantom stories including the classic ongoing saga of the female pirate called Kate Sommerset and her adventures with not one, but three different Phantom generations including mothering the 17th Phantoms child. We fly...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 51 min
In the latest X Band podcast Jermayn & Dan have the privilege to chat with Swedish Fantomen editor Mikael Sol. It is a great conversation as we learn about Mikael the person and Mikael the person behind the Phantom / Fantomen in Sweden. Mikael Sol is the editor of the magazine and team leader of Team Fantomen which gives us the perfect opportunity to ask Mikael many questions about the Swedish magazine. Some of the questions we asked were: Did Sandal Singh carry the Phantoms child? The 22nd ...
Apr 14, 2019•2 hr 47 min
Alex and Dale join Dan who is flying solo to give us an in depth look at the current kickstarter campaign and if you are not yet pledged, why not? If you are interested go to https://tinyurl.com/ThePhantomBoardGame To find out more go to https://www.chroniclechamber.com/single-post/2019/03/28/The-Phantom-Board-Game-has-been-Kickstarted To watch the game go to https://youtu.be/n-MpSz-aJUU Campaign topics we touch upon are: EU friendly postage How often they check the kickstarter The progress of t...
Apr 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Even though sometimes it genuinely felt like the universe was trying to stop us recording this podcast, it is that time again. Today, ChronicleChamber looks back over the comics and news that have emerged over the last month or so. The big news this month is of course the Kickstarter campaign for The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon boardgame that we are so excited about. Unfortunately, the Kickstarter was launched a week after we recorded this so we barely discuss it! But, as we do, we have gone in...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 46 min
The ChronicleChamber team is excited about the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for "The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon" board game! Check out www.chroniclechamber.com for all details. Support the show
Mar 28, 2019•23 min
In a very special X-Band: The Phantom Podcast , the ChronicleChamber team are once again privileged to be joined by living legend Sy Barry . As any self-respecting phan knows, Sy Barry drew The Phantom Daily and Sunday newspaper strips for 33 years from 1961 to 1994. It's been two years since we last spoke to the great man for a podcast, back in December 2016, episode #53. Sy is as vibrant and generous with his time as ever. We embark on a wide-ranging conversation covering his career in the com...
Mar 11, 2019•2 hr 21 min
In this episode we are honoured to be joined by one of the most distinctive Phantom cover artists going around - Douglas Klauba Doug is renowned for his covers for Moonstone comic books in the mid-late 2000s, as well as the artwrk that has featured on so many Bradford Exchange products and now most recently, on a future Lightning Strike Comics issue. In a wide-ranging interview that starts with a video tour of his studio (keep an eye on our YouTube channel for the footage), Doug takes us through...
Feb 24, 2019•1 hr 51 min
Dan and Jermayn review the latest offerings from Frew (1828-1831) which includes the 2018 Christmas Special, the Rex Special and the 2019 Annual, The Phantom At War. Mikael also chips in with reviews of the first 2 Fantomen issues of the year. Once again a good 2 hours full of Phantom phun. Happy Phantoming! Support the show
Feb 12, 2019•2 hr 18 min
Who have been the most influential people in the history of The Phantom ? It's a huge cast of characters to draw from: there's an 83-year continuity in the newspapers alone, as well as countless other comic creators, promoters, editors and phans contributing over the decades. In this podcast, ChronicleChamber takes on the daunting prospect of identifying and ranking the most important and influential individuals in Phantom history. While #1 may seem obvious to everyone, it will surprise no one t...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 38 min
It's that time of year again, when Jermayn, Dan and Steve sit down and put forward what they think were the best Phantom things in 2018. We run through stories, covers, art, writers, merchandise and issues from Australia and the world. We also announce the people's choice awards for best cover and best story. Happy Phantoming! Support the show
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 41 min
In 108 episodes of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast , only once have we actually traveled overseas to interview a guest - and this is it! Parisian Ohm Roy is a phan with a focus on collecting original Phantom art, predominantly from pre-1970, and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the acquiring and preserving of Phantom history. It really is fascinating to hear how phans from around the world have come to know and love our favourite comic strip hero and Ohm's journey is one to savour. We know ...
Jan 10, 2019•56 min
In Episode 107 of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast , we are delighted to bring you a recording of a The Phantom panel from Brisbane Supanova on November 10, 2018. While the topic as advertised in the program was promising, unfortunately the Supanova team did not exactly bring together a heap of Phantom experience for the panel. Established cover artist Jamie Johnson certainly brought credibility with him. However it is fair to say that co-panelists Tom Taylor , Ryan K Lindsay and Dean Rankine , while...
Dec 30, 2018•1 hr 1 min
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 Phantom 6. Mikael also returns with his review of the latest issue of Fantomen. Merry Phantoming! Support the s...
Dec 21, 2018•2 hr 6 min
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 premiered. Post 2005, Keith also inked The Phantom stories for both Moonstone (the Captain Action crossove...
Dec 12, 2018•2 hr 8 min
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
Nov 29, 2018•2 hr 8 min
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 Manley about the story, the creative process, phans' reactions, character development, inspirations, the ...
Nov 10, 2018•2 hr 28 min
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
Nov 01, 2018•2 hr 30 min
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, national identity and the politics of representation in comics. His argument about the influence of ...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 47 min
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 course, a big thank you to Joe who got the podcast started in the first place, thanks mate. In our 100th episode we take a ...
Sep 29, 2018•2 hr 10 min
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 most hilarious Phantom-themed comedy shows ever to tour Australia: Hero Complex. Support the show...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 27 min
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
Aug 23, 2018•2 hr 44 min
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
Jul 30, 2018•2 hr 15 min
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! Support the show
Jul 22, 2018•1 hr 50 min
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 a weekend away (as such just beware a couple of naughty words may have slipped through- nothing too bad, ...
Jun 26, 2018•1 hr 46 min
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 stories himself. That is over 40 years of being paid to write, edit, read and plot our hero! Ulf is a t...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 38 min
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 the weekend. Happy Phantoming! Support the show...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 7 min
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
May 24, 2018•2 hr 19 min
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 Phantom. Enjoy and Happy Phantoming! Support the show...
May 09, 2018•2 hr 33 min
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 Sagardeep Roy (Actor- Cholomon). Happy Phantoming! Support the show...
Apr 12, 2018•1 hr 58 min
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. Happy Phantoming! Support the show
Mar 22, 2018•2 hr 3 min
