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Edited Newspaper Stories in Today's Comic Books

Jan 30, 2020

Edited Newspaper Stories in Today's Comic Books

For a lot of Frew readers from the 1980s and 90s, the work that Jim Shepherd and Frew did by bringing to us unedited and uncensored newspaper stories was all part of the reason why many including the team at Chronicle Chamber were and still are hooked on the Phantom. In the December Comics and News X-Band podcast in a discussion between Mikael, Dan and myself we highlighted how even today the newspaper stories get edited in comics from Frew and Egmont which is a direct 180 on

Fantomen Launches Anniversary Celebrations

Jermayn Parker

Jan 16, 2020

Fantomen Launches Anniversary Celebrations

2020 looms as a year of sentimentality and celebration in Sweden as we lead up to the 70th Anniversary of the Fantomen magazine, first published way back on October 5 1950. We are led to believe that throughout 2020 we will see nostalgic reprints and new surprises. This begins with the very first issue of the anniversary year, which included a very special version of their traditional "Schedule" poster, featuring a previously unseen Jaime Vallve painting (see bottom of page).

Dan Fraser

Oct 30, 2019

New Phantom Rings from Wulfric Media

Wulfric Media have just announced the release of a prestige collection of Phantom jewellery. In the set are two variations of a Skull Mark and a Good Mark ring, as well as a unique pair of Jungle Patrol dog tags. The pieces are designed by John Evans, a bespoke jeweller with over 30 years experience, and produced by his Gold Coast business ParaMount Jewellers.. Some phans might feel the line is reminiscent of Bradford Country's Phantom range from the early 2010's. They are ce

2018 Products Released by Ludi in Brazil

Jermayn Parker

Oct 17, 2019

2018 Products Released by Ludi in Brazil

Recently we were made aware of new licensed merchandise products released last year in Brazil branded and released by Ludi. Unfortunately we missed the original release date and there is only three different items in the line. The three items are a Ceramic Mug, a Travel Thermal Mug and a Pillow which all feature collages of several Sy Barry artwork from Daily Newspaper Stories. It is a nice change to see something different from the normal KFS licensed style guide collection

Dan Fraser

Oct 5, 2019

New Range of Phantom Apparel from Pod66

A new range of licensed Phantom apparel was launched earlier this week, available immediately and posting out of the United Kingdom via an online store. Pod66 is a clothing label that, according to their website, "specialises in officially licensed graphics based merchandise ranging from niche interest groups through to celebrities, music, photography and everything in between." Certainly the company seems to have all fanbases catered for, with over 60 different clothing rang

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #129 - Gabbing with Grange

ChronicleChamber Team

Sep 29, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #129 - Gabbing with Grange

Grange Wallis is a young up-and-coming Phantom cover artist for Frew Publications in Australia. In this podcast we have the opportunity to find out all about him, his history with the character and his creative process. It's a wonderful opportunity to build on the brief introduction we had back on our pre-Supanova Special Episode #121, and great to explore his experiences of Australia's most popular Phantom phan gathering. Perhaps most well known in Australia for his involvem

We Review "Comics Kingdom" Products: Mugs, SDCC Pin & Shirt

Jermayn Parker

Aug 30, 2019

We Review "Comics Kingdom" Products: Mugs, SDCC Pin & Shirt

Comics Kingdom has had products for sale for a while but with their recent change of free shipping it has prompted several Australian and other international phans to buy products from their catalogue to make the most of the free shipping. Today included in the review are three mugs, the SDCC Pin and the SDCC Shirt. The SDCC Pin is currently not available online at the Comics Kingdom shop (URL) but the rest plus more are all available. #KingFeaturesSyndicate #Clothing

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #126 - An Interview with Alex Saviuk

ChronicleChamber Team

Aug 16, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #126 - An Interview with Alex Saviuk

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

Dan Fraser

Jul 22, 2019

Phantom Country Miniatures

Early last week an intriguing post popped up in the social media feeds for many phans - a little company called Wulfric Media began advertising a range of Phantom collectibles unlike anything we've seen before! Kelby Wooldridge is the man behind Wulfric Media. For those who came in late, we've spoken with Kelby before as he looked to produce a specilised Phantom comic storage box, but he has recently announced that he will be producing a range of Phantom Country miniatures -

Exclusive: The Phantom is Coming to Australia

Jermayn Parker

Jun 18, 2019

Exclusive: The Phantom is Coming to Australia

Have you listened to the Episode 121 of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast yet? In our Sydney Supanova podcast special we have a chat with Sunday artist Jeff Weigel. Jeff is travelling to Australia for the Sydney and Perth Supanova comic conventions, as well as the Lee Falk Memorial Bengali Explorer's Club dinner. In our chat, Jeff drops a huge bombshell regarding the next Sunday adventure, due to follow The Free Avar Front, which started on 19 May 2019. The Phantom is a character t

