#300 - Phans chat with Mike Manley & Jeff Weigel

Happy birthday to the Phantom & happy anniversary to us
celebrating our 300th podcast. We wanted to share the celebration
with the Phantom! 


We were joined by Jeff Weigel and Mike Manley the
newspaper story artists. Tony DePaul, unfortunately had to
cancel due to some health reasons which we briefly cover during
the podcast and or you can go to our website for more
information.


To help celebrate this milestone with us, we were joined by some
of our patreon supporters, CC contributors and other fans from
around the world. We had representatives from Brazil, USA and
Australia join us and we hope they had as much phun as we did.


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


Introductions: 1 Minute

Why do we not see the Phantom drinking milk anymore and
drinking alcohol?: 4 Minutes


Tony DePaul and King Features choosing on what to 'keep'
and what to rework in phandom: 12 Minutes

The creators history with the character & their research:
18 Minutes & 30 Seconds

Do you have a preference drawing period or modern stories?:
25 Minutes

Why did Jeff Weigel change the Phantom's costume for
past Phantoms: 32 Minutes

Will Mike Manley be using the new Jeff Weigel
designs of the Past Phantom?: 37 Minutes

Other changes to the Phantom costume with the utility belt
and the change out of the Mr Walker trench coat: 38 Minutes

Do you have any input on the sizes of how the strip appears
on different mediums from phones to newspapers?: 44 Minutes

Will we be seeing a new direction of a romantic element
introduced to the newspaper stories?: 52 Minutes

Will "The Spark" Daily newspaper story that is current, be
the coming of age story for Kit? 58 Minutes

How important it is to have an interest in a wide range of
art styles & direction: 1 Hour & 5 Minutes

How learning how to paint landscapes has helped Mike
Manley draw his jungle backgrounds: 1 Hour & 13 Minutes

If you where in charge of King Features, what is the one
thing you would do?: 1 Hour & 16 Minutes

What will happen with the Phantom as it nears public domain?:
1 Hour & 22 Minutes

What do you think will be your greatest legacy to the
character?: 1 Hour & 26 Minutes

Goodbyes: 1 Hour & 31 Minutes



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