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The Oath of the Skull

2007-12-19T22:30:30Z

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'''The Oath of the Phantom''' is the oath that each Phantom swears as he enter the service as tha new Phantom. To date 22 people are known to have sworn it; the Phantoms the 1st until the 21st and [[Julie]], the twin sister of [[the 17th Phantom]].

==Wording==
The Oath goes as follows:

"I swear to devote my life to the destruction of piracy, greed, and cruelty, in all their forms, and my sons and their sons, shall follow me."

[[Category:Objects|Oath of the Phantom, The]]

ChronicleChamber.com

2007-12-17T23:40:11Z

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=='''Site History'''==
[http://www.chroniclechamber.com ChronicleChamber.com] started life as a discussion [http://s9.invisionfree.com/TheChronicle_Chamber forum]. Created by Joe Douglas (who goes by the name Dougy on the CC and various other forums) in 2006, the web site came about later.

The [http://s9.invisionfree.com/TheChronicle_Chamber ChronicleChamber forum] was created because Douglas felt that the forum which he was visiting to discuss the Phantom and the various comics the character appeared in was too overrun by people who objected to those who had opinions that differed from their own. Other members agreed with Douglas and mentioned they would prefer a more respectable environment to discuss their hero. Douglas decided to take matters into his own hands and created the [http://s9.invisionfree.com/TheChronicle_Chamber ChronicleChamber forums] on April 4, 2006. Douglas made it clear that the forum was for peaceful discussion and any member found belittling or degrading another members opinion would be promptly banned. For the most part this has worked well and the forum has been fairly free of flame wars.

A few months after the forums opened Douglas decided to create an actual web site. The reason for this was firstly to house the forums but also because Douglas noticed that the most popular ''Phantom'' site at the time did not record all ''Phantom'' news. Douglas felt there should be a web site that provided news for all ''Phantom'' fans and for all aspects of the Phantom franchise.

The site opened in June 5th of 2006. Originally the site’s colour palette was a purple, grey and black palette and the site was somewhat difficult to navigate. After a few months Douglas closed the site for a few days leaving simply a “holder” page and a link to the forums at the http://www.chroniclechamber.com URL.

Soon the site was re-opened with its current black and white palette and layout. Navigation was much improved and the look of the site was not as jarring to visitors. Since this new black and white look the site has had a number of small alterations to improve navigation.

=='''Content'''==

At the time ChronicleChamber.com was opened the most popular ''Phantom'' site was mainly a site of reference. Douglas felt that this site was a very good source for ''Phantom'' reference so there was no point trying to emulate what was already a very good job. Instead Douglas decided his site would be a true fan site rather than a reference site so reviews, interviews and articles became common parts of the site. The first of these appeared in the now defunct e-newsletter ''The X-Band''. When the site changed to its current form the articles, reviews and interviews were hosted on the site itself. Articles and reviews on ChronicleChamber.com are open to fan submission, as are many other aspects of the site. If a fan wishes to write a review or article and have it feature on the site all they need do is e-mail it to ChronicleChamber.com

==='''Reviews'''===
[http://www.chroniclechamber.com/Reviews.html Reviews] that appear on ChronicleChamber.com are all written by fans of the comics. Douglas himself has written a few as have regular forum posters such as Paul Andreas Jonassen. Issues are reviewed and given a score out of five. Recently ChronicleChamber.com started a new kind of review called ''Bandar Review''. These ''Bandar Reviews'' were shorter, one to two paragraph long reviews that could be written quickly. Douglas implemented them because he found that he did not have time to write the longer reviews that had previously appeared.

==='''Interviews''' ===
One thing Douglas was suppressed by was that there were no interviews with ''Phantom'' creators on ''Phantom'' fan sites. Douglas decided to try and get interviews with some of the creators to feature on ChronicleChamber.com. The first of these was with Moonstone cover artist [[Doug Klauba]]. The interview was well received and many more such interviews have appeared on the site.

==='''Articles'''===

Articles on ChronicleChamber.com are divided up into three sections. The first is ''[http://www.chroniclechamber.com/TalkingDrums.html Talking Drums]'' which are general articles about the Phantom, the comics and other aspects of the ''Phantom'' franchise. The second section is ''[http://www.chroniclechamber.com/Collector.html The Collector]'' which features articles on collecting ''Phantom'' memorabilia. The final section is ''[http://www.chroniclechamber.com/WebArticles.html Web Articles]''. This is a list of reference for various ''Phantom'' related articles such as reviews and interviews that have appeared on sites not related to ChronicleChamber.com

==='''Heroes and Villains'''===

[http://www.chroniclechamber.com/HeroesVillains.html ''Heroes and Villains''] is a section of ChronicleChamber.com that aims to act as a reference for all the characters that have appeared in a ''Phantom'' story. No such reference existed previously on-line which caused Douglas to decide to add this feature to his web site. As will the articles, fans are free to submit their own entries for characters to appear in Heroes and Villains.

