Marvel Versus Marvel

This week we swing back to the 1970’s for a deep-dive into a forgotten corner of the Marvel Universe - the Japanese Spider-Man! It's a wild tale of how Marvel gave the character rights to a successful Japanese TV and Movie company, who proceeded to transform Spider-Man into a much more Japanese pop culture character! Time to get a motorbike, a flying car, a spaceship, tons of aliens, a giant Transformer robot, and a thirst for REVENGE! This is a Spider-Man unlike ANYTHING we’ve seen in the Marvel Comics or the MCU! And if we’re gonna chart the full history of Marvel, we’ve got to spend some time on the Japanese Spider-Man of 1978! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With everyone gearing up for Daredevil: Born Again, we head into the archives to take you behind the scenes on the making of the 2015 Daredevil TV show! How exactly did Marvel Studios and Disney find themselves working with Netflix and making a violent and complex crime drama? The 2015 series is definitely the darkest Marvel project of all time, and one of the best superhero adaptations ever made! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

As we prepare for a season of "passing the torch" in the MCU, we uncover a hidden corner of the Marvel Universe and examine Next Avengers: Heroes Of Tomorrow - an animated movie from 2008 in which the children of the Avengers battle a world-conquering Ultron! We'll take you behind the scenes to uncover the unique direct-to-DVD deal that produced 8 Marvel movies as the MCU was in its very early stages! Plus we look at the influential Marvel Comics that centred around the children of the Avengers! We’ll explore the children of the Avengers, the insane power of Ultron, what happens when the Hulk becomes an old man, the bride of Frankenstein, Cap’s energy shields, the robot Avengers, and who exactly is spider-bitch?! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

As we prepare for a season of "passing the torch" in the MCU, we uncover a hidden corner of the Marvel Universe and examine Next Avengers: Heroes Of Tomorrow - an animated movie from 2008 in which the children of the Avengers battle a world-conquering Ultron! We'll take you behind the scenes to uncover the unique direct-to-DVD deal that produced 8 Marvel movies as the MCU was in its very early stages! Plus we look at the influential Marvel Comics that centred around the children of the Avengers! We’ll explore the children of the Avengers, the insane power of Ultron, what happens when the Hulk becomes an old man, the bride of Frankenstein, Cap’s energy shields, the robot Avengers, and who exactly is spider-bitch?! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we bring you a double-dose from the MVM archives, as we examine the birth of the DC Universe and the creation of both Superman and Batman! To understand the Marvel story we have to understand the two most popular and enduring superheroes ever created - The Man Of Steel and The Dark Knight Detective. In two of our most important episodes from the archives, we went behind-the-page on the story of how Superman and Batman were created, and how they both changed comic books, movies, and pop culture forever - paving the way for the Marvel Universe to follow! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

We kick off 2025 with a deep-dive into Logan and what might be the best Marvel movie ever made! Rob and Will explore the death of Wolverine, the Old Man Logan storyline, the birth of X-23 and tons more! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of this important 2017 movie, saying an emotional farewell to Hugh Jackman, and we’ll pour through tons of X-men comic book history and trivia! We’ll investigate how Wolverine dies in the comics, the birth and origins of X-23, the ruthless Donald Pierce and his Reavers, as well as the twisted Marvel future of “Old Man Logan” which inspired this movie! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

We kick off 2025 with a deep-dive into Logan and what might be the best Marvel movie ever made! Rob and Will explore the death of Wolverine, the Old Man Logan storyline, the birth of X-23 and tons more! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of this important 2017 movie, saying an emotional farewell to Hugh Jackman, and we’ll pour through tons of X-men comic book history and trivia! We’ll investigate how Wolverine dies in the comics, the birth and origins of X-23, the ruthless Donald Pierce and his Reavers, as well as the twisted Marvel future of “Old Man Logan” which inspired this movie! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

