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In news sure to gladden the hearts of most Phantom collectors, Frew co-owner Rene White has announced that the Australian company is seeking to reproduce a popular publication from the 1950s and 60's: the Giant Size comics. * In a late night Facebook post , Rene White wrote: Frew is looking at starting to produce the giant size Phantom subject to King Features approval and require scanned copies or photocopies of Phantom Ranger No 1 and Sir Falcon No 1 if anyone has any of

In a Facebook post t oday, Frew announced the winner of the Colouring In Competition from issue #1763, their 80th Anniversary special . It was a complex challenge, with a very detailed frame created by Shane Foley. Interestingly, his signature on the crate (bottom middle of the pic and enlarged here) seems to indicate that the image was drawn over a 20 year period! It's possible that entries were a little slow coming in to Frew, as about a week before the closing date they

In this Episode Dan, Jermayn and Steve review the hotly anticipated 80th Anniversary Special published by Frew . The episode opens with the boys recording their first impressions of the issue as soon as they open it. They then drag a fine tooth comb through every aspect of the publication. Was the colour a success? Does Jermayn agree with Barry's history? What's Dan's opinion on the non-inclusion of any Falk stories? Can Steve somehow reign these guys in so that we don't go

Most phans have by now seen the impressive covers for Frew's 80th Anniversary Special, and many Australians have been down to their newsagent or local comic book store and picked up a copy. But for those who haven't yet been able to get their hands on one, or who are still weighing up the $20 cost, here's what it looks like once you unwrap the protective plastic covering! The Contents page is the first real impression you get that this is no ordinary Frew comic. For only the

IT'S HERE!! It started with a simple statement in Facebook Messenger from Stephen East: "Get to the newsagents pronto!" The accompanying photos confirmed what we had barely dared hope for: Frew's 80th Anniversary Special, issue #1763 is finally in stores and available for phans to purchase. There was a flurry of activity on the various Facebook groups as phans scurried to get to local retailers to pick up their copies and share their finds. Rest assured that the Chronicle

In the latest Frew 1759 that comes out in Newsagents on Thursday the 11th August, Dudley breaks some exciting news about a new series that will start in Frew 1761 called the Phantom's World. It is a series of comics from all around the world that have never been previously published in English. Dudley then mentions that the first of this new series will be another Spada story from artist Angelo Todaro who will also be creating a new Frew cover. Attached is an image that wa

Frew 1754 saw a new cover artist drawing the cover. His name is Shane Foley and the team at Chronicle Chamber interviewed him to find out about him and his long journey to become a Frew Phantom cover artist. Chronicle Chamber: Were you a Phantom phan growing up or now? Shane Foley: If a ‘phan’ is the Bandar version of a Marvel Zombie, then no. I have been very hit and miss with reading the Phantom over the years. Having said that, I adore the Phantom up to the early Sy Barry

Frew 1755 saw Gary Chaloner finally get his chance to become a Phantom creator after a near miss back in the early 1990s, and the team at Chronicle Chamber interviewed him about his long journey to become a Frew Phantom artist. Chronicle Chamber: Were you always a Phantom phan? Gary Chaloner: The Phantom has always been a constant presence on the newsstands, in show bags, and at second-hand bookstores. Frew ’s editions have always been there. It’s a large part of growing

The latest Frew we saw Shane Foley debut as a Frew cover artist, over the weekend Gary Chaloner posted his new Frew cover on Facebook and a few weeks ago it was announced that Angelo Todaro is also set to produce a cover. It is great to see more artists getting the opportunity to create Frew Covers. It also makes Frew's Signature Series more of a series worth getting with different artists signatures. Shane Foley and Gary Chaloner are both local Australian artists who a

As you know Frew will be at Sydney Supanova . They have now announced on Facebook their first ever Jam Cover, as well as two other special products which will be available to purchase at their booths. As announced earlier Gary Chaloner is doing the standard release Frew 1755 cover. New products will be the 1755 jam cover along with the ‘Frew Pholios’ and a Replica series slip case. If you can't get to the Sydney Supanova yourself, be sure to check out the Frew website

When Glenn Ford and Rene White , collectively known as The Frew Crew along with Dudley Hogarth , took over Frew they said they had some big ideas for The Phantom . Well, we’re starting to see the first of these with the announcement of two variants of Frew ’s comic. To be fair, “variant” in the usual sense of the word in relation to comics – that of the exact same issue with only a different cover created simply for collecting purposes – isn’t exactly correct here. Rather,

The celebration of the Phantom’s 80th continues to be celebrated throughout the comics community with two new articles appearing from Comics Alliance and Precinct 1313 . The Comics Alliance article , like many others, goes into the history of the character. While Precinct 1313 do the same in their own article , the site goes one better by dedicating their whole being to celebrating The Phantom for the whole week of the anniversary, promising many more articles! We’ll let