In this episode we are honoured to be joined by one of the most prolific The Phantom Daily newspaper strip artists, and the only one to share his initials with our hero! Keith Williams picked up the strip after Sy Barry retired and, together with penciller George Olesen, worked on the strip from 1994-2005. In total, he inked 32 Daily stories and was at the helm when the 1996 Billy Zane film premiered. Post 2005, Keith also inked The Phantom stories for both Moonstone (the Captain Action crossover stories) and Egmont. Armed with a host of queries from Patreon supporters who were given the opportunity to submit their questions, Jermayn and Dan are able to have a truly wide-ranging conversation with the New York based artist. In the podcast Keith chats about his heroes in the comic art world and shares the time he sought advice from his teacher and mentor, the legendary Will Eisner - "Should I take up this offer of doing The Phantom strip?" It's fascinating to hear how Keith faced the daunting task of taking over from Sy Barry, the man who many phans consider to be the greatest Phantom artist of all time. Keith also reflects on working with three different authors in Lee Falk, Claes Reimerthi, and Tony DePaul. One particularly compelling part of the conversation is as Keith reflects on being an African-American artist working on what some critics perceive to be a comic strip troubled with a white supremacist hero and other racist undertones. We know you will enjoy this conversation with a very unassuming and humble man, who played a crucial role in the journey of our hero. As always - Happy Phantoming! #KeithWilliams #KingFeaturesSyndicate #AlexSaviuk #LeeFalk #SyBarry #GeorgeOlesen #SalVelluto #DefendersoftheEarth #Marvel #FredFredericks #EdRhoades #1996movie #BillyZane #TonyDePaul #ClaesReimerthi #Moonstone #RenoManiquis #DavidBishop #BobAlmond #Egmont #DonNewton #XBand #Podcast

Tony DePaul has been the writer of The Phantom newspaper strip and official keeper of Phantom lore since Lee Falk's death in 1999. This interview is a fascinating insight into his personal history, his passion for our favourite purple comic book hero, and the possible future of The Phantom. It's a fascinating chat with a fascinating man - we know you'll enjoy it... Happy Phantoming! #XBand #Podcast #TonyDePaul #KingFeaturesSyndicate #MikeManley #JeffWeigel #UlfGranberg #Semic #Egmont #GrahamNolan #ClaesReimerthi #JimShepherd #LeeFalk #SyBarry #PaulRyan #TerryBeatty

In this episode Dan, Jerm, Steve along with a special appearance by Gus review the latest comics in the world of the Phantom. The phellas also discuss the latest news in the Phantom World. Happy Phantoming! #Mallon #DolmenEditorial #Supanova #Frew #LightningStrikeComics #HermesPress #KidPhantom #Giantsize #PhantomsWorld #AlexSaviuk #ClaesReimerthi #ShaneFoley #JasonPaulos #ChrisWahl #JeremyMacpherson #DaleMaccanti #Felmang #GlennLumsden #AndrewConstant #DrPaulMason #PhantomsVault

In a very special (and very short) episode of X-Band , Dan and Jermayn talk Steve through his first Sydney Supanova / Lee Falk Memorial Bengalla Explorers Club dinner weekend experience. We talk about what we know and what we hope we know; what we expect and what we wish from the FREW Booth at Supanova. And most importantly, we welcome perhaps the most special guest (certainly the youngest) we've ever had on the podcast. Happy Phantoming - hopefully we'll see you in Sydney! #XBand #Podcast #Frew #GlennFord #DudleyHogarth #ChristopherSequeira #JamieJohnson #JasonPaulos #DrPaulMason #JeremyMacpherson #AndrewConstant #BradleyPeach #AntonioLemos #LFMBEC #ReneWhite

Opportunities like this do not come along very often. Ulf Granberg is the man behind Egmont in their glory years - he was the editor of the Swedish Phantom comic book, Fantomen from 1973 to 1987, then again from 2003 to 2012. From 1973-2012 Ulf was head of Team Fantomen, the group of creators responsible for producing Phantom stories for Semic then Egmont. Ulf has also written over 30 Phantom stories himself. That is over 40 years of being paid to write, edit, read and plot our hero! Ulf is a treasure trove of stories and anecdotes. He interacted with creators from Lee Falk, Sy Barry, Norman Worker, Jamie Vallve and the list goes on and on. and on and on and on!! This interview is so good and so long, Ulf was so very generous with his time, we have had to split it into several parts. Enjoy part 1, and ... Happy Phantoming! #XBand #Podcast #UlfGranberg #Egmont #Semic #Fantomen #Fantomet #NormanWorker #LeeFalk #SyBarry #JaimeVallve #JanneLundstrom #DonneAvenell #HeinerBade #GeorgesBess #KariLeppänen #KnutWestad #TonyDePaul #ClaesReimerthi

