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We have fallen behind again with our monthly comics and news podcasts so this will be Episode 296B where we discuss and review the latest comics from around the world including Australia, USA, Norway, Sweden and Germany. There is 11 comics in total we will go through. Get your glass of milk or milk stout if you prefer a kick in your beverage and let us spend the next 90 minutes together. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. At the bottom of the article, we list some talking points we would love to have your input on. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Remember if you comment, you automatically go into our draw for a monthly competition of free Chronicle Chamber swag. If your 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 #1982: 4 Minutes "A Prince in Almadalen" by Mikael Sol and Kim W. Andersson Frew #1983: 15 Minutes & 30 Seconds "The Valley of a Thousand Graves" by Jacob Habinc and Alex Saviuk Frew #1984: 26 Minutes "Fathers and Sons" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy "The Return of the Sky Band" part 2 by Lee Falk and Ray Moore "The Return of the Sky Band" part 1 by Lee Falk and Ray Moore "The Devil Road" part 3 by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy Frew #1985: 33 Minutes “The Black Ghost” by unknown Fratelli Spada creator and Giorgio Cambiotti and Annibale Casabianca Operation Domino storyline: 40 Minutes & 30 Seconds Frew #1982: "Operation Domino: 'Codename Hatchet' Chapter Six" by Duncan Munro and Fabio Alves Frew #1983: "Operation Domino: 'Four Freedoms' Chapter Seven" by Duncan Munro and Fabio Alves Frew #1984: "Operation Domino: ‘A Man Called Intrepid’ Chapter Eight" by Duncan Munro and Fabio Alves Mad Cave Studios (USA) Defenders of the Earth #3: 54 Minutes “Phantom Pains” by Dan DiDio and Jim Calafiore Defenders of the Earth #4: 1 Hour & 1 Minute “Whiplash” by Dan DiDio and Jim Calafiore Egmont Fantomen 222&23/2024: 1 Hour & 11 Minutes "Heros dom" ("Hero's Death Sentence") by Dai Darell and Kari Leppänen "Ormringen" ("The Snake Ring") by Dai Darell and Kari Leppänen Fantomen 24/2024: 1 Hour & 16 Minutes "Demonen" ("The Demon") by Norman Worker and Jaime Vallvé "Slavskeppets hämnare" ("Breaking the Circle") by Özcan Eralp Fantomen 25&26/2024: 1 Hour & 19 Minutes "Resan hem" ("The Journey Home") by Tony DePaul, Mike Manley, Bret Blevins, and Jeff Weigel "Tågligan" ("The Train Gang") by Donne Avenell and César Spadari "Mörkrets väktare" ("Guardian of the Eastern Dark") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry "Skatten" ("The Treasure") by Michael Thoor Norway Year Album: 1 Hour & 23 Minutes "To Wrack and Ruin at Gravelines" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley "The Chronicle of Old Man Mozz" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley "Death in the Himalayas" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley "Phantom's End" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley "Massaus plantegud" ("The Plant God of the Massau") by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy "Stegy" ("Dinosaur") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry German Comics ECR #91: 1 Hour & 28 Minutes "Die Hanta Hexe" ("The Hanta Witch") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Remember if you comment, you automatically go into our draw for a monthly competition of free Chronicle Chamber swag. Past winners are: Ravi Shanker from India, Kenneth Carson from USA, Mark Durl from Australia and Lars Andersson from Sweden. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. We would love to have your input on the following topics: Was Prince Dar too dumb in Frew 1982? Did he remind you of the Lee Falk princes from the Misty Mountains? Which is the biggest bug bare? The Phantom getting knocked in the head or creators introducing new tribes? Does your copy of Frew #1984 have the correct pages and order or is it mixed up like Dan's and Jermayn's? Do you recognise this bad guy from the “The Black Ghost” storyline? Did you enjoy the Operation Domino storyline? Would you like to see the stories published together? Do you think it would be a good story for Team Fantomen or other publishers to publish? Do you like Fabio Alves art style? Would you like to see more Phantom from it? Do you generally like filler stories? Do they work better as stand alone fillers or multi part ones? Did you like The Phantom receiving an American passport and tying in Diana with part 7 and 8? What comics do you have from around the world? Do you like seeing reviews of other comics from around the world? What did you think about the Michael Thoor story? Do you see it as a Phantom story? Do you think the "To Wrack and Ruin at Gravelines" story works better read as one long story like it is presented in the Norway 2024 year album? Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

