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

In this episode we are excited to be joined by the one and only Alex Saviuk. Alex is an accomplished and experienced Phantom artist, and in fact boasts the extraordinary achievement of having worked for the greatest variety of The Phantom publishers of any artist in history! His Phantom credits (both covers and stories) include: Marvel, Egmont, Moonstone, Lightning Strike Comics, Frew, Hermes Press, and even the King Features' syndicated Sunday strip! Over the course of this

It's been 23 years since Series 1 was in stores, and almost three since the promo card came with Frew's 80th Anniversary Special, but finally - The Phantom Gallery - Series 2 trading card set is available for sale! Creator Glenn Ford is understandably relieved that his vision of over two decades has finally been realised. "It all got done - it's looking amazing, it's looking fantastic." he tells us in Episode #121 of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast. Glenn was speaking to Chronicl

The Irish publisher Lightning Strike Comics has promised and produced great things on a Phantom-front, but have they delivered? Phantom phans from around the world are sharing their frustration that comics they have paid for not being delivered when promised. We at Chronicle Chamber are receiving word and complaints from places around the world, including Australia, Europe and North America. Phantom phans by nature are patient. We are used to being given the rough end of the

In this episode we are honoured to be joined by one of the most distinctive Phantom cover artists going around - Douglas Klauba! Doug is renowned for his covers for Moonstone comic books in the mid-late 2000s, as well as the artwrk that has featured on so many Bradford Exchange products and now most recently, on a future Lightning Strike Comics issue. In a wide-ranging interview that starts with a video tour of his studio (keep an eye on our YouTube channel for the footage),

ChronicleChamber is proud to announce that we have an episode of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast featuring an interview with Douglas Klauba coming out very soon. Doug is most famous for the covers he completed for Moonstone between 2003 and 2010. Doug has popped onto the radar for Phantom phans again recently, with an image surfacing of a planned cover for Lightning Strike Comics (right). During our process of planning the podcast with him we stumbled upon his procedure of using

One of the world's most iconic comic book covers is Batman: The Killing Joke (right) which features the Joker holding up a camera in front of his eye in a classic ‘Smile!’ pose. What some may not know is that artist Brian Bolland drew the image based on a photographic reference of himself posing for the cover. Other famous mainstream artists like Jim Lee and Alex Ross also use photographic references for their work. This is far from just a modern thing, with a very similar st

After over a decade in the market, Bradford Exchange has announced that they are no longer producing or selling Phantom items: effective immediately. Bradford Exchange items, produced for the high-end collectors market, have long divided phans over the 10+ years they have been in production. Back in the Chronicle Chamber Forum days, a Bradford representative asked the phans collectively what they would like to see produced. While none of the ideas happened they did produce so

In the most recent X-Band podcast, ChronicleChamber put the question to Phanfare boss Glenn Ford that has been on many people’s lips and keyboards - where are the Phantom Gallery Series 2 trading cards? First advertised in Frew's 80th Anniversary special back in September 2016, these cards have been a long time in the making and quite a number of phans and some collectors are starting to wonder... To save you loading up the podcast and fast-forwarding to the 2:00:30 mark (alt

Bradford has released another item this week with advertising starting to filter through to customers inviting them to purchase a personalised "welcome" sign for their Skull Cave. This is a brilliant idea and a perfect Father's Day surprise for the Phantom phan who wants something Phantom but has a wife or partner complaining that they do not know what to get them. The price is not over the top too much with a total of $170 including postage. As usual there is a payment plan

In the second part at our look at the history of Moonstone Books Jermayn and Joe discuss the remaining of Moonstone's graphic novels, their various spin-off and mini series and just what the legacy of this publisher is. #Moonstone #AlexSaviuk #JoeGentile #DouglasKlauba #MikeBullock #MikeCollins #BenRaab #RubenProcopio

For eight years American publisher Moonstone Books produced arguable the best Phantom stories to come out of the US. In this two parter Joe and Jermayn discuss all of Moonstone's releases from graphic novels to mini series and of course the on-goings. If you're at all a phan of Moonstone's Phantom books or haven't yet experienced them this is an episode you won't want to miss! This is one we've been planning for a while so we hope you enjoy it! #Moonstone #MikeBullock #MikeCo

Now you too can shoot guns out of the hands of villains! Bradford Exchange is releasing two replica guns complete with holster, which featured Douglas Klauba are from his time at Moonstone, and a almost-gunbelt. As with all Bradford’s collection pieces you can “subscribe” to this release should you want to get both guns. Individually the guns sell for $119.98AU or two installments of $59.99AU each. By looking at the listing on their website, it seems that the first gun is alr