Marvel Versus Marvel

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

Head into the MVM Archives as Rob and Will explore the history of the first aliens in the Marvel Universe, the Skrulls! From the suspicion and paranoia of the 1960’s, to the secret rings of Communist spies in America, MVM delves into everything that inspired the creation of these shapeshifting villains! Then we explore the incredible Secret Invasion comic book event, the huge marketing campaign that Marvel launched and the sneaky guerilla tactics they used to get EVERYONE talking about the Skrulls in 2008. 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 Across The Spider-Verse as we ask “is this the best Spider-Man movie ever made?” We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of this incredible animated movie, and we’ll take you behind-the-page to look at Marvel Comics creating Miguel O’Hara, the Spider-Man of Marvel 2099! Then we’ll explore the movie scene by scene, pulling apart all the incredible moments, exploring all the cameos and Easter Eggs, and diving into the comic book history and trivia behind Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, Spider-Punk Hobbie Brown, The Spot, and the many crazy Spider-Men from across the spider-verse! 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 Across The Spider-Verse as we ask “is this the best Spider-Man movie ever made?” We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of this incredible animated movie, and we’ll take you behind-the-page to look at Marvel Comics creating Miguel O’Hara, the Spider-Man of Marvel 2099! Then we’ll explore the movie scene by scene, pulling apart all the incredible moments, exploring all the cameos and Easter Eggs, and diving into the comic book history and trivia behind Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, Spider-Punk Hobbie Brown, The Spot, and the many crazy Spider-Men from across the spider-verse! 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 take you back to Saturday mornings in the 90s with the Marvel Action Hour and Iron Man The Animated Series! Rob and Will explore Marvel’s attempts to become a “mini-Disney” in the Nineties, how they merged with huge toy company ToyBiz, founded an animation studio and how Marvel ended up OWNING TV stations all across America! We’ll also learn that the Nineties were a time when Iron Man wasn’t exciting enough to front a series on his own, so Marvel packed the cartoon with FORCE WORKS, an extreme version of The Avengers that featured Hawkeye, Spider-Woman and Wanda! This clip is taken from our full episode deep-diving into Iron Man The Animated Series https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bW6ujqQPhcfBBpi1XYmi5?si=NlKj7d-lQBGHxQfGHJuUDg 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 finish off our look at the amazing X-Men 97 series, we’re re-releasing this episode from January 2021 where we explore how it all began in 1992 with Night Of The Sentinels! Join Rob and Will as they go behind-the-scenes on the making of the ORIGINAL X-Men Animated Series from the 90’s and examine just how wildly popular this cartoon was! Plus we’ll deep-dive into the first 2 episodes of the series “Night Of The Sentinels” as we meet Rogue, Gambit, Cyclops, Beast, Jubilee, Jean Grey and Wolverine for the very first time! 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

Strap in as we return to the best Marvel project in YEARS and bring you a deep-dive into Episodes 8 to 10 of X-Men 97! Earlier this year we covered the first 4 episodes of X-Men 97 and ever since then we’ve had nothing but requests, pleas and demands for us to cover the rest of the show - so here it is! There’s no behind-the-scenes segment, there’s no behind-the-page segment, this is PURE deep-dive! We’ll bring you our reactions and thoughts on every scene in every episode, pull apart all the cameos and Easter Eggs, and also explore TONS of X-Men comic book history and trivia! In this show we cover the episodes; "Tolerance Is Extinction Part One” "Tolerance Is Extinction Part Two” "Tolerance Is Extinction Part Three” Needless to say this one contains spoilers for X-Men 97, and it’s insane we have to add this disclaimed but apparently we do! For our deep-dive into episodes 1 to 4 go to this episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EPpDpX9j6gqm2OFSTfYBK?si=ItEyv6eAShmYXdX9ZRcZqA For the Behind The Scenes segment on the making of X-Men 97 go to this episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/1n1WxaLvjFiIc2zyKQrhU1?si=iOnk6j20Tu6YUat7eAxwhQ 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