We have fallen behind again with our monthly comics and news podcasts so this will be Episode 296A where we discuss the latest Daily and Sunday stories that are running in newspapers around the world and on Comics Kingdom. We will also discuss all the related Phantom news that has been released around the world plus some exciting tease information that you will hear about first on the podcast. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. At the bottom of the article, we list some talking points we would love to have your input on. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Remember if you comment, you automatically go into our draw for a monthly competition of free Chronicle Chamber swag. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed. Daily & Sunday Newspaper story progress Daily 266: "The Avarice has Landed": 2 Minutes & 30 Seconds Daily 267: "The Skull and Jaw": 10 Minutes Sunday 195: "The Princess of Songhai": 20 Minutes & 30 Seconds Tony DePaul's blog post about the start of this adventure Phantom news from around the world Mad Cave Studios announce new Phantom series (link): 27 Minutes Potential new collector card series (link): 34 Minutes & 30 Seconds Lets all follow their social platforms Phantom Video Game Pre Orders now open (link): 48 Minutes Podcast #295 where we discuss all the behind the scenes stuff including artwork, stories etc. Not one to be missed. In the next week or two there will be a piece of interior art from the video game go on sale. Keep an eye on their website. New Phantom products on the Comics Kingdom website (link): 52 Minutes Discount code ChronicleChamber10 Phantom on the USA Comic Con Cruise (link): 57 Minutes & 30 Seconds The Phantom returns to Australian in three stories in 2025 (link): 59 Minutes Frew Phile cards end at number 2000 (link): 1 Hour & 2 Minutes Frew Cyber Monday sale 10% site-wide: 1 Hour, 7 Minutes & 30 Seconds New KFS agents for Australia/Oceania (link): 1 Hour & 10 Minutes Greece Phantom comic now on sale (link): 1 Hour & 13 Minutes If you would like to review it, please let us know Swedish comic Agent X9 12/2024 featuring Phantom story (link): 1 Hour & 16 Minutes Paul Mason & Dean Rankine win Comic Book Artists Stanley Award for 2024 (link): 1 Hour, &17 Minutes You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Remember if you comment, you automatically go into our draw for a monthly competition of free Chronicle Chamber swag. Past winners are: Ravi Shanker from India, Kenneth Carson from USA, Mark Durl from Australia and Lars Andersson from Sweden. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. We would love to have your input on the following topics: Did you like the 'abrupt' ending to the "The Avarice has Landed" story? What deeper meanings did you read into the "The Avarice has Landed" story? Would you like to see a return to the themes visited in "The Avarice has Landed" story or leave it alone? Can you handle the Phantom drinking alcohol or are you like Stephen East and Jermayn Parker and prefer him as a teetotaler? Have you enjoyed the Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth series? Are you looking forward to their new Phantom series? Would you buy any of the Saturday Morning Cartoon collector card series? Did you purchase any Phantom items using the 10% discounts on the Comics Kingdom and or Frew website? Did you like the Frew Philecard series? Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

Stephen East, Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker catch up with the team behind the Phantom Video Game. With pre orders for the digital version of the game now open, we thought it would be a great opportunity for us to catch up with Ash Nicholls the Director behind Art Of Play, but also two of his colleagues who have left their imprint on the game. Go here to pre order your digital and collector boxes Anthony Spay is the illustrator of the art from the game who has Frew and Team Fantomen credits as writer and illustrator of the comics and the third guest is Matthew Cutler who is the 2D animator for Art of Play and is behind the magic of the Phantom and Diana fighting against tyranny on our Switches, PlayStation's & X-Boxes. For those who came in late, we have chatted with Anthony Spay before in Episode #188 (May 2021) and Ash Nicholls in Episode #242 (Feb 2023), #251 (May 2023) and #268 (Dec 2023). This is the first time Matthew Cutler has joined us on a podcast and he starts of the podcast explaining to us what he does for Art of Play and the Phantom video game. We spend an hour talking shop and geeking out with the three creators as they spill the beans about behind the scenes information on the game. Some of the topics we chat about are: How Anthony Spay got involved with the game. The process of hand drawing everything to animating it. What is drawn on traditional paper and what is drawn on the computer. What will be happening with the original artwork? The physical nature of the Phantom and Diana and how they are different to each other in the way they walk and fight. The differences drawing for comics to video games What is happening with the hand drawn original pencil and inked artwork? Will we see a Defenders of the Earth video game? The sprite backgrounds and how every one is hand drawn and unique. Some of the contents for the physical Limited Run collectors edition including the art book. We go over the future key dates in 2025. You can follow Anthony Spay on Instagram. We would love your opinions on what we discuss in this podcast. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

The 100th iteration of the iconic Supanova pop culture convention, in Brisbane November 2024, was a landmark event, especially for Phantom fans who descended upon the city in numbers. This year’s gathering was a celebration of all things Phantom, with a host of activities and special guests that made it an unforgettable experience. Among the highlights were appearances by talented Phantom cover artists Jamie Johnson, Alex Trpcevski, and Lauren Marshall. These renowned artists, each of them stars across many walks of fandom but known by Phantom phans for their work with Frew Publications, showcased their work with a range of prints, comics and commissions available . They each have recent, current, and upcoming covers which really added emphasis to the currency of our favourite character. Lauren, Alex and Jamie participated in an entertaining Phantom-themed