On the back of Mythos from Brazil committing to publish the Phantom in 2019, another publisher called Regal Publishers from India has also started the year off with a positive start. Not only have they published the first licensed Indian Phantom comic for many years, they have also published comics from Lee Falk's other character Mandrake at the same time with more promised to come regularly. India has such a rich history of the Phantom with the comic being published in comic

The late Ed Rhoades is greatly revered in the Phantomverse. He was one of the founders of Friends of the Phantom in the USA, a great mate of Phantom creators and phans alike, and a keen collector of Phantom art, memorabilia and merchandise. Indeed, we recently voted in Ed (together with his great mate Pete Klaus) as one of the Top 20 Most Influential Phantom people in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #110, which you can listen to here. One of the areas Ed and Pete were influential

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 Cap

When Frew Publications released their 100-page "Femme Fatale" issue earlier this month, we were introduced to a brand new artist that many phans wouldn’t have heard of before: Camillo Di Pietrantonio. Camillo created the back cover for the newsagent release of that issue, #1813. Chronicle Chamber: Thanks for joining us Camillo! Can you tell us a little about yourself... How old are you, and where are you based? Camillo Di Pietrantonio: I'm 29 years old and based out of Wester

The Bengali fan-made Phantom film Cholomon Oshoriri has been available on YouTube and Facebook for a few months now, so it's well and truly time we devoted a podcast to it. And what a lot of fun this one was! Steve, Jermayn and Dan recorded a 'phan commentary' of the film, chatting about it as we watched it together. Then we were lucky enough to speak to Abir Roy (writer, director, editor) and Sagardeep Roy (actor - Choloman). The commentary and the interview make for a fasci

It's always a thrill when we get to talk to passionate Phantom phans, and there are few more passionate than this father and son combination! Australian phans should be very familiar with the father in the pair - one of the greatest rugby league players to ever pull on a boot: The King, the Emperor of Lang Park, an official Rugby League Immortal, and one of only three men whose photo has appeared on a Phantom trading card ... none other than Wally Lewis. Wally is joined by so

Further to the breaking news (below), the trailer for CHOLOMAN OSHORIRI-The Ghost Who Walks has been released on YouTube. Enjoy! 10th October - Jermayn By now you would have seen the news from Facebook about the new Indian Bengali short film that will be released in November 2017. While some are viewing it with some hesitation the team at Chronicle Chamber is excited and we have spent some time communicating with the director and team behind this. Some news is kind of sketchy

Jermayn disappeared on a family holiday recently, but Steve and Dan have stepped up and proved to the big phella that they can deliver a Comics and News podcast without him. They may not have been able to cover the Scandinavian news (like the Stromstad exhibition) as well as they might if Jerm had been there, but a solid discussion of the new Mallon diary and calendar, Frew's latest subscription offer, Oz ComicCon, and the latest Daily newspaper strip will keep you tuning in

A very special collection of original Phantom art, comics and collectibles is currently on display and viewable to the public in a Library in Sydney, as part of an event called the Comic Con-versation. The ChronicleChamber team has had a chat to the good folk at the Liverpool City Library to find out all about it! ChronicleChamber: For non-Sydneysiders and those who came in late, what is Comic Con-versation? How many venues participate? Liverpool City Library: Comic Con-vers

It's a little hard to believe, but it's been over two months since the grand opening of The Phantom Art Show at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery in Coffs Harbour, and very soon the exhibition will be on the move once more. Unsurprisingly, the team at the Bunker are a little reluctant to see it leave. Manager Margaret Cameron says, "we're sad to see it go, it’s been a bit of a blast!" "We have broken most of our visitor records, and certainly the overall visitation for The Phantom A

I was lucky enough to spend some time talking to and listening to Paul Mason and Andrew Constant on Saturday at the Perth Comic Con. Who are they you may be thinking? They are the creative team of the upcoming Kid Phantom which is due to come out from Frew in the next month or so. For those who do not know, it was an eventful day as I had to look after my two year old princess who was happily very well behaved and was one of the better cosplayers of the day. Unfortunately due

When Peter Kingston and the Kit Walker Phantom Art Show posted this picture on Facebook in the week leading up to the opening of The Phantom Art Show in Coffs Harbour, sections of the Phantom collectors community went into meltdown. A new Phantom ring was available! The announcement that a "brace of Phantom rings from melted down old pirate gold [were] heading for the BunkaPhantom (sic) show at Coffs Harbour", and would be limited to "first come first served", had some phans

One of the better looking Phantom figurines to ever hit the market is available for pre-order now. Phans who browse the various Facebook groups dedicated to the Ghost Who Walks, particularly ChronicleChamber's own PhantomCollector page, have been privileged enough to see this unfold and develop. Jerome Dizon, who has conceived and commissioned the fully articulated 1/6 scale figure through his company D's Custom, has been teasing phans with progress photos over the last few m

Renowned Australian comedian Sammy J has announced upcoming tour dates for his Phantom-themed show Hero Complex. Sammy J debuted the show at the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival, where it won Best Comedy. Since then he has taken the show to Perth, then rested it briefly while he tours with regular partner Randy. However, 2017 will see the return of Hero Complex! Two cities have been announced at this time, with the show going to Adelaide in February as part of the 2017 Adelaide

YouTube channel Midnight's Edge, who are know for their deep analysis of film, TV and pop culture, have created a special video looking back at the 1996 The Phantom film. The video is not a simple re-review of the film nor a fan assessment with a more mature mind. Rather, the video goes behind the scenes of the making of the film, intelligently discusses why it may not have been successful in America and why it had the tone and Indiana Jones-like feel it did. An incredibly in

Phantom phans are very familiar with the variety of posters used to promote the 1996 film starring Billy Zane. Most serious collectors would have at least one of these in their collection. However, very few phans would be aware that, in 1996, Drew Struzan painted a number of prototypes for what might have become the official movie posters. Even the most cursory of google searches reveals why Struzan is so renowned among film poster buffs as one of the greatest exponents of th

Sammy J has unveiled the promotional poster for Hero Complex, his upcoming Phantom-themed show at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. As recently reported on ChronicleChamber and discussed in his interview on the X-Band podcast, Sammy J's show reflects on his relationship with our purple-clad jungle-based hero. Illustrated by Peader Thomas, the poster has Sammy assuming a trademark Phantom pose - a flashing Skull Ring presented strongly to the viewer. Many phans might assume that

As part of the 80th Anniversary celebrations, a Phantom Film Festival will be held in Örebro, Sweden on May 28th. The event will take place at the Roxy movie theatre from 11 am to 6 pm, and the following will be shown: The 1943 Movie Serial (edited) The 1996 Theatrical Movie The 2009 SyFy Miniseries Tickets will cost 150 SEK until May 12 or 200 SEK after that. Snacks and beverages will be available for sale. Facebook page for the event HERE. Website and ticket sales HERE. Öre

The Daily Mail has featured an interview with Australian director Simon Wincer about the story behind the filming of the 1996 The Phantom movie. With the 20th anniversary of the film just around the corner, it’s a timely reminder of just how much effort was involved in bringing the Ghost Who Walks to the big screen. The article talks about the long, difficult road the Phantom has toward his first big screen appearance, discusses the cult following the movie has earned since i

Things have started rumbling again in the Phantom movie space. After several false starts it looks the star of the 1996 Phantom film, Billy Zane, might be working on plans for a follow up. Comics website The Superhero Method contacted Billy via his Twitter account asking about when we might see the Ghost Who Walks once more on the big screen. Mr. Zane’s reply was interesting to say the least. What exactly this means we can’t be sure, but it seems that Billy Zane is actively t