A deep-dive into the HUGE Avengers story that was scheduled to be the next big MCU movie ... until it wasn't! The biggest and baddest Kang story of all time! Kang crashes into the 21st Century with his armies from the future and goes to war with the Avengers and the whole world! Can Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and their team stop the greatest General in history from conquering the earth? To celebrate the festive season we bring you one of our bonus episodes from Patreon! Every month we take a deep-dive into one of the biggest stories, events or timelines in the history of Marvel Comics - from the Avengers to the X-Men to Spider-Man! With over 100 bonus episodes on our Patreon, you can support the show and get awesome bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we explore a series of major Marvel movies that NEARLY happened but never did! On the heels of Avengers Kang Dynasty being cancelled, and the Gambit buzz following Wolverine & Deadpool, Rob and Will take you for a deep-dive through movie history! We uncover how close the X-Men franchise were to making a Channing Tatum Gambit movie, and what went wrong! We’ll investigate the attempts to make a Spider-Man movie in the 80’s and 90’s and how we nearly got James Cameron’s Spider-Man! We’ll uncover the truth behind Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, the movie that predated the MCU, and how it all fell apart! We’ll also find out about the Spider-Man horror movie, the Marvel disco film, and Silver Surfer The Rock Opera! This episode is different to our regular format, but PACKED with tons of cool Marvel movie history and trivia! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Back in the 90's Marvel Comics and the NFL teamed up to create one of the WORST superheros of all time - NFL SuperPro! A character with maybe the worst origin story of all time! To celebrate the festive season we bring you one of our bonus episodes from Patreon! Every month in "Obscure Marvel" we dig into the most ridiculous characters and craziest moments from the history of Marvel Comics. With over 100 bonus episodes on our Patreon, you can support the show and get awesome bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we join Spider-Man on his trip far from home, and investigate what the death of Tony Stark means in the first MCU movie post Endgame! This deep-dive explores the secrets, lies, and illusions of Mysterio, and the dozens of cons he’s pulled over the years! We also bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Nick Fury, the Secret War, Spider-Man’s Stealth Suits, the tragic relationship of Ned and Betty, Wolverine’s future, and Peter Parker’s secret identity! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com

This week we join Spider-Man on his trip far from home, and investigate what the death of Tony Stark means in the first MCU movie post Endgame! This deep-dive explores the secrets, lies, and illusions of Mysterio, and the dozens of cons he’s pulled over the years! We also bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Nick Fury, the Secret War, Spider-Man’s Stealth Suits, the tragic relationship of Ned and Betty, Wolverine’s future, and Peter Parker’s secret identity! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com

This week we head into the archives to expose the secrets of Spider-Man 2099! Miquel O’Hara became the complicated adversary to Miles Morales in Across The Spider-Verse, so join us in exploring the creation of this Marvel character from a twisted cyberpunk future! Back in the 90’s Marvel Comics wanted to create a brand new line of comic books featuring futuristic spins on their most popular superheroes - and leading the charge was a brand new Spider-Man! We’ll explore how and why Miguel is SO different from Peter Parker, and how the popularity of the character led to videos games and a potential animated series! This clip is taken from our massive episode covering Across The Spider-Verse https://open.spotify.com/episode/21oAaLcnRWmT3Dagoylit6?si=AufTvwnrRiKCooX5XTJ-hg Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

A deep-dive into the very first X-Men movie ever made, and the WEIRDEST Marvel comic of the 90s! We'll take you behind-the-scenes on how Fox Kids took the leap from X-Men The Animated Series, to making a live-action TV movie based on the X-Men - and what went wrong! We'll also explore the wild success of the X-Men comics in the 90's, Jubilee leaving the X-Men, the creation of Generation X, and their battle with Aerosmith! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself to pull apart the dodgy special effects, the wonky script, and the most awful Marvel villain of all time! Plus we’ll also bring you TONS of X-Men trivia and history about Banshee, Jubilee, Emma Frost, and weird new mutants like Skin, Mondo, Husk, Chamber, Emplate, Synch and more! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