sketch-off, much to the delight of fans who got to witness their creative process firsthand while peppering them with questions all the while. Saturday was packed with social activities that brought the Phantom community even closer. The day began with a casual breakfast hosted by Chris and Kim Hill, where fans were treated to informal catch-ups and a delightful brekky to accompany a tour of Chris' Minor and Major Treasure Rooms in their newly established Skull Cave. It was a delight to see Chris' thoughtful displays of some incredibly rare and diverse Phantom memorabilia and connect over our shared passions. The evening saw the inaugural Brisbane Phantom Phans’ Dinner, coordinated by the extraordinary Christopher Schaffer. This intimate gathering was set in a wonderful atmosphere, with a delicious menu and excellent company. A poignant toast was made to departed Phantom luminaries, including Lee Falk, Jim Shepherd and Richard Fry. Another highlight of the evening was a question and answer session with Shane Foley, Frew cover and story artist, who shared insights into his work and experiences, as well as passing some of his original art around for all to see. We're pleased to report that most of it got returned to him! Attendees were delighted to hear from Shane, making the dinner an even more memorable event. Brisbane Supanova 2024 was more than just a convention for those of us with purple in our veins. Thanks to Christopher's initiative and the support of others, it was a testament to the enduring legacy of the Phantom and the vibrant community that continues to celebrate this beloved character. For those who couldn’t attend, be sure to listen to the related podcast, where you can hear interviews with the three artists at Supanova, their sketch-off, and the Q&A with Shane Foley at the dinner. Here’s to many more gatherings and the continued adventures of the Ghost Who Walks! Photo credits: Bradley Peach

We are padding out our episodes as we want to release our 300th podcast with the Phantom's birthday. This will be 299A as we discuss the latest Daily and Sunday stories that are running in newspapers and on the Comics Kingdom website. We will also discuss all the related Phantom news from around the world. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. At the bottom of the article, we list some talking points we would love to have your input on. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed. Daily & Sunday Newspaper story progress Daily 267: "The Skull and Jaw": 2 Minutes Daily 268: [story title hasn't been announced yet]: 11 Minutes Sunday 195: "The Princess of Songhai": 22 Minutes & 30 Seconds Phantom news from around the world Greg Smallwood announced as cover artist for Mad Cave Studios #0 (link): 28 Minutes & 30 Seconds Moonstone comics out in May / June 2025 (link): 33 Minutes Hermes Daily volume #33 out now: 34 Minutes Phantom on the USA Comic Con Cruise: 35 Minutes KFS Tea Fougner moves on (link): 37 Minutes Signed NECA Phantom figurine competition (link): 39 Minutes Steve got to play the Phantom video game (link): 40 Minutes & 30 Seconds Vote for Fantomen (Sweden) best story for 2024 (link): 46 Minutes 22nd Phantom saga returns in 2025 with David Bishop as writer (link): 48 Minutes & 30 Seconds Mythos new Brazilian book collecting Don Newton stories includes a keyring giveaway (link): 56 Minutes Editions Dante release new TPB (link): 57 Minutes & 30 Seconds Fantomet (Denmark) release their second book from the series (link): 59 Minutes Shakti Comics 2025 calendar (link) & at book fair (link): 1 Hour & 30 Seconds Mallon diary now out: 1 Hour & 3 Minutes Phantom at Brickvention in Melbourne (link): 1 Hour & 4 Minutes Fan fiction prose Phantom adventures (link):1 Hour & 8 Minutes You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. We would love to have your input on the following topics: Do you like shorter newspaper stories breaking up the longer stories? Did you like the "The Skull and Jaw" story? Do you like seeing the For Those Who Come In Late origin retellings? Have we ever seen the name of the 1st Phantom's fathers ship before? Do you like the Walkers crest? Do you like the comic cover by Greg Smallwood? Are you excited by the Mad Cave Studios and Moonstone comic series coming out in May 2025? When do you think Hermes will stop their volume reprints? Will they go to modern times? End of Lee Falk stories? Who is going on the USA Comic Con Cruise? Have you voted for the Fantomen (Sweden) best story for 2024? Would you like to see an ongoing 22nd Phantom storyline? Do you buy unlicensed Phantom items? Do you like reading the Phantom in prose? Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

Regular followers may have recognised we have on purpose extended our run to episode 300 and that is because we wanted to release this episode on the Phantom's birthday. Just like episode 200, we are having the newspaper creators Tony DePaul, Jeff Weigel and Mike Manley joining in the celebration to chat with us and the phans. They have agreed to answer our questions by us phans during the recording, so this is your chance to ask any Phantom related questions you may have. The recording of the podcast will be held beforehand which will be recorded and then released on February 16, 2025. The details are below. Organising a time that suits every phan from around the world is not easy and we have tried our best. The recording will be on Saturday 8 February for USA phans and Sunday 9 February for Australian phans. The specific times are below. We have limited spots available so if you would like to attend and ask a question, you will need to email us at ChronicleChamber@gmail.com to book your spot.

