November 2018 saw the cancellation of the regular Fantomet magazine . In exciting news, the Fantomet Facebook page has announced that the comic series is back . The first comic will come out in September 2025. The news has excited many local Norwegian readers but has also been widely praised around the wider Phantom community. The series will be a monthly release and will be 100 pages per issue. The contents will be very similar to the Swedish Fantomen series, featuring a mixture of old classic and new stories. Interestingly, this series will feature just Phantom stories, unlike the Swedish Fantomen  series, which features other comic stories. This issue will feature four Phantom stories. Two never before published in Norway and two classics. The beauty of the two classic stories is that these will be presented in full colour for the first time to Fantomet readers. " The Coast of Chains " by Daniel Carlsson & Anthony Spay (published by Fantomen in 2022) " Death in Carpatia " by Mikael Sol & Janusz Ordon (published by Fantomen  in 2019) " Revenge of the Drummer " by Norman Worker & Knut Westad (last published in Norway in 2015), " The Man Who Could Not Die " by Idi Kharelli & Georges Bess  (last published in Norway in 2001), Since the cancellation of the regular comic series in 2018, there have been several attempts to keep the character alive in the country, but they were not successful. Hopefully this new series will be the answer and be ongoing. The Fantomet Kronologisk series stopped in 2023. The Fantomet Kronologisk reprinted stories previously published in Fantomet, chronologically from 1964 onwards. Another series titled Nye Fantomet historier was an album series that started in 2019 but only lasted two issues. The year album was the third series that restarted again after the initial regular comic cancellation. The yearly album initially stopped in 1987 and was again picked up in 2021 and has continued to 2024, and we assume will also be out again in 2025.

Thanks to the research powers of the guys from PhantomWiki , they have found a lost comic featuring the Phantom, Mandrake, Lothar, and others being invited to the 1982 Balerna Comic Fair. It was published as the centerfold poster in a special supplement of the Swiss newspaper Corriere del Ticino for the 4th Balerna Comic Fair (dated 15th October to the 23rd in 1982). This comic was titled “ L’Appuntamento ” ( The Appointment ). It was drawn by Italian artist Franco Bignotti and is a humorous crossover story in which various Italian-created characters such as Mister No , Tex Willer , Zagor and Martin Mystère appear, but also other American-created heroes such as the Phantom, Mickey Mouse , Prince Valiant , Pluto and others. They all receive a mysterious call and head towards an unknown destination, which is eventually revealed to be the Balerna Comic Fair . If you find other odd Phantom-related advertisements or media, please let us know, as we love digging through the archives of history. We have a Phantom preservation project where all the content is out of print/production and is not accessible through any current store (not including eBay or other collectable / second hand-type stores). This includes things such as old Phantom Phan Club newsletters, newspaper articles, videos and music that were released decades ago, and much more. There is a lot of Phantom stuff out there, so this is an ever-growing resource!

Murilo Marinho de Almeida, who plays the Phantom in the new Brazilian fan TV series, will be hosting a livestream Q&A on his Instagram. Click here to follow him on Instagram He will be available to chat with any questions plus give insights into the TV series and other behind the scenes of the production. The event will be held on 4 August 2025 at 8pm local time. Murilo lives in Praia Grande in the state of Sao Paulo . Below is a converter with some of the locations of phans from around the world. If your time zone is not included, you can go to this link and add in your own location, and it will convert the time for you . We can also confirm that filming has been completed and the editing has taken place.

