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This is a bumper podcast as we try & squeeze two podcasts into one - Oct comics & news plus a creator interview. The result? A long podcast.

We plus many other Phantom phans converged to Sydney the past weekend (17, 18 & 19 June 2022). Here is a wrap up of the phantastic weekend

Jermayn & Rene White go over Sydnova 2022 featuring the Frew open house, Supanova & the LFMBEC Dinner including creators & what you can buy

Artists Jamie Johnson, Daniel Picciotto & Camillo Di Pietrantonio banded together in an 'online studio session' to raise funds for Ukraine

We review all the latest Frew & Fantomen comics & news from around the world inc figurines, comics from Germany & France & Sydney Supanova

We chat paper quality, covers, figurines, historical stories, the ongoing 22nd Phantom saga, DePaul & his title choices of stories & more

Sean Bassett was our reporter for the 2022 Melbourne Supanova (March 5 & 6) & records the Phantom panel featuring Matt Kyme and Marie Lewis

First X-Band: The Phantom Podcast discussing the news for 2022. It is a bumper episode as we go over all the latest Phantom related news.

When we said back in the show notes for #132A, "You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with podcasts, right?", we had no idea that we'd be wedging in an actual sit-down podcast interview with the man himself (#133) . As it turns out, we did! That's meant that a bit of a delay with the Brisbane recordings coming out, but so be it! A word of warning - the Phantom panel with the Frew guys ( Glenn Ford, Jamie Johnson, Andre

The ChronicleChamber team is lucky enough to sit down with Billy Zane in a quiet moment at Brisbane Supanova 2019. Generous with his time, Billy tells us how he became a phan and why the character resonates with him. He talks through the journey of getting the 1996 movie off the ground and convinces us that the time is right for a new Phantom film. We also hear about interactions with Australian phans and potentially exciting plans for future visits Down Under. If, like Bil

You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with podcasts, right? First up in the series is an insight into Adelaide Supanova through the eyes of one who was there. Phantom phan Sean reflects on his experiences and passes on his advice, before taking us into the audience of Billy's Q&A panel session. A massive thank you to Sean for sending these recordings in for us all - we know listeners are going to enjoy this. Until Bri

Frew have recently established a great tradition of attending the Sydney Supanova comic convention, and an even better one of releasing beautiful items for Phantom phans to enjoy. This post is a wrap up of all the items that Frew have published on their Facebook page, as well as those that Glenn Ford told us about in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #121 . The Phantom Gallery - Series 2 Trading Cards While they're not necessarily a 'Frew Publications' product as such, the rele

Following the 2016 success of Frew Publications ' Supanova booth, their first in many years, it is wonderful to see they are renewing their appearance in 2017. So, what can we expect to see from them this year? From the outset, we already know that they will have double the floorspace from last year with not one but two booths in 2017. Clearly, while The Phantom may be a "niche" and "antiquated" character, he still draws enough of a crowd to really cram a small area! Given t

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