X-Band: Phantom Podcast #333 - March 2026 newspaper stories, comics & news review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab9r3varoCs

In this episode, the boys Dan Fraser, Jermayn Parker, and Stephen East come together to review and discuss Phantom comics, stories, and related news from around the world including new products to buy, and updates on the video game. Christian Moller joins the team with his review of the latest comics from Germany.

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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.

Note: "Hunters Prey" was included in Frew issue's 2017, 2018, and 2019. For the sake of discussing these parts together, we have included our review of these parts together instead of reviewing them in the individual comics.

Comics Kingdom stories

• Daily 269: "The Muckmen of Zumaridi River" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley: 3 Minutes

• Sunday 198: “1536”: by Tony DePaul and Jeff Weigel: 18 Minutes

Frew (Australia) comics

• Frew #2017: 29 Minutes

  • "The Secret of Polymos" by Donne Avenell and César Spadari

• Frew #2018: 42 Minutes

  • "Arms Trafficking" by Idi Kharelli and Knut Westad

• Frew #2019: 56 Minutes & 30 Seconds

  • “Ninth Hour” by Shane Foley
    

• "Hunters Prey pt 4, 5 & 6" by Shane Foley: 1 Hour & 8 Minutes

Germany comics

• Zauberstern #23: 1 Hour & 18 Minutes

  • "Falsches Spiel" ("Framed, Part 1") by Mark Verheiden and Luke McDonnell

  • "Die Hochzeit -Am Ende ist alles Liebe" ("Framed, Part 2") by Mark Verheiden and Luke McDonnell

  • "Der Fluß der verlorenen Seelen" ("The River That Never Ends") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo

  • "Aufruhr in Baronkhan" ("The Baronkhan Sedition") by Tony DePaul, Paul Ryan, and Mike Manley

The Phantom news from around the world

• The Phantom Video Game updates: 1 Hour & 23 Minutes

• Photos of the Newstalgia lounge at the Comic Con Cruise (link): 1 Hour & 35 Minutes

• Read Bengali Books release mug (link): 1 Hour & 39 Minutes

• Mad Cave Studios update (link): 1 Hour & 41 Minutes

• Phantom comics in PNG newspaper: 1 Hour & 45 Minutes

• Finnish TPB out now (link): 1 Hour & 48 Minutes

• Mythos Editora re-releases Dynamite Entertainment Kings Watch TPB (link): 1 Hour, 49 Minutes & 30 Seconds

• Frew poster of 2000th issue for sale (link): 1 Hour, 52 Minutes & 30 Seconds

• Original art to buy (link & link): 1 Hour & 57 Minutes

• Phantom donation of Bob Griffin’s collection (link): 2 Hours & 1 Minute

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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