X-Band: The Phantom Podcast

Who is excited about Sydnova 2023? For Those Who Have Come in Late a lot of Phantom phans from around Australia and the world gather in Sydney for a 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. Australian Phantom creators in Jamie Johnson, Lauren Marshall, Duncan Munro, Matt Kyme, Jeremy MacPherson and Shane Foley all join us to discuss the event. We are also joined by phans Jon Cookson and Sean Bassett who join me to discuss why this event is indeed the pinnacle of Phantom collecting in Australia. The confirmed guests with a Phantom Influence are: Freddie Williams IIDaniel PicciottoAlex TrpcevskiJamie JohnsonLauren MarshallMatt KymeChristopher SequeiraChewie ChanPaul MasonFrew Shane FoleyFrew Jeremy MacphersonFrew Duncan MunroFrew Antonio LemosFrew Marcelo BaezFrewJason PaulosFrewIf you are going to Sydney Supanova and would like to join us for one of the phan meet ups or discuss this 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. 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

Recently Art of Play Games released some new in game screenshots on the Phantom Video Game and the phan community was very excited so we thought it is 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: Billy ZaneFortnight Some key dates are July 2023 with the game trailer to be released. August / September 2023 for a crowd fund campaign for the collectable set. July 2024 for the release of the game. (Please note: Dates subject to change with possible delays) If you would like to contact us or discuss this 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. 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

Jermayn Parker is joined with David and Sy Barry as they introduce a charity art auction to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy 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 which include Sy Barry, Alex Saviuk, Joe and Frank Giella, Sal Velluto, Jeff Weigel, Keith Williams, Chris Nye, Antonio Lemos, Bunny Hoest, Lou Manna, Anthony Spay, Joe Vissichelli and many others. We also go through some of the artwork to be donated. If you would like to submit your own art for the auction, please contact David Barry at either their website www.DrawForLife.org, email at dfl.dfci@gmail.com or their social media Instagram page. If you would like to contact us, 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

The team Jermayn Parker and Dan Fraser together get to know Frew cover artist Alex Trip. In this podcast we can talk about many subjects including how 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 Trip is working on at the moment. If you have not meet Alex before, you will be happy to know that he will be attending the following comic conventions in 2023: You can follow Alex Trip at his social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) and his website. If you would like to contact us, 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

The team Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East are all together as they attempt to go through April's comic reviews and news from around 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 Review In the Claw of the VulturesClaes ReimerthiJanusz Ordon The Flooded CityClaes ReimerthiJanusz Ordonlink Shane Foley Paint it BlackPaul Mason Fantomen Magazine Comics Review I skräckens skuggaThe Shadow of FearJörgen KarlssonCarlos PedrazziniZauberstern Comics Review Götterdämmerung, Teil 2Godfall, Part 2Mike Bullock Silvestre SzilagyiGötterdämmerung, Teil 3Godfall, Part 3Mike Bullock Silvestre SzilagyiGötterdämmerung, Teil 4Godfall, Part 4Mike Bullock Silvestre SzilagyiGötterdämmerung, Teil 5Godfall, Part 5Mike Bullock Silvestre SzilagyiDaily / Sunday Newspaper Stories Progress Dungeons UndoneReturn of the Temple of the GodsPhantom News From Around the World linklinklinkYou 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 and on the following topics: Hermes 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

In X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #247 Matt Kyme chatted with us about his involvement with the exciting Phantom video game. We decided it was best to 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@gmail.com. I hope you phans enjoyed that. We would love to hear your thoughts via YouTube Channel and or social media profiles (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

We have some phun (with a PH) and discuss playing in Lee Falk’s sandbox. The concept of playing in a sandbox is about playing with someone else’s 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 discussing how creators utilise specific stories to create their own sandboxes to play in. We’ll be focusing mainly on Lee Falk stories. Some of the topics we discussed are: Lee FalkFrew #1938/9Lee FalkTony DePaulTeam FantomenLee FalkLee Falk Shane FoleyShane FoleyMatt KymeShane FoleyOthers who have spoken about the sandbox concept include Paul Mason and Jeff Weigel, we recommend giving their podcasts a re-listen for some other perspectives on the topic I hope you phans enjoyed that. We would love to hear your thoughts via YouTube Channel and or social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram). You can also email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com. 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

