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In episode 16 of Phantom 2040: A New Shadow, Carlos Oserio battles his way to the lair of Charles Tyrus, our nefarious, corporate tycoon villain. We also learn the new name to Tyrus' big, bad villain outfit.

We discuss all things Phantom from around the world for January & February 2026 with the latest Phantom news, and Newspaper daily and Sunday stories.

Long before the rise of the DC/Marvel superheroes, the Phantom was already serving justice in his mask and costume in the jungle and on the beaches of the fictional country of Bangalla. As a child reading these stories in the 1990s, I was amazed by this world filled with pirates, modern-day criminals, a masked muscular guy who could solve anything, and a skull-and-skeleton jungle setting. Consumer demand for nostalgia led to the Hungarian re-release of a collector's edition

In Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #3, our heroes reunite ahead of a final battle behind the REAL villain of this miniseries who threatens to take over all of Mongo!

Simon & Schuster's listing for 'The Phantom Vol. 1' reveals that we're getting more than just the Sky Band one-shot from Mad Cave Studios this year!

Review of the fourth Phantom comic from Austria from the publisher Art:9, reprinting three classic Ray Moore stories

Join us for 80 minutes as we review each Phantom & Mandrake crossover story in finer detail, the annual as a whole, and much more.

Spoiler warning! This is a behind-the-scenes account of “ The Magician’s Curse ”, one of the stories in Frew’s 2026 Annual. Make sure you read the comic first as we will be discussing spoilers. I had already illustrated a Phantom two-parter (" The Pinstripe Wizards " published in Frew #1956 and #1957 ) written by Jason Franks and thought it would be exciting to do a Mandrake story as well. In my mind, they always go together! I grew up reading the newspaper strip reprints,

In episode 15 of Phantom 2040: A New Shadow, our costumed villain hits the streets. Carlos Oserio's family and friends are this villain's prey! Watch our video review.

The Phantom is now 90 years young! We had to put out a special podcast to celebrate. Come join us and let us celebrate together! First of all, we put the call out to our listeners, our phriends, those who follow us on social media and a bunch of creators from around the world if they would like to send out a happy birthday wish video to the Phantom. Thanks to all of those that did so. We have collected them here. If you missed out, send through a comment or post on whatever p

Review of Zauberstern #22 released late January 2026, featuring 3 modern-day daily newspaper stories by Tony DePaul & Paul Ryan

Review of Zauberstern #22 released late December 2025, featuring 4 stories drawn by popular American artists in Luke McDonnell, Jim Aparo and Paul Ryan