After a wildly successful Free Comic Book Day preview with issue #0, Mad Cave Studios in partnership with King Features is proud to present THE PHANTOM #1, the newest reimagined series from award-winning writer Ray Fawkes (Gotham by Midnight, One Soul) and celebrated pulp illustrator and colorist Russell Olson (Gateway City, The Darkest Judge). Lettered by the award-winning Taylor Esposito, this is The Phantom as you’ve never seen him—grounded in myth, sharpened by legacy, and ready to walk again!
Rooted in the legend of Kit Walker—the 21st Phantom—this new series expands on the mythos of Lee Falk’s enduring creation. The stakes are personal, the enemies disturbingly real, and the fight steeped in moral gravity. It’s a story about solidarity, resistance, and what it means to protect a legacy without becoming the thing you stand against.
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THE PHANTOM
Writer: Ray Fawkes – Artist: Russell Mark Olson
Letterer: Taylor Esposito
Release Date: Now Available
Synopsis:THE PHANTOM NEVER DIES! The Phantom returns! Created by Lee Falk in 1936, The Phantom is one of the first costumed superheroes in history, with untold influence on pop culture. Now, critically acclaimed creators Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson reimagine the character for fans old and new. When a violent gang of smugglers stumbles on an idyllic Bandar village, the peace that The Phantom has brought to the African nation of Bangalla will suddenly shatter. It will take all of The Phantom’s many skills — and allies — to restore it. The most exciting series of the year starts here!
Meet the Creators!
Writer, Ray Fawkes
Ray Fawkes is the critically-acclaimed author of the comics and graphic novels Underwinter, One Soul, The Spectral Engine, and Junction True, as well as Batman: Eternal, Constantine, and Gotham by Midnight (DC), Wolverines and Murderworld (Marvel), Black Hammer ’45 (Dark Horse), Sanction (Mad Cave) and more. He is an Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster award nominee and a YALSA award winner.
Artist, Russell Mark Olson
Russell Olson was born and raised in eastern Missouri but has lived in the United Kingdom for the past 16 years. He has worked for 2000AD (The Darkest Judge), Mad Cave (A Phone Call Away; Flash Gordon Quarterly) and various UK and US small presses. He is the editor of SKRAWL, the Comix Magazine and the creator of the award-winning, pulp-sci fi series, Gateway City. He lives on the Hampshire-Sussex border with his wife, daughter, and various fish.
The Phantom #1 is now available on the official Mad Cave Studios website and digital reader, and is available at your favorite bookstore, local comic shop, and digital comic reader!
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