X-Band: The Phantom Podcast
Episodes
#152 - May 2020 Comics & News
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come join us with just under two hours of Phantom phun as the guys talk everything new that has happened in the Phantom's world for the last 4-6 ...
#151 - The Phantom Card Game Kickstarter Campaign
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Mikael Lyck, the creator and developer behind "The Phantom: The Card Game". We talk to Mikael about the game, the history a...
#150 - Celebrating with Patreons
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’ve got an extra special podcast for you to celebrate our 150th* episode. At the end of every podcast we thank our patreons and we try to g...
#149: Lennart Moberg - Team Fantomen Creator
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us with an engaging chat with Lennart Moberg who worked for Fantomen for 15 years and was one of the few who wrote and drew stories for Semic / E...
#148: March 2020 Comics & News
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After an acknowledgment of the virus, this podcast becomes a refuge where you can focus on the Phantom instead of the worlds crises. This is a bumper ...
#147: Mike Bullock - Writer for Moonstone
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moonstone has a very important part to play in Phantom history with the small publisher printing the most Phantom books from USA. One of the men respo...
#146: Erik Arana & Boss Fight Studio
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most anticipated X-Band podcasts we have been apart of as we interview Erik Arana who is Partner / Creative Art Director at Boss Fight Stud...
#145: Bushfire Phundraiser Book Release
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are extremely happy to announce that the Phantom Bushfire Phundraiser Book is now available to Purchase! $30 per book (plus shipping).Over 50 arti...
#144: Interview with Indian Phan Swaroop Chand
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are extremely excited to chat with Indian super phan Swaroop Chand. Swaroop gives us a big insight into the world of comics and the Phantom in Indi...
#143: Comics & News Feb 2020
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry for the delay in this podcast but we have been busy with the Phantom Bushfire Appeal Phundraiser book - more on that in the first minute of the ...
#142: Chat with Graham Nolan
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A huge honour to chat with Graham Nolan who is a modern day legend in the comics field with credits at both DC and Marvel and is mostly known for his ...
#141: 2019 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention
26 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Very lucky to have the ability to release this podcast featuring Keith Williams, the last Daily Newspaper artist to have drawn stories for Lee Falk, P...
#140: Bushfire Phundraising Project
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's only been a little over a week since we launched ChronicleChamber's Phundraiser for the Bushfire Appeal, and it's fair to say that...
#137: Defenders of the Earth Read Along: The Sun Stealers
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Defenders of the Earth" and their children battle to stop the evil Ming the Merciless from stealing energy from Earth's Sun.Read-Along...
#137: Defenders of the Earth Read Along: Computer Checkmate
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The fate of the Earth hangs on the outcome of a chess game between evil Kro-Tan's Octon computer and Flash Gordon's Dynak X computer.Read-Al...
#139: Sounds of Baltimore 2019
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Roving reporter and Phantomer extraordinaire Duncan Munro is our host today as he explores Baltimore Comic-Con, 18-20 October 2019. We're lucky ...
#138: Phan Phavourites of 2019
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Seeing out the year Phantom-style, Jermayn and Dan review everything Ghost Who Walks 2019.Wishing you all very Happy Phantoming in the New Year!Tale o...
#136: Merry Phantoming
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this relatively short episode, we have a quick bit of Christmas phun! Joined live by Swedish correspondent Mikael Lyck, the CC team draw the specia...
#135: Comics & News Dec 2019
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our last Comics & News podcast for 2019, there's a lot to discuss!2min - Reflecting on Billy Zane11min - Frew's launch on comiXolo...
#134: Into Norway with Arild Wærness
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special episode of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, we travel to Norway! In this podcast instigated and facilitated by Norwegian comics journali...
#132B - Brisbane Supanova 2019 feat. Billy Zane & The Frew Crew
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When we said back in the show notes for #132A, "You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with...
#133 - Billy Zane
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ChronicleChamber team is lucky enough to sit down with Billy Zane in a quiet moment at Brisbane Supanova 2019.Generous with his time, Billy tells ...
#132A - Adelaide Supanova 2019 feat. Billy Zane
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with podcasts, right?First up in the series is an insight...
#131 - Comics & News October 2019
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ChronicleChamber discusses all the latest Phantom news from around the world, including detailed reviews of recent releases from Frew, Egmont, Mythos ...
#130: What would you ...?
