X-Band: Phantom Podcast

We are padding out our episodes as we want to release our 300th podcast with the Phantom's birthday. This will be 299A as we discuss the latest Daily and Sunday stories that are running in newspapers and on the Comics Kingdom website. We will also discuss all the related Phantom news from around the world.
If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.
Daily & Sunday Newspaper story progress
Daily 267: "The Skull and Jaw": 2 Minutes
Daily 268: [story title hasn't been announced yet]: 11 Minutes
Sunday 195: "The Princess of Songhai": 22 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Phantom news from around the world
Greg Smallwood announced as cover artist for Mad Cave Studios #0 (www.chroniclec... 28 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Moonstone comics out in May / June 2025 (www.chroniclec... 33 Minutes
Hermes Daily volume #33 out now: 34 Minutes
Phantom on the USA Comic Con Cruise: 35 Minutes
KFS Tea Fougner moves on (www.chroniclec... 37 Minutes
Signed NECA Phantom figurine competition (www.chroniclec... 39 Minutes
Steve got to play the Phantom video game (www.chroniclec... 40 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Vote for Fantomen (Sweden) best story for 2024 (www.chroniclec... 46 Minutes
22nd Phantom saga returns in 2025 with David Bishop as writer (www.chroniclec... 48 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Mythos new Brazilian book collecting Don Newton stories includes a keyring giveaway (www.chroniclec... 56 Minutes
Editions Dante release new TPB (www.chroniclec... 57 Minutes & 30 Seconds
Fantomet (Denmark) release their second book from the series (www.chroniclec... 59 Minutes
Shakti Comics 2025 calendar (www.chroniclec...) & at book fair (www.chroniclec... 1 Hour & 30 Seconds
Mallon diary now out: 1 Hour & 3 Minutes
Phantom at Brickvention in Melbourne (www.chroniclec... 1 Hour & 4 Minutes
Fan fiction prose Phantom adventures (www.chroniclec... Hour & 8 Minutes
You can email us at [e-mail] or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook ( / chroniclechamber , Twitter ( / chronicle_tweet ) and or Instagram ( / chroniclechamber . We love comments and feedback from the Phantom phans from around the world. We would love to have your input on the following topics:
Do you like shorter newspaper stories breaking up the longer stories?
Did you like the "The Skull and Jaw" story?
Do you like seeing the For Those Who Come In Late origin retellings?
Have we ever seen the name of the 1st Phantom's fathers ship before?
Do you like the Walkers crest?
Do you like the comic cover by Greg Smallwood?
Are you excited by the Mad Cave Studios and Moonstone comic series coming out in May 2025?
When do you think Hermes will stop their volume reprints? Will they go to modern times? End of Lee Falk stories?
Who is going on the USA Comic Con Cruise?
Have you voted for the Fantomen (Sweden) best story for 2024?
Would you like to see an ongoing 22nd Phantom storyline?
Do you buy unlicensed Phantom items?
Do you like reading the Phantom in prose?
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[@MrTrianglebox]

Great video, with the herald crest I think the creature on the left looks more like a dragon than a griffin.

[@Chroniclechamber]

Thanks for your comment and watching our video . You may be right.
Unsure if you are aware but Stephen wrote the article with the notes from the show. www.chroniclechamber.com/post/the-walker-crest

[@jkgarland1]

@@Chroniclechamber Interesting that was Tony DePaul's intention, because looking at it as a reader, I thought it looked like a 'devil' on one side and Hero the horse on the other (obviously this would make no sense in-universe, but since the 21st phantom has been 'the' phantom of the present, it made sense to me as a homage or a premonition).

[@Chroniclechamber]

Interesting point of view and that would also make sense. Tony DePaul has recently also discussed it on his blog which you can read here: www.tonydepaul.net/the-phantom-origin-myth/

[@jkgarland1]

@@Chroniclechamber Thanks for linking - I have found Tony's attention to detail and world building fascinating, including what he considers to be Falk "canon". As he rightly points out in the article you linked, Falk himself frequently contradicted or changed his own lore where it suited his story telling purposes. I remember reading an older Tony DePaul interview recently (maybe on chronicle chamber?) where he stated that he tries to keep in mind (paraphrasing) "would Falk do this?". I found that interesting too because Falk whilst a genius and incredible story teller, did not seem to care for long term story planning. Some of Tony DePaul's best contributions to the Phantom in my opinion have come from his meticulous planning of fully fleshed-out characters, with story arcs seemingly planned years and years in advance, such as the Python, the Nomad, and Captain Savarna. I don't think Falk, for all his amazing story telling, would ever have done this - his approach to fan-favourites like the Singh pirates and Sala would suggest this. I think Tony DePaul's approach does a great (just different) service to the Phantom canon.

[@Chroniclechamber]

You have no arguments from us regarding your points. There are several phan theories that Lee Falk wrote less than he was credited for. Alfred Bester is long theorised that he ghosted during World War two when Lee was working for the state. In the 1950's some would argue that Wilson McCoy also wrote stories instead.
Lee Falk's main love was theatre and the Phantom was just a pay packet to help finance his theatre love.
You may be interested that we are interviewing Tony DePaul next weekend for our 300th podcast. If you have any questions you would like to be asked, please let us know.