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Jermayn
- Mar 27, 2018
- 3 min
The TWO Lost Phantom TV Animated Series
We all know of the Defenders of the Earth and the Phantom 2040 animated television series, but did you know we almost saw not one but two other animation TV shows depicting The Phantom during the 1980's? Two different TV show animation companies, Filmation Studios and Ruby-Spears Productions, both conceived of shows but failed to get them to our screens. Apart from the odd mention in a blog from a past writer, hidden Jack Kirby artwork being found, or the odd eBay listing pop
Dan
- Jan 29, 2018
- 1 min
Vale Bill Harris
In early January Bill Harris, former The Phantom writer and editor, passed away aged 84. Mark Evanier, career comic writer and now blogger, reported Harris' passing in his blog earlier this week. The following extract has been taken from Mark's report, but we encourage you to follow this link and read it in full: Comic book writer-editor Bill Harris died January 8 at the age of 84. ... He was proudest of his editorial work on Western's Bullwinkle comics and of his writing wor
Anthony Gillies
- Dec 23, 2017
- 7 min
Introducing Massimo Gamberi
Massimo Gamberi is the creative talent behind the stunning and phestive Christmas-themed cover for Frew's 2017 Christmas Special, currently on sale on newsstands around Australia and winging it's way around the world. Massimo is considered a "future art comic superstar" by the prominent Phantom artist Sal Velluto, and it is a real coup for Frew to have him join their stable of cover artists. Friend of the ChronicleChamber, Anthony Gillies, has been kind enough to chat with Ma
ChronicleChamber Team
- Jan 27, 2017
- 36 min
An Interview with Sy Barry
The following is an edited transcript of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast – Episode 53 “Our Interview with Sy Barry”. The complete, unedited and unabridged version was made available to Patreon subscribers on January 8th. Features of the full transcript include: The complete and unedited voice of Sy Barry Pre- and post- interview chat from the CC Team Sy's thoughts on Australians Comic strip artists living the rock star lifestyle Sy's attitude to the Horror comic genre popular in
ChronicleChamber Team
- Dec 22, 2016
- 1 min
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #53 - Interview with SY BARRY
In a very special X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, Steve, Jermayn and Dan are privileged to be joined by living legend Sy Barry. As any self-respecting phan knows, Sy Barry drew The Phantom Daily and Sunday newspaper strips for 33 years from 1961 to 1994, and is widely recognised as the artist that gave the Phantom his modern look. Over the course of an expansive conversation, Sy opens up about: his artistic influences over the last 75 years, working with his brother Dan, how he
Joe
- Jul 21, 2016
- 1 min
UPDATED: Dynamite & Hermes Announce New Comics
Dynamite Entertainment and Hermes Press have both announced new Phantom comics which will be on sale in November and October of this year, respectively. Dynamite has announced the follow up to their second Kings Quest crossover, however, this time it will be appearing in a new issue #1 for Flash Gordon, rather than a stand alone series. The announcement article on Newsarama mentions states that this will be an "all-new five-issue storyline, beginning in November with Flash Go
Jermayn
- May 1, 2016
- 1 min
PREORDER The Phantom and the Voodoo Witch Doctor
Atlantis Models has officially re released the 1965 Phantom and the Voodoo Witch Doctor model kit. According to their website and Facebook this should be released in June 2016 and is current available for pre order at a reasonable price of $39.98. In looking at photos of their Flash Gordon set it comes as close as possible of the original 1965 Revell kit with their logo instead of the Revell one. Also worth noting is that this includes the box and instructions unlike the othe
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