X-Band: Phantom Podcast #331B - January & February 2026 comics review (Published in Australia, the USA, Germany & Austria)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7BlMzC0pCE

In this episode, Jermayn Parker is joined by co-host Stephen East as they review the Australian comics and include a few rants about Frew missing the mark and other things that are bothering them. Scott Waldyn and Christian Moller also join in with their reviews of comics released in the USA, Germany, and Austria.

Normally, these podcasts are our attempt to wrap up everything from comic reviews to catching up on the latest Newspaper Comics Kingdom stories and related news from around the world. As it has been two months since we last reviewed everything that has happened in the Phantom's world, we have split the wrap-up podcast into two. In the last podcast we discussed all the related Phantom news and reviewed the Newspaper daily and Sunday stories.

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If you're one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.

Frew (Australia)

• Frew #2013: 2 Minutes

  • "The Goggle-Eye Pirates" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

  • "The Return" by Paul Mason and Giancarlo Caracuzzo

• Frew #2015: 12 Minutes

  • "The Gray Gang" part 1 by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

  • "The Jungle Patrol" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

  • "The Governor's Family" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

  • "The Flirtatious Princess" part 2 by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

    
    

• Frew #2016: 17 Minutes

  • "Dark Smoke over Bangalla" by Bernd Frenz and Heiner Bade

  • “Hunters’ Prey” part 3 by Shane Foley

  
  

• Giant Size #36: 31 Minutes

  • "The Madness of Van Krieg" by Lamberto Lombardi

  • "The Blackmailers of Paris" by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla

The USA

• Mad Cave Studios Phantom #4: 46 Minutes

  • "The Tempest, Part 4" by Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson
    

• Mad Cave Studios Phantom #5: 59 Minutes

  • "The Tempest, Part 5" by Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson
    

• Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #2: 1 Hour & 15 Minutes

  • "Weather All Storms" by Dan DiDio and Alex Sanchez
    

• Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #3: 1 Hour & 26 Minutes

  • "Unhappy Returns" by Dan DiDio and Alex Sanchez
    

Germany & Austria

• Wick #9 & #10: 1 Hour & 41 Minutes

  • "Die Bergkrieger" ("The Mountain Warriors") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla

  • "Die Schatzkammer des wandelnden Geistes" ("The Treasure of the Ghost Who Walks") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla

  • "Die Hexenjagd" ("The Witch Hunt") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla

  • "Der Zwillingsbruder" ("The Twin Brother") by Peter Mennigen and José María Ortiz Tafalla
    

• ECR #98, #99 & #100: 1 Hour & 46 Minutes

  • "Totemannspunkt" ("Deadman's Point") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

  • "Der rasende Elefant" ("The Rogue Elephant") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

  • "Dschungelolympiade" ("Jungle Olympics") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
    

• Zauberstern Spezial 7: 1 Hour & 51 Minutes

  • "Plutonium-Piraten" ("Plutonium Pirates") part 2 by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan

  • "Das verfluchte Land" ("The Accursed Land") by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan

  • "Die Dschungellektion" ("The Jungle Lesson") by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan
    

• (Austrian) Die Klassiker #4: 1 Hour & 54 Minutes

  • "Shark's Nest" ("The Shark's Nest") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

  • "Perlenfischer" ("Fishers of Pearls") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

  • "Die Sklavenhändler" ("The Slave Traders") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore

We can only report and discuss what we have seen or been told by the phans. We may miss something, especially conventions in your corner of the world with Phantom-related guests, so please let us know of them so we can promote them on our website, socials, and podcasts. We are also looking for reviewers who can review comics from India, Sweden, Finland, France, Italy, and some other locations that publish the Phantom. If you would like to join the team with regular reviews, please contact us.

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