Sopranos’ Frankie Valli sings to ComicMix!

We’ve got the low-down on The Boys, Batman gets a swell new squeeze, comics and DVD new releases get revealed, Tom DeFalco gets previewed (?), and Timeline gets out in 1963, and we interview the Sopranos‘ most famous singing dead guy thus far,  Mister Frankie Valli!

All this and, as we always say, even more… at ComicMix Podcast #13.

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www.ComicMix.com Did you ever think about getting a job? Yes it's true. I have one guy who will work for comics and action figures. I don't even need any money. Hi, it's Mike Raub. Just kidding boss. How are you? Welcome to a brand new week. A lot of stuff to get to this week. A big bunch of news. A whole bunch of stuff coming into the comic stores this week.

Got a mail bag and a little visit from a dead guy from the Sopranos today. All this and more on March 13, 2007. ComicMix News. Well congratulations to the guys at 300. They did a wonderful box off this trick over the weekend. Friday alone about 28 million dollars. Certainly number one movie for the weekend. Ghostwriter probably still in the top five. So who says these comic book things aren't working?

Speaking of that second printing of Captain America number 25. Now if you missed the first printing or you just want to get yourself a copy of the second one with the brand new cover by Steve Epting. And they'll be kind of a variant I guess as well. You got to get your order into your retailer right away because they have to place their orders this coming week. So make sure you talk to them. Speaking of movies, DC Comics Shazam has taken a step closer to making it to the big screen. They've hired a writer, John August. The guy who did Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride is going to be the guy behind the typewriter. He'll be along. Peter Siegel is going to direct that when it finally gets going. Dynamite Entertainment is going to be the new publisher of the ongoing comic book series The Boys by Garth Innes and Derek Robertson. Congratulations to them with issue number seven of the series.

It moves right over to Dynamite from DC Comics. There will also be a collection of issues one through six available in the trade paperback sometime in June. Back on the movie front, Maggie Gillenhall steps in as Mrs. Crews steps out. Katie Holmes replaced in the role of Rachel Dawes in the next Batman film. And Maggie Gillenhall will replace her as that character. I'm really glad they decided not to totally do a new female character. I think it's worked just as well. And like you, I can hardly wait for the next Batman movie to come along, hopefully before we know it here. Big summer for movies this time though. And a big summer again next year as well. One of my favorite times of the week when we get to dig in the mailbag this time for T Basso at Opline.net and he said, I just saw Ghost Rider like a lot of us did.

And as I recall, he was in a short lived kind of a group like the Defenders or the Avengers or whatever back in the 70s. Is that true? Yes, it is. It was a short lived group too. Probably the most of all the Marvel groups when you put them together. I mean, this is the one that lasted the least. They were called the Champions. They premiered in 1975. Now in the group to begin with was Angel, Black Widow, Darkstar, Hercules, Iceman and of course Ghost Rider. They appeared like I said in Champions number one in 1975. The book lasted not a long time. I think altogether maybe 13 issues or so. Then they officially disbanded in a story in Spectacular Spider-Man number 17 and 18. That was the old Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man series.

They reunited for a little while in 1998 in the X-Force Champions one shot and that pretty much has been it. Of course, all the characters have been around. Hercules is still going strong and Iceman and Angel are around. Black Widow is certainly doing her thing. But as far as the Champions go, well, it was kind of like they say a group that didn't really quite make it for Marvel. Thank you, Mr. Basso. Appreciate the question. If you have something you'd like to ask, we would love to answer it for you. Get in touch with us at podcast at ComicMix.com. ComicMix.com. What's coming out this week? I hope you saved your pennies over the weekend because you just might need them this week in the comic book stores. First of all, stand up.

Congratulate our friends at Dark Horse Comics and we took an extra week. But they came through this week. Buffy the Vampire Slayer number one. Buffy season eight begins right here and I cannot wait to read that. From DC, a couple of nice great paperback start up the list. Crisis on multiple Earths, the team ups. This is more of those Earth One Earth Two stories and other collection. Good stuff in there. Just like there's good stuff. In Superman, Batman, the greatest stories ever told. That's another great collection. On the regular rack, it is 52, week number 45. Second printing of action comics, number 845 with that new cover. Gen 13, number six. Green Arrow 72. Green Lantern Corps, number 10. From Wildstorm, Grifter, Midnighter, number one of the mini series. It'll be six issues long, but it's over. JLA classified, number 36. Last issue of the Martian Manhunter mini series. This is number eight.

