The Phantom (Fantomet) is back in Norway (again)

In March 2026, we wrote how the latest attempt of a Fantomet series by Egmont Norway was again canceled, and now thanks to the attention of some eagle-eyed phans, we can share that a new publisher is taking the reins to revive the Phantom back in Norway.

In the Pondus Magazine #6 from 2026, it has been announced that publisher John Berge, from his publishing house JB Forlag will be releasing a brand new Phantom book in November 2026. At this stage, there is no news on the finer details of the book or if it will be an ongoing series, but we will share it here when we know more. We are just assuming here, but we expect to see newspaper stories as the main staple of content for the book.

If anyone wants to review this book for us, please contact us at ChronicleChamber@gmail.com.

John Berge is a journalist and publisher. He has been involved in the comics scene in Norway for years, but he has few comics publications from his publishing house. He has mostly published magazines about movies in the past.

We find it interesting that this is a new publisher and not Egmont Norway. It follows the Danish publisher E-Voke publishing the Phantom. We wonder if it means that a smaller publisher can survive on a smaller margin of profit than a larger publishing house like Egmont.

The poor Norwegians have had no luck in the last 8 years with their Phantom comic. Let us hope this series will be different. For those who have come in late, here is a brief synopsis of their checkered recent history.

• In 2018 the regular magazine, after 1200+ issues, was cancelled. (read more)

• In 2019, an album-magazine series lasted 2 issues. (read more)

• In 2021, the yearly album started again but stopped again in 2024.

• In 2023, the Fantomet Kronologisk series stopped after 28 issues, starting in 2017. (read more)

• In 2025, the regular magazine started again but only lasted 3 issues. (read more)

Thanks go to all the phans who have messaged us with this news, including Thomas Askjellerud, Andreas Eriksson and others. If you notice us missing any Phantom-related news, please contact us at ChronicleChamber@gmail.com. If anyone wants to review this series for us, please contact us.