Phantom Inspirations

All kinds of Phantom inspirations and swipes. Skull Cave, Melbourne Australia.

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Sy Barry inspires Rolf Gohs in a stylish Fantomen cover. (Found by David Dencik)

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The Phantom Strikes #2 by Jamie Johnson (2018) traced from Transporter 3 (2008) poster.  Virtually identical shape of head, hand and gun make this obviously traced from original image with costume and minor details completed in copic markers.  Published by Lightning Strikes Comics.

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Thanks to Aaron for the Jamie Johnson trove.  All copic drawings with close matches on Google images. 

Going the full Rob Granito! (a) The Phantom Strikes #2 by Jamie Johnson (2018) traced from Transporter 3 (2008) poster.   (b) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bootleg unauthorized print (2018) traced directly from film still (1990) (c) Donatello Ninja Turtles sketch, traced from NECA toy online product image (d) Catwoman sketch cover (2018), traced from Batman movie poster (1989) (e) Batman Sketch cover (2018) traced from Adam West Wikipedia article image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_West

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Thanks to Aaron for this submission, originally spotted by Thomas Askjellerud on his great The Phantom The Ghost Who Walks Scandinavian Group on Facebook.

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Thanks again to Darren for another quickdraw13 entry.  Latest Frew Phantom cover entirely based on other recent artworks. 

Top - The Phantom #1819 by Jamie Johnson

Bottom - Sources: 1. Phantom Diptych image.   2. Phantom vs Sala Supanova poster  3. Sketch Cover image. 

Sources all based on Jim Lee/Batman/DC Comics poses.  

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Sy Barry (top) and Rolf Gohs (bottom)

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Top - Kari Leppänen Fantomen story art (Left side) and Jim Lee’s art on Batman:Hush (Right side) The iconic panel of Batman standing by Harold’s grave from the final page.

Bottom - Cover credited to Jamie Johnson on new Phantom comic - The Black Dagger part 2. 

Which Batman: Hush image will Frew Publications swipe next?

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Graham Nolan Sunday strip and Rolf Gohs Fantomen 5/2007 cover.

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(Image 1) Phantom trading card design by Jamie Johnson directly traced from  (Image 2) Mayhem #3b (Image Comics) - Jim Lee Variant.

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"The Viking Castle Mystery".  Rolf Gohs, Fantomen 7/1997 and Antonio, Phantom 1172 (also 1997)

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Jamie Johnson Frew Phantom 1807, The Black Dagger, swiped from Jim Lee Superman and Kari Leppanen story art, with elements noted in gif.  Main figure traced from Jim Lee.  (spotted by Darren and Erik).   

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Fantomen Christer Thunborg (left). Phantom #1466 by Antonio Lemos (right)

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1. Original -- Batman #615 by Jim Lee, published July 2003. (left) 2. Swipe -- The Phantom #1792.  Jamie Johnson, published September 2017 (right)

3. Comparison gif.  Magenta areas show exactly copied elements from Batman cover.

Very obvious swipe of cover from the celebrated "Hush" American comic book story arc published by DC Comics, Jim Lee Batman traced by Jamie Johnson as Phantom.  Nightwing has been copied into a female Phantom figure, with arms altered to be off-balance.

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Sy Barry (left ) / Swedish Fantomen (right)

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1. Pirates of the Red Dragon, Part 2: Fatal Passion, Georges Bess, composite of original interior panels and hand from Jim Lee, All Star Batman and Robin. 2. Panels traced by Jamie Johnson as basis for wraparound cover of Phantom #1782. 3. Printed color version colourized by Jeremiah Skipper.

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The cover depicts a scene from the story where the Phantom is threatening to punch, and thereby give the Skull Mark to, Lamanda Luaga, the former president. However, even though Luaga is black, the cover features him as white.   http://www.phantomwiki.org/The_Phantom_1084_(Frew)

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Top - panel from the Sunday story "The Three Bandits", drawn by Sy Barry. Bottom - The Phantom #1013 (Frew) back cover by Glen Ford