Since 2019, the Papercuts Comics Festival , held biennially in Adelaide, South Australia , has consisted of various free events that showcase the many different facets of what comics can offer. These events are designed to appeal to readers, writers, and artists alike. In 2025, popular Frew creator Paul Mason will be one of the Australian guests who will attend. Nicola Scott who has drawn several Frew covers, will also be in attendance and both participating in the Creators in Conversation panels. You can find out more about the events at their website Talking Pictures: Friday 12 September 2025, 6:00pm arrival for 6:30-8:30pm Allan Scott Auditorium, The University of South Australia, City West Campus, 55 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia Cost: FREE About: Experience comics in a different way at Talking Pictures, where creators will combine art and performance for a multimedia storytelling event. The presenters will each perform a live reading accompanied by onscreen projections of their own art. Creators in Conversation: Sat 13 September 2025, 10:15am-4:45pm Studio 01, Adelaide City Library, 3 Rundle Place, 77-91 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia Cost: FREE About: Internationally acclaimed graphic novelists from across Australia featuring five one-hour discussion panels, each featuring three acclaimed Australian comic creators! Market Day: Sun 14 September 2025, 11:00am-5:00pm Adelaide Town Hall, 128 King William St, Adelaide, South Australia Cost: FREE About: More than 120 comic creator stallholders! Come buy from the cream of Australia’s comics creators! Discover for yourself the vibrancy and diversity of the local creative community. From internationally published stars to young emerging artists, there’s something for everyone! Workshop: Sun 14 September 2025, times TBA Adelaide Town Hall, 128 King William St, Adelaide, South Australia Cost: FREE (bookings essential) About: Learn the secrets of making comics! Alongside this year’s Papercuts market day, four of the 120+ stallholders will each be running a free one-hour workshop in an adjacent space at Adelaide Town Hall ! *The workshops are free but each is strictly limited to 16 participants, and bookings are essential.* If you are aware of other Phantom-related comic events with Phantom creators or Phantom themes, please let us know so we can help advertise the event.

Hero's Journey Workshop works on custom props for cosplayers around the world, and his latest offering is on a replica set of rings from the 1996 Billy Zane movie Phantom rings. This set will cost $185USD plus postage. The rings can come in ring sizes 10 to 14. You can buy your ring set here These rings are painstakingly sculpted from copious reference images and measurements of the actual props from the 1996 film, The Phantom. Unlike many “true replicas” being offered on many seller platforms, these rings contain none of the extra details on the sides seen in many “replicas.” The ring of evil depicts the movie-style skull, and the ring of good the emblem of protection. Careful examination of both movie stills, prop auctions, and by a friend who works in the industry and had access to the actual prop allowed these rings to be sculpted to be accurate. No movie poster art on a postcard COA here. The rings can speak for themselves. We were lucky enough to have a chat with the sculptor and owner of Hero's Journey Workshop, and we asked him about the rings, his fandom and when he gifted a set of the rings to Billy Zane . I have been a fan of the Phantom since I was young. I was born in the mid-1970s and grew up on the daily Phantom newspaper strip stories and always looked forward to that full-color Sunday strip. The 1996 movie was (and is) one of my favorite comic adaptation films EVER. I’ve wanted these rings since 1996. I have not been able to find a good replica that was accurate to what was seen. There are many knockoffs that have singles on the side bands, etc., and that are advertised as true replicas, while they are merely recasts of an old licensed piece from 20 years ago. So, as I have expanded my skill set, I started looking at doing a Phantom build at some point but needed accurate rings. I was able to find a jewelry production partner who could work with metals that melt at a temperature significantly higher than what I can work with safely in my home but had to order a minimum quantity to get them made. That landed me with the “if you want something done right” idea of designing them myself, outsourcing the metal casting to a jeweler, and using the sales to cover the costs and a reasonable return for the weeks spent obsessing and sculpting the master files. My wife remarked about how I looked like a kid on Christmas the night the shipment arrived. I wore my set out to dinner and was looking at them in the car, and she noticed the excitement in my face. In 2019 I met Billy Zane, and he gave me one of the movie theater rings that were given out at the opening weekend showings. Then it was my turn to gift him something. I reminded him of him doing that and said, “There is an old jungle saying that when you visit kindness upon someone, it shall be repaid to you.” And sat the ring boxes on the table. He seemed genuinely touched and said it was a very thoughtful gift. We chatted for several minutes about the rings and took a few photos. I won’t go into the specifics of our conversation but will say that it was definitely something that immediately became a core memory for me with my love of the character and his portrayal.

