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 parts of the podcast, we have included a time stamp of each topic. Either way, I hope you enjoy the...
Dec 07, 2020•2 hr 41 min
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 first Phantom ring was produced. We also touch upon important topics like: The design process The cost of the...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 43 min
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 scenes of the 2040 video game . As well as an interview with Brian Babendererde - The Phantom 2040 video g...
Nov 15, 2020•2 hr 12 min
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 list. It is a great two hour chat and we not only discuss our top 10 villains but discuss who should ...
Nov 05, 2020•2 hr 9 min
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 Reimerthi v Norman Worker Supanova v LFMBEC dinner Record a podcast with: Lee Falk or Ray Moore? We would love to know...
Oct 26, 2020•39 min
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 "The Diamond Hunters" in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #167 This time he reviews his all time favourite Phantom story - c...
Oct 15, 2020•24 min
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 Coles and much more. Below is a timestamp of each comic and topic of news we discuss in a two hour wi...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 47 min
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 stand alone podcast and our next, will be the latest comics and news in the Phantom world. This podcast is a br...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min
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 the third ever Phantom story " The Diamond Hunters " which sees him battle a bunch of rogues who are causing no end of ...
Sep 20, 2020•26 min
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 as he is caught between three women who are all vying for his attention and love. " The Sky Band " was created by the dy...
Sep 13, 2020•17 min
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 all using the website for research, ideas and much more. One of the main contributors of the website i...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min
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 regular Frew series. Middle of 2017 with an influx of Frew's own created stories it made sense for the Phantom's World con...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min
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 certain cover was inspired by a Joe Kupert Tarzan cover. We also touch upon what he is doing now for...
Aug 16, 2020•52 min
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 comment and tell us on social media what you think of this podcast. Do you agree or disagree? We recommend watch...
Aug 06, 2020•36 min
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 & Puzzle): 10 Minutes Legacy of Mandrake the Magician: 17 Minutes Newspaper Stories Reviews Sunday 1...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 50 min
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 including commissions, the Frew / Phanfare Trading Card and his past Phantom costumes. We ask the question ...
Jul 19, 2020•1 hr 35 min
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 Barreto who would have a short but successful stint as a Phantom Sunday artist, visiting studios of Phantom...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 49 min
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 new story printed in Frew issue 1869. In case you cannot listen to the whole two and a half hours, we ...
Jun 28, 2020•2 hr 22 min
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 " collections he produced in the late 1990's and early 2000's. He then shows us around his house which is covered in original Phantom and fine ...
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 23 min
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 our social media platforms. It is then left to the three of us as we discuss everything from what we love ...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 42 min
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, Mark's biggest fear writing this series and how it stands as a landmark moment in his career. Have you rea...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 21 min
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 looked in the show. We also get the inside scoop on two mysteries that have intrigued phans with why the art and animatio...
May 24, 2020•1 hr 19 min
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 KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN https://bit.ly/CardGameKS Devil’s Story 1979 Team Fantomen story, written by Donne Avenell , with art by Georges Bess and has b...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min
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 review in great detail eight new comics from Fantomen , Frew and Hermes Press . Some of the feedback...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 47 min
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 KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN The kickstarter campaign runs from 1st May to the 30th May. If you are after one of the limite...
Apr 28, 2020•59 min
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 patreons join us and they take over discussing a range of topics including what products and merchandi...
Apr 19, 2020•1 hr 35 min
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 was also part of the Team Fantomen crew who mapped out and planned stories we all read, loved (and hated!). H...
Apr 05, 2020•1 hr 38 min
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, the ongoing Giant Size series with the cross over stories and new characters plus Mikael Lyck announ...
Mar 24, 2020•2 hr 9 min
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 talk to Mike about that ill fated take over from Dynamite Entertainment and the conversation he had...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 30 min
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 excited with this announcement. Erik explains the H.A.C.K.S line, what a wave is, drops many a hint on...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 27 min