Phantom Noir to be Released at September Gothenburg Book Fair

Jermayn Parker

Jun 4, 2019

Phantom Noir to be Released at September Gothenburg Book Fair

The Gottenburg Book Fair is one of the biggest comic (and book) conventions in Sweden and to coincide with the convention Egmont Fantomen have created a relativity new tradition of releasing an annual softcover album each year. The first softcover album was released in 2015 and for the first two years they had no official theme. 2017 we saw the first themed softcover album celebrating the Phantoms 40th Wedding Anniversary. 2018 we saw a pirate theme which also featured the fi

X Band Podcast Mentioned in Fantomen 12/2019

Jermayn Parker

May 24, 2019

X Band Podcast Mentioned in Fantomen 12/2019

Next week Fantomen issue 12/2019 comes out in stores around Sweden. Every issue features a short editorial message from Mikael Sol which is similar to the Message from the Publisher Frew readers see from Dudley Hogarth. What makes this editorial message so cool for us is that he focuses on Chronicle Chamber's X-Band: The Phantom Podcast! Now we are very vocal and proud of what it has become, and we are very happy and ecstatic we get a good shout out in the popular Swedish mag

Mythos Exclusive: May 2019 Release Date plus More News

Jermayn Parker

Apr 28, 2019

Mythos Exclusive: May 2019 Release Date plus More News

A lot of phans from Brazil, South America and around the world are very excited about what Mythos has announced. Thanks to our discussions with editor Julio Oliveira and a second release article by Mythos, we are now aware that their new publications do not stop at their first release of Daily stories in the four issues they have already announced (You can read that here). We can now say that they will also publish eight editions containing the modern Sunday stories of the Gh

Jermayn Parker

Apr 18, 2019

The Phantom Accessorises

Beginning today in the newspaper Daily adventure strip we will start to see something different with the Phantom fitting himself out with emergency medical gear plus some extra .45 ACP clips of ammo for this adventure. We can only guess because of the extra care given pre-mission, we are going to experience an action-packed adventure coming up were he is expected to be needing medical attention and some extra ammunition throughout. Before some get too upset, please note this

An Interview with the Italian Master - Felmang (Part 1)

ChronicleChamber Team

Mar 19, 2019

An Interview with the Italian Master - Felmang (Part 1)

An entire generation of Phantom phans have grown up on the art of Roy Felmang. Many of us have devoured every beautifully crafted panel, figure and story drawn by the Italian Master who, despite his many pen-names, we most simply know as Felmang. He is credited as the story artist on seven Fratelli Spada stories (published 1967-1970), one hundred Team Fantomen stories (1987-2014) and most recently has started writing and illustrating original stories for Frew Publications in

Dan Fraser

Mar 14, 2019

A New Phantom Card Game!

While we all wait on tenterhooks for the launch of The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon board game in Australia, another Phantom game is also being planned for a Kickstarter campaign launch - but this one is entirely card based and comes out of Scandinavia! Mikael Lyck, a Phantom phan from Sweden (and from recently, a ChronicleChamber contributor) has taken it upon himself to design and produce a Phantom card game. We must stress that this is in the stages of development. Mikael

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #113 - Sy Barry

ChronicleChamber Team

Mar 11, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #113 - Sy Barry

In a very special X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, the ChronicleChamber team are once again privileged to be joined by living legend Sy Barry. Recorded in early February, we're releasing it today to coincide with the great man's 91st birthday! As any self-respecting phan knows, Sy Barry drew The Phantom Daily and Sunday newspaper strips for 33 years from 1961 to 1994. It's been two years since we last spoke to the great man for a podcast, back in December 2016, episode #53. Sy is

Jermayn Parker

Mar 5, 2019

Norm Breyfogle and The Phantom

Reader Daniel Best has recently been in touch with ChronicleChamber regarding The Phantom art produced by American artist Norm Breyfogle (best known for his DC work) and Joe Rubinstein (inker of The Official Guide to the Marvel Universe). Daniel is concerned with the artwork produced for a The Phantom style guide commissioned by King Features Syndicate in 2004. Daniel got in touch with ChronicleChamber after we posted a few of those images on our social media platforms (you c

The Norwegians Cannot Catch a Break - Major Newspaper Cancels Strip

Jermayn Parker

Mar 2, 2019

The Norwegians Cannot Catch a Break - Major Newspaper Cancels Strip

News has filtered in the last week that Aftenposten, one of the major Norwegian newspapers, has cancelled The Phantom strip. After the current story ends, so does their relationship with the character. What makes this heartfelt is their long history with the character, and their connection to perhaps the greatest ever Phantom history story of all time. The full page in the newspaper explaining that it is all about to end The story goes that Aftenposten used to smuggle in the

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #110 - Top 20 Influencers

ChronicleChamber Team

Feb 2, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #110 - Top 20 Influencers

Who have been the most influential people in the history of The Phantom? It's a huge cast of characters to draw from: there's an 83-year continuity in the newspapers alone, as well as countless other comic creators, promoters, editors and phans contributing over the decades. In this podcast, ChronicleChamber takes on the daunting prospect of identifying and ranking the most important and influential individuals in Phantom history. While #1 may seem obvious to everyone, it wil

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