A deep-dive into the very first X-Men movie ever made, and the WEIRDEST Marvel comic of the 90s! We'll take you behind-the-scenes on how Fox Kids took the leap from X-Men The Animated Series, to making a live-action TV movie based on the X-Men - and what went wrong! We'll also explore the wild success of the X-Men comics in the 90's, Jubilee leaving the X-Men, the creation of Generation X, and their battle with Aerosmith! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself to pull apart the dodgy special effects, the wonky script, and the most awful Marvel villain of all time! Plus we’ll also bring you TONS of X-Men trivia and history about Banshee, Jubilee, Emma Frost, and weird new mutants like Skin, Mondo, Husk, Chamber, Emplate, Synch and more! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Rob and Will take a deep-dive into Marvel’s forgotten 1998 Silver Surfer animated series! A TV show that brought to life Galactus, Thanos, Drax, Gamora, Nova, The Kree and the Skrulls way before the MCU! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of this incredible show and try to uncover the reasons why it was suddenly cancelled out of the blue! We’ll take you behind the page on the creation of Galactus and the Silver Surfer, their origins with the Fantastic Four, why they’re so important to the history of Marvel Comics, and how the Surfer became influential in pop culture! Plus we’ll dive into tons of history and trivia about Cosmic Marvel! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Rob and Will take a deep-dive into Marvel’s forgotten 1998 Silver Surfer animated series! A TV show that brought to life Galactus, Thanos, Drax, Gamora, Nova, The Kree and the Skrulls way before the MCU! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of this incredible show and try to uncover the reasons why it was suddenly cancelled out of the blue! We’ll take you behind the page on the creation of Galactus and the Silver Surfer, their origins with the Fantastic Four, why they’re so important to the history of Marvel Comics, and how the Surfer became influential in pop culture! Plus we’ll dive into tons of history and trivia about Cosmic Marvel! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we take you behind the page to explore the true life story of creating Captain America! Before Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Avengers, and back before the MCU was even a possibility! We’ll dive into WWII and explore a time before America joined the war, and how controversial it was to have an Anti-Nazi superhero! We’ll look at the controversy that surrounded Cap’s first appearance, punching Hiter in the face, how the American Nazis retaliated! We’ll examine the patriotic superhero that Marvel Comics completely RIPPED OFF to bring Cap to life, and the litany of superheroes that followed in Cap’s wake! We’ll also look at how quickly Captain America’s popularity faded, and how Marvel had to completely change the comic book just to try and survive being cancelled! This episode is taken from our full-length show exploring Captain America: The First Avenger, which you can listen to here https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FA21uN2hZ4elARSzBzJdr?si=TIxQN5BQQECxr4E1fb_Bpw Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we take you behind the scenes on the making of the 2015 Fantastic Four movie - easily Marvel’s BIGGEST disaster! We’ll pick apart the financial details, the budget and the box-office, and compare this movie to the other Fantastic Four movies Fox made! We’ll dive into the controversial and troubled casting, the disputes between the writer and director, and the problems between the director and the movie studio! We’ll explore how this movie NEARLY joined another Marvel Cinematic Universe, the problems with Dr Doom, and we’ll get to the bottom of how this movie BOMBED at the box office and sits on a terrible 9% on Rotten Tomatoes! And what does this mean for the MCU Fantastic Four movie coming in 2025? Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

To celebrate Halloween we dive into all the blood and gore of Blade 2, and examine the crazy history of Marvel’s vampires! In this episode Rob and Will take an extended look at the making of Blade 1 and 2, the rocky road to bringing the character to life on the screen, and how there’d be no MCU without it! We’ll explore the pop culture phenomenon that was vampire in the 1990s, and the movies and TV shows that paved the way for Blade! We’ll also examine the history of vampires in comic books - from book burnings to Senate Hearings to vampires being completely BANNED in comic books for nearly 20 years! And we’ll deep-dive Blade 2 scene-by-scene to find out exactly how Guillermo del Toro brought us the bloodiest and goriest Marvel movie of all time! Packed with tons of Marvel history and trivia for your Spooktober listening! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

