X-Band: Phantom Podcast #335 - April 2026 newspaper stories, comics & news review
- ChronicleChamber Team
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
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 the team arguing over story elements in the latest Newspaper and Frew stories. Christian Moller and Scott Waldyn join the team with their reviews of the latest comics from Germany, Austria, and the USA.
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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: "Simulacra" was included in Frew issues 2020 and 2021. 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. We have also decided to correct the spelling of "Judgement" to the Australian spelling in Frew issue 2020.
Comics Kingdom stories
Daily 269: "The Muckmen of Zumaridi River" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley: 2 Minutes
Daily 270: "The Grudge" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley: 11 Minutes
Sunday 198: “1536”: by Tony DePaul and Jeff Weigel: 24 Minutes
Frew (Australia) comics
German & Austrian comics
Zauberstern Spezial #8: 1 Hour, 7 Minutes & 30 Seconds
"Das Liebesdreieck" ("The Love Triangle") by Tony De Paul and Paul Ryan
"Das verlorene Königreich von Avaria " ("The Lost Kingdom of Avaria") by Tony De Paul and Paul Ryan
"Das dreckige halbe Dutzend" ("The Dirty Half-Dozen") part 1 by Tony De Paul and Paul Ryan
Die Klassiker #5: 1 Hour, 10 Minutes & 30 Seconds
"Das geheimnisvolle Mädchen" ("The Mysterious Girl") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
"Der goldene Kreis" ("The Golden Circle") by Lee Falk and Ray Moore
The USA comics
The Phantom One-Shot #1: 1 Hour & 15 Minutes
"The Phantom vs. The Sky Band" by Ray Fawkes and Federico Sabbatini
Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny 4: 1 Hour & 27 Minutes
"Blood Wedding" by Dan DiDio and Alex Sanchez
The Phantom news from around the world
TV show updates (link): 1 Hour & 40 Minutes
The Phantom Video Game updates (link): 1 Hour & 44 Minutes
SMC will be at SDCC26: 1 Hour, 45 Minutes & 30 Seconds
KFS releases a free digital issue of the original Phantom 2040 comic on Free Comic Day (link): 1 Hour & 47 Minutes
New Fantomen collection book's details for 2026: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Layoffs for Mad Cave Studios (link): 1 Hour & 52 Minutes
Latest news from Phantom comics from India: 1 Hour & 54 Minutes
New Frew poster (link): 1 Hour, 55 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Sy Barry featured in a local town magazine (link): 1 Hour, 58 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Austrian publisher Art:9 printing Ray Moore Sunday stories (link): 2 Hours
Jan Håfström and his Phantom work featured in an exhibition (link): 2 Hours, 1 Minute & 30 Seconds
LFMBEC Sydney weekend (link): 2 Hours & 4 Minutes
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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