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I wonder if Ben Raab ever actually did something about his seeming eagerness to write the Phantom movie project... I remember he made a pretty clear statement he wanted the job in an interview on Moonstone's website.

I think a movie somewhat similiar to Moonstone's characterization of the Phantom could do very well.

Do you really? In an age when we have a more serious Batman and James Bond. Do you think that a Phantom who rips off one liners like a comedian will sell to a mass audience?

By the way Dougy, I agree with your idea of Mark Verheiden. Wasn't too crazy about his Phantom run. But I would far prefer that Phantom than a 'chuckles the clown' Phantom.

Actually, that was my idea. :mrgreen:

Ben's Phantom had one-liners, just like the Phantom's always had in Lee Falk's stories, but they never dominated his stories...
They could off course have been toned down for a movie, but I rest my case in my claim that Moonstone's approach to the character could work extremely well in a film. Plus, if you read Legacy, you'd notice Ben CAN write great stories without any characters cracking jokes (his Phantom stories for Scandinavian Egmont did not feature any one-liners either).