To celebrate Halloween we dive into all the blood and gore of Blade 2, and examine the crazy history of Marvel’s vampires! In this episode Rob and Will take an extended look at the making of Blade 1 and 2, the rocky road to bringing the character to life on the screen, and how there’d be no MCU without it! We’ll explore the pop culture phenomenon that was vampire in the 1990s, and the movies and TV shows that paved the way for Blade! We’ll also examine the history of vampires in comic books - from book burnings to Senate Hearings to vampires being completely BANNED in comic books for nearly 20 years! And we’ll deep-dive Blade 2 scene-by-scene to find out exactly how Guillermo del Toro brought us the bloodiest and goriest Marvel movie of all time! Packed with tons of Marvel history and trivia for your Spooktober listening! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

To celebrate the release of Venom: The Last Dance, we’ve compiled this supershow featuring our biggest Venom episodes to bring the full secret history of the character! We’ll explore Secret Wars and how Marvel created a brand new black-and-white costume for Spider-Man! We’ll uncover the fan who designed the new costume and sold the idea to Marvel! We’ll dive into the original plans for Venom, how the character was going to be a woman, the creation of Eddie Brock, his transition from villain to anti-hero, his huge popularity, and then the creation of his nemesis Carnage! A Venom supershow to dig into the history of one of Marvel’s biggest break-out characters of all time! The clips are taken from our much bigger episodes on Venom; Spider-Man 3 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hBrrGsYgmHGnQLanA4xJ2?si=7e8a8f8c96d34469 Venom https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KThprnxcfvFwHr1YgXvYO?si=b169ad2a14cd4075 Venom: Let There Be Carnage https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YFQyPqhvlw3JtsNX6Hh1L?si=6e705677ba0a4e76 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we head into the archives to explore the creation of What If? and the history of the Marvel Multiverse! Rob and Will examine the history of alternate timelines in comic books, and how DC Comics once shunted all their classic characters like Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and the Flash into a parallel universe! Then we take a look at how Marvel Comics used Kang The Conqueror to introduce the Marvel Multiverse, when the Avengers fought the Avengers! And we’ll find out how Marvel created the What If? comics by using the Fantastic Four’s Uatu The Watcher! This clip is taken from our full-length 2023 Live Show, recorded at the Wolverhampton Arena Theatre https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LIj3o6iP1LHUy6SM6eNv4 Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With Venom The Last Dance in cinemas, MVM heads back to 1994 and Spider-Man The Animated Series, to take a Deep Dive into “The Alien Costume Saga” - the very first time Venom was adapted for the screen! Before the movies, THIS was the world’s first introduction to Eddie Brock and the symbiote! We’ll explore a time when Venom was more popular than Spider-Man and why he was VITAL to this cartoon series! We’ll dig into how these 3 episodes changed Venom and Spider-Man FOREVER and influenced the movies and the comic books! We’ll take you behind the page to look at how Spider-Man’s black costume became a deadly new villain, almost by accident! Plus we’ll deep-dive the cartoon saga itself to bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Eddie Brock, Venom, the symbiote, and Spider-Man! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With Venom The Last Dance in cinemas, MVM heads back to 1994 and Spider-Man The Animated Series, to take a Deep Dive into “The Alien Costume Saga” - the very first time Venom was adapted for the screen! Before the movies, THIS was the world’s first introduction to Eddie Brock and the symbiote! We’ll explore a time when Venom was more popular than Spider-Man and why he was VITAL to this cartoon series! We’ll dig into how these 3 episodes changed Venom and Spider-Man FOREVER and influenced the movies and the comic books! We’ll take you behind the page to look at how Spider-Man’s black costume became a deadly new villain, almost by accident! Plus we’ll deep-dive the cartoon saga itself to bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Eddie Brock, Venom, the symbiote, and Spider-Man! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we head into the archives to bring you the history of Adam Warlock - the most powerful character in the Marvel Universe! At one point in time Adam Warlock was THE most important character Marvel had, and the only person capable of beating Thanos! We’ll track his history from strange sci-fi experiment, to being Marvel’s answer to Jesus, to becoming part of the Guardians Of The Galaxy. This clips is taken from our bigger episode on Adam Warlock and the Guardians Of The Galaxy https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nNqH894Mj6zyzN8L9rqZP For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Join Rob and Will for a deep-dive into what might be the best X-Men movie ever made - Days Of Future Past! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of DOFP, explore the movie that was SUPPOSED to happen, and why major characters like Storm and Rogue were reduced to short cameos! We’ll take you behind the page on the history of the groundbreaking comic book story that inspired this movie and how it TERRIFIED readers in the 1980’s! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself and bring you Marvel history and trivia on characters like Blink, Warpath, and Bishop, we’ll learn about the history of the Sentinels, the horrifying future for mutants, we’ll explain the complicated different timelines for the Fox X-Men Movie Universe, and we’ll try to answer the question - is this the BEST X-Men movie ever made? For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Join Rob and Will for a deep-dive into what might be the best X-Men movie ever made - Days Of Future Past! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of DOFP, explore the movie that was SUPPOSED to happen, and why major characters like Storm and Rogue were reduced to short cameos! We’ll take you behind the page on the history of the groundbreaking comic book story that inspired this movie and how it TERRIFIED readers in the 1980’s! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself and bring you Marvel history and trivia on characters like Blink, Warpath, and Bishop, we’ll learn about the history of the Sentinels, the horrifying future for mutants, we’ll explain the complicated different timelines for the Fox X-Men Movie Universe, and we’ll try to answer the question - is this the BEST X-Men movie ever made? For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

