About this episode

The episode features an interview with Russell Mark Olson discussing his work on The Phantom for Mad Cave Studios and various aspects of the series.

In 2025, The Phantom returned to being published in the USA thanks to Mad Cave Studios. In this podcast, we chat with Russell Mark Olson, who is / was the artist of the regular series. We talk about the hits of the series, as well as the controversial moments like the Phantom's eyes being shown and the Phantom swapping out his striped trunks. As Russell Olson is a visual person, he shows us plenty of behind-the-scenes content that is best viewed on YouTube. We talk about many topics, an...

People in this episode

Guest: Russell Mark Olson

Topics covered

• The Phantom
• Mad Cave Studios
• comic book art
• controversial moments
• behind-the-scenes content

Keywords

• The Phantom
• Russell Olson
• Mad Cave Studios
• comic book
• art
• controversy
• striped trunks
• behind-the-scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mad Cave Studios

Books & works: The Phantom

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