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X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#303 - Phantom Phan Census 2025: Have Your Say & Win Exclusive Prizes!For almost 90 years, The Phantom has been thrilling phans worldwide. But who exactly are the phans? In collaboration with King Features and several publishers, we at Chronicle Chamber aim to find that out, with the Phantom Phan Census 2025!This global census is a chance for YOU to share your Phantom story, from how you first discovered the legend to what you want to see in the future - whether it’s a new movie, TV series, or more comics! Plus the opportunity to gather information on how you read your Phantom comics & stories, what you like and wh...2025-03-2348 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#283 - Introducing the 2024 LFMBEC Charity Dinner & Phan WeekendEvery year in Australia, phans from around the country gather together in Sydney for their Supanova and the annual Phantom LFMBEC Charity Dinner. In this podcast Jermayn Parker is joined by Sean Bassett and Nick Moles to chat about the weekend with a focus on the LFMBEC Charity Dinner.Please note, that all funds raised will be for charity and going to the Westmead Children's Hospital.We go over the weekend with all the Phantom related events and phan meetups.Friday night drinks and swaps at Mercure Hotel, S...2024-06-0943 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#262 - Happy Frewnersary! Looking at Peter ChapmanJermayn 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 who join us are Jeremy MachPerson and Daniel Best two budding detectives in realm of Australian comics. In this podcast you will learn all about Peter Chapman.Did you also know that he created over 400 comics and created artwork from the late 1940's all the way until the 2000's? That is nearly 60 years of professional w...2023-10-011h 13X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#261 - Happy Frewnersary! Looking At 75 Years of FrewJermayn 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 will learn something new!Kevin Patrick is a great researcher and he has dug up a lot of information for us like stories about Ron Forsyth, Lawford Richardson, Jack Eisen and Peter Watson the original creators of Frew. We learn about one important person who to most has been forgotten about i...2023-09-191h 45X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#260 - Frew 75th Anniversary Comic ReviewJermayn 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 rabbit holes and get caught up loving this comic which we both label is a hands down winner of the best Frew comic of the year and likely all time.They discuss the overall package of the comic with the paper quality, the cover, the historic article written by Kevin Patrick and each story in full detail - the writing, the drawings and even the colouring...2023-09-061h 33X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#258 - With Dr Antonio DiDioOur 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 larger than life Phantom personality.He is a practicing clinician with over 30 years experience, combined with ongoing service through several significant Federal and State medical policy roles providing outcomes to improve the well being of Australians. Was the Chairperson for the International Health Assessment Panel under Medevac Legislation 2019 assessing claims of refugees from Manus Island and Nauru.All that is very impressive but perhaps his...2023-08-141h 15X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#257 - July 2023 Comics & New ReviewWe 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 podcast, below is a timeline.Frew Comics:Frew #1947: 1 Minute 30 SecondsFrew #1948: 30 MinutesFrew #1949: 45 Minutes 30 SecondsFantomen Comics:Fantomen 13/2023: 54 MinutesFantomen 14-15/2023: 57 MinutesMustanaamio Comics:Karpaattien vampyyri 1 Hour 1 Minute & 30 SecondsIndian Comics ReviewShakti #8: 1 Hour 5 MinutesShakti #9: 1 Hour 17 MinutesRegal #30: 1 Hour 24 MinutesDaily / Sunday Newspaper Stories ProgressDaily 263: "Dungeons Undone": 1 Hour 35 Minutes & 30 SecondsSunday 193: "Return of t...2023-08-012h 35X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#256 - Pitching a Phantom TV SeriesWe 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 notice given we don’t know much at all, but that’s not going to stop us speculating wildly!For big news like this, we’ve got Chronicle Chamber members from all over the world to share in the excitement with Mikael Lyck, Ankit Mitra and Duncan Munro joining Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker. Given we know next to nothing (read “absolute...2023-07-161h 55X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#255 - Sydney 2023 Wrapup (Supanova Panel, LFMBEC Speech & More)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 Trpcevski, Lauren Marshall and Matt Kyme plus Alex Trpcevski's LFMBEC speech. Jermayn Parker also gives his review of the weekend as he discusses the phan catch ups, the LFMBEC dinner, the Frew booth and Supanova in general.The two recordings were recorded on a phone and in a non controlled environment, so the sound may not be the b...2023-07-041h 14X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#254 - May 2023 Frew, Fantomen, Mustanaamio, Shakti & Regal Comics ReviewThe 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 review 14 Phantom comics in total - 5x from Frew Australia and 3x from Fantomen Sweden, 1x from Mustanaamio and 2x each from Regal and Shakti which are published in India. It is a huge 33 Phantom stories in total.As you can understand, this is why we split episode #253 and #254 into two separate podcasts. Sit back and enjoy the five reviewers a...2023-06-202h 28X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#253 - May 2023 News & Newspaper Stories Catch UpThe 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 newspaper stories "Dungeons Undone" and "Return of the Temple of the Gods". It has been a busy but exciting last six weeks as we have new products to display in our Skull Caves, new clothing to wear at comic conventions and those boring Sunday lunches plus comics from Greece and France to discuss.Stick around and let us have some phun as we...2023-06-131h 31X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#252 - Supanova Sydney 2023 PreviewWho 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 bunch of phan gatherings and Sydney Supanova. To help increase excitement, Jermayn Parker is joined by several Phantom creators and phans to preview the upcoming weekend. If you want to learn more about the event read our Phantom Sydnova 2023 preview.Make sure you listen or watch as we have giveaways to pass onto you but you need to give us the secret keyword.A...2023-06-051h 47X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#251 - Catch Up on the Latest of the Phantom Video GameRecently 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 best to catch up with him. Join Jermayn Parker and Stephen East as they go through the screenshots and ask all the questions