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Magazine Bild & Bubbla #222: Swedish Influence on the Frew Comic

Mar 22, 2020

Magazine Bild & Bubbla #222: Swedish Influence on the Frew Comic

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 present da

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).

Best of Frew 2019 - Phan phavourites revealed!

ChronicleChamber Team

Jan 14, 2020

Best of Frew 2019 - Phan phavourites revealed!

So which did you think were the best Frew issues, stories and covers published in 2019? After a huge response from the phans, the Best of Frew 2019 survey has been run and won. Today we're releasing the results - very exciting! It was an expanded survey this year as we added a "Favourite Issue" category, and we were blown away by the entries - over 230 responses in all. The google form document went into hyperdrive on the last day in particular as votes came in thick and fast

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #138 - Phans’ Phavourites of 2019

ChronicleChamber Team

Dec 29, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #138 - Phans’ Phavourites of 2019

Seeing out the year Phantom-style, Jermayn and Dan review everything Ghost Who Walks 2019. Wishing you all very Happy Phantoming in the New Year! Tale of the Tape: who released what in 2019? 3m20 - King Features 6m20 - FREW Publications 11m40 - Hermes Press 14m30 - Comics Revue 16m40 - Fantomen 20m30 - Fantomet 21m45 - Regal Publications 23m50 - Kockás 25m15 - Mythos 28m30 - Lightning Strike Comics 29m30 - Summary Phan Phavourites 34m50 - Intro 35m40 - Best Cover

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #136 - Merry Phantoming!

ChronicleChamber Team

Dec 19, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #136 - Merry Phantoming!

In this relatively short episode, we have a quick bit of Christmas phun! Joined live by Swedish correspondent Mikael Lyck, the CC team draw the special Patreon Xmas raffle before discussing the best Phantom Christmas presents we've ever received, and then our honest thoughts on the lack of explicitly Christmas themed covers from Fantomen or Frew in 2019. After musing on our Xmas/New Years wishes for 2020, there's a bit of a laugh while we scare each other with a round rob

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #135 - December 2019 Comics & News

ChronicleChamber Team

Dec 11, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #135 - December 2019 Comics & News

In our last Comics & News podcast for 2019, there's a lot to discuss! 2min - Reflecting on Billy Zane 11min - Frew's launch on comiXology 19min - Fantomet's soft cover book sales 23min - Sal Velluto's Lucca prints 25min - Lightning Strikes in Australia 28min - Wulfric Media designs and plans 35min - A new Phantom card game! 48min - Mikael Lyck reviews Fantomen 2019/24, 25-26, and Christmas Album 1hr25 - Frew #1852 - The Sky Band 1hr42 - Frew #1853 - The Pit of Do

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

Jermayn Parker

Feb 27, 2019

Spotting the Easter Eggs in Jungle Love

There is lots to love about Frew's 70th Anniversary Trade Paperback, released in Australia in the second half of 2018, but one thing we reckon all phans would have enjoyed is ferreting out all the Easter Eggs in the Pidde Anderson / Shane Foley story Jungle Love. Pidde's script was a fun, light-hearted sequel to Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy's 1950 story The Movie Stars. Artist Shane Foley has clearly gone with the theme and his artwork reflects that tone as well. The creative te

Wendell Cavalcanti Releases Art For Sale

Jermayn Parker

Feb 21, 2019

Wendell Cavalcanti Releases Art For Sale

Wendell Cavalcanti is a Brazilian artist who has just started having his cover and story art published by Frew Publications in Australia. We were originally introduced to Wendell in an interview published on ChronicleChamber and we saw his first Phantom work in the story Requiem in the 2019 Annual, released in January 2019. You can watch our video review of the annual here (or below at the bottom of this page) and listen here for our podcast review. Wendell's styles seemed to

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #111 - February 2019 Comics and News

ChronicleChamber Team

Feb 13, 2019

X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #111 - February 2019 Comics and News

Our first Comics and News review for 2019 has landed! In this episode Dan and Jermayn explore the latest in Phantom news before turning their attention to the latest offerings from Frew (#1828-#1831) which includes the 2018 Christmas Special, the Rex Special and the 2019 Annual - The Phantom At War. Mikael also chimes in with his reviews of the first three Fantomen issues of the year. As always enjoy, and Happy Phantoming! Editor's note: Instead of googling an obscure 1980's

ChronicleChamber Team

Jan 26, 2019

Best of Frew 2018 - Phan phavourites!

