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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

The story reported on ChronicleChamber earlier this month has been verified: Frew Publications has commissioned a new The Phantom series, produced by the all-Australian creative team of Christopher Sequeira and Jason Paulos. Frew confirmed the news on their Facebook page tonight with an extensive statement accompanied by some teaser artwork (shown below). As part of their determination to fill the 6-8 page gap left by Egmont's decision to move to 22-page stories, Frew hav

Some very exciting news to begin the New Year! In 2017, Frew Publications will be publishing a new, Australian-made The Phantom series! Written by Sydney-based author Christopher Sequeira with art by fellow New South Wales resident Jason Paulos , the series will be advertised inside the rear cover of the new Frew issue (#1773) due in newsagents later this week. Believe it or not, Sequeira actually made the announcement on his Facebook page in November last year! FREW PU

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

The Phantom World has lost a major talent this week with the passing of Moonstone, Hermes Press and Frew artist Lindsay Walker. Chronicle Chamber has confirmed with a family friend that, after a difficult period in her personal life, Lindsay tragically ended her own life on 27th September. In a terrible twist, the news comes in the same week that her first cover for Frew, issue #1764 The Crying Idol hit newsstands throughout Australia and New Zealand. The stunning cover, w

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