Some phans will know that every year we review and discuss EVERYTHING that has been released from the year before and give our opinions on it. In 2024 there were 112 comics released over 14 countries from around the world and close to 30 different Phantom products released for phans to buy. That means every week, there is at least two Phantom comics and or items to purchase to add to your collection. It is not easy to do this under two hours. Get your milk stout ready and join us. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. The Tale of the Tape: KFS - USA 4 Daily stories (1x started in 2023) 2 Sunday stories (1x started in 2023) Frew - Australia Regular issues: 26 (1961-1986) 17x different cover artists Frew Created Stories: 7 (21 in 2023, 15 in 2022, 12 in 2021 and 7 in 2020). 1st Time Published by Frew not Frew stories: 23 (23 in 2023, 2022 had 11) 3x Spada stories & 2x Lightning Strike stories Previously Published by Frew: 24 stories (2022 had 28x reprinted stories) 47 stories total 66 in 2023, 54 in 2022, 58 in 2021, 60 in 2020, 69 in 2019. Less than in the previous 6 years Giant Size Phantom: 4 Issues. 7x Phantom related stories (8x in 2023. 4x in 2022) Fantomen - Sweden 19 Regular Issues, 3 TPBs, 4 Replica HC books, 1 HC collection, 1x Phantom in X9 magazine. 7x different cover artists. Much higher than previous years. 9 new TF stories (7 in 2023, 9 in 2022, 9 in 2021 & 8 in 2020). 1 is a two parter and 1 is a short story 3 new Frew stories (9 in 2023, 7 in 2022, 3 in 2021 and 2 in 2020) 5 new other publishers (2x bastei, 1x Lightning, 1x Turkish and 1x felmang italian story) 5 new newspaper stories (8x in 2023. 11x in 2022. 10x in 2021) 13 repeat stories in 2024 (8x repeat stories in 2023, 12x in 2022, 24x in 2021 34x stories in 2024. 13x repeat and 21x new. Less new stories than last two years Hermes Press - USA 2 Daily (nothing since July) No Sunday HC books since May 2021 Comics Revue - USA 6 issues (2x with Phantom covers) Mad Cave Studios - USA 4 issues 1 TPB Regal - India 4 regular issues of English series Shakti - India 3 issues (1 issue in 3x languages) Zauberstern - German 6 Regular issues Include: 7x newspaper stories, 1x Frew, 4x DC, 3x Charlton, 4x Hermes Press & 0x Team Fantomen stories in 2024. New TF series in 2025 2x new covers. Rest older covers Republish 4x DotE stories in Flash Gordon #6 and sep series at convention 19x stories in 2024 (incl 2x two part stories) 21x stories in 2023 Wick - German 2 Regular issues. stories have been republished in Fantomen. We believe will be republished in Frew in 2025 Other German Series Mitton HC & SC book Zack ECR (1x HC, 7x regular & 1x supplement) Other Countries Norway (1x Year Album) Finland (2x Softcover Albums) Spain (1x Daily reprint HC) Italy (1x Daily reprint HC & 1x TPB) France (1x TPB & 4x comics - 1x with Phantom cover) Brazil (1x HC) Denmark (1x HC) Greece (1x TPB) Hungary (1x HC) Irish (3x Digital comics & 1x Annual) Total 14x countries (10x in 2023. 12x in 2022) Total 112x comics (105 in 2022. 98x in 2021) Total 22x brand new stories (35x in 2023. 30x in 2022) Best merchandise for 2024 Licensed: Noir Phantom Lithograph Set Ikon Collectables Bust Fashion Creek Indian T Shirt Phantom Fundraiser jam print Beer cans Finnish Items Fantomen subscription towel Comics Kingdom items Shakti Comics Calendar Unlicensed: ElastoWit army men style figurines yesterdays.com pin Lee Falk Biography book IP Comics calendar Thanks to Christian, Mikael, Scott and Seuj Abir who have commented on their own countries comics to help us give a better world wide review of 2024. Below is a list of what we all vote on and give our views on what is the best from around the world in 2024. Best Frew Cover Best Frew Cover Survey Results Best Fantomen Cover Best Indian Cover Best German Cover Best USA Cover Best Other Comic Covers (non-Frew/Fantomen/Indian/German/USA covers) Best Writer Best Story Artist Overall Best Story published by Frew Best Story published by Frew Survey Results Overall Fantomen Best Story Best Fantomen Issue Overall Best Indian Story Published Best Indian Issue Overall German Best Story Published Overall German Best Issue Best Frew issue Best Frew Issue Survey Results Best merchandise new in 2024 Best Chronicle Chamber moment Overall reflection on 2024 (Frew, world wide publishers & general) What will be the big news of 2025? Do you have opinions on what we discussed? please let us know. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

