X-Band: The Phantom Podcast

Who have been the most influential people in the history of The Phantom?

It's a huge cast of characters to draw from: there's an 83-year continuity in the newspapers alone, as well as countless other …

It's that time of year again, when Jermayn, Dan and Steve sit down and put forward what they think were the best Phantom things in 2018.  We run through stories, covers, art, writers, merchandise and…

In 108 episodes of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, only once have we actually traveled overseas to interview a guest - and this is it!

Parisian Ohm Roy is a phan with a focus on collecting original Phant…

In Episode 107 of X-Band: The Phantom Podcast, we are delighted to bring you a recording of a The Phantom panel from Brisbane Supanova on November 10, 2018.

While the topic as advertised in the progra…

In this episode Steve, Jermayn and Dan discuss the latest news in the world of the Phantom, including the announcement that Fantomet will be no more.  Jermayn and Dan get excited over clothes and the…

In this episode we are honoured to be joined by one of the most prolific The Phantom Daily newspaper strip artists, and the only one to share his initials with our hero!

Keith Williams picked up the s…

Jermayn, Dan and Steve chat with comics author and board game designer Dale Maccanti about his most recently published stories and about the progress of the highly anticipated The Phantom board game.

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Daily story #249 A Reckoning with the Nomad has certainly been one of the most fascinating newspaper stories of recent times. It's been a seminal story in the development of Heloise in particular, an…

In 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 …

There are times, it is said, when The Phantom should stay out of politics. Our guest in Episode 101 would vehemently disagree!

Robert Aman may not yet be a big name in Phantom circles, but the chat we…

Yes! We've finally made it, X-Band: The Phantom Podcast's 100th (not counting A eps) episode and boy do we have a show in store for you! First off, thank you to everyone who downloads us and listens …

It's like Frew found their missing #330!! 11 months after it was first recorded, we've finally re-created the missing Episode 74 of X-Band! It took sincere apologies, plates of humble pie and exorbit…

In 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.

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The ChroncileChamber team discuss the latest news in the world of The Phantom, including the latest merch, as well as reviewing the latest issues from Frew (1810-1815, Giant Size #5, Phantom's World …

Part 2 of the Chronicle Chamber's interview with former Egmont publisher Ulf Granberg continues where part 1's cliff hanger left off. This is the conclusion of one of our most insightful interviews w…

Opportunities like this do not come along very often. Ulf Granberg is the man behind Egmont in their glory years - he was the editor of the Swedish Phantom comic book, Fantomen from 1973 to 1987, the…

With Supanova Sydney and the LFMBEC Dinner only a week and a half away, Dan, Jermayn and Steve have a chat about what we know Frew is offering, what we think we know Frew is offering, and what we rea…

In this episode, Dan, Jerm, Steve, along with a special appearance by Gus, review the latest comics in the world of the Phantom. The phellas also discuss the latest news in the Phantom's World. Enjoy

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