to Ashley Nicholls. Some of the questions we asked Ashley Nicholls are below. These questions were asked by phans that were sent to us or asked on the various social media accounts:Is July 2024 still the targeted...2023-05-281h 25X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#250 - Introducing 'Draw for Life' Charity Art AuctionJermayn 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 Fund. The auction will be held at the new website www.DrawForLife.org between the dates July 1st to July 8th 2023.We talk about the genesis of the event. Why Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund are important and the choice of the charity. We also go through the meaning behind Sy Barry's piece.We mention the names involved...2023-05-2124 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#249 - Getting to Know Alex TripThe 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 geometry and Fibonacci spirals take place on many Phantom covers by Alex Trip. This part of the discussion will be best viewed on YouTube while listening - you can follow the conversation at the 19 minute mark of this podcast.There are plenty of other interesting topics including potential Frew releases at the 2023 Sydney Supanova event and what Alex Trip2023-05-0952 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#248 - April 2023 Comics & NewsThe 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 the world under two hours. Even in a quiet month, they still find a lot to talk about. we would love to hear your opinions as well.If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.Frew Publications Comics Review22nd Phantoms Saga stories: “In the Cla...2023-04-251h 39X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#247A - Matt Kyme & The Phantom Video Game Sneak PeakIn 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 release it as a separate sneak peak podcast for our next podcast. This 16 minute podcast will hopefully be a good tease as our next podcast which will be with Ashley Nicholas who has more to share with us including some more visuals. Devour this podcast and if you have any further follow up questions you would like us to ask, please email them through to us at chroniclechamber@g...2023-04-1616 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#247 - Playing in Lee Falk's SandboxWe 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 creation, ie the Phantom. Jermayn Parker, Stephen East and Dan Fraser are joined with Shane Foley and Matt Kyme who are two creators who thrive playing in the sandbox.All creators go some way into adding the “toys” that creators can play with in the sandbox. However today we’re getting a bit more specific. Today we’re disc...2023-04-051h 39X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#246 - March 2023 Comics & NewsThe team are all together as they attempt to go through months comic reviews and news from around the world under two hours. Even in a quiet month, they still find a lot to talk about. we would love to hear your opinions as well.If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.Frew Publications Comics ReviewFrew #1939: 3 MinutesFrew #1940: 19 MinutesFor Those Who Came In Late Video on this series (link)Giant Size #24: 57 Minutes 30 Minutes...2023-03-272h 02X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#245 - March 2023 Open MicEvery phan has an opinion so we have opened the podcast microphone and allowed several phans to voice their opinions on several key modern day topics. This podcast is the recorded conversation between Jermayn Parker and five other phans from around Australia and India. If you missed the open mic invite and are now kicking yourself for missing out and want to participate next time, keep an eye out on our website or social media platforms, you can also email us ahead of time to express your interest in our next open mic invitation. ...2023-03-141h 19X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#244B - January & February 2023 Fantomen & Indian Comics & NewsThe team Dan Fraser, Jermayn Parker and Stephen East are all together as they attempt to go through almost two and a half months of comic reviews and news. As you can all probably assume, they failed so much, this podcast has been split into two. The first podcast is the Frew comics which consist of four comics and 14 stories which you can listen to here. This is the second part of the podcast which consists all the news, ongoing discussions on the Daily and Sunday stories as well as reviews f...2023-02-231h 15X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#244A - January & February 2023 Frew ComicsThe team Dan Fraser, Jermayn Parker and Stephen East are all together as they attempt to go through almost two and a half months of comic reviews and news. As you can all probably assume, they failed so much, this podcast has been split into two. The first podcast will be the Frew comics which consist of four comics and 14 stories. The second part of the podcast will be out soon. The second part of the podcast will consist all the news, ongoing discussions on the Daily and Sunday stories as w...2023-02-201h 55X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#243 - Previewing Fantomen 2023Jermayn Parker is the odd man out as he is joined not by one, or even two but three Swedes in Mikael Lyck, Andreas Eriksson and Jacob Habinc. For Those Who Came In Late: Andreas and Jacob are the editors for Fantomen and they give what we can look forward to for the year 2023. Mikael Lyck helps drill the two editors and we manage to get several exclusives from the editorial team.We start off by learning about Jacob Habinc and 2023-02-132h 05X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#242 - Introducing Ash Nicholls and Art of PlayThe team interviews the man behind perhaps the biggest news of the last 10 years - the announcement of the Phantom video game by Art of Play Games. Thousands of phans from around the world were shocked, amazed and generally excited at the announcement. After the excitement sunk in, the questions flowed so we sat down with Art of Play games director Ash Nicholls who was very open and we think to say after two hours, there may not be many questions we didn't ask.Some of the key questions that are answered in t...2023-02-012h 07X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#241 - With Ivan Pedersen (Phan & Colourist)Something a little special this time around as we interview Norwegian Ivan Pedersen who is a long time phan & has worked on 6+ publishers living the dream as a phan. Majority of phans who have a social media profile would know off Ivan. Jermayn Parker flies solo chatting with Ivan as they hash out some online arguments throughout the last 20 years.It is a rather in depth interview as we start at the beginning and go through his phan years to working on the character. As we found out, he has helped...2023-01-251h 10X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#240 - Our Best of 2022The team Dan Fraser, Jermayn Parker and Stephen East join together along with