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
They're the classic debates you'll hear wherever phans gather to discuss their favourite Phantom stories, characters, comics and collectible...
#129: Gabbing with Grange
28 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grange Wallis is a young and up-and-coming Phantom cover artist for Frew Publications in Australia. In this podcast we have the opportunity to find ou...
#128: September 2019 Comics & News
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's time again for the ChronicleChamber team to delve into all the latest Phantom news from around the world, followed by an detailed review of ...
#127: Kid Phantom?
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's an odd sort of podcast this time around!About 3 weeks ago we recorded a conversation with Dr Paul Mason and Andrew Constant, the creative du...
#126: Interview with Alex Saviuk
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are excited to be joined by the one and only Alex Saviuk.Alex is an accomplished and experienced Phantom artist, and in fact boasts...
#125: Interview with Sal Velluto
04 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The team of Chronicle Chamber chat with Sal Velluto, an American Italian artist who we have admired ever since his work first graced a Fantomen / Frew...
#124: July 2019 Comics & News
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our determination to keep the conversation under two hours this month was thwarted by a few huge recent announcements in the world of the Phantom!With...
#123: Sounds of Supanova Sydney & LFMBEC 2019
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our two-part summary of the 2019 Sydney Supanova/LFMBEC adventure, this podcast features a number of short recordings from the weeken...
#122: Speeches of Supanova Sydney & LFMBEC 2019
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of two podcasts recorded over the weekend of 21-23 July 2019, we bring you the Speeches of Supanova.These were the more formal presentati...
#121: A Pre Supanova Special (Chats with Glenn Ford, Jeff Weigel, Shane Foley, Paul Mason, Jamie Johnson & Grange Wallis)
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ChronicleChamber team are getting ready for our annual Phantom pilgrimage to Sydney, for the Supanova event, the Frew Booth and of course, the won...
#120: June 2019 Comics & News (Plus Bonus Chat with Shane Foley on Scorpius)
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There might only be three Frew and two Egmont comic books for us to review since our last Comics and News podcast, but it does not mean it will be a s...
#119: Interview with Magnus Knuttsson
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chronicle Chamber goes back to the 1960's and 1970's with an interesting discussion with Team Fantomen writer Magnus Knuttsson. He may be a ...
#118: May 2019 Comics & News
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There might only be four Frew and three Egmont comic books for us to review since our last Comics and News podcast, but there's also a surprising...
#117: Interview with Kiwi Born Team Fantomen Writer David Bishop
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jermayn flies solo as he talks to New Zealand born David Bishop who grew up on Phantom comics in the doctors surgery as a child and then was reconnect...
#116: Meet Mikael Sol (Swedish Fantomen Magazine Editor)
14 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest X Band podcast Jermayn & Dan have the privilege to chat with Swedish Fantomen editor Mikael Sol.It is a great conversation as we lea...
#115: Update on "The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon" Kickstarter Campaign
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Dale join Dan who is flying solo to give us an in depth look at the current kickstarter campaign and if you are not yet pledged, why not?If y...
#114: March 2019 Comics and News
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Even though sometimes it genuinely felt like the universe was trying to stop us recording this podcast, it is that time again. Today, ChronicleChamber...
#113A: Kickstarting The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ChronicleChamber team is excited about the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for "The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon" board game!Check ou...
#113: Interview with Sy Barry
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, the ChronicleChamber team are once again privileged to be joined by living legend Sy Barry. As any sel...
#112: An Interview with Douglas Klauba
24 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are honoured to be joined by one of the most distinctive Phantom cover artists going around - Douglas KlaubaDoug is renowned for hi...
#111: February 2019 Comics and News
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Jermayn review the latest offerings from Frew (1828-1831) which includes the 2018 Christmas Special, the Rex Special and the 2019 Annual, The ...
#110: Top 20 Phantom Influencers
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who have been the most influential people in the history of The Phantom?It's a huge cast of characters to draw from: there's an 83-year cont...
#109: Best of 2018
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again, when Jermayn, Dan and Steve sit down and put forward what they think were the best Phantom things in 2018. We run...
#108: An Interview with Ohm Roy
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 108 episodes of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, only once have we actually traveled overseas to interview a guest - and this is it!Parisian Ohm Roy is...
#107: The Phantom at Brisbane Supanova
30 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 107 of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, we are delighted to bring you a recording of a The Phantom panel from Brisbane Supanova on November 10,...
