The Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks

The Phantom (Moonstone) #1,2,3

by Benjamin Raab, Ron Goulart, Fernando Blanco (Illustrator)

Join us in celebrating MOONSTONE's 10th Anniversary! NEW PRINTING This will be the ONLY time this sold out TPB will be reprinted! The legendary newspaper strip hero makes his triumphant return to comics right here! Thrill to three rollicking 48 page adventures of the "Man Who Cannot Die", "the Ghost Who Walks": THE PHANTOM! This action-packed volume contains the first three graphic novels: "The Ghost Killers", "The Singh Web", and the SOLD OUT "treasures of Bangalla"! PLUS, extra features: pin-ups, sketches, and author/artist commentary tracks! ALL of this brought to you by the KILLER line up of: Ben Raab (Green Lantern, Human Race), Fernando Blanco (Fallen Angel), Paul Mounts (Wanted), Mike Collins (Transformers), and Ken Wolak (Kolchak)! PLUS A COVER GALLERY OF THE MOONSTONE PHANTOM COVERS! PLUS A BRAND NEW COVER PAINTING BY DOUG KLAUBA!

Genres: Graphic Novels

172 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.