X-Band: Phantom Podcast

Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser sit down & discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from April & May 2024. This includes everything Phantom related from around the world including products, comics, publishers, creators, deaths & more.
In this podcast we review comics from Australia, & Germany plus dissect Phantom related news from Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, India, Australia, Brazil & USA.
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If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.
Comics & Stories:
- Frew #1968: 4 Minutes & 30 Seconds
- Frew #1969: 16 Minutes
(Listen to our discussion with Matt Kyme about this story www.chroniclec...)
- Frew #1970: 24 Minutes
- Zauberstern #12: 42 Minutes
- Daily 265: "The Chain": 45 Minutes & 30 Seconds
- Sunday 194: "The Commander Will See You Now": 56 Minutes & 30 Seconds
News From Around the World:
- Phantom video game updates (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 5 Mins
- Finnish website released (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 8 Mins
- 2024 Fantomen Hardcover Collection Announced (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr, 16 Mins 30 Secs
- Details for #1 and #2 for Denmark HC series (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr, 18 Min 30 Secs
- Fantomen artist Carlos Pedrazzini passing (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 20 Mins
- Italian publisher ‘Editorial Cosmo’ publishing the Phantom (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr, 21 Mins 30 Secs
- French publisher ‘Editions Dante’ looking to create their own stories (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 23 Mins
- ECR Publishers from Germany release next comics (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 27 Mins
- Irish newspaper The Echo publishing the Phantom (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 30 Mins
- Norway Free Comic Day event (article to come): 1 Hr & 34 Mins
- New Tamil Language comic book series (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 36 Mins
- Brazilian Lee Falk biography now funded (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr, 37 Mins 30 Secs
- Rumours of a new Defenders of the Earth comic book series: 1 Hr, 38 Mins 30 Secs
- Items from Ed Rhoades estate being sold on Hakes.com (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr, 39 Mins 30 Secs
- Matt Kyme on radio giving the Phantom a good plug (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 48 Mins
- Australian comic convention dates (www.chroniclec... 1 Hr & 49 Mins
- Sydney Supanova: Alex Trpcevski, Dean Rankine, Lauren Marshall, and Jamie Johnson
- Rumours of a release at the convention
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We would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics:
- What do you think Frew will do for their 2000th issue?
- Did you enjoy the modern retake story of the "The Stolen Rings"? Would you like to see more?
- Would you like to see a collected works edition of Shane Foley's created stories?
- Which past character or storyline would you like to see Shane Foley and or Matt Kyme explore?
- Do you like current daily and Sunday stories?
- Can you handle creators fixing or changing what Lee Falk wrote?
- Are you collecting these comics and products released around the world?
- Would you like to see more newly created licensed stories?
- Do you think the items belonging to Ed Rhoades increases the value?
- Are you going to any comic conventions this year? If you know of any featuring Phantom related guests, please let us know.
Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our UA-cam Channel.

[@darrenwashington9842]

I would like to see the Phantom fight upper-class villains with superhuman powers! enhanced conditions; superhuman strength, intelligence, speed and agility, enhanced combat fighting like martial arts, military skills, and warfare, using powerful weapons, and more!

[@Chroniclechamber]

Thank you for your comments on the UA-cam channel Darren.
Just remember that while some of the Phantom villains compared to the Marvel and DC universe are not as exciting but the Phantom is not in the superhuman universe. He is based in a universe as real as what we live in - when was the last time you saw a meta human?
About fighting against villains with enhanced natural abilities like martial arts, military skills, powerful weapons etc I would suggest stories featuring bad guys like Lubanga, General Bababu, Manuel Ortega, The Nomad and The Python. At stages they all wreck havoc on the Phantom and in some stages even defeated him in various fights.
We also have a cool podcast chat about villains which you can watch / listen here: www.chroniclechamber.com/post/x-band-the-phantom-podcast-172-our-top-10-phantom-villains

[@tonydepaul6200]

Must admit, it appealed to my sense of mischief to tease the groaner of the year 7/year 8 cliche on January 15, 2024 the first day of "The Chain." On the 16th, of course, Wrack & Ruin remains real, as it must. I don't want to say much about what "The Chain" means (what its recurring images mean) but when the story ends it should be apparent how "The Chain" puts the Wrack & Ruin material into a context we haven't seen before. Which is not to say Wrack & Ruin is going anywhere; it isn't. It's baked into the universe now. But there are still things to discover about it. The Phantom's about to make one of those discoveries. When you see what's on his mind in the closing week, you might be even more surprised by what doesn't even enter his thinking.

[@Chroniclechamber]

You read it here first pholks! A new tease for us to keep an eye out on at the end of next week. Also thank you for confirming that the chain dream sequence will make more sense at the end of this current part / story. I know the boys where concerned they must have missed something.
Thank you Tony for your comments. Also thank you for listening to our podcast and the ramblings of some phans. Any replies to ruining some childhood memories of Dan and Jermayn?

[@tonydepaul6200]

@@Chroniclechamber Readers are free to think what they like, of course, but it's okay with me if some have been properly disillusioned about the 1953 tale that never happened. To be freed of one's illusions and suddenly see things as they are, this is a good thing. 🙂
About the story seeming like one story morphing into another, some of that is inherent in the nature of a narrative that takes place in 24 hours. Not that this is exactly Mrs. Dalloway or Ulysses, you understand, but a day in the life of the Phantom is bound to start here and go there. He doesn't know where it's going. But he'll know it when he gets there.

[@k.drawscomics4422]

1:27:38 that's AI though, see the six fingers lol

[@Chroniclechamber]

Yes! Great eyes.
There was a great discussion on our social media about these covers from several cover artists in Glenn Lumsden and Ankit Mitra. We would suggest digging out the conversation.