X-Band: The Phantom Podcast
X-Band: The Phantom Podcast
#335 - April 2026 newspaper stories, comics & news review
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In this episode, the boys come together to review and discuss Phantom comics, stories, and related news from around the world, including the team arguing over story elements in the latest newspaper, Frew, and the latest comics from Germany, Austria, and the USA.
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If you're one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.
Comics Kingdom stories
- Daily 269: "The Muckmen of Zumaridi River": 2 Mins
- Daily 270: "The Grudge": 11 Mins
- Sunday 198: “1536”: 24 Mins
Frew (Australia) comics
- Frew #2020: 34 Mins
- Frew #2021: 45 Mins
- "Simulacra pt 1 & 2": 55 Mins
German & Austrian comics
- Zauberstern Spezial #8: 1 Hour, 7 Mins
- Die Klassiker #5: 1 Hour, 10 Mins
The USA comics
- The Phantom One-Shot #1: 1 Hour, 15 Mins
- Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny 4: 1 Hour, 27 Mins
The Phantom news from around the world
- TV show updates (link): 1 Hour, 40 Mins
- The Phantom Video Game updates (link): 1 Hour, 44 Mins
- SMC will be at SDCC26: 1 Hour, 45 Mins
- KFS releases a free digital issue of the original Phantom 2040 comic (link): 1 Hour, 47 Mins
- New Fantomen book details for 2026: 1 Hour, 50 Mins
- Layoffs for Mad Cave Studios (link): 1 Hour, 52 Mins
- Latest Phantom comics from India: 1 Hour, 54 Mins
- New Frew poster (link): 1 Hour, 55 Mins
- Sy Barry featured in a local town magazine (link): 1 Hour, 58 Mins
- Art:9 printing Ray Moore Sunday stories (link): 2 Hours
- Jan Håfström work featured in an exhibition (link): 2 Hours, 1 Min
- LFMBEC Sydney (link): 2 Hours, 4 Mins
We can only report and discuss what we have seen or been told by the phans. We may miss something, especially conventions in your corner of the world with Phantom-related guests, so please let us know of them so we can promote them on our website, socials, and podcasts. We are also looking for reviewers who can review comics from India, Sweden, Finland, France, Italy, and some other locations that publish the Phantom. If you would like to join the team with regular reviews, please contact us.