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The First Question I had was reguarding a distinct scent I experence with each Phantom issue. its sort of like new ink but not quite. Has anybody else noticed this, and if so is it because of an uncommon paper or ink mix?

The second Thing I thought was a little bit interesting was in issue 14 of the phantom during one of the fight scenes The Dialoge bubbles are mixed up and the gang memebr asks about the aunts ring and the phantom responds that he dosn't know what hes talking about. Did anyone else nitice this?

1] Yep I have actually noticed that smell. And for some strange reason I quite like it!

2 I haven't read #14 yet so I can't answer that question...

2) Not quite sure what happened in that panel.

I never got #13! I'm quite sure I preordered it (I still have a copy of the orderform), but that doesn't change anything. Whatever...

#14 was a nice issue. It does have a feeling I'm missing in comics. Some would call that a naive take on the superhero genre, but I prefer to dub it pulp and positive take. No grimmy heroes and a positive message label it, in my opinion. I like that a lot and wish more superhero books were this way.

For some reasons, however, it didn't felt as original as I'd want it to. There are 'references' to Spider-Man and Batman (mostly referring to their origins). Nevertheless, that doesn't interrupt the flow of the story, so I don't really mind.

Naming one of the tigers Ares is a sweet reference to 'Lions, Tigers and Bears', isn't it, Mike? I liked that! (And can't wait for the second paperback!!)

#12 was some kind of introduction to the current Phantom, but I think this one was better done in this way. Phantom having a child will serve as a nice plotline I'd like to see develop. Do all Phantoms call their kids Kit? I had this impression. Getting to know that Walker did spend some time out of the jungle was also interesting.

All in all, a nice issue. I'm not saying a great issue because I know Mike can do better! And he will, I'm sure of that. ;p Keep it up everybody and thanks for the entertainment!

PS: I really enjoyed Carlos' work. I don't remember: Will he be staying around? I hope so - or at least I hope to see more work of his soon.

PPS: Ed Rhoades' essay at the end of the issue was also very interesting. I'm really interested in pulp fiction and his input is helping a lot. Keep them coming.

I'm glad to know you got that out of it, Niko, as it's very reflective of my view of the character.

Actually, these references harken to earlier Phantom stories, written far earlier than Stan Lee's Spider-man stories and I'm failry certain they also predate the Batman as well.

Yes it is. Kit needs his own version of Devil, so one of the orphaned tiger cubs seemed like the perfect fit. I named him Ares as a sort of thank you to the LTB fans who are now picking up The Phantom.

Yes. Depending on which retcon you read, it's always been that way.

Thanks, we're glad you're enjoying it.

Unfortunately, his last issue is #15. Fortunately, he made way for the new artist, Silvestre Szilagy
(Click here for a preview of his work)

Ed's doing a bang up job and I really think, as with the rest of the book, it just gets better with each issue.

Ben Raab once wrote a great story for Egmont which featured Kit day dreaming [first few pages] of busting up "the worlds biggest heist".. and guess what was at his side? A tiger called Fang

I've always said that Ben is a great writer. And he's good looking to boot.

Oops! I guess I have to apologize for this. I didn't know it, but thanks for clarifying it. I love pulp fiction but still have a LOT to learn about it. Moonstone is the right place to start with it.

Thanks for answering my questions, Mike. Can't wait for the next issue!