What better way to escape the world's troubles with weather patterns & political upheaval dominating our life than spending time with us as we review everything Phantom from February 2025. We review comics from Australia and Germany, catch up on the newspaper adventures printed on Comics Kingdom and discuss every bit of Phantom related news from around the world with comic conventions, the latest in soon to be released USA comics and much more. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed. Daily / Sunday Adventures Progress Daily #268 - "The Spark" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley: 1 Min Sunday #196 - "The Princess of Songhai" by Tony DePaul and Jeff Weigel: 20 Mins Australia (Frew Comics) Frew #1989: 27 Mins "Deadly Conspiracy" by Norman Worker and Georges Bess Frew #1991: 31 Mins "The Devil Road" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy "The Impostor" by Lee Falk and Ray Moore "The Toad Men" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy Frew #1990: 34 Mins "The Lost Valley: Maelstrom" by Felmang Frew #1992: 47 Mins "The Lost Valley: Two Princesses" by Felmang Giant Size #32: 55 Mins "The Haunted Mine" by Giorgio Cambiotti and Lamberto Lombardi Germany (Zauberstern Comics) Zauberstern #17: 59 Mins "Gefahr in der verbotenen Stadt (Teil 5)" ("Trapped") by Peter David and Sal Velluto "Gefahr in der verbotenen Stadt (Teil 6)" ("The End?") by Peter David and Sal Velluto "Das Gesetz des Dschungels" ("The Hunt for the Unknown Commander") by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan "Kampf der Masken - Teil 1" ("A Detente with Crime") by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan News from around the world Tony DePaul’s health (link): 1 Hr, 2 Mins The Phantom video game updates: 1 Hr, 4 Mins Moonstone news (link): 1 Hr, 9 Mins Mad Cave Studios announce artist Russell Mark Olson (link): 1 Hr, 11 Mins Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth news (link): 1 Hr, 13 Mins Preview of Aristocrat Gaming pokie machine (link): 1 Hr, 15 Mins Voting for best cover and adventure published in Fantomen 2024 (link): 1 hr, 18 Mins Shatki Comics at Kolkata book fair (link): 1 hr, 20 Mins Australian Comic Convention Dates (link): 1 hr, 21 Mins We can only report and discuss what we have seen or been told, We may miss something especially conventions in your corner of the world with Phantom related guests. 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. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

The 2025 Frew annual deserves a stand alone review and we spend a good 70 minutes dissecting it. The theme for this years annual is a monster theme with 8 stories with a mixture of colour & black and white over 220+ pages. What do we like, what do we not like and what rating do we give it? Listen and or watch and find out. Do not remember to let us know what you agree and or disagree with. Annuals are nothing new from around the world with British comics publishing them in hardcover albums during the 1950’s to the 1980’s as well as other countries publishing them. Frew published their first annual in 1991 and it was an instant hit. Frew published their first one in 1991 and it was an instant hit. Rumours are that it sold out overnight and many collectors bought dozens as investments. Ever since, Frew has released an annual. Bar the odd year (3?), a replica edition of the Frew comics have been released. Loved by some and loathed by others but they are a staple along with the annual. Since the Frew Crew has stood in the gap left by Jim Shepherd, they have released themed annuals with War, artists, Girl Phantom, Cowboy Phantoms, Animals of Edan and now its The Phantom vs The Monsters. For those who want to cherry pick there way through the podcast, we have listed what we disscused and the time stamps. We would however suggest you listen / watch to the whole podcast ;) History & background of the Frew annuals: 2 Minutes Overall thoughts on the annual: 4 Minutes & 30 Seconds Stories "The Ghost and the Wolves" by Andrew Constant and Jason Paulos: 17 Minutes & 30 Seconds "Nema" by Andrew Constant and Jason Paulos: 24 Minutes "Looking Back" by Andrew Constant and Giancarlo Caracuzzo: 29 Minutes "Golem" by Johan L. Borgnes and Hans Lindahl: 36 Minutes "Kuma the Creature" by Felmang: 40 Minutes & 30 Seconds "The Mummy's Curse" by Janne Lundström and Jaime Vallvé: 50 Minutes "The Vampire in Carpatia" by Ulf Granberg and Jaime Vallvé: 54 Minutes & 30 Seconds "Creature from the Black" by Dean Rankine and Marcelo Baez: 1 Hour Our score of the annual: 1 Hour, 4 Minutes & 30 Seconds We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