#106: December 2018 Comics and News
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve, Jermayn and Dan discuss the latest news in the world of the Phantom, including the announcement that Fantomet will be no more. ...
#105: Interview with Past Phantom Daily Artist Keith Williams
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 init...
#104: Review of the TPB and Princess Sin Prequels with Dale Maccanti
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jermayn, Dan and Steve chat with comics author and board game designer Dale Maccanti about his most recently published stories and about the progress ...
#103: A Reckoning with Tony DePaul & Mike Manley
10 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Daily story #249 A Reckoning with the Nomad has certainly been one of the most fascinating newspaper stories of recent times. It's been a seminal...
#102 - November 2018 Comics and News
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Steve, Jermayn and Dan review 11 comics, including Frew's 70th anniversary special and Ireland's Lightning Strike #1.Strap ...
#101: Politics and The Phantom
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There are times, it is said, when The Phantom should stay out of politics. Our guest in Episode 101 would vehemently disagree!Robert Aman may not yet ...
#100: A Celebration
29 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yes! We've finally made it, X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's 100th (not counting A eps) episode and boy do we have a show in store for you! Fir...
Episode #74: Hero Complex - Revisited
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
Episode #99: Hermes Press
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging and thought-provoking interview, the ChronicleChamber team picks the brains of the American publishers of The Phantom, Dan Herman an...
Episode #98 - July 2018 Comics and News
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The ChroncileChamber team discuss the latest news in the world of The Phantom, including the latest merch, as well as reviewing the latest issues from...
Episode #97B - Ulf Granberg Interview pt2
22 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of the Chronicle Chamber's interview with former Egmont publisher Ulf Granberg continues where part 1's cliff hanger left off. This i...
Episode #96B- Supanova Sydney 2018- The Phantom Weekend
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wow! What a massive Phantom Weekend! Supanova Sydney and the LFMBEC Dinner promised much and delivered in spades! Join Steve as he wanders in wide-eye...
Episode #97 - Interview with Ulf Granberg pt 1
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ph...
Episode #96A- Preparing for Supanova Sydney 2018
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Supanova Sydney and the LFMBEC Dinner only a week and a half away, Dan, Jermayn and Steve have a chat about what we know Frew is offering, what w...
Episode #96 - May 2018 Comics and News
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 disc...
Episode #95- Tony DePaul Interview
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Since Lee Falk's passing in 1999 Tony DePaul has manned the helm of The Phantom daily and Sunday Newspaper Strips. Over that time he has created...
Episode #94- Cholomon Oshoriri
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A multi platform episode this one! Dan, Jermayn and Steve synchronise their time zones in order to watch and create a commentary on the recently relea...
Episode #93 - March 2018 Comics and News
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steve, Dan and Jermayn review the latest comics from Frew (1803-1805 & GS4) and chat about all the latest news in the world of the Phantom, includ...
Episode #92- An Interview with Shane Foley
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is a fascinating story of an aspiring artist who proves that it is never too late to chase your dreams, and that opportunity can knock w...
Episode #91- An Interview with Mike Manley
24 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special X-Band, recorded on the 82nd anniversary of the debut of the newspaper strip, the phellas are lucky enough to talk to current The Ph...
Episode #90- Lightning Strike Interview
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lightning Strike Comic Books may be a small Indi publisher in the scheme of things, but they have grand plans for our favourite purple comic book hero...
Episode #89 - February 2018 Comics and News
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steve, Dan and Jermayn review the latest comics from Frew including the 2018 Annual- The Phantom Goes West and Kid Phantom no. 3. In the second half o...
Episode #88- Interview with Pete Klaus
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Jermayn speak with one of the foremost authorities on all things Phantom, the co-founder of the Friends of the Phantom, Pete Klaus. Pete has h...
Episode #87- The Best of 2017
07 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It is X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's annual Year in Review Best of show where Steve, Dan and Jermayn get to share with you their picks for a numbe...
Episode #86- December 2017 Comics and VERY BIG News
23 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bumper Xmas special from the ChronicleChamber team as we review the latest Frew comics and discuss some of the news to come out of our int...
Episode #85- Into the Frewniverse
09 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of X-Band, the ChronicleChamber team is delighted to spend a couple of hours speaking with the publisher of Phantom comics in Australi...
Episode #84 - December 2017 Comics and News
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while since we last got together to chat about Frew Phantom comics, so there's a bit to get through in this episode! Starting wi...