The Phantom team ‘car 47’ has participated in the Queensland Variety Bash fundraiser for the past eight years and in 2025, they will be debuting a new car. Their vehicle, the new Phantom Lounge (car 47) is a modified Chevrolet Astro Van. Donate to The Phantom team The 2025 car is different from the 2024 car, which was a circa 1978-79 F100 Ford truck fitted with an ambulance body. Even the bust has been changed for 2025. The 2024 car features the Phan Fare bust and this car features the pokkie topper bust. In exciting news, the variety itinerary will be going through three states: QLD, NSW, and also South Australia. The tour starts on Sunday 3rd August at St George, QLD and ends Wednesday 13th August at Port Macquarie . You can look at the full itinerary and the dates the cars will be in your town here . The team on the Phantom car includes Scott Peatey , John Finlay , Zach Peatey , Allen Christensen , Andrew Schulze , Kerrie Le Du , Damon Lynch and Erica Hansch . Attached is a photo with some of them, all featuring a phun Davenport Phantom-themed vest.

348 fans have made their opinions count and have voted on their best Fantomen cover of 2024. The results have been announced in Fantomen 16/2025 . This tradition of fans voting for their favourite cover of the previous year has happened since 1971. Just over 20% of all the fans voted for Fantomen 25-26/2024  as their favourite cover. The cover was drawn by Henry Johannes who made his debut in 2024, and two of his three 2024 covers were in the top 10 as voted by the fans. Henrik Salhstrom came in second with his Fantomen 5/2024 cover, with 17% of all fans voting for this cover. His cover for Fantomen 20/2024 came in third with 13%. Henrik Salhstrom  is no stranger to high placings in this award; since 2016, one of Henrik's covers has won best cover for 7 years. In 2024, four of his covers (5/2024, 20/2024, 8/2024 and 6-7/2024) were voted in the top 10. Janusz Ordon , Luca Erbetta and Rafael Ruiz all had covers that were also voted in the top 10. All covers had at least three votes. 348 is the lowest number of votes submitted by the fans since fans voted on the 2019 best Fantomen covers. The below page outlining all the votes for all covers was printed in Fantomen 16/2025 along with a poster of the cover. Winners of the competition will have the prize sent to the postal address that they supplied when adding their vote.

At the (American) National Cartoonists Society ’s 79th Reuben Awards , comic arts legend Sy Barry will receive the Elzie Segar Award . This event will be held on August 15, 2025, in Boston. The Reuben Awards are held every year, during the NCS Annual Conference. The Society honors the year’s outstanding achievements in all walks of the profession. Along with this award, there are several other awards awarded to various creators in the related fields, ranging from print, comic strips to comic books, illustration to animation, gags to graphic novels, and more. Sy Barry joins the elite company of other creators who have won the award, including Milton Caniff , Mort Walker , Charles Schulz , and many others. For a full list of who has been awarded the Elzie Segar Award . Ironically, this award will be presented by King Features , his previous employer, which is a nice full-circle moment. You can learn more about the conference and award night at this link .