The 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 Review linkFantomen Magazine Comics Review Zauberstern Comics Review Daily / Sunday Newspaper Stories Progress Dungeons UndoneReturn of the Temple of the GodsPhantom News From Around the World linkHenrik SahlstromlinkShatki Sy BarrylinkReapers QuestWulfric MedialinklinkFantomen linklinkMatt KymelinkJoe GiellaEd RhoadesYou 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 and on the following topics: Spada Reapers QuestHenrik SalhstromMake 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

Every 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. 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 Frew Phantom * Please note there is the odd swearword in this podcast - maybe 5 in total. We apologise if you have sensitive ears ahead of time. We would love your opinions on what we have discussed, so please email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram or leave a comment on our YouTube Channel. Support the show

The 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 from Fantomen, Regal, Shatki and Lion-Muthu by Mikael Lyck, Ankit Mitra and Seuj Abir. Enjoy... If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed. Fantomen Comics Review Indian Comics Review Daily / Sunday Stories Progress Discussion The BreakoutDungeons UndoneReturn of the Temple of the GodsFor Those Who Came in Late video for a recap of the seriesNews linkPodcast Episode #242reading an article highlighting all the important bitsCharlton linkFantomen linkHakon AasneslinkYou 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. Would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics: Tony DePaulJermaynStephenCharlton Hakon AasnesMake 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

The 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 well as reviews from Fantomen, Regal, Shatki and Lion-Muthu by Mikael Lyck, Ankit Mitra and Seuj Abir. Until then, here are our reviews of the Frew comics so far for 2023. 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 Review Pirates of the AbbeyPidde AnderssonGiancarlo CaracuzzoHello the HimalayasTony DePaulMike Manley Woduro's SecretClaes ReimerthiGraham NolanThe Lion's Head TamarineClaes ReimerthiGraham NolanThe War MongersClaes ReimerthiGraham NolanThe BriefcaseClaes ReimerthiGraham NolanThe Snake Goddess's IslandClaes ReimerthiGraham NolanTerror in MawitaanTony DePaulGraham NolanThe Sinbad StoneGraham Nolan The Seahorse part 1Lee FalkRay MooreQueen Sansamor and the Sixth ManLee FalkWilson McCoyThe Slave TradersLee FalkRay Moore The Ibis Mystery part 5Andrew ConstantRafael DantasThe Strange Day of the Witchmen pt1Shane FoleyYou 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. Would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics: Ibis MysteryShane FoleyGraham NolanFrewMake 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

Jermayn 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 Andreas Eriksson and their histories with the comic and their roles as joint editors for the magazine. We then ask the questions about Fantomen 2023 and what we can expect. They will release the same amount of issues with the same amount of pages and a Christmas album and softcover album. The best news is that we will see another hardcover collection book like we saw in 2022 with the Heart of Darkness book. They gave us one clue which is that the stories are Team Fantomen and drawn and written by the same creators. We think we have an idea of the theme, do you? Let us know in the comments or on socials. Some of the other topics we touch upon are the future of the magazine, subscription and printing numbers, some of the new and or returning creators we will see in 2023 like Sal Velluto, Rafael Ruiz, Phillip Madden, David Bishop and Anna Weatherley. One interesting subject was how and why they select Frew stories to print in their own magazines. The other interesting path was how they plan to go ahead with the Sandal Singh and 22nd Phantom plots and how the death of Claes Reimerthi has caused them to rethink the future of the storylines. If you are a patreon of Chronicle Chamber, do not forget if you are a patreon all sneak peaks from Art of Play Games will be first shown to our $5 and above level Patreons, so now is the perfect time to join. If you have any questions we did not cover, please let us know and or add them to our YouTube Channel and or social media profiles, 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

The 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 the podcast are: Art of Play GamesArt of Play GamesDuring the podcast, Ash asks for phan input on certain elements, so ensure you listen or watch and send your feedback to our comments sections. To follow the progress on their website and social media accounts: WebsiteFacebookInstagramTwitter#PhantomGameIf you are a patreon of Chronicle Chamber, make sure you login to your patreon account as we have a bonus chat with Ash which is just for our patreons. All sneak peaks from Art of Play Games will be first shown to our Patreons, so now is the perfect time to join. If you have any questions we did not cover, please let us know and or add them to our YouTube Channel and or social media profiles, 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