Happy birthday to the Phantom & happy anniversary to us celebrating our 300th podcast. We wanted to share the celebration with the Phantom! We were joined by Jeff Weigel and Mike Manley the newspaper story artists. Tony DePaul, unfortunately had to cancel due to some health reasons which we briefly cover during the podcast and or you can go to our website for more information. To help celebrate this milestone with us, we were joined by some of our patreon supporters, CC contributors and other fans from around the world. We had representatives from Brazil, USA and Australia join us and we hope they had as much phun as we did. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of questions and other topics what we have discussed. Introductions: 1 Minute Why do we not see the Phantom drinking milk anymore and drinking alcohol?: 4 Minutes Tony DePaul and King Features choosing on what to 'keep' and what to rework in phandom: 12 Minutes The creators history with the character & their research: 18 Minutes & 30 Seconds Do you have a preference drawing period or modern stories?: 25 Minutes Why did Jeff Weigel change the Phantom's costume for past Phantoms: 32 Minutes Will Mike Manley be using the new Jeff Weigel designs of the Past Phantom?: 37 Minutes Other changes to the Phantom costume with the utility belt and the change out of the Mr Walker trench coat: 38 Minutes Do you have any input on the sizes of how the strip appears on different mediums from phones to newspapers?: 44 Minutes Will we be seeing a new direction of a romantic element introduced to the newspaper stories?: 52 Minutes Will "The Spark" Daily newspaper story that is current, be the coming of age story for Kit? 58 Minutes How important it is to have an interest in a wide range of art styles & direction: 1 Hour & 5 Minutes How learning how to paint landscapes has helped Mike Manley draw his jungle backgrounds: 1 Hour & 13 Minutes If you where in charge of King Features, what is the one thing you would do?: 1 Hour & 16 Minutes What will happen with the Phantom as it nears public domain?: 1 Hour & 22 Minutes What do you think will be your greatest legacy to the character?: 1 Hour & 26 Minutes Goodbyes: 1 Hour & 31 Minutes We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

We are padding out our episodes as we want to release our 300th podcast with the Phantom's birthday. This will be 299B where we discuss the latest comics from around the world including Australia, USA, Sweden and Germany. Unfortunately due to the Frew 2025 Annual being delayed, we will be doing a 299C episode in a weeks time for the annual. We may have stolen the A and B issues from Frew but they never had a C issue lol. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed. Australia (Frew Comics) Frew #1986: 6 Minutes "The Breakout" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley "Dungeons Undone" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley "The Journey Home" by Tony DePaul, Mike Manley, Bret Blevins, and Jeff Weigel Frew #1987: 22 Minutes "The Island of Rada Mandi" by unknown Fratelli Spada creator, Giorgio Cambiotti, and Lamberto Lombardi "A Madman in the Jungle" (Prose Story) by unknown Fratelli Spada creator "The Disappearance of Karina" by unknown Fratelli Spada creator, Giorgio Cambiotti, and Lamberto Lombardi "The Flood" (Prose Story) by unknown Fratelli Spada creator USA (Mad Cave Studios) Defenders of the Earth #4: 47 Minutes & 30 Seconds “Whiplash” by Dan DiDio and Jim Calafiore Sweden (Fantomen) Fantomen 25&26-2024: 57 Minutes "Resan hem" ("The Journey Home") by Tony DePaul, Mike Manley, Bret Blevins, and Jeff Weigel "Tågligan" ("The Train Gang") by Donne Avenell and César Spadari "Mörkrets väktare" ("Guardian of the Eastern Dark") by Lee Falk and Sy Barry Germany (Zauberstern and Zack) Zauberstern #16: 1 Hour, 2 Minutes & 30 Seconds "Gefahr in der verbotenen Stadt (Teil 3)" ("Duel in the Skies") by Peter David and Sal Velluto "Gefahr in der verbotenen Stadt (Teil 4)" ("Free Fall") by Peter David and Sal Velluto "Python schlägt zu" ("Justice for the Python") by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan "Insel des Grauens" ("Crocco Island West") by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan Phantom Spezial #1: 1 Hour, 6 Minutes & 30 Seconds "Woduros Geheimnis" ("Woduro's Secret") by Claes Reimerthi and Graham Nolan "Das Löwenkopfäffchen" ("The Lion's Head Tamarine") by Claes Reimerthi and Graham Nolan Zack #1: 1 Hour, 9 Minutes & 30 Seconds "Die verschwundenen Base Jumper" ("Captured from Above") by Bernd Frenz and Janusz Ordon "Gefährliche Wasser" ("Dangerous Waters") by Bernd Frenz and Janusz Ordon You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

