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Presenting the world's ONLY podcast dedicated to the classic adventuring comics hero THE PHANTOM! Hosts Joe and Jermayn discusses everything from the comics and strips to the movies, tv shows, creators and much more! If you're passionate about the Ghost Who Walks, this is one podcast you won't want to miss!

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Presenting the world's ONLY podcast dedicated to the classic adventuring comics hero THE PHANTOM! Hosts Joe and Jermayn discusses everything from the comics and strips to the movies, tv shows, creators and much more! If you're passionate about the Ghost Who Walks, this is one podcast you won't want to miss!

    #276 - February & March 2024 Comics & News Review

    #276 - February & March 2024 Comics & News Review

    We discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from February and March 2024. This includes everything Phantom related from around the world including products, comics, publishers, creator changes and much more.  Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, website and or our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram.  Frew Phantom Comics:Frew #1963: 2 MinutesFrew #1964: 19 MinutesFrew #1965: 22 MinutesGiant Size #28: 36 Minutes Fantomen Phantom Comics:Fantomen 4/2024: 47 Minutes 30 SecondsFantomen 5/2024: 49 Minutes 30 SecondsFantomen 6-7/2024: 51 Minutes 30 Seconds German Phantom Comics:Zauberstern #11: 54 Minutes 30 Seconds Daily / Sunday Newspaper Stories ProgressDaily 265: "The Chain": 1 HourSunday 194: "The Commander Will See You Now": 1 Hour 9 Minutes Phantom News From Around the WorldMike Manley and the Daily strip: 1 Hour 14 Minutes & 30 SecondsRedesigned Comics Kingdom website (link): 1 Hour 18 MinutesFuture of Frew: 1 Hour 26 MinutesVote for Fantomen best 2023 cover (link): 1 Hour 38 Minutes & 30 SecondsJose Delbo Passes (link): 1 Hour 40 MinutesDolmen Editorial holding a poll for Phantom Merchandise (link): 1 Hour 41 MinutesNorwegian Mad Magazine artist with art exhibition including Phantom themed covers (link): 1 Hour 42 MinutesPre order for the Hermes Colouring In Book (link): 1 Hour 43 Minutes & 30 SecondsAustralian comic convention dates (link): 1 Hour 45 Minutes & 30 Seconds We would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics:Are you enjoying the Fratelli Spada stories?Are you a phan of the Lee Falk story titled "The Chain"? What is your views on the new art by Bret Blevins? Can you handle your Phantom Lore being changed or modified?Are you going to Sydney Supanova in 2024? The Phantom community is amazing and we are asking for help. If you can help in the following areas, please contact us:Are there any Phantom phans who understand the copyright law? Please get in touch with us.Does anyone have a copy of the A&E Biography episode of the Phantom? We would love a copy for the Phantom Preservation Project. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast. Support the show

    • 1 hr 49 min
    #275 - The Phantom and AI

    #275 - The Phantom and AI

    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 can be excited and the potential future of it in the world but also our Phantom comic. Is there room for it? Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, website and or our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you leave a comment, review and subscribe. This podcast becomes philosophical and will get you to think. It may even be the most grown up discussion we have ever had. We also open up the floor from the phans and listeners who raise their questions and comments. A huge thanks to Michael Simshauser, Rosco, Sudipta Dutta, Omh Roy, Joe Walters, Mal Briggs, Jimmy James and Thomas Allwin for their comments and questions. Do you have any ideas where AI could help improve a Phantom comic? Why did the computer keep freezing during the winter? Find out during the podcast! You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel. Support the show

    • 1 hr 22 min
    #274 - Andreas Eriksson The Writer

    #274 - Andreas Eriksson The Writer

    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 comics for Fantomen and even helps edit Phantom Wiki. We have chatted with him about his journey as a phan and editor before and now we focus on the stories he has written for Frew, Fantomen and Lightning Strikes. Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, website and or our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you leave a comment, review and subscribe. We go over some generic creator style questions like which was his first story he ever wrote, the 10 year journey of getting that story accepted, which Phantom and other creators inspire him plus other insights into how he writes his story including a story of finding inspiration during a multi hour drive. We ask Andreas Eriksson if he is planning on taking the role of the 22nd Phantom saga with the 21st Phantom being missing and Sandal Singh's love child. Another interesting topic is about incorporating the newspaper Daily and Sunday stories in our newly created Fantomen and Frew stories. We then go over each one of his 6 stories in greater detail including for those YouTube viewers you will be able to read and view the stories while we discuss them with Andreas. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast.Support the show

    • 1 hr 53 min
    #273 - Frew 2024 Annual Review

    #273 - Frew 2024 Annual Review

    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 from Team Fantomen, 1 story from Moonstone featuring 5 chapters and of course the replica of Frew issue #34. Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, website and or our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. Make sure you leave a comment, review and subscribe. Note what you will see on the YouTube video will be the stories in colour, the Sunday stories printed in the Frew annual are in black and white. We also recommend watching / listening to our podcast interview with both Tony DePaul and Graham Nolan as a lot of the discussions and questions we ask are covered in these interviews. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we have discussed and reviewed."The Viking Fortress Mystery" by Tony DePaul and Graham Nolan: 7 Minutes"The Iron Python" by Tony DePaul and Graham Nolan: 15 Minutes"The Prince Rex Conspiracy" by Tony DePaul and Graham Nolan: 23 Minutes"On the Trail of an Assassin" by Tony DePaul and Graham Nolan: 30 Minutes"The Fire Peak Tribe" by Tony DePaul and Graham Nolan: 39 Minutes & 30 Seconds"The Time Skip" by Tony DePaul and Graham Nolan: 47 Minutes & 30 Seconds"The Boy from San Diablo" by Graham Nolan and Kari Leppänen: 58 Minutes & 30 Seconds"Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 1-5": 1 Hour & 5 Minutes"Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 1" by Ron Marz and Rubén Procopio"Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 2" by Tony Bedard and Allan Goldman"Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 3" by Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan"Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 4" by Rafael Nieves, Tony Akins and Ken Wolak"Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 5" by Mike Bullock and Juan FerreyraPoints of discussion on the Annual: 1 Hour & 12 Minutes Please note, this podcast includes a prepared statement to apologise for a mistake we made in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #272. It is also worth noting that we recently reviewed the "Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 1-5" in our X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #269. Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel. Support the show