Mythos Editora has released on their website preorder links for three collection books to be released in July and August 2025. You can either go to their website to browse all their back catalog or click on the below links. Sy Barry Omnibus 4 Jim Aparo Collection Sal Velluto & Peter David Hermes Press Collection Sy Barry Omnibus 4 details (Shipping August 2025) This is the ninth volume released by Mythos Editora reprinting daily newspaper stories by Ray Moore , Wilson McCoy , Sy Barry, and the George Olesen and Keith Williams team. This is the fourth Sy Barry volume in the set. The omnibus will be 408 pages printed in black and white. This Sy Barry  book will also feature a translated excerpt from a Chronicle Chamber  podcast interview with Sy Barry  Below are some sample pages of the interview. The stories featured in this omnibus are: Daily 105 " The Jungle Home " Daily 106 " Rex, the Missing Heir " Daily 107 " The Gladiator " Daily 108 " The Missing Daddy " Daily 109 " Luaga's Undercover Tour " Daily 110 " The Mission " Daily 111 " Yes " Buy now Jim Aparo Collection details (Shipping August 2025) This book was originally released in 2020 and was very popular, with it being rereleased again. All the Jim Aparo Phantom stories published by Charlton will be published. The book is in paperback with 168 pages and in black and white and color. It is a translated version of the American trade paperback Jim Aparo's Complete Charlton Comics , published by Hermes Press , but with a different cover. " O Fantasma de Shangri-La " (" The Phantom of Shang-Ri-La ") by Dick Wood and Jim Aparo " O Faraó Fantasma " (" The Pharaoh Phantom ") by Dick Wood and Jim Aparo " A Morte do Fantasma " (" The Phantom's Death ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " O Reino do Penhasco " (" The Cliff Kingdom ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " O Símia Gigante de Tawth " (" The Giant Ape of Tawth ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " O Rio Sem Fim " (" The River That Never Ends ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " Uma Madeira Muito Especial " (" Very Special Timber ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " Os Traidores Bandar " (" Bandar Betrayers ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " Sequestro Aéreo " (" Skyjack ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " Dispersem a Patrulha! " (" Disband the Patrol ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " O Morredouro " (" The Dying Ground ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " A Nova Fé do Fantasma " (" The Phantom's New Faith ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo " A Armadilha " (" The Trap ") by Don Jon Arneson and Jim Aparo Buy now Sal Velluto & Peter David Hermes Press Collection details (Shipping July 2025) This book was originally released in 2019 and was very popular, with it being rereleased again this time with a new cover. It is a translated version of the American trade paperback Danger in the Forbidden City , published by Hermes Press . The book is in full colour and 148 pages. " Em Busca da Cidade Perdida, Capitulo 1 " (" Danger in the Forbidden City, Part 1 ") by Peter David and Sal Velluto " Em Busca da Cidade Perdida, Capitulo 2 " (" Danger in the Forbidden City, Part 2 ") by Peter David and Sal Velluto " Em Busca da Cidade Perdida, Capitulo 3 " (" Danger in the Forbidden City, Part 3 ") by Peter David and Sal Velluto " Em Busca da Cidade Perdida, Capitulo 4 " (" Danger in the Forbidden City, Part 4 ") by Peter David and Sal Velluto " Em Busca da Cidade Perdida, Capitulo 5 " (" Danger in the Forbidden City, Part 5 ") by Peter David and Sal Velluto " Em Busca da Cidade Perdida, Capitulo 6 " (" Danger in the Forbidden City, Part 6 ") by Peter David and Sal Velluto Buy now

As announced on his social pages, Keith Williams has been awarded a Hall of Fame award from the 2025 Inkwell Awards . You can follow Keith on his social media platforms ( Facebook and Instagram ). The Inkwell Awards is the only official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation whose mission is to promote and educate regarding the art form of comic-book inking, as well as annually recognize the best ink artists and their work. Bob Almond who has inked several Phantom stories for Team Fantomen is involved with the nonprofit organization. You can follow their work on their social media platforms ( Facebook and Instagram ) or at their website . From a Phantom perspective, Keith Williams  is known for his inking work on the Phantom daily newspaper stories from 1994 to 2005. He also inked the Captain Action crossover series published by Moonstone . During 2008, he also helped friend Bob Almond ink three Team Fantomen stories. Away from the Phantom. Keith Williams  began his career in 1982 as a background inker for John Byrne and Joe Sinnott . For a while he worked at the Marvel Comics editorial offices and was Jim Owsley 's assistant editor of the Spider-Man titles. After that, he became a full-time inker on titles like Web of Spider-Man , Quasar , Transformers , Silver Surfer , She-Hulk , The Mask, and Moonstone 's Kolchak: The Night Stalker . Keith Williams has been interviewed on our X-Band: The Phantom Podcast Episode #105 .