For almost 90 years, The Phantom has been thrilling phans worldwide. But who exactly are the phans? In collaboration with King Features and several publishers, we at Chronicle Chamber aim to find that out, with the Phantom Phan Census 2025! This global census is a chance for YOU to share your Phantom story, from how you first discovered the legend to what you want to see in the future - whether it’s a new movie, TV series, or more comics! Plus the opportunity to gather information on how you read your Phantom comics & stories, what you like and what you want to collect. Take the census now: https://www.chroniclechamber.com/phan-census Why Take Part? Responses will be published on Chronicle Chamber, and King Features Studios (KFS) will review them to help guide phuture Phantom-related decisions. We’re running random prize draws for all participants while the census is open, with awesome Phantom goodies donated by KFS, Chronicle Chamber & publishers from around the world. This census builds on Kevin Patrick’s academic study (The Phantom Unmasked), which explored Phantom phandom in worldwide. Our intent is to (hopefully) repeat this census every 5 years to track how Phantom readership, collecting, and interests evolve. What’s in the Census? Your Phantom Origin Story – How did you first become a fan? Reading & Collecting Habits – Do you read the daily strips, collect rare comics, or love Phantom figurines? Your Phantom phavourites - Who are your favourite characters and creators? Which is your favourite Phantom generation or story location? Future of The Phantom – What do you want to see next? A new movie? A TV series? More comics? Don’t miss out - be part of Phantom history! Take the census now: https://www.chroniclechamber.com/phan-census Disclaimer: Participation is completely voluntary & anonymous. Identifying details (e.g., names, emails) are only collected for prize draws, not for marketing, and providing them is optional. You may exit the survey at any time. Some of the Prizes The prizes will be drawn every fortnight and include: Video game digital passes for Switch, Steam and PS5 Hermes volume daily 1 (Donated by KFS) Boss Fight Studio figurines Hero & Pirate (Donated by KFS) 3x Coins (Donated by KFS) Assorted comics (Donated by KFS & others) BBQ apron set (Donated by Frew) Carton of Gallery set 2 Trading Cards (Donated by Frew) Puzzle (Donated by Frew) Copies of the 2024 and the future 2025 Prince Rex softcover albums (Donated by Egmont Sweden) Still working on some other prizes with other publishers including a free subscription to Comics Kingdom We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

Jermayn Parker is on his own as he talks to Chilean born Australian raised Marcelo Baez who is a Frew cover artist who has also drawn one short story so far. This is a fascinating chat with a new comer to the Phantom universe who brings an unique style to his covers. He also shows us his new Phantom cover which will be out in the next month. We go over his career, the reason why there was a five year hiatus between his first and second Frew cover and just how many skulls did he manage to sneak into the Frew #1969 cover. How many can you find? Let us know. You can follow Marcelo Baez at his Instagram, or look at his work on his website. If you have a kid in the Wollongong area who likes to draw, we would recommend looking at his art classes. He also has his original artwork for his covers for sale. We had some Internet connection issues, so we apologise for any glitches and video quality problems you may see. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

These monthly podcasts where we discuss all things Phantom from around the world are the highlights of our month and we hope you enjoy this podcast. We review comics from Australia, India, Germany and USA, catch up on the newspaper adventures printed on Comics Kingdom and discuss every bit of Phantom related news from around the world with comic conventions, the latest in soon to be released in Ireland, USA, Brazil & Sweden comics, and much more. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. You can either email us, leave your comments at our YouTube Channel, and or leave them at our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed. Daily / Sunday Adventures Progress Daily #268 - "The Spark" by Tony DePaul and Mike Manley: 1 Minute and 30 Seconds Sunday #197 - "The Ungraved" by Tony DePaul and Jeff Weigel: 6 Minutes and 30 Seconds Australia (Frew Comics) Frew #1995: 11 Minutes and 30 Seconds "The Lights of Lake Bawkama" by Sylvain Runberg and Janusz Ordon Frew #1996: 17 Minutes “Broken Tusk” by David Bishop, Anthony Spay and Brian Atkins Phantom in Vietnam stories: 24 Minutes and 30 Seconds "If I Can Dream of a Better Land" by Paul Mason “Going up the Country” by Paul Mason USA Comics Mad Cave Studios Phantom #0: 34 Minutes By Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson (Including Jermayn Parker and Stephen East's opinions) DotE #6: 50 Minutes & 30 Seconds “Brief Interludes” by Dan DiDio, Matt Horak, Brent Schoonover and Sal Velluto Indian Comics Regal #39: 1 Hour, 4 Minutes & 30 Seconds "The Gladiator" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry German Comics Zauberstern Phantom Spezial #2: 1 Hour & 11 Minutes "Die Kriegshetzer" ("The War Mongers") by Claes Reimerthi and Graham Nolan "Die Aktentasche" ("The Briefcase") by Claes Reimerthi and Graham Nolan "Die Insel der Schlangengöttin - Teil 1" ("The Snake Goddess's Island Part 1") by Claes Reimerthi and Graham Nolan Phantom News from around the world New Phantom 2040 series (link): 1 Hour, 14 Minutes & 30 Seconds The Phantom census (link): 1 Hour & 17 Minutes Comics Kingdom website survey (link): 1 Hour, 17 Minutes & 30 Seconds Details on DotE #6 temporary artists announced (link): 1 Hour & 20 Minutes Lightning Strike & TASQ Art new magazine (link): 1 Hour, 21 Minutes & 30 Seconds Fantomen hardcover 2025 theme announced (link): 1 Hour, 23 Minutes & 30 Seconds Pre order for new Mythos Editoria Omnibus (link): 1 Hour, 26 Minutes & 30 Seconds Details on 2024 Best Fantomen story (link): 1 Hour, 27 Minutes & 30 Seconds KFS attending 2025 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas (link): 1 Hour, 30 Minutes & 30 Seconds Sweden Nodsken Culture Festival (link): 1 Hour, 31 Minutes & 30 Seconds Sydney Supanova guests & updates (link):1 Hour, 33 Minutes & 30 Seconds We can only report and discuss what we have seen or been told, We may miss something especially conventions in your corner of the world with Phantom related guests. 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. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.

Every year Phantom phans from around the world descend into Sydney to meet up with other phans and have a great weekend. In this podcast we preview the weekend,d chat with the organisers of the famous LFMBEC dinner, as well as the dinner's & Supanova guest Lauren Marshall and Julie Ditrich who is the writer behind the key story in Frew's milestone number 2000th - The Return of the Golden Circle. Billy Zane will be attending Sydney and Perth Supanova events (find out more). As for normal special guests there will be a price to pay for autographs and or photographs. The prices are: Autographs with Billy Zane is $80. Photograph with Billy Zane is $95. For those who live in Sydney and Melbourne, you also have the opportunity to watch the movie and or have dinner with Billy Zane. You can find out more about these events here. There are limited spots so do not delay. Confirmed artists who will be having their own booths at Supanova are: Joe Jusko. Artist for the 1996 Inkworks Phantom Puzzle card set. (Facebook & Instagram) Daniel Picciotto. Frew cover and interiors artist. He is the cover artist for issue 2000. (Instagram) Alex Trpcevski. Frew cover artist. His most recent Frew cover is issue 1998. (Facebook & Instagram) Jamie Johnson. Frew, Hermes Press and Lightning Strike cover artist. His most recent Frew cover is issue 1983. (Facebook & Instagram) Lauren Marshall. Frew cover artist. Her most recent Frew cover is issue 1995. (Facebook & Instagram) Frew will be having a booth at Supanova and will be selling back issues, old products as well as new products and their 2000th number which will be a bumper issue celebrating a mammoth celebration. As for new products being released, they will be selling Legacy two volume collection of the 1950-1952 Super Yank series. (read more here), a Pholio #10 set, a Giant Size annual and they will be hosting several artists at the booth for signatures and commissions. We can confirm Antonio Lemos will be attending the Frew booth. If you know of other events around the world with Phantom related guests attending, please let us know so we can also promote them. Chronicle Chamber is part of the community and we rely on you to inform others about what is happening around the world. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.