Howdy y’all,

Ever heard of Lee Falk‘s ‘The Phantom’? No? Well…

The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip, where the Phantom is the 21st in a line of crimefighters that originated in 1536, when the father of British sailor Christopher Walker was killed during a pirate attack. Swearing an oath on the skull of his father’s murderer to fight evil, Christopher started the legacy of the Phantom that would be passed from father to son. And here’s the good bit, unlike other superheroes, the Phantom does not have any superpowers, and relies on his strength, intelligence, and fearsome reputation of being an immortal ghost to defeat his foes. How awesome is that? It’s like… Like… Like ARTEMIS FOWL!
Here’s some background info (if you’re interested). The 21st Phantom is married to Diana Palmer, whom he met while studying in the United States; they have two children, Kit and Heloise. Like all previous Phantoms, he lives in the ancient Skull Cave, and has a trained wolf, Devil, and a horse named Hero. Need I say anymore? You should so check it out…

Anyway, the reason why I drew this character is because it was my uncle’s birthday was coming up and I wanted to draw him something. Then it hit me: He. Loves. The. Phantom.
Problem. Solved. And so I embarked on a magical journey drawing a character (that I’ve never actually read about) and then colouring him in (well, the lettering of the logo) all at the middle of the night. Give me some credit, I started at 9pm.

Well here it is. Tell me what you think.