The new trailer for next year’s Thunderbolts movie has got everyone talking! Rob and Will weigh in on how good the trailer looks and whether this movie means that the MCU is back! We discuss Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and David Harbour fronting a Marvel movie, how excited we are for the return of characters like Yelena Belova, Bucky, and John Walker. We pull apart the Easter Eggs in the trailer, how this film is related to Captain America, and try to figure out who the new character “Bob” is? Is he The Sentry? Is he Marvel’s answer to Superman? And what the hell does the asterisk in the movie title mean? If you haven’t seen the trailer, you can catch it here https://youtu.be/v-94Snw-H4o?si=dRqgs97JZ_QWqQ3f For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we take a special look at the Ultimate Marvel Universe, the reboot that inspired the MCU! In the year 2000 Marvel Comics gave gritty, modern reboots to Spider-Man, X-Men and The Avengers, creating brand new versions of the characters in a brand new universe. Ultimate Marvel was a huge hit, and laid the blueprint for how to modernise the characters for the cinema screen and inspired the MCU! This episode is taken from our massive episode that deep-dives into Ultimate Avengers the animated movie https://open.spotify.com/episode/2l2GhIWPBWTPdtVZi5c5zq?si=8dUPNYUeTiuz7hCl9C6UNg For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Join Rob & Will as they examine the world’s first superhero, The Shadow! We travel back to a world before Superman, before Batman and before the Marvel Universe, to explore the world’s first costumed vigilante hero! We’ll take you behind the page to a time before comic books, we’ll look at the history of Pulp Fiction, and how The Shadow inspired virtually every superhero that came later (especially Batman)! We’ll go behind the scenes to learn about the Orson Welles radio show that introduced the world to the first-ever superhero, the forgotten Shadow movies, and how Hollywood hoped the 1994 Alec Baldwin film would be the start of a new franchise! Plus, we’ll investigate why it failed at the box office! We’ll also explore The Shadow’s different identities and origins, his powers, his gadgets and sidekicks, and his crazy comic book history! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Join Rob & Will as they examine the world’s first superhero, The Shadow! We travel back to a world before Superman, before Batman and before the Marvel Universe, to explore the world’s first costumed vigilante hero! We’ll take you behind the page to a time before comic books, we’ll look at the history of Pulp Fiction, and how The Shadow inspired virtually every superhero that came later (especially Batman)! We’ll go behind the scenes to learn about the Orson Welles radio show that introduced the world to the first-ever superhero, the forgotten Shadow movies, and how Hollywood hoped the 1994 Alec Baldwin film would be the start of a new franchise! Plus, we’ll investigate why it failed at the box office! We’ll also explore The Shadow’s different identities and origins, his powers, his gadgets and sidekicks, and his crazy comic book history! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