contributors Duncan Munro, Mikael Lyck and Ankit Mitra to discuss EVERYTHING that has been published and released in the year 2022. We do it in two hours. Grab a glass of milk or start that park run and enjoy!2022 see's 11 countries publishing the Phantom, 98 comics from around the world. That is roughly two Phantom comics released a week. It also see's 30 brand new (never been published again anywhere) Phantom stories released i...2023-01-082h 09X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#239 - New Years Resolution - Let's Read Some Back IssuesTo wrap up the festive season we have created a New Years Resolution that we all can get around and ensure we follow through. Forget eating healthy, saving your money or doing more exercise - let us all take some time out and read a Phantom back issue.Seuj Abir, Bradleigh Kelly, Duncan Munro and Ankit Mitra join regulars Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East in reviewing a story that is worth digging out of the back catalogue and having a re...2023-01-0144 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#238 - December 2022 Comics & NewsThe team join for the last X-Band: The Phantom Podcast of the year as we discuss all the latest comics being released and Phantom related news for December. We also have some phun stating our Phantom related Christmas wish for 2023.Please note that our reviews of the Indian comics Regal Publications #26 and Shakti #6 will be up on our website and YouTube channel after this podcast comes out.If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.Frew...2022-12-211h 43X-Band: The Phantom Podcast237 - Presenting the Phantom BibleDan Fraser and Stephen East are joined by contributors Duncan Munro and Ankit Mitra as they discuss and grill Jermayn Parker over the project "The Phantom Bible" which is now open for use. What is the Phantom bible? One suggested it is a jumping off point for inspiration and a sense check for reigning you in if you go off in the wrong direction for creators.You can view the website at: www.PhantomBible.com This podcast is a good 2.5 hours long but to...2022-12-112h 23X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#236 - November 2022 Comics & NewsJermayn Parker is joined by fellow WA resident Callum Markin. With the mad rush to the end of the year forcing the regulars to be absent. Callum, one of our long standing Patreons who has supported Chronicle Chamber for years has pitched in off the bench. We promise they only spent 5 minutes telling everyone how good WA and Perth is.If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.Frew Publications Comics Review2022-11-292h 25X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#235 - When The Phantom Became SwedishMikael Lyck takes over the reigns and leads the interview with special guest Robert Aman about his new book "When the Phantom Became Swedish". It is a rather provocative title and we are sure it will get some reactions from phans around the world. Please note, we do discuss several stories in this podcast which are listed here and may be worth a read before listening/watching this podcast.Sweden was leading the way in the 1960's and 1970's regarding many issues in Africa and teh world at the time and i...2022-11-201h 21X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#234 - Kelby Wooldridge & His Kickstarter CampaignReapers Quest this past week (2nd November 2022) has started his kickstarter campaign for miniatures of the Phantom country. We sit down with Kelby Wooldridge and he goes into great detail on his campaign.Click here to go Pledge at Kickstarter In this podcast chat we go over the pledge levels, the sizes of the miniatures and ask the hard questions.Have you backed yet? We wont be able to raise the full amount on our own but together, many phans together make light work! Click here to go Pledge at...2022-11-061h 09X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#233 - October 2022 Comics & NewsThis is a bumper podcast as we try and squeeze two podcasts into one - comics and news plus a creator interview as Matt Kyme gives us a peak behind the curtain of story. The result? A long podcast. Hope you will enjoy it though.We have the full team talking all the latest things Phantom from around the world for October 2022.Mikael Lyck reviews five issues plus we have a heap of news including Kickstarter campaigns, deaths of Phantom legends, conventions, new comics to be released, a passionate plea to K...2022-10-312h 37X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#232 - A Look into the End of the Phantom?Jermayn Parker is joined by Dan Fraser and Stephen East and we talk about one of the most controversial stories ever written. It features the 21st Phantom dying, the eyes being shown of the Phantom, Diana, Kit jnr and Heloise turning away from the Phantom, we see the end of the Walker line and much more.This story has seen a lot of angst and phans upset, sad and unsure what is next. We simply had to review and talk about this story in great detail.Worth noting that...2022-10-201h 32X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#231 - with Chris Walker (Cosplayer from USA)Jermayn Parker chats with Christopher Walker a cosplayer from USA who is in the middle of something special including finding some other cosplayers including a Guran, Sala and Diana.You can view more of Christopher Walker's work at his website which can be found here.Hope you have enjoyed our mini series of talking to some cosplayers from around the world who are dressing up and showcasing the Phantom to other comic and pop culture fans.You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat...2022-10-091h 06X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#230 - September 2022 Comics & NewsDan Fraser and Jermayn Parker join together talking all the latest Phantom comics and news from around the world. It has been a BIG month in the Phantom world. Phan and creator Duncan Munro takes the place of Stephen who is on holidays and does a great job filling his shoes. We are also joined with Mikael Lyck and Ohm Roy who review the Fantomen comics and the amazing Jean-Yves Mitton book by Black and White Editions. For those who cannot listen to t...2022-09-222h 23X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#229 - with Cosplay Chris (Chris Stanley)Jermayn Parker, chats with Chris Stantley who may be better known as Cosplay Chris who caused a lot of excitement at the 2022 Sydney Supanova event as he cosplayed as the Phantom.Chris goes through the stages of building his costume, sourcing materials from around the world, children's toy shops and his visits to his local tailor. This is a PHUN podcast and we discuss all the interesting points ranging from Chris' love for the Phantom, if the suit is a onsie or a twosie and perhaps the biggest question of all...2022-09-1157 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#228 - Paul Mason & Masked MarvelJermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East join forces again to discuss with phan phav creator Paul Mason on his