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#340 - Russell Olson, Mad Cave Studios Phantom artist

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, and we fly all around the Phantom series, Russell's personal non-Phantom art, and much more. Below is a quick…

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