Episode #83- The Phantom Unmasked
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Jermayn go back to school in Episode 83, when we talk to one of the world's foremost academic experts on The Phantom, Kevin Patrick, auth...
Episode #82 - Phantom in Film - Review & Preview
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a quick conversation to round out the podcast month, Jermayn and Dan discuss something that we once only dreamed about: not one but two new Phantom...
Episode #81- The Phantom Club
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Of the X-Band podcast team, only Dan (JM6401) is old enough to have joined up and become an active member, so he was dead keen to record an episode w...
Episode #80 - The King and The Geek
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's always a thrill when we get to talk to passionate Phantom phans, and there are few more passionate than this father and son combination!Aust...
Episode #79- The Empty Throne?
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The eagerly anticipated 3 Part The 22nd Phantom: Empty Throne Saga has just been published by Frew and the phellas are ready to go hammer and tongs i...
Episode #78- Jiving with Jamie
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In X-Band: The Phantom Podcast - Episode 78, Jermayn and Dan are lucky enough to interview one of Frew's newest cover artists: Jamie Johnson. J...
Episode #77 - October 2017 Comics and News (Old Man Mozz Curse)
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Steve and Dan run through the latest news in the world of Phantom Phandom including the release of the 2018 Mallon Diary and Wall Calendar, as well as...
Episode #76- Kid Phantom at Brisbane Oz ComicCon
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 76 of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, we are very pleased to bring you a recording of the Kid Phantom panel from Oz ComicCon in Brisbane on Se...
Episode #75- The Collection That Does Not Die
23 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 75 - The Collection That Does Not Die we’re focusing on all things to do with being a Phantom Collector! Modest accumulators Steve and ...
Episode #73A - September 2017 Comics and News pt2
09 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the tradition of FREW here is X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's first "A" episode! In the second half of Episode 73, Steve, Jerm and Dan...
Episode #73 - September 2017 Comics and News pt1
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Comics and News, News and Comics! Steve, Jermayn and Dan look back at a quieter month of Phantom news, yet still manage to talk for an hour and not ge...
Episode #72- Interview with Henrik Sahlström
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It feels like an eternity since we've had a podcast but we are back with a bang interviewing one of the hottest, newest Egmont Phantom cover arti...
Episode #71- August 2017 News and Comic Reviews
31 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dan, Jermayn and Steve are back with an episode jam packed with all the Phantom news and comic reviews that you need to listen too. The phellas are ...
Episode #70- Sunday Artist Jeff Weigel
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special X-Band, the phellas are lucky enough to talk to new Sunday artist, Jeff Weigel. Jeff takes the opportunity to introduce himself to ...
Episode #69 - A Date with The Demon - Matt Kyme
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last 9 months or so, phans at Comic Conventions or on Facebook might be excused for doing a double-take as they see a new but very familiar l...
Episode #68- The Sydney Experience 2017
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, the X-Band Podcast team (well, 2/3 of us anyway) are in the same room together and recording a conversation they have in pers...
Episode 67- Planning for Supanova Sydney and the LFMBEC Dinner 2017
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the second X-Band Podcast this week (!), Jermayn and Dan are joined by Jon Cookson to discuss their plans for the biggest day on an Australian phan...
Episode #66 - June 2017 News and Comics
11 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a podcast of epic proportions, Jermayn, Dan and Steve discuss the recent news in the Phantom universe, and boy is there a lot to talk about! Of cou...
Episode #65- The Phantom by Gaslight
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the creative team behind Frew's newest creation - Phantom by Gaslight !! On the X-Band this week, Jermayn and Dan welcome author Ch...
Episode #64- Interview with Gary Horne: The Ring Man
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve, Dan and Jermayn interview one of the world's foremost authorities on Phantom rings, in fact his written the book about the...
Episode #63- Kid Phantom Reactions
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Frew's latest innovation, The Kid Phantom, has been out in stores for about a fortnight now. For those who may not know about it the series foll...
Episode #62- A Chat with the Kid Phantom Creators
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The ChronicleChamber team are joined by Dr Paul Mason (artist) and Andrew Constant (writer), the creative team behind Frew's upcoming new series ...
Episode #61 - August 2017 Comics and News
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode Steve, Dan and Jermayn review the latest comics from Frew (#1775 to #1778)Support the show
Episode #60- The Death of the 21st Phantom?
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 Dailie...