latest Frew Publications created story. The story has a lot of phans excited as it is a sequel to the Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy "The Masked Marvel". We go through why Paul Mason loves the story, this era and the boxing themes in many classic Phantom stories. Paul also highlights the many Easter Eggs including past boxing legends from the world & Australia...2022-08-312h 06X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#227 - The Phantom Goes DigitalJermayn Parker and David Barry join forces to discuss with Scott Einiger who is the founder of Kleckt. You may remember Kleckt as the company who announced their intentions of turning Sy Barry into NFT on the Phantom's birthday in 2022. This podcast we try and dig into the future of the Phantom and getting the character digitised.As you listen or watch be prepared to have your mind blown, stretched and challenged. As you will find out what Scott talks about is much more than just a N...2022-08-211h 21X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#226 - July & August 2022 Comics & NewsStephen East and Jermayn Parker join together talking all the latest Phantom comics and news from around the world. Joined by Mikael Lyck and Christian Moller who review the Fantomen comics and the latest comics from Germany. For those who cannot listen to the whole podcast, below is a runsheet with time stamps for you to listen to parts that may interest you.Frew Publications Comics ReviewFrew #1922: 3 Minutes 30 SecondsFrew #1923:9 Minutes 30 SecondsFrew #1924: 21 Minutes 30 SecondsFantomen Comics ReviewFantomen 14-15/2022: 28 Minutes 30 S...2022-08-091h 56X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#225 - With Sy & David BarryWhile this may be our third podcast with Sy Barry, he is a legend who has been in the industry for decades and has countless stories to share. This time is no different as we are also joined by his son David Barry who shares with us stories growing up as the son of a legend. This is a phun podcast you can watch or listen to.We do not want to give away everything we talk about but some of the subjects we discussed are:His career with Marvel and DCHis...2022-07-261h 25X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#224 - With Pidde AnderssonStephen East and Jermayn Parker join forces to chat with Pidde Andersson who is a Swede writing stories for the Australian Frew magazine. He is also currently the most prolific story writer for Frew.We discuss many interesting topics including how he got the job, the joys he received seeing his own stories intended for the English audience find its way to be published by the Fantomen magazine. His career plus interesting tropes on artists he has created stories for including: Shane Foley, Rafael Dantas, Joan...2022-07-101h 28X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#223 - June 2022 Comics & NewsDan Fraser and Jermayn Parker join together talking all the latest Phantom comics and news from around the world. Joined by Mikael Lyck who reviews the latest Fantomen comics.Along with the latest Frew comics we pitch an idea of a new comic series along with a creator team we would like to see take the series. We would love to hear your opinion of the pitch.Maybe the key to a short comics and news podcast is Stephen to limit the length as Dan and Jermayn...2022-06-282h 08X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#222B - Reviewing Sydnova 2022Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser from Chronicle Chamber and many other Phantom phans converged to Sydney the past weekend (17, 18 & 19 June 2022). Here is a wrap up of the weekend which included a wrap up of their visit to Frew Publications, Supanova Sydney, the LFMBEC dinner and various phan catch ups.With permission we have also included a touching speech from LFMBEC guest Daniel Picciotto. The podcast also includes thoughts from Jermayn, Dan and our teenager reporter Angus Fraser who attended his first LFMBE dinner. On the Sunday...2022-06-221h 01X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#222 - With Rene White Previewing Sydnova 2022Jermayn Parker is joined by Frew Publications co owner Rene White as they go over Sydnova 2022 featuring the Frew open house, Supanova and the LFMBEC Dinner.We go over the new and existing products Frew will be selling plus what you will see if you attend the open house event. Please note, bookings need to be made by contacting Rene at his email - rene@rcwhite.com.au. We also list all the Phantom creators who will be attending Supanova. FrewThe new products available at the Frew o...2022-06-1419 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#221 - Online Phundraiser Studio SessionThree young bucks, artists Jamie Johnson, Daniel Picciotto and Camillo Di Pietrantonio banded together in an 'online studio session' to raise funds for Unicef. This came on the back of several other artists who have done similar phundraising. You can learn about the phundraiser (fundraiser) campaign Chronicle Chamber have been involved with on X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #214A.All three artists have credits for Frew, Ninja Turtles plus much more and have a healthy rival at Supanova and Comic Con conventions with their sketch offs and have agreed to do another...2022-06-092h 35X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#220 - May 2022 Comics & NewsThe three are together talking all the latest Phantom comics and news from around the world. Joined by Mikael Lyck who reviews the latest Fantomen comics.For those who cannot listen to the whole podcast, below is a runsheet with time stamps for you to listen to parts.Frew Publications Comics ReviewFrew #1917: 2 MinutesFrew #1919: 13 MinutesFrew #1917 & #1919: 25 MinutesFrew #1918: 40 MinutesFantomen Comics ReviewFantomen 10-11/2022: 42 Minutes 30 SecondsDaily / Sunday Stories Progress DiscussionSunday 192: "The Ingenues": 47 MinutesSunday 193: "Return of the Temple of the Gods": 50 Minutes2022-05-312h 01X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#219 - Regal Publishers & the new "Terror of the Python" TPBJermayn Parker is joined by Ankit Mitra as they talk to Pratheesh from Regal Publishers, the Indian publisher bringing back the Phantom with great success. We end the podcast talking and exploring the ground breaking "Terror of the Python" TPB featuring 250+ pages of the collected stories of the battle between Chatu and the Phantom and his family.We learn that Regal Publishers actually first published the Phantom back in the 1980's with reprints of the Avon novels, then comics in the 1990's. We touch upon the family generation of Regal which...2022-05-231h 25X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#218 - Matt Kyme (Creator and Phan)Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker continues the series of having a good chat with phans who also wear the hat as a creator. We tackle all the hard questions including should the Phantom be allowed a wine with his wife or how to make new phans, do we kill of the 21st Phantom and much