This week we take you behind the scenes on the making of Venom: Let There Be Carnage! We dive into the huge popularity of Venom and Carnage and how they spawned the MAXIMUM CARNAGE video game in the 90s! We’ll explore the ORIGINAL plans for Carnage in the Venom franchise and why they changed, the movie’s connections to Spider-Man and the MCU, the delays that kept knocking the film back, plus we’ll explore all the money the movie made at the box office! This clips is taken from our huge episode covering Venom: Let There Be Carnage https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YFQyPqhvlw3JtsNX6Hh1L For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

In this special studio show, Rob and Will reflect back on the Infinity Saga, from Iron Man to Endgame, and discuss how Marvel impacted and changed the entertainment industry. A discussion that looks at how the Infinity Saga changed the MCU, Marvel Comics, and Hollywood itself. We also explore Justice League and the DCEU, Fast And The Furious, the Universal Pictures Dark Universe, Dr Who, and all the cinematic universes that have come to follow in Marvel's footsteps. Recorded at the Leicester Podcast Studios, this is the last chapter in the Infinity Saga. To watch the full video of this studio show, visit our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@marvelversusmarvel7016 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With the Infinity Saga put to bed on MVM, we head back into the archives to uncover the true history of Marvel Comics. From the Great Depression of the 1930’s through the Second World War and into the Swinging Sixties! How was the company founded? What was in the very first issue of Marvel Comics? Who were the first Marvel characters? How did they find success? From Timely Comics in the 1940’s with Captain America, The Human Torch and Namor The Submariner, to Atlas Comics in the Fifties, before finally becoming Marvel Comics with the Fantastic Four in 1961. This clips is taken from our special 100th Episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YZwG7dkppWU7hBPT2SBkQ For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

After four and a half years MVM has finally arrived at Avengers: Endgame! Rob and Will explore this seminal movie in great detail, taking you behind-the-scenes on the making of the film, how it closed out the Infinity Saga, the end of Iron Man and Captain America and how Robert Downey Jr. is now returning to the MCU as Iron Man! We’ll explore the original versions of the script and how BIG changes were made! We’ll take you behind-the-page to explore the history of the superhero crossover event in both Marvel and DC Comics and how the Infinity Gauntlet changed it all! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself, pulling it apart scene-by-scene to give you our reactions and analysis, plus Rob digs up loads of cool trivia and history from the Marvel Comics about Thanos, Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America and tons more!! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

After four and a half years MVM has finally arrived at Avengers: Endgame! Rob and Will explore this seminal movie in great detail, taking you behind-the-scenes on the making of the film, how it closed out the Infinity Saga, the end of Iron Man and Captain America and how Robert Downey Jr. is now returning to the MCU as Iron Man! We’ll explore the original versions of the script and how BIG changes were made! We’ll take you behind-the-page to explore the history of the superhero crossover event in both Marvel and DC Comics and how the Infinity Gauntlet changed it all! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself, pulling it apart scene-by-scene to give you our reactions and analysis, plus Rob digs up loads of cool trivia and history from the Marvel Comics about Thanos, Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America and tons more!! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