The Bengali fan-made Phantom film Cholomon Oshoriri has been available on YouTube and Facebook for a few months now, so it's well and truly time we devoted a podcast to it. And what a lot of fun this one was! Steve, Jermayn and Dan recorded a 'phan commentary' of the film, chatting about it as we watched it together. Then we were lucky enough to speak to Abir Roy (writer, director, editor) and Sagardeep Roy (actor - Choloman). The commentary and the interview make for a fascinating examination of the film which is, in our humble opinion, probably the best version of our hero since the 1996 Billy Zane movie. So enjoy listening to this one, or even better - watch the film with us on our YouTube channel (below). Happy Phantoming! #XBand #Podcast #CholomanOshoriri #1996movie #BillyZane

Yes! It finally happened! Steve, Dan and Jermayn actually met in real life! Join the trio as they take in everything that The Phantom Mecca Weekend had to offer, Sydney Supanova and the LFMBEC Dinner. The fun had by the team is evident in every segment. If we met you over the weekend, listen out because you're probably on the recording. If you weren't able to make it, strap yourself in for one heck of a wild weekend! This podcast also includes Andrew Constant's wonderful speech from the LFMBEC Dinner and the famous POD BOMB incident. My gosh, did we had some Happy Phantoming! #XBand #Podcast #LeeFalk #SyBarry #GlennFord #JamieJohnson #DrPaulMason #AndrewConstant #KidPhantom #Supanova #JeremyMacpherson #AntonioLemos #ChristopherSequeira #JasonPaulos #SammyJ #LFMBEC

It's only been "two" podcasts since our last Comics & News but somehow there's nine Frew issues to discuss! Kid Phantom dominates early because we love it, then later there is a bit of a barney over the latest installment of the Sandal Singh saga - fair to say this plot-line had divided readers (and podcasters)! In between there's all the usual rabbit holes and side-tunnels you've come to know (and love?) from your Phantom podcast... we hope you enjoy it. Happy Phantoming! #Mallon #DolmenEditorial #Supanova #Frew #LightningStrikeComics #HermesPress #KidPhantom #Giantsize #PhantomsWorld #AlexSaviuk #ClaesReimerthi #ShaneFoley #JasonPaulos #ChrisWahl #JeremyMacpherson #DaleMaccanti #Felmang #GlennLumsden #AndrewConstant #DrPaulMason #PhantomsVault

A little while ago we had the opportunity to ask Six Quick Questions of the crew at Hermes Press. Their answers were so effusive we just knew that there was a number of slower questions to ask in a recorded podcast! In a wide-ranging and thought-provoking interview, the ChronicleChamber team picks the brains of the American publishers of The Phantom: Dan Herman and Sabrina Herman of Hermes Press. It's a long chat for sure, so it's worth tuning in and spending the time to get a full understanding of Hermes Press and who they are. To begin with, Dan details his history as a publisher and the origin of the company. Dan also takes through the publishing process in great detail, including the difficulty in getting print-worthy material gathered together. He is also good enough to answer the hard questions around delays in publications, pre-orders and the like. What we should have realised but is perhaps not widely known is that Dan is a massive collector are well as being a publisher, so we also get a fascinating insight into his collection of Phantom art. So all in all a fascinating conversation and one we will reflect on many times over the next few weeks and months, You can also watch the Skype conversation in the Youtube clip below. #DanHerman #HermesPress #LeeFalk #WilsonMcCoy #RayMoore #SyBarry #IvanPedersen #BillLignante

It's like Frew found their missing #330!! 11 months after it was first recorded, we've finally re-created the missing Episode 74 of X Band! It took sincere apologies, plates of humble pie and exorbitant legal costs, but finally ChronicleChamber has been able to persuade Australian comedian Sammy J and his former school gardener Duncan Munro to re-join us and reminisce on one of the top 5 most hilarious Phantom-themed comedy shows ever to tour Australia: Hero Complex. #SammyJ #DuncanMunro #HeroComplex #SyBarry