Mystery in Space seven. Superman is back on track with those issues we told you about. Here's the first of those new stories. It's number 660 out this week. Tales of the Unexpected, number six. Teen Titans, number 44. And finally, and yet another issue of Wonder Woman. What has it been like with two of them in the past three weeks or so? Wonder Woman, number five out this week. From Dynamite Entertainment, Battlestar Galactica, number seven. A book that's really been interesting, especially if you're into the show, which I hope you are. And Lone Ranger, number five. From Image Ant, number 11. Then we turn to Marvel for Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes, number seven. That's the second of that series. You know, that's the second mini series there going on for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Thunderbolts presents Zemo, Born Better, number two. Civil War, The Confession, a book that may have slipped by the radar. Make sure you get that from your retailer because a lot of folks didn't know about it.

Also, Ant-Man, number six. And Moon Knight, number eight. New Avengers, 28. And New X-Men, number 36. And yet another book that a lot of people like and a lot of people don't know about. And I kind of feel like this guy. The more people know about it, the more people would like it. We're talking Amazing Spider-Girl. The sixth issue is out this week. And who better to talk about it than the guy that helped create it? For all of you older readers who grew up on Marvel Comics, Amazing Spider-Girl is the title that will remind you why you fell in love with comic books in the first place. That's Tom DeFalco. We'll talk more about with him on the weekend here. Is he going to be our very special interview? He's got a lot to say about what's going on with the books that he does at Marvel, which are kind of in their own little unique corner. And I think it's kind of interesting. We'll chat with him on Saturday here on the podcast.

Well, slide over to the DVD rack this week because there's some great stuff waiting for you over there. For example, if you like a relationship movie, the holiday where Jack Black gets Cameron Diaz like that's going to happen. It fits more under fantasy, I think. Harsh Times is out on DVD this week as well as a special edition of Ghost and the unrated short bus. TV fans, season one of Bozum Buddies. Tom Hanks must be so proud of that. And season two of Without a Trace. Plus for the Bond fans, yes, this one. OK, it's not the same version, but I really, really, really want to play this on the radio. I love her about it. Casino Royale, the Bond movie that they said restarted everything. A lot of people feel it's within the top three best Bond movies ever out on DVD this week with a lot of extras. Don't forget to pick that up.

www.ComicMix.com ComicMix Timeline March 13, 1963 This is one of those great 60s comic books week when one dollar got you stuff like Fantastic Four number 14 with a special appearance by Prince Namor the Submariner. The second appearance of Iron Man entails the suspense number 40. Plus, you had money left over for an issue of Journey into Mystery with Thor. Strange Tales with the Human Torch and Tales to Astonish with Ant-Man.

And you still could toss in a couple of DCs you could choose from Justice League of America number 19, Flash number 136 with a cool Mirror Master story, or even showcase number 44, which had Tommy tomorrow. In news, it was a long way before we talked about global warming, yet there were major floods and tornadoes ravaging much of the US this week, leaving 17 folks dead. And the deadline for Russia to get out of Cuba was a mere 48 hours away, but President Kennedy assured the country that they would comply. In the movie theaters, Donovan's Reef, McClintock, for those of you who are older folks, Son of Flubber, for the younger folks, and yes, it's still true after all these years, you cannot eat that stuff. In TV, it was actually hard to turn on the TV and not find something that today we consider to be a classic TV show.

I mean, from Night to Night you had McHale's Navy, Petticoat Junction, Patty Duke, something for everybody. I liked it especially on Sunday nights when CBS was just a little bit out of this world. Please, Tim, spare me the sentimentality. The weakest part of a Martian's anatomy is his tear ducts. We cry a lot. My favorite Martian, the great Ray Wollston and of course Bill Bixby. And on the radio, a group of Jersey guys, fresh off the street for a couple years and trying to make it big, who can explain them much better than where they were than the guy who was right out front at the time? It's Frankie Valli.

It was. Keep coming back for more. All right. 48 hours and counting until we're back together again. And we got a lot to put together, including some more reviews. And I promise a couple of surprises.

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