Strap in as we return to the best Marvel project in YEARS and bring you a deep-dive into Episodes 5 to 7 of X-Men 97! Earlier this year we covered the first 4 episodes of X-Men 97 and ever since then we’ve had nothing but requests, pleas and demands for us to cover the rest of the show - so here it is! There’s no behind-the-scenes segment, there’s no behind-the-page segment, this is PURE deep-dive! We’ll bring you our reactions and thoughts on every scene in every episode, pull apart all the cameos and Easter Eggs, and also explore TONS of X-Men comic book history and trivia! In this show we cover the episodes; "Remember It" "Lifedeath – Part 2" "Bright Eyes" Needless to say this one contains spoilers for X-Men 97, and it’s insane we have to add this disclaimed but apparently we do! For our deep-dive into episodes 1 to 4 go to this episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EPpDpX9j6gqm2OFSTfYBK?si=ItEyv6eAShmYXdX9ZRcZqA For the Behind The Scenes segment on the making of X-Men 97 go to this episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/1n1WxaLvjFiIc2zyKQrhU1?si=iOnk6j20Tu6YUat7eAxwhQ 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

Hulk Smash Or Hulk Fail? Exploring The Crazy Creation Of Marvel’s Big Green Monster We head back into the archives to discover the creation of the Hulk and how the big green monster was an utter failure for Marvel Comics! This clip is taken from our massive episode called The Incredible Hulk Remastered, where we take a deep-dive into the complete history of Bruce Banner and his alter ego. Join Rob and Will as they explore the creation of Marvel’s jolly green giant and the many problems and failures that led to the Hulk being cancelled! A story about the beginning of The Hulk, and how it nearly all ended in 1962! For the full episode on The Incredible Hulk head to https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dlN8vEdeHNdOkZfBRPK5t 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 Sony’s latest failed attempt at a Marvel Universe - Madame Web! Why is a bit-part character in the life of Spider-Man getting their own movie? Why isn’t this a Spider-Woman film? Just how badly did this movie bomb at the box office? And how many more failed attempts are Sony gonna make at recreating the MCU? We’ll take you behind the scenes on the disastrous production and marketing of Madame Web, and the press tour from hell! We’ll give you our blow-by-blow reaction to everything in the movie, and then explore the comic book history and trivia behind Madame Web, Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl, the Secret Spider Society, and whether Spider-Man has magic powers! 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 Sony’s latest failed attempt at a Marvel Universe - Madame Web! Why is a bit-part character in the life of Spider-Man getting their own movie? Why isn’t this a Spider-Woman film? Just how badly did this movie bomb at the box office? And how many more failed attempts are Sony gonna make at recreating the MCU? We’ll take you behind the scenes on the disastrous production and marketing of Madame Web, and the press tour from hell! We’ll give you our blow-by-blow reaction to everything in the movie, and then explore the comic book history and trivia behind Madame Web, Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl, the Secret Spider Society, and whether Spider-Man has magic powers! 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 Thor: Ragnarok - the movie that reinvented the Thor franchise! After the disappointment of Thor: The Dark World, Marvel Studios hired Taika Waititi to completely change the tone and style of the Thor movies! We’ll explore Chris Hemsworth’s new approach to the character, the process of turning Thor into a comedy lead, the Marvel Comics that influenced the film, and the Odd Couple pairing of Thor and Hulk that made this movie a success! 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 continues with this extended deep-dive into Marvel’s Captain America, arguably the best movie of the MCU’s Phase One! Rob and Will take you behind the scenes on the making of The First Avenger, the other actors who nearly played Steve Rogers, and how The Avengers movie caused this film to be re-written and changed! We’ll take you behind the page on the creation of Captain America in the 1940’s, fights between Marvel Comics and the creators, how Cap became a horror comic and then fought Communists in the 1950’s, before being resurrected by Stan Lee! We’ll explore Cap’s powers, the history of his shield, the evil of the Red Skull, Peggy Carter’s secret society, and we’ll figure out exactly who is the ORIGINAL Super Soldier of the Marvel Universe! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Our Phase One Remastered project continues with this extended deep-dive into Marvel’s Captain America, arguably the best movie of the MCU’s Phase One! Rob and Will take you behind the scenes on the making of The First Avenger, the other actors who nearly played Steve Rogers, and how The Avengers movie caused this film to be re-written and changed! We’ll take you behind the page on the creation of Captain America in the 1940’s, fights between Marvel Comics and the creators, how Cap became a horror comic and then fought Communists in the 1950’s, before being resurrected by Stan Lee! We’ll explore Cap’s powers, the history of his shield, the evil of the Red Skull, Peggy Carter’s secret society, and we’ll figure out exactly who is the ORIGINAL Super Soldier of the Marvel Universe! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Since his cameo in X-Men 97, everyone is talking about Spider-Man The Animated Series - so we’re taking you behind the scenes on Marvel Animation! We’ll pull back the curtain on the history of Marvel Animation and Marvel’s plan to sell as many toys and action figures as possible, using cartoons! We’ll explore how Spider-Man The Animated Series got made, the importance of John Semper Jr, the battles between producers and the network, how Marvel Comics were told they would have ZERO input in the show, the amazing villains and superheroes, the tight censorship than banned everything from death to punching to broken glass, and the incredible success that the show proved to be! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Rob and Will take an unexpected deep-dive into the smash-hit new Marvel animated series X-Men 97 and ask the question - is this the greatest X-Men project of all time? Should the MCU learn lessons from this cartoon show?! We take you behind the scenes on the making of this series, how and why a revival of the classic X-Men cartoon from the 90’s was needed, and what this series does BETTER than the X-Men movies! We’ll explore the history and trivia behind Magneto leading the X-Men, the relationship between Rogue and Gambit, just how overlooked Cyclops has been as a character and leader, the Sinister story of Jean Grey and her clone The Goblin Queen, and what the heck is going on with Morph! In this podcast we explore the first 4 episode of X-Men 97 To Me, My X-Men Mutant Liberation Begins Fire Made Flesh Motendo / Lifedeath – Part 1 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 an unexpected deep-dive into the smash-hit new Marvel animated series X-Men 97 and ask the question - is this the greatest X-Men project of all time? Should the MCU learn lessons from this cartoon show?! We take you behind the scenes on the making of this series, how and why a revival of the classic X-Men cartoon from the 90’s was needed, and what this series does BETTER than the X-Men movies! We’ll explore the history and trivia behind Magneto leading the X-Men, the relationship between Rogue and Gambit, just how overlooked Cyclops has been as a character and leader, the Sinister story of Jean Grey and her clone The Goblin Queen, and what the heck is going on with Morph! In this podcast we explore the first 4 episode of X-Men 97 To Me, My X-Men Mutant Liberation Begins Fire Made Flesh Motendo / Lifedeath – Part 1 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