In this episode Jermayn, Dan and Steve are joined by phan and renown Falkist Jon as they discuss a trend that seems to be occurring in both the Dailies and the Scandinavian comics... are we seeing the lead up for the death of the 21st Phantom? The start of the current Daily story The Curse of Old Man Mozz was the impetus for this podcast - you can read the first three strips of this below. This episode enjoys healthy discussion from phans on both sides of the argument - does the 21st need to die? (See if you can pick who's on which side before you listen). We hope you enjoy it and if you feel strongly about the topic please feel free to contact us through our Facebook page, Messenger, or email. #XBand #Podcast #LeeFalk #Egmont #Frew #KingFeaturesSyndicate

Yes, it's here - X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's 50th episode! There's no congratulating quite like self congratulating and the team are doing plenty of that as they reminisce about their favourite episodes and guests. The boys are joined by an extra special guest who, needless to say, is a blast from the past. The Ghost Who Stats gets a guernsey, all our Patreon supporters get a shout out and finally, the Goof Reel is back. Enjoy! #AndreasEriksson #BradleyPeach #DudleyHogarth #Frew #GlennFord #JamieJohnson #JeremyMacpherson #JimShepherd #LindsayWalker #Patreon #ReneWhite #SammyJ #LFMBEC #BradfordExchange #IkonCollectables #ArtShow #ClaesReimerthi #Egmont #HermesPress #PeterKingston #DietmarLederwasch #XBand

On Friday 10th March 2017, The Phantom Art Show arrived in Coffs Harbour, at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery. No doubt you've already read our written review of the Opening, but in Episode 59 of X Band: The Phantom Podcast you will hear all the speeches from the Opening night, including the announcement of the winners of the saso.creative Phantom Downunder Art Prize, as well as the Artists' Talk held in the Gallery the following day. From Friday night, you will hear from: Margaret Cameron, manager of the Art Gallery; Coffs Harbour City Counsellor Jan Strong; contributing artist Dick Frizzell; Dare Jennings, founder of Mambo and iconic Phantom phan; Bunker Chairman Paul McKeown; Nanette Backhouse and Sam Chapman from sponsors Saso Creative; as well as a special guest who emerges from the smoke and shadows... We also have an exclusive interview with one of the winners of the Art Prize. The Artists' Talk on Saturday features co-curators Dietmer Lederwasch and Peter Kingston, together with artists Dick Frizzell and Euan McLeod. Enjoy! #ArtShow #PeterKingston #DietmarLederwasch

In this episode Jermayn, Dan and Steve review Frew issues #1775 to #1779, then chat about some of the recent news in the Phantom universe. Excitingly, we've also had a special sneak peek at Kid Phantom and Phantom by Gaslight, and give listeners a bit of an idea about what's coming in these promising new series. Note: As part of our discussion about Lou Manna's story Full Circle (Frew #1776 & #1777), Jermayn refers to the 1989 Lee Falk/Sy Barry story The Death Threat. To help you process some of what we talk about, some of the relevant images from that story are below (click to enlarge). And when Dan reports on The Phantom Art Show from Coffs Harbour, he promises a video review of the merchandise available at that venue - you can watch this below. #XBand #Podcast #Frew #ArtShow #KidPhantom #LouManna #LeeFalk #SyBarry

Recorded on the weekend of 10-11 December 2016, this podcast features audio from the opening of The Phantom Art Show at the Tweed Regional Gallery in Murwillumbah, NSW. ChronicleChamber was lucky enough to attend the official opening on Saturday evening to record the first part of the podcast, where former Governor-General of Australia Dame Quentin Bryce and her husband Michael spoke about their experiences with the Phantom, and his impact on readers of all generations. You can read our full report of the evening or watch the Bryce's speeches on our YouTube channel. The second part of the podcast is a recording from Sunday morning, the discussion we had with co-curator of the exhibition Peter Kingston. Apologies up front for the quality of the audio in this episode, but if you turn it up to full volume you won’t miss much! #XBand #ArtShow #PeterKingston #DietmarLederwasch