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We discuss all the Phantom comics from around Australia, USA, Germany, and Austria that was released in January & February 2026

Issue 4 of The Phantom from Mad Cave Studios continues to up the ante. After The Phantom takes a gunshot wound, it's a race against time for Guran to save his friend and the Bandar villagers! Watch our video review.

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

Ever wondered what goes behind a cover creation? Thanks to Boris Kay, he gives us an insight into the creation of Frew #2002

If you did not attend the Sydney Supanova event, they have now made it available to purchase on their website.

Writer of Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth comic book series chats about his series on this podcast. Worth a listen!

Review of Mad Cave Studios 'Defenders of the Earth' issue 4 which includes spoilers. Are you liking the series?

Perfect gift for the ultimate supafan with the most desirable Australian comic Frew #1 currently up for auction ending 23 December 2023.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FREW CREW!!! Tuesday 23 February we celebrated 5 years of the Frew Crew releasing their first comic and we discussed what they have done throughout the years. Plus we will try and play Nostradamus on what we think they will do in the future. Tale of the tape After Jim Shepherd 's death in April 2013, Judith and their son Stephen stepped in and kept the title alive. Stephen introduced a number of initiatives, such as the Frew website, purchased a license for the

Moonstone in 2008 ran a contest for artists to draw a Phantom cover & the winner would get their cover published. Luca Erbetta was fourth.

Bild & Bubbla has a long tradition of writing about the Phantom in their magazine. We have previously written about the magazine and some of their earlier covers here. In the latest issue of Bild & Bubbla (issue 222) there are two pieces about The Phantom in Australia and its influence by Swedish creators. One of the articles is written by Andreas Eriksson and is about the history of the publication from the debut in Australian Women's Mirror in 1936 all the way to prese

In his Message from the Publisher in Frew #1806, publisher Dudley Hogarth relayed some fascinating information about the 'new' cover artist featured on that issue. However, space constraints prevented him from telling the full fascinating story of Jonny Nordlund , so Andreas Erikkson has kindly allowed us to share the tale with you here. Frew readers with a keen eye may have taken a look at issue #1806 and thought that a new cover artist was making his debut. But they woul

As promoted by Glenn Ford in his Message from the Publisher in Frew's Giantsize #4: it's time to vote for Frew's Best Story and Best Cover of 2017 . Working in partnership, Frew and ChronicleChamber have created this competition for you to enter - specially timed with the release of Frew's digital poster giveaway! (Both the posters you see on this page are available for free download at www.phantomcomic.com.au ) All you need to do is vote for Frew's Best of 2017 , using

Following the 2016 success of Frew Publications ' Supanova booth, their first in many years, it is wonderful to see they are renewing their appearance in 2017. So, what can we expect to see from them this year? From the outset, we already know that they will have double the floorspace from last year with not one but two booths in 2017. Clearly, while The Phantom may be a "niche" and "antiquated" character, he still draws enough of a crowd to really cram a small area! Given t