==='''Other'''===

ChronicleChamber.com also has wallpapers, music, the ''Phantom 2040'' video game, images and so on for download as well as short biographies on ''Phantom'' creators and the various publishers who have released Phantom comics in the past and present and a section on the various TV and film appearances of the Phantom.

=='''Criticism'''==

Early in its history ChronicleChamber.com was criticized for having too much content focusing on the American ''Phantom'' publisher Moonstone and Joe Douglas himself was accused of being pro-Moonstone and ignoring the other publishers. Douglas defended the site and said the reasons for the amount of Moonstone content was that Moonstone released more information on their products than any of the other ''Phantom'' publisher due to the fact that they are part of the US comic marked that is much more competitive than the Australian or Scandinavian market so Moonstone has to release a lot of information on their issues to promote them. Also Douglas said that the artists and writers who worked on the Moonstone comics were a lot easier to approach than creators from other publishers in regards to interviews. Douglas defended himself by saying that while he enjoys the Moonstone stories he does not prefer one publisher over another and judges each story, regardless of publisher, on its own merits. He points to his review of Moonstone ''Phantom'' [http://www.chroniclechamber.com/Moon13_review.html issue #13] as an example of this as he scored the issue only 1.5 out of 5.

In recent times these complaints seem to have subsided and there is much content form all publishers on the site.

=='''Supporters'''==

The ChronicleChamber.com site is supported by the [http://www.collectorz.com Collectorz.com] company and the ''Spider-Man'' fan podcast [http://theamazingspidercast.libsyn.com/ The Amazing Spider-Cast]. Douglas has used the Collectorz.com Comic Collector data base program for a number of years and has submitted many Phantom issues to them for inclusion to their on-line comic database. In these submissions Douglas includes a link to ChronicleChamber.com. Collectorz.com has the right to remove this link but do not as they feel ChronicleChamber.com to be a good source for Phantom information. Due to this Douglas has placed a number of banners and links to the Collectorz.com comic database program on the site in a mutual support for both parties.

Similarly Douglas also supports the Amazing Spider-Cast podcast. Douglas is a fan of this podcast and sent podcast host Chris Johnson an e-mail asking if he could mention the podcast on the site. Johnson agreed and in return gave ChronicleChamber.com a plug on his podcast. Since then both parties have mutually supported each other.

=='''Other References'''==

ChronicleChamber.com also has profiles on the popular networking site [http://www.myspace.com/chroniclechamber MySpace] and the comic networking site [http://www.comicspace.com/chroniclechamber/ ComicSpace] as well as a [http://www.chroniclechamber.com/About_Contact.html mailing list] and [http://us.1.p8.webhosting.yahoo.com/gb/view?member=dougyaussieghost guest book] for the site.

[[Category: Websites]]

The Phantom Annual 1

2007-12-17T23:36:46Z

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{{issuebox
|Title=The Phantom Annual #1
|image= [[Image:annual1.jpg|200px]]
|Coverartist=[[Bret Blevins]] & [[Terry Austin]] [[Image:annual1B.jpg|200px]] Cover artist: [[Rubén Procopio]]
|Country= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA / English
|Format= 17 × 26 cm
|Pages= 68 pgs, color
|Date= January, 2006
|Publisher=[[Moonstone Books]]
|Editor=[[Joe Gentile]]
|Preceded= none
|Followed=[[The Phantom Annual 2|''The Phantom Annual'' #2]]
|isbn=
|}}
'''''The Phantom Annual'' #1''' was the first Phantom Annual published in the US. It was released in two versions with different covers. A new annual, featuring the Phantom teaming up with Mandrake the Magician, is expected to be released in 2008.
== Contents ==
=== Phantom stories ===
*"[[Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 1]]" by [[Ron Marz]] and [[Rubén Procopio]].
*"[[Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 2]]" by [[Tony Bedard]] and [[Allan Goldman]].
*"[[Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 3]]" by [[Chuck Dixon]] and [[Graham Nolan]].
*"[[Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 4]]" by [[Rafael Nieves]], [[Tony Akins]] and [[Ken Wolak]].
*"[[Five Days of the Dragon Chapter 5]]" by [[Mike Bullock]] and [[Juan Ferreyra]].

[[Category:American issues|Phantom Annual 1, The]]

Legacy

2007-12-17T23:34:10Z

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'''Legacy''' is a 2006 Phantom story from [[Moonstone Books]], written by [[Ben Raab]] and drawn by [[Pat Quinn]]. It is a re-telling of the origin story of [[the First Phantom]], told from his perspective. The book is unique in the sense that it is designed to look like one of the Phantom's own chronicle books, with Raab adapting a writing style suited for the time period the story takes place in.
[[Category: Moonstone stories]]
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The Ghost Who Walks (film)

2007-12-09T18:03:17Z

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'''The Ghost Who Walks''' is the name of a planned Phantom movie project. According to the Internet Movie Database, it is set to premiere in 2009, but nobody involved with the film have actually confirmed this.

