Stephen East attended Supanova Melbourne 2024 and it was full of Phantom and got his recorder out to bring us the sounds from the event. We hear from a cosplayer, Ash Nicholls and several artist creators including four Frew cover artists.

We have included the panel featuring Ash Nicholls as well as recordings from others including:

• Chris the cosplayer (Follow him on Instagram) who chats about his design of the costume.
• Maria Lewis from the podcast "The Phantom Never Dies"
• Ken Steacy Canadian comic artist and writer who drew a Phantom from the 1990's Gallery Trading card set. He talks about the origin of the card design plus his Australian heritage and connection.
• Lily McDonnell, who drew the cover for Frew 1913. This is the first time we have heard from her on this podcast.
• Lauren Marshall, Frew cover artist
• Alex Trpcevski, Frew cover artist
• Jamie Johnson, Frew cover artist

If you ever attend a comic convention and there are creators with Phantom credits, we would love to chat. You can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram.

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Presenting a recorded interview with Sy Barry that was originally recorded 18 months ago. Why have we held onto this for so long you may be asking? Great question!

Jermayn Parker, and Ankit Mitra originally held this interview for the discussion to be included in the Regal Phantom comics. It can now be released in podcast format in its entirely. Any podcast with Sy is amazing and insightful and this interview is no different.

During this podcast Sy Barry discusses a lot with us and some of the subjects are:

• Sy Barry's influence in India and other countries and how he never understood the influence until after his retirement.
• Why Sy Barry was so popular?
• Sy Barry's reference materials.
• Laying out sound effects in his stories to bring atmosphere in the story.
• Sy Barry asks us about Lee Falk's writing.
• Censorship of the strips in India.
• Reflection of his visits to Sweden and Australia.
• Colour in India and what Sy Barry thinks of the black and white Dailies being coloured and the panels being edited.
• Sy Barry gives some art and colouring advice to Ankit Mitra.
• The structure and restrictions of the Sunday and Daily strip.
• The inspiration behind his version of Diana Palmer-Walker.
• His reflection on drawing a full length Phantom comic story.
• The legacy of artists having to draw the Sy Barry Phantom's face.
• Which phan has some facial similarities with the Phantom.
• The difference between drawing for the Daily and Sunday's newspaper stories.
• Sy Barry providing a colour guide for his Sunday newspaper stories.
• Some of his favourite stories including "The Founding of the Jungle Patrol", "The Heirs", "The Mysterious Ambassador" and "Old Baldy".
• His advice to inspiring artists and creators.
• The importance of creating interesting compositions to hide boring scenes.
• His regrets on his retirement on the newspaper strip.

This is not the first time we have had the influence to talk with Sy Barry and if you want more, we suggest going to our interview page where you will find all the interviews.

If you have any questions that we have missed, please email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or send them with us via our social media profiles at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We would love some more future questions for our next podcast with the great man.

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Jermayn Parker and Stephen East sit down and discuss the latest Phantom comics and news from March 2024.

In this podcast we review comics from Australia and India plus dissect Phantom related news from Europe, India, Australia, South America and USA. Now is the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, website and or our social media platforms in Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram.

If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.

Frew (Australia) Phantom Comics:

• Frew #1966: 7 Minutes
• Frew #1967: 16 Minutes

Indian Phantom Comics:

• Shakti #12: 34 Minutes
• Regal #35: 47 Minutes & 30 Seconds

German Phantom Comics:

• Special comparison video of the colour remaster from Wick 6 to the original Phantom Spezial #37 (1981): 1 Hour, 1 Minute & 30 Seconds

Daily / Sunday Newspaper Stories Progress

• Daily 265: "The Chain": 1 Hour, 3 Minutes & 30 Seconds
• Sunday 194: "The Commander Will See You Now": 1 Hour & 9 Minutes

Phantom News From Around the World

• Regal and Frew with potential offensive material disclaimers: 1 Hour, 18 Minutes & 30 Seconds
• Fantomen 8/2024 features Uppsala to Coincide with a Convention (link): 1 Hour & 21 Minutes
• Brazil writer to write a Lee Falk biography (link): 1 Hour, 23 Minutes & 30 Seconds
• New Mythos WIlson McCoy hardcover collection (link): 1 Hour & 25 Minutes
• Zauberstern to publish Defenders of the Earth stories (link): 1 hour, 26 Minutes & 30 Seconds
• Rumours of a new Defenders of the Earth comic book series: 1 hour & 27 Minutes
• New Indian TShirt range: 1 Hour & 29 Minutes
• Australian comic convention dates (link): 1 Hour & 30 Minutes
  • Melbourne Supanova: Ken Steacy, Alex Trpcevski, Dean Rankine, Jason Franks, Lauren Marshall, Lily McDonnell and Jamie Johnson
  • Gold Coast Supanova: Ken Steacy, Alex Trpcevski and Dean Rankine

We would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics:

• What do you think of the Lightning Strike logo on the front cover of Frew 1967?
• Where do you think the Daily Chain newspaper story is heading?
• Did you know the golden falcon from Malta was based on a movie?
• Do you think Phantom comics need the potential offensive material disclaimers?
• Would you like to see a new Defenders of the Earth comic series?
• Are you going to any comic conventions in 2024?

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