    • 1 hr 28 min
    #272 - December 2023 & January 2024 Comics & News Review

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

    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 everything Phantom related from around the world including products, comics, creator changes and much more.  Normally we try and review everything once a month but December 2023 was busy. So please sit down, grab a milk (or wine if your a post modern phan) and watch / listen to us as we review and discuss the latest from a Phantom perspective for the past two months. Below is a timeline of what we discussed. Frew (Australia) Phantom Comics:Frew #1959: 4 MinutesFrew #1960: 20 MinutesFrew #1961: 43 Minutes & 30 Seconds Fantomen (Sweden) Phantom Comics:Fantomen 25-26/2023: 1 Hour German Phantom Comics:Wick #5: 1 Hour, 4 Minutes & 30 SecondsWick #6: 1 Hour, 7 Minutes & 15 SecondsZauberstern #10: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes & 45 Seconds Daily / Sunday Newspaper Stories ProgressDaily 264: "The Journey Home": 1 Hour, 12 Minutes & 30 SecondsDaily 265: "The Chain": 1 Hour, 16 Minutes & 30 SecondsSunday 194: "The Commander Will See You Now": 1 Hour, 32 Minutes & 30 Seconds Phantom News From Around the WorldBundaberg Phantom art exhibition Closing Soon (link): 1 Hour, 40 Minutes & 30 SecondsNew Phantom Themed Beer Released in 2024 (link): 1 Hour & 41 MinutesMad Cave Studio’s Announce DotE TPB (link): 1 Hour, 44 Minutes & 30 SecondsFrew Release Digital Comics for 2022 (link): 1 Hour, 47 Minutes & 45 SecondsFrew Best Of 2023 Results (link): 1 Hour, 53 Minutes & 30 SecondsFantomen Best Adventure for 2023 Vote now open (link): 1 Hour & 54 MinutesEditions Dante New Products (link and link): 1 Hour, 55 Minutes & 30 SecondsWalmir Amaral Passes (link): 1 Hour & 57 MinutesPhantom Creators & Australian Creators having Artwork displayed in China (link): 2 Hours & 30 Seconds Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast. Support the show

    • 2 hrs 7 min
    #271 - Our Review & Best Of 2023

    #271 - Our Review & Best Of 2023

    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 then go over our favs. We have regular contributors joining us in Ankit, Christian , Seuj, Mikael, Duncan and Christopher and giving their input as well. We also go over the Frew best cover, best issue and best story as voted by you, the phans. Towards the end of the podcast we draw the winners for the 5 prizes. First up, we go over the comics and stories published from around the world, the collectables and the newspaper stories that were published or released in 2023. Then we go over our "best of's". The topics we cover are:Best non-Frew/Fantomen/Indian coverBest Frew coverBest Frew cover chosen by the phansBest Fantomen coverBest Indian coverBest German coverBest writerBest story artist Best story published by FrewBest Frew story chosen by the phansBest Fantomen best storyBest Fantomen issueBest Regal/Shatki storyBest Regal/Shatki issueBest German storyBest German issueBest Frew issueBest Frew issue chosen by the phansBest merchandise new in 2023 Best Chronicle Chamber momentOverall reflection on 2023What will be the big news of 2024? We choose from  the total comics from around the world:10 countries 105 comics (most since the early 1990’s).35 brand new stories (not reprints or seen before in any language). If you feel we have missed something in our reviews of 2023 and or do not agree with our votes, please let us know. We would love to know your opinions on the best of 2023. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram.  Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel.  Support the show

    • 1 hr 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

FinnMauriks ,

☠️The ghost who walks☠️

X band Phantom podcast talks about the best comic on the market today. I was overjoyed when I found out that there was a podcast that focused on a fantastic topic. As time goes on I have learnt more and more in the phantoms expanded universe. The x band crew interview famous and nearly famous phantom people. My favourite episode was when they interviewed Shane Foley. I learnt heaps and got to know more about him. The efforts by The x band crew are very nice trying to expand the knowledge of poor unfortunate souls who cannot get the inside scoop. This podcast has helped re-enforce my knowledge and love of the phantom.
I now know that they also are behind Chronicle Chamber. A really well made informative phantom website.
Thanks for creating x band so that a phan can learn of the phantom. ☠️

PS, I just noticed in Kid Phantom number 5 page 31
Third panel, that X band has been written on a journalist’s notepad. Only X:BA is seen but when Paul Mason would have been drawing the full panel the whole title would have been visible.

Cardinal Chunder ,

The only phantom podcast out there.

Though it’s long, and sometimes rambling, I enjoy the discussions and the honest passion.
The addition of overseas publication discussions is great, really enjoying the passion from beyond our shores.
At times I take it out of rotation but it always finds its way back.
Makes me feel guilty I’ve become more a collector than a reader.

phantomfanforever ,

Phantom fan forever

Love listening to the lads talking about the PHANTOM bringing us great reviews and interviews with Phantom Legends from all over. Keep up the great work. Best Podcast ever.

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