The Phantom News & Reviews Around the World

Mandrake the Magician returns! Announced by Glenn Ford in his message from the publisher in The Phantom #2035, it has been confirmed that we are going to get a second Annual published in 2027 featuring both of Lee Falk’s iconic characters. For those of us that came in late, Frew’s latest Annual titled - When Legends Meet! “The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician” was published back in January 2026. Containing a mixed bag of old and new, the Annual featured stories from both ch

While not available to purchase on their website at the moment, Shakti Comics has announced that issue 33 which is due to be out in December 2026, will feature a sketch cover. Orders must be quick, with Shakti announcing they have only printed 100 copies with an order limit of 20 each. Click to order your copy here Sketch covers are not new in the comic world but relatively new in the Phantom community. Frew has released three different versions (we suspect another may be rel

Mythos Editora has made a name for themselves with their Omnibus series, releasing reprint newspaper daily and Sunday Phantom stories. Until now, it has always been pre-2000stories in black and white with volumes released by artists Sy Barry, Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy, Keith Williams and George Olesen. This Jeff Weigel volume features modern stories printed in colour. Click to order your copy now This volume will start off with the 2017 185th Sunday story titled "The Phantom is

Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången (Fantomen - Year's issues in hardcover) was a Swedish-created series that collected issues of Fantomen as facsimile reprints in hardcover books starting from 1950. Each book included several issues; three to five hardcover books would equal one year. The series was cancelled in 2024, with them reaching to 1973. Thanks to those fans who have let us know that for the next few months the Dintidning website has them for sale on their website for 1

We review & discuss Phantom comics from around the world for September and October 2026

We review & discuss the newspaper stories, & related news from around the world for September and October 2026

Back in August 2026, we announced a new Fantomet Norway book to come out. The crowd funding campaign for the book is now live, and the best news is that for those who live outside Norway, you can pledge as well. Pledge your order now The hardcover book with a dust jacket cover will be 320 pages and contain six classic Phantom stories written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. These stories will be printed in black and white. The restoration and lettering of

It was today, the first of November, readers of the Phantom Sunday strip were greeted with a rare sight. A sight so rare where the boundaries of reality and fiction collided. In today’s strip, our titular hero comes face to face with himself or rather his image, painted on a war shield of an indigenous tribesman belonging to Papua New Guinea. The Sunday Strip is a part of the ongoing Sunday Story ‘The Man of the Match’ written by Tony DePaul with artwork provided by Jeff Weig