2025 is fast becoming a busy exciting year of the Phantom with the anticipated Phantom Video Game, USA publisher Mad Cave Studios new standalone Phantom series & now also Moonstone's new Phantom series due for release in 2025.
Ever since we first broke the news back in October 2023 we have been excited about Moonstone back publishing the Phantom.
Thanks to publisher and owner of Moonstone Joe Gentile who has given us some new information we are able to share and help keep all fans excited about their new series.
Joe Gentile has told us that the first issue featuring the Phantom will be in their new comic series featuring a new character called Bystander by Steven Grant and Sergio Ibanez. This issue will likely come out in May and or June 2025.
In the first 4-5 issues of the Bystander comic, 10 pages of the comic will feature episodes of the first story. This will be written by Mike Bullock and drawn by Sergio Ibanez. The title of this story will be "Phantom: Last Night".
Thanks to Joe and Mike for sharing this image of the Phantom walking the streets that looks to be in the depth of chaos. It is fair to say, the Phantom is not walking the streets as a normal man on holidays.
We can confirm that this longer story arc is still planning to feature a crossover with Mandrake the Magician. No word yet if this and other Phantom stories will share a comic with other Moonstone licensed characters but we assume it will.
For the variant comic collectors, we can confirm there will be at least two covers available through Diamond Comic Distributors (assuming they will still provide this service with them going into bankruptcy) and possibly special exclusive covers through their website.
For those international fans, you can buy these comics through your local comic shop or via Moonstone's website. To ensure your local comic shop gets the comic, talk to them and ask for them to get them in for you.
As we get more news, plus images, we will share them on our website and social media platforms. Thank you to Joe Gentile and Mike Bullock for sharing the news with us and Benjamin Thomas for spotting the news on Moonstone's website.
For those interested, we would suggest you watching our last podcast interview with author of the series Mike Bullock. Below is the video, you can listen to the audio only on your favourite podcast platform or via our website.
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