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From 1992 - 2016, Frew Publications produced 31 issues of the Phantom every year. When the new Frew Crew of Glenn Ford and Rene White took over in January 2016, they implemented an annual publishing schedule of 28 regular issues regular issues, but also started bringing in new titles like Phantom's World , Kid Phantom and also reprised Giantsize Phantom . As we head into 2020, we have become aware that the number of regular issues per year will drop again, down to 26. No

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 f

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 the conclusion of this extensive interview with the renowned Italian Phantom artist Felmang, we ask about his favourite stories, his...

In a very special (and very short) episode of X-Band , Dan and Jermayn talk Steve through his first Sydney Supanova / Lee Falk Memorial...

Lightning Strike Comic Books may be a small Indi publisher in the scheme of things, but they have grand plans for our favourite purple...

A brand new The Phantom board game has suddenly become a very real and imminent possibility! This will not be news to regular listeners...

You asked so we answered! In this episode of X-Band , the ChronicleChamber team is delighted to spend a couple of hours speaking with the publisher of Phantom comics in Australia - Glenn Ford . We last spoke to Glenn on Episode 33, almost exactly two years ago, and so much has changed since then! To find out about the phan, the creator and the artist, go back and listen to that one. To find out about Frew Publications - listen to this one! It's a monster recording, but on

Not since Defenders of the Earth (1986-1987) and Phantom 2040 (1994-1996) has the Phantom been a part of an animated adventure. Now, we are less than a week away from the debut of a brand new Phantom animation, with a Kid Phantom short film about to be screened for the first time! It's been just on a month since it was revealed live at the Brisbane Oz ComicCon Kid Phantom panel (and subsequently on Episode 76 of X-Band: The Phantom Podca st ) that the original creators of

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...

In the second X Band Podcast this week (!), Jermayn and Dan are joined by Jon Cookson to discuss their plans for the biggest day on an...

In October last year, we reported on some of the items Phanfare had listed on their Drawing Board, and among them was a BBQ apron. At the...

I was lucky enough to spend some time talking to and listening to Paul Mason and Andrew Constant on Saturday at the Perth Comic Con. Who...

It has been 12 months since Glenn Ford and Rene White took over ownership of Frew Publications and, along with publisher Dudley Hogarth, formed the Frew Crew. For this episode Dan, Jermayn and Steve look back at Frew Crew: Year One going through innovations, positives, minuses, and things we thought were interesting. We also put forward what we would like to see in Year Two. Enjoy! In the episode, we refer to a bunch of statistics around Year One. These are posted below f

The family fun day at Bradley Peach's Enter The Phantom exhibition in Albury is this weekend - and some famous Phantom personalities will...

January 19 is turning out to be a great day for news about new Frew initiatives! The publishing company's resurgence under new owners Glenn Ford and Rene White continues apace as they approach the one-year anniversary of acquiring the company. Their latest innovation ( announced on Facebook today ) is the Frew Philecards, to be released every week/ fortnight with each new issue and also available via the Frew website. Glenn told ChronicleChamber: "T hese [Frew Philecards] ar

Not wanting to rest on their laurels with the Phantom by Gaslight series, the crew at Frew have continued to hint at what is in store for the year ahead. It looks like the "Phantom Kids" concept which has been teased in several of Dudley Hogarth’s Message From The Publisher , as well as in the responses to Phantom Forum letters, has really taken shape. While there have been hints through the past weeks that an Australian creative team has been commissioned by Frew to creat

Speculation is awash in the ChronicleChamber offices that we may be about to see the long-awaited return of a female Phantom. Regular...

Yes, it's here - X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's 50th episode! There's no congratulating quite like self congratulating and the team are...

In what will be one of the first major product launches for Glenn Ford's Phanfare, coming soon is a new line of Phantom jigsaw puzzles....