In this Phantom Podcast episode, Jermayn Parker is joined by David Barry who is the son of legendary Phantom artist Sy Barry, as he introduces and talks about the definitive Sy Barry book project. In this podcast, David gives us a tease of the biography book, including what will be included and how we fans of the Phantom and/or Sy Barry's artwork can get a copy.

The Definitive Collector's Book Celebrating the Artist Who Defined The Phantom is Coming!

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This book assembled the wonderful submissions into a Phantom-bushfire story and had the collection professionally printed, ready for sale, with all net proceeds supporting the bushfire relief appeal. This is a licensed KFS-approved 52-page colour volume of previously unpublished Phantom artworks, the vast majority of which have been created specifically for this cause.

One such piece from the bushfire phundraiser is now up for auction at Heritage Auctions. This piece is by American artist John K Synder III. John K. Snyder III is a writer and illustrator of comic books and graphic novels. His work has been published in the pages of the underground press, most notably The Duckberg Times, and by independent comic book publishers, including Grendel for Dark Horse Comics.

In this episode, Jermayn Parker is joined by our USA reviewer Scott Walyn as we interview the main artist of the new Comics Kingdom "Phantom 2040: A New Shadow" web comic series John Amor.

In August 2026, we will be interviewing one of the other creators, Alex Segura who was one of the writers of the new web comic series. If you would like to ask any specific questions to him about the series, please contact us at ChronicleChamber@gmail.com.

Did you miss the first 5 issues of The Phantom from Mad Cave Studios? This series, which launched with The Phantom taking on the Singh Brotherhood, has been collected in a digital and physical trade paperback edition.

The fantastic team at Mad Cave Studios listened to feedback from the fans, and in the following issues of the series, The Phantom's face was hidden behind shadows. In this new collected edition of The Phantom Vol. 1, these early panels from the first issue have been updated. Shadows obscure Kit Walker's face, in keeping with classic Ghost Who Walks tradition. You can learn more about this decision in our latest interview with series artist Russell Olson.

Jason Paulos is one of the most prolific current-day Frew artists. He has drawn 30 chapters of the Phantom by Gaslight stories plus 10 other full-length Phantom stories and other stories for Frew's Giant Size comic series featuring characters like The Raven. His two-part Phantom story "Inked in Blood" written by Pidde Andersson was also published by Fantomen.

Jason Paulos has a very distinct style that has been enjoyed by many an Australian phan and now is the opportunity where you can own some of his original art for a very affordable price starting from $100 AUD.

Click here to go to his eBay to browse what is available

In 2025, The Phantom returned to being published in the USA thanks to Mad Cave Studios. In this podcast, we chat with Russell Mark Olson, who is / was the artist of the regular series. We talk about the hits of the series, as well as the controversial moments like the Phantom's eyes being shown and the Phantom swapping out his striped trunks.

We talk about many topics, and we fly all around the Phantom series, Russell's personal non-Phantom art, and much more. Below is a quick list of some of the topics and discussions

• Background of Russell Olson and his artistic career.
• Russell's background to the Phantom & pulp heroes.
• How did Russell get the Phantom gig by Mad Cave Studios?
• What did Russell like about the Phantom, and what research did he need to do?
• The real relationship between Diana and the Phantom.
• Was it hard to draw the Phantom?
• Unsure if the phans would accept the costume being torn.
• Showing the human side of the Phantom.
• Tackling the 'white saviour trope' of the Phantom.
• Where Mad Cave Studios sees Bangalla in real-life Africa.
• We discuss in detail the Phantom’s eyes in issue one and how in issues four, five, and the Sky Band story, the issue seems to have hidden them on purpose.
• What Mad Cave Studios will be doing in the deluxe issue collecting all the stories together.
• How did this error with the eyes get through the approval stages?
• The decision to remove the stripes with the trunks and how it came about.
• The King Features Phantom bible.
• What Phantom work do you have coming up after the next Singh Brotherhood final one-shot?
• The decision of the introduction of the one-shot comics of the Sky Band, The Red Dragon, and Return of the Singh Brotherhood stories.
• What is Russell's process?
• Russell Olson shows us the character development artwork.
• All the artwork is inked traditionally, and some is available for sale on his website.
• What is next for Russell Olson?
• Does Russell accept commissions?

You can follow Russell Olson on his website and/or socials (Instagram and Bluesky). His Linktree can be found here and his website, where available original artwork for sale can be bought.

Details of the Frew 90th Phantom birthday comic with two covers by Ben Bradi & Ken Steacy, featuring classic Lee Falk & Sy Barry recoloured stories & 2x new stories created by Paul Mason, Steacy & Duncan Munro.