more. Grab a beer or milk and let us have some PHUN!Some of the discussions we have during the podcast are:Matt's history with the characterHow he would get new phans if he...2022-05-091h 36X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#217 - April 2022 Comics & NewsThe three amigo's are together talking all the latest Phantom comics and news from around the world. Joined by Mikael Lyck and Ankit Mitra who review the latest Fantomen and Shatki comics.We chat paper quality, covers, figurines, historical stories, the ongoing 22nd Phantom saga, what Tony DePaul means by his next Daily newspaper story title plus so much more. For those who cannot listen to the whole podcast, below is a runsheet with time stamps for you to listen to parts.Frew Publications Comics Review2022-04-251h 31X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#216 - Duncan Munro (Phan & Creator)Jermayn Parker tackles Duncan Munro on his own and together they get up to some mischief and phun talking everything Phantom. It is a fast paced chat as they talk and dissect all the big Phantom topics ranging from colour comics, paper quality, killing off the 21st Phantom, the digital realm and the age old Falkimsm v Modernism.Duncan Munro is one of the few Phantom people who balance the act of a life time phan but also a creator who has added to the lore of the character....2022-04-131h 26X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#215 - 2022 Melbourne SupanovaA huge shout out to Sean Bassett who was our reporter for the day down at the 2022 Melbourne Supanova on the weekend of March 5 and 6. Sean records his thoughts of the weekend plus records the Phantom panel featuring Matt Kyme and Marie Lewis.Matt Kyme is a comics writer and artist for Frew Publications plus has heaps of his own self published titles. Matt has also been a regular on our own X-Band: The Phantom Podcast.Marie Lewis has heaps of titles as...2022-03-2948 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#214A - Call out to Support UkraineA video call with Sal Velluto who together with Chronicle Chamber calls out phellow Phantom artists to support Ukraine through some donations of their work to sell to phans.Full details can be found on this website.Artists, if you want to participate, please contact us to discuss the donation. We will also be in touch with artists. We will post artwork as it comes up. To reserve the art, it will be first in best dressed. Reserve by email only (chroniclechamber@gmail.com)All phunds go to Unicef....2022-03-2622 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#214 - March 2022 Comics & NewsThe three amigo's are back together talking all the latest Phantom comics & news from around the world. Joined by Mikael Lyck who reviews the latest Fantomen comics & even the 91:an issue featuring another tribute to Claes Reimerthi. Below is a run sheet with a time stamp:Frew Publications Comics ReviewFrew #1911: 3 MinutesFrew #1912 & #1913: 9 Minutes 30 SecondsFrew #1912 & #1913: 36 Minutes 30 SecondsGiantsize #20: 41 MinutesFantomen Comics ReviewFantomen 5/2022: 50 MinutesFantomen 6-7/2022: 53 Minutes 30 Seconds91:an 5/2022: 56 Minutes 30 SecondsDaily / Sunday Stories Progress DiscussionSunday 192: "The Ingenues": 1 Hour 1 MinuteVideo instructions on how to say the word Daily 260: "De...2022-03-162h 17X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#213 - Random Phantom PhactsWho loves a good random phact? Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser got over 10 random phacts from around the world. We reckon not one phan will know all 10 & everyone will learn something as you listen or watch this podcast.Here are the random Phantom phacts we highlight during the podcast.Multiple wives marrying the same Phantom. Pura married the 3rd, 4th and 11th Phantom 1st and 2nd married MarabellaOne of the first comic books published had a cover image of Phantom without the skin tight costume which he fast became famous for...2022-03-031h 22X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#212 - January 2022 ComicsAs we mentioned in our X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #211, due to the festive season, COVID, family sickness and work, we have fallen behind in our comics and news monthly podcasts. With 12 comics from four continents and 34 stories plus the latest Sunday and Daily stories plus a bumper last two months of news from around the world, we decided to split our comics and news into two separate podcasts. Now we get into the comics from around the world from the past two months. Jermayn Parker, Stephen East and Dan Fraser are j...2022-02-172h 48X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#211 - January 2022 NewsDue to the festive season, COVID, family sickness and work, we have fallen behind in our comics and news monthly podcasts. Our last one December and with 12 comics from four continents and 34 stories plus the latest Sunday and Daily stories plus a bumper last two months of news from around the world, we decided to split our comics and news into two separate podcasts. First up is a good hour discussing all the latest news from around the world from the past two months. Jermayn Parker, Stephen East and Dan Fraser g...2022-02-081h 04X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#210 - Jeff Parker - 'Kings Watch' WriterThe boys Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East join together to interview Jeff Parker the writer of the popular Dynamite Entertainment "Kings Watch" series.Jeff also returned to write the Flash Gordon "Kings Cross" series which ended the series of Dynamite Entertainment exploring the King Features characters they had licensed. If you enjoyed the "Kings Watch" series (or even hated what they did), this podcast is a must watch / listen. Jeff is very candid in his comments and details why he chose to have a...2022-01-271h 32X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#209 - Our Best of 2021 (& Frew Best Of Results)In a bumper 2 hour podcast Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East go over their favourites for 2021 from around the world. Mikael Lyck and Ankit Mitra also give us their favourites. We cover every country, every publisher and every comic. 10 countries, 100+ comics and 20+ new stories is a lot and even through a pandemic, 2021 has been a good Phantom year.In December we started the competition for the best of Frew of 2021 and we go over the results including drawing the winners which are:2022-01-132h 08X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#208 - New Years Resolution - Read Some Back IssuesTo wrap up our festive season we have created a New Years Resolution that we all can get around and ensure we follow through. Forget eating healthy, saving your money or doing more exercise - let us all take some time out and read a Phantom back issue.Mikael Lyck, Duncan Munro and Ankit Mitra join regulars Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East in reviewing (one or two) stories that are worth digging out and having a re read. Some of the stories have...2022-01-0250 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#207 - Merry PhantomingFor our Merry Phantoming (Christmas) X-Band: The Phantom Podcast we decided to have some phun. We created a quiz to celebrate the festive season. The quiz was open for a live participation with phans from around the world and then afterwards open for all. All together we had over 100 phans have a go.The top five:Indian 30,477Seuj 28,464Mase 25,934Marcus 24,579Callum 22,748A huge thank you to all who participated plus Mikael Lyck, Marcus and Seuj Abir who joined us and participated. Seuj and Indian are...2021-12-2049 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#206 - Phan Phavourite Frew 2021This podcast is just shy of 16 minutes - maybe our shortest EVER!Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East talk about some of their favourite Frew issues, covers and stories and then hand over to Frew creator Matt Kyme as he gives us his top three issues and stories for the year. To vote for your favourite Frew cover, issue and story for the year follow the link below:CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITEWe would love to hear from you o...2021-12-1415 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#205 - December 2021 Comics and NewsAnother bumper (and long) X-Band: The Phantom Podcast as we look back at the comics and Phantom related news that have come out in November and December 2021. Mikael Lyck, Ankit Mitra review comics from Sweden and India and are joined by regulars Jermayn Parker, Stephen East and Dan Fraser.If two hours is too long for you, below is a list of topics that was discussed including their time stamps for you to pick and choose. We do recommend listening to the whole podcast though.2021-12-092h 09X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#204 - CrossoversCrossovers are all the rage within the comics universe with success with movies, so why not the Phantom? Stephen East, Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker chat about The Phantom and the crossovers he has existed in and then we discuss why they are important and what we would like to see from comic publishers but also the owners King Features Syndicate.We also discuss if KFS have indeed put a ban on Frew crossovers and we raise why its important for the comic but also for the greater good of the...2021-12-021h 31X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#203 - Lou MannaDan Fraser and Jermayn Parker are joined by Moonstone and Frew cover and story artist Lou Manna. It was a great phun podcast as we chatted about his 15+ year career with The Phantom which started off with stories and covers for Moonstone and then a decade later a two part story for Frew that was originally created for Moonstone.For fans you will be greatly excited about a couple of other stories awaiting to be published including one by two phans Peter Steven and Jaime Diaz. Some o...2021-11-181h 06X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#201 - Editor Andreas Eriksson & Fantomen 2022Fantomen editor Andreas Eriksson joins us in episode #201. He introduces himself, his role and how its different to past editor Mikael Sol (His interview in episode #116).After that Andreas goes through what we readers can expect for Fantomen 2022 which includes a new publication released in the first half of next year plus many more tid bits that should excite every reader and phan. One of the cool things was that some past creators will be back - who would you like to see return creating stories for Fantomen?We in total...2021-10-282h 11X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#200 - Celebration with our Patreons, Tony DePaul, Mike Manley & Jeff WeigelWelcome to our 200th celebration for X-Band: The Phantom Podcast. It has been an amazing ride for the last 8+ years. Chronicle Chamber gives thanks to the past and present hosts in Joe Douglas, Lindsay Walker, Jermayn Parker, Stephen East, Dan Fraser and Matt Kyme along with our many correspondents including Mikael Lyck and Ankit Mitra. To celebrate the 200th, our patreons were invited to chat with the newspaper adventure creators Tony DePaul, Mike Manley and Jeff W...2021-10-192h 12X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#194 - Vale Claes ReimerthiEvery Phantom phan was devastated when they heard the news of Claes Reimerthi passing on the 23 of July 2021. Please read our obituary on the legacy of Claes Reimerthi.On the podcast the boys (Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser, Mikael Lyck & Stephen East) spend 90 minutes talking about the great man and his imprint on our hero, The Phantom. We discuss our lasting memory of Claes and what we think his legacy will be. Other topics are:Our favourite characters he created or developed like: M...2021-07-271h 32X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#192B - May & June 2021 News (Plus Interview with Ankit Mitra)Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker continue the podcast with #192B discussing all the news from May and June 2021. This follows the comics from May and June 2021 which can be found here.At the end of the podcast after discussing the news, we talk to Ankit Mitra who is a Chronicle Chamber contributor but also a cover artist for Regal Publishers. He talks about Regal and their struggles gaining a foot hold in the India market with COVID still reeking havoc in the country.Please make sure you share, like...2021-07-0452 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#191 - With KFS, The Phantom CustodiansEvery since we started this website and the X-Band: The Phantom Podcast one of the most common questions we have received is when will we get to hear from someone from King Features and or Hearst? It has always been a goal for us as we ourselves had a million and one questions that we wanted to ask. After 200 podcasts we got the chance and while we did not get to ask them all, we spent 90 minutes racing through as many questions as possible. A huge thanks must go to Tea Fougner who is...2021-06-161h 37X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#187 - April 2021 Comics & NewsWe are back to a shorter comics and news podcast this month. Due to timing there isn't a Regal Publishers comic to review but Mikael Lyck is joined by regulars Dan Fraser and Jermayn Parker in reviewing the latest comics and news from Australia Sweden and around the world.Latest ComicsFrew 1889 & 1890: 3 Minutes, 30 SecondsFrew 1891: 19 MinutesFantomen 8/2021: 29 Minutes, 30 SecondsFantomen 9/2021: 32 Minutes, 30 SecondsLatest NewsNew Fantomen Editor Team Member (link): 35 MinutesBest Fantomen Story Results for 2020 (link): 35 Minutes, 30 SecondsShipping Update for the Card Game (link): 35 Minutes, 40 SecondsReflections on the 2021 85...2021-04-281h 14X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#145: Bushfire Phundraiser Book ReleaseWe are extremely happy to announce that the Phantom Bushfire Phundraiser Book is now available to Purchase! $30 per book (plus shipping).Over 50 artists featured on 52 pages in colour.Only 400 