So which were the most popular Frew stories and covers published in 2018? After a huge response from the phans the Best of Frew 2018 survey has been run and won, and many of you will have already heard the results on Episode #109 of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast. However today we're releasing the full set of results in written form so you can sit back and take it all in at your leisure! We were blown away by the entries - over 300 responses to the survey just about melted down

Reviewing the 2019 Frew Annual - The Phantom at War

Jermayn Parker

Jan 20, 2019

Reviewing the 2019 Frew Annual - The Phantom at War

Have you read the 2019 Frew Annual yet? Every single page contributes to a great collection of past classic and new stories. It's a well printed volume filled with content from great storytelling masters, all wrapped up in a stunning and eye-catching cover. Well done Frew and all the creators! We loved the Annual so much we decided to do an early video review. Join us as we go through every story in detail looking at what was well done and what missed the mark (spoiler - not

Göran Semb & Pidde Andersson Talk World Phantom

Jermayn Parker

Aug 3, 2018

Göran Semb & Pidde Andersson Talk World Phantom

Those who remembered our podcast interview with Göran Semb back in episode 57 would remember that he had his own podcast talking about comics and pop culture. In his latest podcast (& a future podcast) he is joined with Pidde Andersson. In episode 104 they talk all things Phantom from a writing perspective which makes sense seeing both are highly accredited writers and phans. For majority of Australian fans who do not speak Swedish will miss out on what I hear is a great conv

Pidde Andersson Pays tribute to the Phantom in his Other Work

Jermayn Parker

Jul 17, 2018

Pidde Andersson Pays tribute to the Phantom in his Other Work

Egmont publishes many more magazines than Fantomet / Fantomen and one of their other magazines that most Phantom phans would not know off is called 91. In the most recent magazine starting on page 12 there is a short story featuring Sergeant Revär who is barking at a bunch of recruits. The recruits tell Privates 91 and 87 that they've heard a lot about Revär and that he's always been at the regiment. This story runs for three pages. Private 87 then makes up a story about Revä

A Peek Behind the Curtain of Phantom's World #4

Jermayn Parker

Mar 22, 2018

A Peek Behind the Curtain of Phantom's World #4

Phantom's World #4 is now out at newsagents throughout Australia, has been sent to Frew subscribers, and phans like myself are now devouring (or have already devoured) the stories. This issue is the first in what Frew are calling their Artist Showcase series, and it features Italian artist Angelo Todaro. While we have seen Angelo's work before in Frew #1761, this is the first time we get a really good look with almost 100 pages of his detailed amazing artwork. We can also rea

Frew to Celebrate 70th Birthday with Very Special TPB

Dan Fraser

Mar 11, 2018

Frew to Celebrate 70th Birthday with Very Special TPB

We all know about the beautiful and successful For Those Who Came In Late trade paperback released by Frew late last year, and are excited about the prospect of a Pirates of the Red Dragon TPB to be released as a Reward level or Stretch goal in the Kickstarter campaign for The Phantom board game in November 2018. ChronicleChamber has now discovered that Frew will also be celebrating their 70th Birthday later this year with another very unique and special TPB. As we explored w

Anthony Gillies

Dec 23, 2017

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

40th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Style

Jermayn Parker

Oct 18, 2017

40th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Style

As you may know the Phantom got married in 1977, which is 40 years ago! Wow, that is a good innings in today's society even if comic years are different to ours. To celebrate, both Egmont and Frew are releasing special issues. While Egmont Norway and Egmont Sweden (& Finland) have released different covers to celebrate the wedding, the contents are the same with a great selection of Lee Falk stories: the Engagement, Wedding and other romantic stories which of course feature D

Jermayn Parker

Sep 14, 2017

New Phantom Art Exhibition in Sweden

Phantom art exhibitions seem to be all the rage these days. We all know of the Tour that Never seems to End downunder, The Phantom Art Show co-curated by Peter Kingston and Dietmar Lederwasch, which recently opened and is currently showing at the Manly Art Gallery in Sydney after a near-three year run around Australia. Then of course, there has been Swede Martin Dahlström’s homage to Wilson McCoy, the Godfather of Pop display, which we have also reported on extensively here o

Jermayn Parker

May 2, 2017

New Creators for Frew Created Stories

Over the last six months we have seen new Phantom stories being created by Frew with the Lou Manna, Felmany, Gaslight and Kid Phantom stories. Today the team at Chronicle Chamber has learnt and can confirm that two known authors who have done work for Egmont have also been commissioned to do more Frew created stories. Their names are Philip Madden and Pidde Andersson. Philip Madden we should all know as we have interviewed him before on the XBand Podcast (Episode #22) and has

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