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 coloured stories, consulted and provided scans of original newspaper strips for a lot of publishers including Frew, Fantomet, Comics Revue, Hermes, Zauberstern and Dolmen. Has their been any other phan or person who has worked with more publishers? You will learn how Ivan ticks including his views on black and white verses colour and surprisingly the one Lee Falk story he would scrap from his collection of stories - yes you read that right! We also get Ivan's opinions on some subjects like our Phantom Bible, modifying or adding to Lee Falk's lore, being called a troll, publishers printing three or four daily panels to a line and much more. If you want to learn more about buying comics from his Facebook group here or you find his Fantomet (Norway) / Frew & newspaper stories index here. If you are a patreon of Chronicle Chamber, make sure you login to your patreon account as we have a bonus chat with Ivan which is just for our patreons. If you have any feedback on the subjects touched up, 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

The 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 in 2022 which is roughly every two weeks, you could buy a comic featuring a brand new Phantom story. Please note we go over the results of the Frew Survey competition we held. A full analysis will be up on our website along with the video draw of the five winners. Thanks to everyone who voted. If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed. 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. Would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics: 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

To 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 read. Many have been out of print for 10 or 20+ years. The stories we have reviewed are: The Story of the Phantom: The Ghost Who WalksLee Falk Mistake IdentityIdi KharelliHans Lindahl David BishopPaul Ryan The Wolf is ComingSverre ÅrnesCésar Spadari Tony DePaulTerry Beatty The Unknown Commander, Part 1 and Part 2Norman WorkerGeorges Bess The Castle of EvilNorman WorkerHans Lindahl Hans Lindahl Hans Lindahl Hans Lindahl Hans LindahlWhat did you think of the stories? Have you read all of them? If you have another story you think phans and us should read, add a photo in the comments section or on social media. 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

The 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 Comics Review link Fantomen Comics Review Daily / Sunday Stories Progress Discussion Return of the Temple of the GodsFor Those Who Came in Late video for a recap of the series The BreakoutNews Wulfric Medialink to listen to Ep 237Mallon linkPerth MintlinkBoss Fight StudiolinkBoss Fight StudiolinkLink to find a shop near you to buy thesePeter DavidlinkChristmas Themed Questions: 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. Would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics: FrewMallonKFSPerth Mint Boss Fight StudioMake sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast. Support the show

Dan 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 be honest it is jam packed with heavy Phantom talk and you will not be bored. We go through the whole website and cover a wide range of topics that are covered in the bible like: We then go through the Phantom's, go over some inconsistencies like the 9th Phantom, Pura the Princess who married three different Phantoms including her son, some holes that are ready for creators to complete plus much more. If you are a phan, we hope you enjoy the Phantom Bible and use it to hold creators and publishers accountable. If your a creator or a publisher, we hope this can be used as a tool for your creations and allow the research to be easily accessed so you can spend your time drawing or creating awesome stories instead of spending all the time on research. You can view the website at: www.PhantomBible.com We are under no illusions that some phans won't agree on everything we have written. If you would like to contribute and add to the bible or even argue with us on something, 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

Jermayn 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 Review Fantomen Comics Review Regal Publications Review Shakti Comics Review Zauberstern Daily / Sunday Stories Progress Discussion Return of the Temple of the GodsFor Those Who Came in Late video for a recap of the seriesThe BreakoutNews Wulfric Media linkMallon PublicationslinkIkon CollectableslinkHard QuizlinkMythos Sy BarrylinkInfinity MagazinelinkPaul MasonStanley Awardlink Please note, we are still after a reviewer from Brazil reviewing all the latest Mythos Phantom comics. please contact us if you can help out. 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

Mikael 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 it naturally flowed into their comics. Some of the 'left leaning' elements included colonialism, major white families controlling natural resources, race, apartheid, environmental issues, gender equality etc and our Phantom helped solved these issues in Team Fantomen created stories. One of the interesting things we learnt in this podcast was that phans would write in and hold Lee Falk accountable with unacceptable elements by saying he was not processive enough and how the Team Fantomen creators would 'fix' these problems. We will include an example of this in a future article on our website. Through Robert Aman we also learn that Lee Falk was very positive and acceptable of what the Swedish creators were adding to his character. Along with the list of Team Fantomen stories there is some overlap with our initial X-Band: The Phantom Podcast #101 which you may also want to listen to as well. Other podcasts worth reading along with this is our interview with Ulf Granberg in episodes #97A and #97B and Magnus Knuttson in episode #119. To follow Robert Aman you can visit his social media page here and you can buy his books here and here. Do not forget, the first person to sign up as a patreon will receive a signed copy of the book. Another signed copy will be given to a patreon for the next seasonal prize (summer / winter) which will be drawn early December 2022. 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