copies printed - do not delay!Officially licensed by KFS.This podcast is a quick chat with Stephen East joining the band, interviewing and asking the questions to Jermayn and Dan about the production of the book. Listen for a peak behind the curtain on the production of this book that will become an instant collectible. If you wa...2020-03-031h 01X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#140: Bushfire Phundraising ProjectIt'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 we've been completely blown away by the response from the Phantom and broader artistic community. Today we discuss the idea for a Bushfire Appeal book filled with unique, previously unpublished and specially created Phantom images. You'll hear about the genesis of the concept, progress to date, and who is contributing and helping so far. All proceeds from the sale of the book will be going to Red Cross Australia - please donate...2020-01-1943 minX-Band: The Phantom Podcast#138: Phan Phavourites of 2019Seeing 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 of the Tape: who released what in 2019? 3m20 - King Features 6m20 - FREW Publications11m40 - Hermes Press14m30 - Comics Revue16m40 - Fantomen20m30 - Fantomet21m45 - Regal Publications23m50 - Kockás25m15 - Mythos28m30 - Lightning Strike Comics29m30 - SummaryPhan Phavourites34m50 - Intro2019-12-291h 58
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#132B - Brisbane Supanova 2019 feat. Billy Zane & The Frew CrewWhen 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 podcasts, right?", we had no idea that we'd be wedging in an actual sit-down podcast interview with the man himself (#133). As it turns out, we did! That's meant that a bit of a delay with the Brisbane recordings coming out, but so be it! A word of warning - the Phantom panel with the Frew Crew (Glenn Ford, Jamie Johnson, Andrew Constant, Paul Mason 2019-11-251h 08
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#133 - Billy ZaneThe 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 us how he became a phan and why the character resonates with him. He talks through the journey of getting the 1996 movie off the ground and convinces us that the time is right for a new Phantom film. We also hear about interactions with Australian phans and potentially exciting plans for future visits Down Under.If, like Billy, you want to see a new The Phantom movie, click http://chng...2019-11-1248 min
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#131 - Comics & News October 2019ChronicleChamber discusses all the latest Phantom news from around the world, including detailed reviews of recent releases from Frew, Egmont, Mythos and Hermes Press.2m45 - Steve's Lightning Strike visit6m45 - Stevo's Choice10m50 - Billy Zane in Australia17m50 - Sal Velluto prints20m20 - Brazilian products; Ludi22m20 - Pod66 apparel24m55 - Guy Possaint cards27m50 - Newspaper strip creative team, health30m10 - Lightning Strike news33m25 - Hermes Press & JFK35m40 - Phantom in Hungary40m50 - Comics...2019-11-031h 59
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#128: September 2019 Comics & NewsIt'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 recent releases from Frew and Egmont.1m30 - Billy Zane autographs2m30 - Kid Phantom cancellation7m30 - Ray Moore sequel by Matt Kyme15m30 - Lightning Strike20m45 - King Features social media25m00 - Monkey Mail: reprints33m30 - Frew reviews: #184446m30 - #184556m45 - #1846 1hr07m - #18472019-09-202h 18
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#127: Kid Phantom?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 duo behind Frew Publications' made-for-kids magazine, Kid Phantom. It was an extensive chat, covering the highs, lows and minutiae of producing Australia's only 100% locally-developed comic book while managing the challenges of licensing and reaching the target market.Then, just a few days before our planned release came the bombshell from Frew: Kid Phantom as a standalone comic release has been cancelled!...2019-08-261h 59
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#121: A Pre Supanova Special (Chats with Glenn Ford, Jeff Weigel, Shane Foley, Paul Mason, Jamie Johnson & Grange Wallis)The ChronicleChamber team are getting ready for our annual Phantom pilgrimage to Sydney, for the Supanova event, the Frew Booth and of course, the wonderful Lee Falk Memorial Bengali Explorers Club Dinner. To help get you in the mood, we chatted with six different Phantom creators from around Australia and the special guest in Jeff Weigel. We learn a lot including an amazing exclusive and what to expect from the Frew booth. But it's not just us - there are Phantom creators coming from far and wide to share in the purple love! To help wh...2019-06-163h 50
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#115: Update on "The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon" Kickstarter CampaignAlex 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 you are interested go to https://tinyurl.com/ThePhantomBoardGameTo find out more go to https://www.chroniclechamber.com/single-post/2019/03/28/The-Phantom-Board-Game-has-been-KickstartedTo watch the game go to https://youtu.be/n-MpSz-aJUUCampaign topics we touch upon are:EU friendly postageHow often they check the kickstarterThe progress of the kickstarterTPB of the Red Dragon sagaSpecial Features of the game in...2019-04-071h 02
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#114: March 2019 Comics and NewsEven though sometimes it genuinely felt like the universe was trying to stop us recording this podcast, it is that time again. Today, ChronicleChamber looks back over the comics and news that have emerged over the last month or so.The big news this month is of course the Kickstarter campaign for The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon boardgame that we are so excited about. Unfortunately, the Kickstarter was launched a week after we recorded this so we barely discuss it!But, as we do, we have gone into good detail about everything else that is...2019-04-021h 46
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#113A: Kickstarting The Phantom: Treasures of DrakonThe ChronicleChamber team is excited about the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for "The Phantom: Treasures of Drakon" board game!Check out www.chroniclechamber.com for all details.Support the show2019-03-2823 min
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#113: Interview with Sy BarryIn 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 self-respecting phan knows, Sy Barry drew The Phantom Daily and Sunday newspaper strips for 33 years from 1961 to 1994. It's been two years since we last spoke to the great man for a podcast, back in December 2016, episode #53.Sy is as vibrant and generous with his time as ever. We embark on a wide-ranging conversation covering his career in the comics industry, with a particular focus on his t...2019-03-112h 20