==Project history==
The project was first announced in 2002, when Hyde Park Entertainment, led by producer Ashok Amritraj, and Crusader Entertainment, led by producer Howard Baldwin, acquired the feature film rights to ''The Phantom'' comic strip. Later on, Howard Baldwin started left Crusader to form Baldwin Entertainment Group with his wife Karen.

Hyde Park Entertainment and Baldwin Entertainment Group are also in the process of making a film about Mandrake the Magician, [[Lee Falk]]'s other creation, starring actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which will be made before the eventual Phantom movie gets of the ground.

Known drafts of the script has been written by Steven E. de Souza, Mel Stewart, and [[Mark Brewington]].

The Ghost Who Walks (film)

2007-12-09T17:56:08Z

PAJ:

'''The Ghost Who Walks''' is the name of a planned Phantom movie project. According to the Internet Movie Database, it is set to premiere in 2009, but nobody involved with the film have actually confirmed this.

==Project history==
The project was first announced in 2002, when Hyde Park Entertainment, led by producer Ashok Amritraj, and Crusader Entertainment, led by producer Howard Baldwin, acquired the feature film rights to ''The Phantom'' comic strip. Later on, Howard Baldwin started left Crusader to form Baldwin Entertainment Group with his wife Karen.

Hyde Park Entertainment and Baldwin Entertainment Group are also in the process of making a film about Mandrake the Magician, [[Lee Falk]]'s other creatin, starring actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which will be made before the eventual Phantom movie gets of the ground.

Known drafts of the script has been written by Steven E. de Souza, Mel Stewart, and [[Mark Brewington]].

The Ghost Who Walks (film)

2007-12-09T17:54:54Z

PAJ: New page: '''The Ghost Who Walks''' is the name of a planned Phantom movie project. According to the Internet Movie Database, it is set to premiere in 2009, but nobody involved with the film have ac...

'''The Ghost Who Walks''' is the name of a planned Phantom movie project. According to the Internet Movie Database, it is set to premiere in 2009, but nobody involved with the film have actually confirmed this.

==Project history==
The project was announced in 2002, <ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117874825.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 ''Variety'' (Oct. 23, 2002): "Sci-fi facelift for 'Phantom' - Crusader, Hyde Park re-draw character as gritty", by Michael Fleming]</ref> when Hyde Park Entertainment, led by producer Ashok Amritraj, and Crusader Entertainment, led by producer Howard Baldwin, acquired the feature film rights to ''The Phantom'' comic strip. Later on, Howard Baldwin started left Crusader to form Baldwin Entertainment Group with his wife Karen.

Hyde Park Entertainment and Baldwin Entertainment Group are also in the process of making a Mandrake the Magician movie starring actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which will be made before the eventual Phantom movie gets of the ground.

Known drafts of the script has been written by Steven E. de Souza, Mel Stewart, and [[Mark Brewington]].

Law of the Jungle

2007-12-09T17:43:38Z

PAJ: New page: '''Law of the Jungle''' is a 2006 graphic novel published by Moonstone Books. It is written by Joe Gentile and drawn by Paul Guinan. ==Plot summary== The plot features a distu...

'''Law of the Jungle''' is a 2006 graphic novel published by [[Moonstone Books]]. It is written by [[Joe Gentile]] and drawn by [[Paul Guinan]].

==Plot summary==
The plot features a disturbed man, killing several inhabitants of the [[Deep Woods]] to eventually get to the Phantom, whom he is under the impression killed his father.

The entire story is told from the point of view of the killer.

Legacy

2007-12-09T17:40:35Z

PAJ: New page: '''Legacy''' is a 2006 Phantom story from Moonstone Books, written by Ben Raab and drawn by Pat Quinn. It is a re-telling of the origin story of the First Phantom.

'''Legacy''' is a 2006 Phantom story from [[Moonstone Books]], written by [[Ben Raab]] and drawn by [[Pat Quinn]]. It is a re-telling of the origin story of [[the First Phantom]].

The Phantom 2 (DC)

2007-12-09T17:28:01Z

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{{issuebox
|Title=The Phantom #2 
|image= [[Image:DC_Phantom_02.jpg|200px]]
|Coverartist=[[Luke McDonnell]]
|Country= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA / English
|Format= 17 × 26 cm
|Pages= 36 pgs, full color
|Date= April, 1989
|Publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|Preceded=[[The Phantom 1 (DC)|''The Phantom'' #1]]
|Followed=[[The Phantom 3 (DC)|''The Phantom'' #3]]
|}}
'''''The Phantom'' #2''' was the second issue of [[DC Comics]]' regular ''Phantom'' series, featuring the second and final part of story-arc "Guns".

== Contents ==

=== Phantom stories ===
*"[[Guns Part 2]]" by [[Mark Verheiden]] and [[Luke McDonnell]].

[[Category:American issues|Phantom 2 (DC), The]]
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