Fantomen announces limited hardcover "Year One" omnibus book to be released August 2026
- Jermayn Parker
- 8 hours ago
- 2 min read
Since 2022, Fantomen has released a yearly omnibus hardcover collection book. The 2026 omnibus collection book will be collecting the 2004 and 2005 Fantomen-created "The Phantom Year One" stories, in which the 21st Phantom is badly wounded, and he starts to recollect what happened to him when he newly swore the oath as the Phantom.
The book is titled "Till sista andetaget" which translates to "Until the last breathe" and features 12 stories. The cover has not yet been released; the book will be 400+ pages and will be printed in full colour. As per the other books, only 500 copies will be printed and made available.
At this stage, you can preorder the 2026 book via the Swedish and Norwegian websites listed below:
The book will be available to ship in August 2026, and we expect the cover to be announced by June-July at the latest. Keep an eye on our website and/or our socials for the latest news on this publication. We are looking for someone to review the book for us, if you are keen to help, please contact us at ChronicleChamber@gmail.com.
The stories in the original Year One saga were:
"The 21st Phantom" by Claes Reimerthi and Paul Ryan (published in Frew 1390 & Fantomen 17/2004)
"Molok" by Claes Reimerthi and Paul Ryan (published in Frew 1391 & Fantomen 18/2004)
"The Courier" by Claes Reimerthi and Alex Saviuk (published in Frew 1392 & Fantomen 19/2004)
"Johnny Hotwire" by Tony DePaul and Hans Lindahl (published in Frew 1394 & Fantomen 20/2004)
"Johnny Hotwire Rides Again" by Tony DePaul and Hans Lindahl (published in Frew 1395 & Fantomen 21/2004)
"The Leathal Trap" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppanen (published in Frew 1396 & Fantomen 22/2004)
"The Black Widow" by Claes Reimerthi and Paul Ryan (published in Frew 1402 & Fantomen 25/2004)
"The Eye of the Hurricane" by David Bishop, Hans Lindahl and Kari Leppanen (published in Frew 1404 & Fantomen 26/2004)
"The Doomsday Ship" by David Bishop, Hans Lindahl and Kari Leppanen (published in Frew 1406 & Fantomen 1/2005)
"Gullique - The Island of Doom" by Lee Falk, Ulf Granberg and Kari Leppanen (published in Frew 1407 & Fantomen 2/2005)
The previous four omnibus collection books are listed below along with our past video reviews:
Heart of Darkness story collection (2022)
The Secret Chronicle story collection (2023)
The Kate Sommerset story collection (2024)
The Rodia story collection (2025)