After four and a half years MVM has finally arrived at Avengers: Endgame! Rob and Will explore this seminal movie in great detail, taking you behind-the-scenes on the making of the film, how it closed out the Infinity Saga, the end of Iron Man and Captain America and how Robert Downey Jr. is now returning to the MCU as Iron Man! We’ll explore the original versions of the script and how BIG changes were made! We’ll take you behind-the-page to explore the history of the superhero crossover event in both Marvel and DC Comics and how the Infinity Gauntlet changed it all! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself, pulling it apart scene-by-scene to give you our reactions and analysis, plus Rob digs up loads of cool trivia and history from the Marvel Comics about Thanos, Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America and tons more!! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

As we gear up for our massive Endgame episode next week, we take a trip into the archives and go behind the scenes on the the making of Avengers: Infinity War! We’ll explore how plans for Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet came together, the vital role that James Gunn played, the insane writing process, how the Russo brothers liaised with all the other directors in Phase 3 of the MCU, the planned involvement of Daredevil and Jessica Jones, and the incredible box office performance of this movie! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

In a shocking revelation at the San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr will return to the MCU in a new role as Doctor Doom! Marvel announced RDJ will replace Jonthan Majors’ Kang and play the MCU’s big new villain in upcoming films The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Avengers: Doomsday, and Avengers: Secret Wars. We’ve had tons of requests to deal with this huge news ASAP, so we’ve taken this except from our upcoming episode on Avengers: Endgame and we’re releasing it for you as soon as possible! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With the release of Deadpool & Wolverine and its farewell to the Fox Marvel Movies, we head back to 2005 to examine Elektra - the very WORST the Fox movies gave us! Is it worse than X-Men Last Stand, Ghost Rider, or Fantastic Four? Rob and Will are gonna find out! We take you behind-the-scenes on how and why this movie is so bad, including which star was FORCED to make the film! We’ll also take you behind-the-page to learn about the incredible history of Elektra and how she’s one of Marvel’s most groundbreaking characters! Then Rob and Will punish themselves by deep-diving the movie scene by scene and explore the comic book history of Daredevil, The Hand, Wilson Fisk, Wolverine, and tons more! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With the release of Deadpool & Wolverine and its farewell to the Fox Marvel Movies, we head back to 2005 to examine Elektra - the very WORST the Fox movies gave us! Is it worse than X-Men Last Stand, Ghost Rider, or Fantastic Four? Rob and Will are gonna find out! We take you behind-the-scenes on how and why this movie is so bad, including which star was FORCED to make the film! We’ll also take you behind-the-page to learn about the incredible history of Elektra and how she’s one of Marvel’s most groundbreaking characters! Then Rob and Will punish themselves by deep-diving the movie scene by scene and explore the comic book history of Daredevil, The Hand, Wilson Fisk, Wolverine, and tons more! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

We head back to 1992 to learn how the popularity of Venom and Image Comics resulted in Marvel creating the most violent Spider-Man villain of all-time, CARNAGE! From comic books to toys to video games and even a theme park ride at Universal Studios - Carnage goes down in history as one of Marvel’s most popular villains! This clip is taken from our massive episode on Venom: Let There Be Carnage https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YFQyPqhvlw3JtsNX6Hh1L For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With the release of Marvel’s new movie Deadpool & Wolverine, we’re re-releasing our early episodes on both Deadpool & Wolverine! In this episode we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2016 Deadpool movie, and the incredible marketing campaign that helped make it a smash-hit! We’ll explore the origins and history of Wade Wilson from X-Men to X-Force to Wolverine and beyond! We’ll get to the bottom of Deadpool’s 4th wall breaking and his crazy sense of humour, we’ll dig into Weapon X, the history of Weasel and Blind Al, and just how powerful Deadpool’s healing factor is! This episode was originally release in October 2020 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

