The Ghost Who Walks

The Phantom (Moonstone) #1,2,3

by Benjamin Raab, Ron Goulart, Fernando Blanco

This volume contains the first three critically acclaimed Moonstone graphic novels of that purple-clad jungle adventurer: The Ghost Killer, The Singh Web, and The Treasures of Bangalla. Plunge headlong into danger with this rollercoaster-ride trio of action packed stories, as the Phantom tries to untangle himself from an exotic raven-haired killing machine, stop a supernatural force from ripping through the land, and then stomps on some thieving pirates just for good measure Plus: cool introduction/history lesson from Phantom scholar Dr Bryan Shedden, "liner notes" commentary from the authors, and unpublished art from the series With a new cover painting by the man, Doug Klauba

Genres: Graphic Novels

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 2003

About the author

Benjamin Raab (New York City, New York) is an American comic book writer and editor and tv writer and producer. He has written stories for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, WildStorm, Moonstone Books, Malibu Comics, Harris Publications and Ludovico Technique LLC.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice collection of three self-contained 48-page Phantom stories from 2002. They did a good job of translating a newspaper strip character into the graphic novel format. Each story has an interesting afterword by the author detailing the origin and his creative process, and the art by Fernando Blanco on the two stories written by Ben Raab is quite good, as is that by Mike Collins on my favorite, the Ron Goulart story. Kit and Heloise have a cameo in one, and Diana gets to participate in two of them. The Phantom was always much more than just a Tarzan wannabe, and this volume presents him in a fine fashion.

[Olli Nurmi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having been raised on the Scandinavian Phantom stories, this American version felt both familiar and strange. All the Phantom trappings are there but something was not quite right. Mostly the art is very different. Not bad but not quite as good. The strories would have fit quite well along the ones in the Finnish Phantom magazine.

In the end, more Phantom is always a good thing.

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Graphic novel based on my fav comic character.

[John Yelverton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book series is so enjoyable and amazing as they bring the Phantom back to being awesome.