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#110: Top 20 Phantom InfluencersWho 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 continuity in the newspapers alone, as well as countless other comic creators, promoters, editors and phans contributing over the decades.In this podcast, ChronicleChamber takes on the daunting prospect of identifying and ranking the most important and influential individuals in Phantom history.While #1 may seem obvious to everyone, it will surprise no one to hear that Dan and Jermayn disagree from #2 onward!The full...2019-02-011h 37
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#107: The Phantom at Brisbane SupanovaIn 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, 2018.While the topic as advertised in the program was promising, unfortunately the Supanova team did not exactly bring together a heap of Phantom experience for the panel. Established cover artist Jamie Johnson certainly brought credibility with him. However it is fair to say that co-panelists Tom Taylor, Ryan K Lindsay and Dean Rankine, while amazing writers and incredible talents in their fields...2018-12-301h 00X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#102 - November 2018 Comics and NewsIn this episode, Steve, Jermayn and Dan review 11 comics, including Frew's 70th anniversary special and Ireland's Lightning Strike #1.Strap in for 2 1/2 hours of all the phun and phrivolity that you have come to expect from the ChronicleChamber phellas on the world's greatest Phantom podcast, X-Band: The Phantom Podcast!Support the show2018-11-012h 29
X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #74: Hero Complex - RevisitedIt'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.Support the show2018-09-111h 27
X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #99: Hermes PressIn 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.Support the show2018-08-232h 43X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #95- Tony DePaul InterviewSince 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 many memorable characters and storylines. Recently the team at ChronicleChamber had the opportunity to interview Tony about his work on our favourite comic hero. What followed was a fascinating insight into Tony's history and passion with the Phantom.
Enjoy and Happy Phantoming!Support the show2018-05-092h 32X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #87- The Best of 2017It 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 number of categories. These categories are:
Best Cover (Frew/ Non-Frew), Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Issue (Frew/ Non-Frew), Best Story, Best Merchandise, Best Addition to the Collection, Best ChronicleChamber moment. During all of this the phellas reflect on the year that was while looking forward to the one that is to come. Happy Phantoming!Support the show2018-01-072h 03X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #86- December 2017 Comics and VERY BIG NewsIt'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 interview with Glenn Ford.The VERY BIG NEWS to break in this podcast comes in the form of an absolute first - an interview in a Comics and News podcast! We're lucky enough to chat with Alex Wynnter, one of the co-designers of the board game Glenn leaked in his interview. He tells us quite a l...2017-12-232h 47X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #85- Into the FrewniverseIn this episode of X-Band, the ChronicleChamber team is delighted to spend a couple of hours speaking with the publisher of Phantom comics in Australia - Glenn Ford.We last spoke to Glenn on Episode 33, almost exactly two years ago, and so much has changed since then! To find out about the phan, the creator and the artist, go back and listen to that one. To find out about Frew Publications - listen to this one!It's a monster recording, but only because we covered...2017-12-092h 36X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #75- The Collection That Does Not DieIn 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 Dan are joined by two of Australia's foremost Phantom collectors, ChronicleChamber's own Jermayn Parker and returning guest Jon Cookson.
In a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion, the gents discuss their own approaches to collecting, as well as others they have heard of. We explain why and how we collect, how we buy the items in our collection, how we store them, and what we plan on doing with them long term - including after we die...2017-09-232h 29X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #62- A Chat with the Kid Phantom CreatorsThe ChronicleChamber team are joined by Dr Paul Mason (artist) and Andrew Constant (writer), the creative team behind Frew's upcoming new series Kid Phantom! In this wide-ranging conversation, Paul and Andrew talk a little about their own professional histories and influences, but mostly delve into the world of Lee Falk, explaining some of their ideas, concepts and themes for the exciting new series.
For every phan curious to know more about Kid Phantom, and especially if you have even the slightest doubt about the direction of the comic book, this is a must-listen!Support the show2017-04-131h 18X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #55- Phantom Art Show Opening at The Tweed Regional GalleryRecorded 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 here ( http://www.chroniclechamber.com/single-post/2016/12/12/Phantom-Art-Show---Tweed-Opening ) or watch the Bryces’ speeches on our YouTube channel ( https://ww...2017-01-151h 15X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #54- The Best of 2016For the first Podcast of 2017, Steve, Dan and Jermayn take a look back at the year that was 2016. They share their thoughts on the best writers, best artists, best stories, best issues, best covers, best merch, best addition to our own Skull Caves, best moment of being part of the ChronicleChamber team, and what they thought of 2016 in relation to the Phantom and his 80th year in publication. Enjoy!Support the show2017-01-041h 38X-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #36 - Reaction to Frew's AnnouncementIt's the Phantom's 80th birthday and finally Frew have made an announcement on the future of the company. The boys sit down to discuss what we can hope for in the future of Australia's Phantom publisher.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/chroniclechamber)2016-02-1556 minX-Band: The Phantom PodcastEpisode #12 - 2014 CC Gathering & LFMBEC Dinner Wrap UpFinally recovered from the awesomeness that was the ChronicleChamber Gathering, Supanova and the Lee Falk Memorial Bengalla Explorers' Club dinner, Joe and Jermayn reminisce about the fun that was had discussing the items they bought, the people they met, the food they ate and the auction items they fought over.Support the show2014-06-251h 05X-Band: The Phantom Podcast#2 - The 2013 Gathering and LFMBEC DinnerIn the second episode of THE X-BAND, Joe talks with phan Jermayn Parker about last weekend's ChronicleChamber Gathering and the Lee Falk Memorial Bengali Explorers' Club Dinner, which took place in Sydney.Support the show2013-06-3047 min