r/ThePhantom

I mean the movie is a classic even though back then it was critically panned but all these years later I can say as far as superhero movies go; it is pretty underrated

Ah, an hour long video of me waving old comic strips in front of a camera, truly what YouTube was made for.

February 4, 1942 begins "The Inexorables" or "The Phantom Goes To War", though more appropriately the war comes to Bangalla. When I first read this story years ago, I have to admit I didn't think much of it and largely wrote it off as war propaganda. Reading it now though, it's interesting that Falk is relatively reserved about an American-centric tilt to the developments here, and in fact he doesn't place the Ghost Who Walks on the frontlines of any signicant real-world battefield, but rather keeps the story in his fictional country. This was probably a welcome departure from perhaps many other stories out there placed in more recognizable locales, while at the same time communicating that the Axis was everywhere, affecting everyone. It's worth mentioning that there are just tons and tons of insensitive racial depictions and pejoratives throughout this story however, so tread cautiously!

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 This is a licensed KFS-approved 52-page colour volume of previously unpublished Phantom artworks, the vast majority of which have been created specifically for this cause.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.