Stephen East, Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker meet and chat with Daniel Nguyen, the director over at Saturday Morning Cards (SMC). SMC has released a Phantom Designer Art Card set, with preorders being shipped at the end of July 2025. During this podcast, Daniel shows us the cards and explains the collector card concept, which may be foreign for some phans. Daniel also shows us every card in the set from the different finishes, including the black 1/1 and some of the sketches. We would recommend everyone watch this on YouTube so you can ensure you see the different cards in this Phantom set but also some other great examples of designer art cards. Daniel talks about the endless possibilities of possible new Phantom products, including a prototype for an exclusive limited edition card that may be released. All these possibilities will depend on if the cards sell. If you would like to order your set, you can via the Saturday Morning Cards website. At this stage the website does not have the function to ship outside North America, but you can email them for a shipping quote. However, we can announce that there is now an Australian / New Zealand distributor who will be taking orders—you can contact them at SaturdayMorningCardsAUS@gmail.com . You can follow Daniel at his Instagram or for more Saturday Morning Cards exclusives and updates, you can follow them at their Instagram. We love your 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.

Christian Moller  reviews Zauberstern #19 that was out in late June 2025. The issue features the following stories that were first published by Moonstone Comics  and a Daily story published in the newspapers in 2013. " Steine aus Blut Teil 1 " (" Stones of Blood Part 1 ") by Ben Raab and Pat Quinn " Steine aus Blut Teil 2 " (" Stones of Blood Part 2 ") by Ben Raab and Pat Quinn " Auf der Jagd nach den Phantomdiamanten " (" The Scoundrel ") by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan You can purchase this comic and other back issues of Zauberstern  Phantom comics from their website . This comic is of great value with 100 pages of comics in full colour on great-quality paper for 10€. This magazine sees Zauberstern  reusing a past cover instead of creating their own new covers, which they have done previously. Do you prefer the publisher creating their own unique covers? This cover was created by Marat Mychaels  and was originally used as the cover #7A for Moonstone Comics   Ghost Who Walks series, originally published in 2010. The magazine also features an inside poster with advertising on each side, so if you remove the poster, you do not lose anything from the story. The poster is the cover for " Stones of Blood Part 2 " ( Moonstone #2 ) by Pat Quinn and Ken Wolak . Stones of Blood is a popular story with some great double-page spreads. The Daily Phantom story is by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan  and it is interesting comparing the colouring of the two stories. This comic also features a double page of phan letters which is a great addition. Ensure you read our interview with the publishers and editors behind Zauberstern  here - Interview with Simeon Hrissomallis  and Charles Bone . You will learn about the extra albums and magazines planned to be published in 2025 by Zauberstern . We have reviewed the first special magazine on our platforms. All Zauberstern and other German comic reviews will be included in our monthly X-Band: The Phantom Podcasts. You can find out more at our website and or subscribe to our YouTube channel  for more videos. If you would like to join the team and review new comics being released around the world, please contact us.

Now open for preorder for a late July 2025 release are the exclusive collectible cards from USA company Saturday Morning Cards . This card set was first teased in December 2024 with an update in March 2025 on some of the designs . In exciting news, you can now preorder your card(s) from their website. Click here to pre order now These cards will be on showcase at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) held on Thu, 24 July 2025 – Sun, 27 July 2025, at Saturday Morning Cards booth. Each card will be like a blind bag. You may get a sketch card or one of the different card designs on a special limited edition finish card stock. The card is stored in an official licensed collectible magnetic box, which will look amazing in your skull cave at home or the office. The main art for the cards and the box is designed by Erik Marshall ( Instagram ). At this stage on the website, there are four options to purchase: Case of 20 cards, each in their individual box with a guaranteed gold hit (or better) and sketch card. Link to buy . 6-card bundle with an exclusive limited 25 purple card. The other 5 cards will be a mix of random cards and rarity with a guaranteed sketch card. Link to buy . Guaranteed sketch card. Link to buy . Single card. Link to buy . Following their other product lines, there is a chance for t-shirts, stickers, and other related products to be released. At the moment these are only available to be shipped from the USA and Canada, but we are led to believe that there is a chance they will be available for distribution internationally outside North America. There will be 1200 cards in the set with a mixture of the 9 designs and unique 1/1 sketch cards. SMC has informed us that there will be more sketch cards than any of their previous releases. There is 9x standard card designs with multiple colours, a mixture of transparent, gold, black, and purple. As mentioned prior, this is not a collector trading card set but a single card. A trading card set is a collection of cards with a specific theme that can be collected and/or used for gameplay. We expect this method of collecting to be new for a lot of phans. If this confuses you, that is ok; we have organised a time with the owner of Saturday Morning Cards to join us for a podcast in the next month to explain the concept more, the uniqueness of the sketch cards, and to show us some of the cards. If you have any specific questions you would like to see asked to the owner of Saturday Morning Cards , feel free to add them here so we can ask.