With the release of Marvel’s new movie Deadpool & Wolverine, we’re re-releasing our early episodes on both Deadpool & Wolverine! In this episode we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, what went wrong, how this movie ended up being so badly received, and WHY it involves a terrible version of Deadpool! Then we’ll take you behind-the-page to learn about the creation of Wolverine and his history with the X-Men! We’ll explore Logan’s healing factor, his long-life, how he got his adamantium, Gambit, Weapon X, and how Sabretooth might be the most EVIL character in the history of Marvel! This episode was originally release in March 2021 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Our Phase One Remastered project comes to a close as we head back to 2012 and re-examine The Avengers - Marvel’s first billion dollar hit! Rob and Will take you behind-the-scenes on the production of the movie to learn about how Marvel kept all the MCU characters co-ordinated, how the original version of the movie featured a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VILLAIN, why Mark Ruffalo replaced Ed Norton as the Hulk, and how Thanos was only added at the very last minute! Plus we’ll go behind-the-page to learn about the history of the superhero team, how Marvel borrowed heavily from the Justice League, and how the creation of the Avengers was all due to a big mistake at Marvel! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie to bring you our reactions to every scene, examine why this movie was such a success and what makes it so great, and we’ll bring you stories from the Marvel Comics like who tried to catch the Hulk in a net, what happens when Iron Man tries to fight Thor, what happened when the Black Widow tried to assassinate Nick Fury, who was missing from the original Avengers line-up, plus tons more Marvel history and trivia! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Our Phase One Remastered project comes to a close as we head back to 2012 and re-examine The Avengers - Marvel’s first billion dollar hit! Rob and Will take you behind-the-scenes on the production of the movie to learn about how Marvel kept all the MCU characters co-ordinated, how the original version of the movie featured a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VILLAIN, why Mark Ruffalo replaced Ed Norton as the Hulk, and how Thanos was only added at the very last minute! Plus we’ll go behind-the-page to learn about the history of the superhero team, how Marvel borrowed heavily from the Justice League, and how the creation of the Avengers was all due to a big mistake at Marvel! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie to bring you our reactions to every scene, examine why this movie was such a success and what makes it so great, and we’ll bring you stories from the Marvel Comics like who tried to catch the Hulk in a net, what happens when Iron Man tries to fight Thor, what happened when the Black Widow tried to assassinate Nick Fury, who was missing from the original Avengers line-up, plus tons more Marvel history and trivia! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Rob and Will take you into the production history of one of the most troubled Marvel movies ever made! Script re-writes, delays, directors quitting, this new one has got it all! What went wrong with the worst X-Men movie ever made? For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Before Tim Burton’s Batman 1989 was released, Marvel Comics got into the Action Movie business with Dolph Lundgren and The Punisher! Join Rob and Will as they explore the most violent Marvel Movie ever made! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes to learn about the 80’s Action Movie, and the impact made by Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren! We’ll examine the production of this film, why it was BANNED from several countries, and why it never reached cinema screens in America! We’ll also take you behind-the-page to learn about the history of The Punisher and how his popularity in the 1980’s rivalled Spider-Man, Superman and Batman! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie scene by scene to bring you all the trivia and comic book history you know you need! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel For information about Jérémie Damoiseau and his book “Punisher ‘89: The Untold Story” visit https://linktr.ee/punisher_book [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Before Tim Burton’s Batman 1989 was released, Marvel Comics got into the Action Movie business with Dolph Lundgren and The Punisher! Join Rob and Will as they explore the most violent Marvel Movie ever made! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes to learn about the 80’s Action Movie, and the impact made by Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren! We’ll examine the production of this film, why it was BANNED from several countries, and why it never reached cinema screens in America! We’ll also take you behind-the-page to learn about the history of The Punisher and how his popularity in the 1980’s rivalled Spider-Man, Superman and Batman! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie scene by scene to bring you all the trivia and comic book history you know you need! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel For information about Jérémie Damoiseau and his book “Punisher ‘89: The Untold Story” visit https://linktr.ee/punisher_book [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk