X-Band: The Phantom Podcast

#339 - May & June 2026 newspaper stories, comics & news review

15 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the boys Dan Fraser, Jermayn Parker, and Stephen East come together to review and discuss Phantom comics, stories, and related news f...

#338 - Discussing the world’s largest phan gathering

07 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Something a little different, as Jermayn Parker is joined by Nick Moles and Sean Bassett as they chat about the 2026 Phantom phan catch-up in Sydney, ...

#337 - Review: 'The Phantom' (1996) 4K UHD Kino Lorber release

01 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Something a little different, as today we review the recently remastered in 4K from a 35mm original camera negative by Kino Lorber, a boutique Blu-ray...

#336 - Juancho Vélez, Colourist Extraordinaire

17 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The American in the Chronicle Chamber crew, Scott Waldyn, jumps on the podcast this week to interview Juancho Vélez, the incredible colorist behind D...

#335 - April 2026 newspaper stories, comics & news review

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the boys come together to review and discuss Phantom comics, stories, and related news from around the world, including the team argu...

#334 - Mikael Bergkvist Fantomen creator

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker goes solo as he interviews Fantomen creator Mikael Bergkvist who is one of the few creators who draws and writes Phantom stories for th...

#333 - March 2026 newspaper stories, comics & news review

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the boys review and discuss Phantom comics, stories, and related news from around the world.If you agree and/or disagree with us, you...

#332 - Mad Cave Studios Phantom issues 1-5 review

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jermayn Parker and Stephen East are joined by Scott Waldyn, Chronicle Chambers USA's correspondent, to review the first five iss...

#331B - January & February 2026 comics review

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jermayn Parker is joined by co-host Stephen East as they review the Australian comics and include a few rants about Frew missing the ...

#331A - January & February 2025 newspaper stories & news review

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jermayn Parker and co-host Stephen East go for a rant.As it has been two months since we last reviewed everything that has happened i...

#330 - Frew 2026 Annual review (Phantom & Mandrake crossover stories)

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mandrake the Magician was Lee Falk's first created hero and, to many, was their gateway into the Phantom, with some countries having a deeper rel...

#329A: Sy Barry (Phantom artist for 30+ years) wishes the Phantom a happy 90th birthday!

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the Phantom's 90th birthday, we got several phans and creators to wish the Phantom a happy birthday, which we collected together for...

#329 - Happy 90th Birthday to the Phantom

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Phantom is now 90 years young! We had to put out a special podcast to celebrate. Come join us and let us celebrate together!First of all, we put t...

#328 - Best of 2025 (Our favs from around the world)

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we wrapped up everything that happened in the world of the Phantom for 2025, and we did it in under two hours. We will go over the tal...

#327 - Remembering Ulf Granberg

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ulf Granberg was a giant in the Phantom community as both a writer and editor but perhaps even more as a historian and Phantom-lore builder who added ...

#326 - Sammy J & Hero Complex Returns

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the gang is back together after a few months of separation, as they chat with Australian comedian Sammy J, who 10 years ago toured Aus...

#325 - December 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

These podcasts are our attempt to wrap up everything from comic reviews to catching up on the latest newspaper Comics Kingdom stories and related news...

#324: The Phantom's film & TV rumours, hits & near misses

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we first announced the proposed new Phantom TV show on our website in July 2023, we spent a whole episode with guests joining the team to pitch i...

#323 - November 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are lucky that every month is a busy month in the Phantom world! These podcasts are our attempt to wrap up everything from comic reviews to catchin...

#322: Psychology of Phantom fight scenes with Julie & Alex

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Action scenes are a critical component of any Phantom story, so how does a comics creator seek authenticity, credibility, and high-level danger and or...

#321 - Unpacking Old Jungle Sayings

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Following on from X-Band: The Phantom Podcast Episode 307, Jermayn Parker and Matt Kyme explored the many elements that were vital to making a Phantom...

#320 - October 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It is not every month we see a new country publishes the Phantom for the first time so that makes October a busy but important month in the world of t...

X-Band: Phantom Podcast #319 - Passing the collection mantle on!

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you listen to this podcast, chances are you are obsessed with purple (or blue in Scandinavia, Red in South America etc) and have an unhealthy fetis...

#318 - Mad Cave Studios Phantom #1 review

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wednesday 24 September 2025, Mad Cave Studios release their first regular feature Phantom comic on the back of their well received Defenders of the Ea...

#317 - August & September 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every month, we take an hour or two to discuss all things Phantom from around the world. In this podcast, we are discussing August and September 2025....

#316 - Phans phav Phantom stories

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Something a little different this fortnight with a bunch of phans, publishers & creators from around the world telling us what their phavourite Ph...

#315 - Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth Series 1 Review

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The second volume TPB of the Defenders of the Earth series by Mad Cave Studios is now out for sale around the world. Scott Wydon joins Stephen East an...

#314 - June & July 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, we are discussing June and July 2025. We review comics from Australia, USA and Germany; catch up on the newspaper adventures printed ...

#313 - Sounds from 2025 LFMBEC & Supanova

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast includes recordings from the Australian Phantom weekend, including the video from Lauren Marshall, who spoke beautifully at the 2025 LFMB...

#312 - Saturday Morning Cards & their Phantom Designer Art Card set

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ph...

#311 - Frew's 2000 comic review

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen East, Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker get together to review Frew's celebratory issue 2000. They review every story and element of this bum...

#310 - With Magnus Carling

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker and Stephen East chat with Swedish writer Magnus Carling. This is a fascinating chat with a new comer to the Phantom universe who has t...

#309 - Australian Phan Weekend 2025 (Supanova & LFMBEC)

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

#308 - May 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every month, we take an hour or two to discuss all things Phantom from around the world. This month for May 2025, we review comics from Australia and ...

#307 - Phantom story elements

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you are a Phantom nerd, you will like this podcast as Jermayn Parker and Matt Kyme discuss close to 50+ stories as they try and nail down important...

#306 - April 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. W...

#305 - With Marcelo Baez

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#304 - March 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What better way to escape the world's troubles with weather patterns and political upheaval dominating our life than spending time with us as we ...

#303 - Phantom Phan Census 2025: Have Your Say & Win Exclusive Prizes!

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For almost 90 years, The Phantom has been thrilling phans worldwide. But who exactly are the phans? In collaboration with King Features and several pu...

#302 - February 2025 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What better way to escape the world's troubles with weather patterns and political upheaval dominating our life than spending time with us as we ...

#301 - Frew 2025 Annual Review

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 wi...

#300 - Phans chat with Mike Manley & Jeff Weigel

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy birthday to the Phantom & happy anniversary to us celebrating our 300th podcast. We wanted to share the celebration with the Phantom! We we...

#299B - January 2025 Comics Review

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 lates...

#299A - January 2025 Newspaper Stories & News Review

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 D...

#298 - Our worldwide best of 2024

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#297 - Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth mid series review

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some phans will know that we have reviews of all of the Mad Cave Studios Defenders of the Earth Series up on our YouTube Channel and website but we wa...

#296B - November and December 2024 Comics Review

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#296A - November and December 2024 Newspaper Stories & News Review

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the latest Daily and Sunday stories that are running in newspapers around the world and all the related Phantom news that has been released...

#295 - Behind the scenes of the Phantom video game

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#294 - Sounds of Brisbane 2024 Phan Gathering

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 100th iteration of the iconic Supanova pop culture convention, in Brisbane November 2024, was a landmark event, especially for Phantom fans who de...

#293 - Fantomen 2025 & their 75th Anniversary

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker is joined by Team Fantomen editors Jacob Habinc and Andreas Eriksson as he asks them all the questions about what they are planning for...

#292 - October 2024 Newspaper Stories, Comics & News Review

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we catch up with all the latest happenings with the Phantom from around the world in the month of October 2024. This podcast is truly inter...

#291 - Jansuz Ordon Fantomen artist

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Fraser, and Jermayn Parker join Janusz Ordon who is a Polish comics creator who has created Phantom stories since 2018. In short 6 years he has dr...

#290B - Aug & Sept 2024 Comics Review

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the extended team in Seuj Abir, Ivan Pederson, Scott Waldyn, Stephen East, Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser as together they discuss the latest Phan...

#290A - Aug & Sept 2024 Newspaper Stories & News Review

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the boys as together they discuss the latest Phantom news from around the world. We also keep up to date with the latest in the Daily and Sunday ...

#289 - Our Phantom Big Questions

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The team does not get a chance to nerd out too much by discussing the Phantom in finer details. This podcast fixes that with one podcasters wife comme...

#288 - Sounds from Norway & Sweden 2024 Conventions

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During May 2024 there were a few comic conventions being held in Norway and Sweden. Thanks to phan Kristian Hellesund who has helped us with the recor...

#287 - July 2024 Comics and News Review

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the team as they review Phantom comics from and discuss the latest Phantom news from around the world. We also keep up to date with the latest in...

#286 - The Sounds from the 2024 Supanova & LFMBEC Dinner

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Sydney weekend in June every year is the national phan 'Meca' weekend that a lot of hardcore Australian phans enjoy attending. For 2024,...

#285B - June 2024 Australia, Sweden, Germany & Indian Comics Review

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Because so much has happened in the Phantom world within the last 4-6 weeks, we have split our June review podcast into two. Join Stephen East, Jermay...

#285A - June 2024 Newspaper Stories & News Review

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just like Frew, we have A and B episodes with our podcasts and because so much has happened in the Phantom world within the last 4-6 weeks, we have sp...

#284 - Introducing Djordje Djokovic the NECA Figurine Designer

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker interview the man behind the NECA figurines in Djordje Djokovic. He talks to us all about the very popular figurines fea...

#283 - Introducing the 2024 LFMBEC Charity Dinner & Phan Weekend

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every year in Australia, phans from around the country gather together in Sydney for their Supanova and the annual Phantom LFMBEC Charity Dinner. In ...

#282 - The Phantom Jam Print Fundraiser

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Presenting a fundraiser jam print being sold to rais funds for the Westmead Children's Hospital. This has been the brainchild of Australian cover...

#281 - April & May 2024 Comics & News Review

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser sit down and discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from April and May 2024. This includes everything Phantom relate...

#280 - Enter the Phantom

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser chat with phan phav creator Matt Kyme who was the writer and artist behind Frew #1969 titled "Enter the Phantom&quo...

#279 - Sounds from Supanova Melbourne 2024

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen East attended Supanova Melbourne 2024 and it was full of Phantom and got his recorder out to bring us the sounds from the event. We hear from ...

#278 - With Sy Barry & His Worldwide Influence

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Presenting a recorded interview with Sy Barry that was originally recorded 18 months ago. Why have we held onto this for so long you may be asking? Gr...

#277 - March 2024 Comics & News Review

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker and Stephen East sit down and discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from March 2024. In this podcast we review comics from Austra...

#276 - February & March 2024 Comics & News Review

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from February and March 2024. This includes everything Phantom related from around the world including p...

#275 - The Phantom and AI

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker, and Dan Fraser tackle a hot button topic on AI alongside guest Grange Wallis who helps us understand the potential dangers, where we c...

#274 - Andreas Eriksson The Writer

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker goes one on one with Andreas Eriksson who wears multiple hats when it comes to the Phantom. He writes stories, he is a phan, he edits c...

#273 - Frew 2024 Annual Review

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker, Stephen East and Dan Fraser sit down and discuss the 2024 Frew Annual which consists of 8 stories, featuring 6 Sunday newspapers, 1 fr...

#272 - December 2023 & January 2024 Comics & News Review

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker, Stephen East and Dan Fraser sit down and discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from not one but two mammoth months. This includes...

#271 - Our Review & Best Of 2023

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We try and review 2023 in two hours. We go over the tale of the tape, highlighting every comic and merchandise released around the world in 2023 and t...

#270 - Update on the New Moonstone Series with Mike Bullock

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the new Moonstone comic book series featuring both the Phantom and Mandrake we catch up with Mike Bullock the writer from the old and new...

#269 - New Years Resolution - Read Some Back Issues

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the new year, we have resolutions on what to do differently. Instead of trying to lose weight or eat healthy, this is a resolution all ca...

#268 - The Phantom Video Game Update

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

During the podcast we discuss and dissect the new Phantom video game trailer plus much more. We ask about NYCC 2023, his dealings with King Features p...

#267 - 2023 Bundaberg QLD "Phantom: Off The Drawing Board" Art Gallery

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A huge thank you to all who contributed to this podcast in Rebecca McDuff and Duncan Munro for their time recording and reviewing the exhibition. To B...

#266 - November 2023 Comics & New Review

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn, Stephen and Dan sit down and discuss the comics news from November 2023 from around the world including products, exhibitions and more. We ar...

#265 - Studio Session with Sy Barry, Lou Manna & Jeremy MacPherson

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Presenting our recorded studio session with not one, or two but three highly talented artists in Sy Barry, Lou Manna and Jeremy MacPherson. This event...

#264 - Our Initial Thoughts on the Moonstone News

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No your eyes do not deceive you - It is a shorter podcast than most. Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser join to quickly discuss the news about Moonstone pu...

#263 - October 2023 Comics & New Review

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down and discuss the comics news from September and October 2023 from around the world including products, exhibitions and much more. We also ...

#262 - Happy Frewnersary! Looking at Peter Chapman

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser are joined by two guests as we look at one of the unsung heroes of Frew Publications in Peter Champan. The two guests wh...

#261 - Happy Frewnersary! Looking At 75 Years of Frew

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser are joined by Kevin Patrick as they go over the 75 years of Frew. It is a fascinating chat and we guarantee that you wil...

#260 - Frew 75th Anniversary Comic Review

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser do their best (& fail) to review this 180 page full colour Frew special comic inside an hour. They go down various r...

#259 - August 2023 Comics & New Review

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down and discuss the comics news from August 2023 from around the world. Mikael Lyck, Christian Moeller and Seuj Abir review comics from Sweden...

#258 - With Dr Antonio DiDio

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our special guest may be our most educated and most professional guest ever. Duncan Munro and Jermayn Parker do their best to try and contain this lar...

#257 - July 2023 Comics & New Review

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down and discuss the comics news from July from seven different countries. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the po...

#256 - Pitching a Phantom TV Series

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are getting excited about the confirmation on the official KFS Phantom page that a new TV series is in development. Obviously with the very small n...

#255 - Sydney 2023 Wrapup (Supanova Panel, LFMBEC Speech & More)

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you go to Sydnova 2023? If not, we have you covered. Included in this podcast we have a recording of the Supanova Phantom panel with Alex Trpcevs...

#254 - May 2023 Frew, Fantomen, Mustanaamio, Shakti & Regal Comics Review

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The  extended team Seuj Abir and Mikael Lyck join Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East as they go through the comics from May (and June). We r...

#253 - May 2023 News & Newspaper Stories Catch Up

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The team Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East are all together as they go through the news from May (and June). We also go over the latest news...

#252 - Supanova Sydney 2023 Preview

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who is excited about Sydnova 2023? For Those Who Have Come in Late a lot of Phantom phans from around Australia and the world gather in Sydney for a ...

#251 - Catch Up on the Latest of the Phantom Video Game

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recently Art of Play Games released some new in game screenshots on the Phantom Video Game and the phan community was very excited so we thought it is...

#250 - Introducing 'Draw for Life' Charity Art Auction

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jermayn Parker is joined with David and Sy Barry as they introduce a charity art auction to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy...

#249 - Getting to Know Alex Trip

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The team Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser together get to know Frew cover artist Alex Trip. In this podcast we can talk about many subjects including how...

#248 - April 2023 Comics & News

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The team Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East are all together as they attempt to go through April's comic reviews and news from around th...

#247A - Matt Kyme & The Phantom Video Game Sneak Peak

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #247 Matt Kyme chatted with us about his involvement with the exciting Phantom video game. We decided it was best to re...

#247 - Playing in Lee Falk's Sandbox

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have some phun (with a PH) and discuss playing in Lee Falk’s sandbox. The concept of playing in a sandbox is about playing with someone else’s ...