Previously, King Features Syndicate had all their characters on their www.ComicsKingdom.com website, where you could read the new and old past stories as well as limited information on characters and creators. Now King Features has released a new standalone dedicated www.ThePhantom.com website. It is great to see the owners put some focus and attention on the Phantom. We assume the website will continue to grow with new information and features added as time goes by. At the time of writing this article (July 2025) the website includes information on the main characters (The Phantom, Diana, Kit and Heloise, Guran and Luaga), a link to the KFS shop, which sells The Phantom-branded merchandise. My favourite feature of the new website is the timeline. I would like to see KFS add some more important timelines, like the first Phantom comic ( read more about that here ) and the first Fantomen issue by Semic . On the Comics Kingdom website, they have biographies of the current Phantom creators and I would also like to see KFS add the current but also past creators to the new website. On the new website, they have a great informative bio on Lee Falk . One thing that may be missed by many is the iconic Old Jungle Sayings added to the bottom section of the website. Included is our detailed review of the website.

The San Diego Comic-Con is one of the larger comic conventions in the USA, and in 2025 we will have some Phantom influence. As we are a Phantom website, this article will only focus on the character and not the other amazing creators, publishers, guests, etc. The SDCC event is held 24-27 July, 2025. If we have missed any other creators and/or publishers who have Phantom credits and will also be in attendance, please let us know so we can add them. Mad Cave Studios Mad Cave Studios will be releasing their standalone Phantom comic series in September 2025 and, we believe production work has started on the second Defenders of the Earth series. They will likely have the Phantom Free Comic Day and Defenders of the Earth comics for sale at their booth. Unsure if any of their artists will be in attendance at this stage. If we find out more, plus any Phantom-related exclusives for Mad Cave Studios , we will update the article. Saturday Morning Cards Saturday Morning Cards (SMC) new Phantom collector card series will be available for purchase at their booth. Along with the cards, they will also have a special SDCC exclusive card only made available at the convention. This will be limited to 50. Daniel the Director of SMC will be joining us for an upcoming podcast to hopefully explain the collector card concept more for those who are still struggling to understand. We believe preorders will be posted out after the event . Hermes Press Hermes Press , which produces the high-quality hardcover Phantom Daily and Sunday newspaper reprint stories, will be in attendance with a booth. They will be selling their new Art of George Wilson book at the event. In 2024, they had a panel about the upcoming book with a family member and Joe Jusko who wrote a foreword to the book. We assume Hermes will also be selling current and old book stock, including the Phantom hardcover books. Artists At this stage, we do not know of any specific creators with Phantom credits that will be attending the event. Jim Calafiore the artist for the recently finished Defenders of the Earth series published by Mad Cave Studios . A lot of his stories were drawn traditionally, so he is likely to have original artwork for sale plus commissions and signatures. He will be at booth 4301. You can read an interview with Jim Calafiore talking about his work in the series here . You can watch our reviews on the Defenders of the Earth  series published by Mad Cave Studios here . We do know that Tadam Gyadu 's art dealer ( Comix Art Studio ) will be in attendance at the show and that Tadam has accepted commissions to be collected at the show. You can contact Tadam at his Instagram if you want to contact him about a commission. You can see the original artwork, for sale including Frew cover 1979 on the Comix Art Studio website . Tadam has created two Frew  covers . Keep an eye on this article and our social media platforms for updates. If you see any Phantom creators announced before us, please contact us. If you know of other Phantom creators attending other events around the world, please also contact us.