To celebrate our 4th anniversary we’re releasing this bonus episode on The Ultimates - the Avengers story that saved Marvel Comics and provided the blueprint for the MCU! Every month on Patreon we release bonus episodes taking a special look at incredible Marvel stories that have yet to be adapted into a movie. This episode is a deep-dive into the Marvel comic book that revolutionised the industry and inspired the MCU! Join us as we leave the regular 616 Marvel Universe and explore the dark & edgy world of The Ultimates! A modern update of the Avengers that creates a widescreen superhero action movie and uses it to satirise the post 9/11 landscape! Are these Avengers good guys or bad guys? Is Captain America a racist? Is Iron Man a drunk ego maniac? Is The Hulk a cannibal? Is Thor a delusional patient from a psychiatric hospital? The Ultimate Universe is a dark, dark world! 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 speed towards our date with Avengers: EndGame, we finally reach one of the most successful and controversial Marvel movies - Captain Marvel! A movie that was attacked and maligned by online Trolls, but still smashed the box office for over one billion dollars! Rob and Will go behind the scenes on why this movie was so controversial for the fandom, and then go behind the page to find out why Carol Danvers is the most controversial Avenger of all time! This episode dives into the history of Captain Marvel … all EIGHT of them! From the original Captain Marvel uttering SHAZAM in the 1930’s, to Marvel’s version in the 1970’s, to Carol Danvers! Learn about Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird, the early days of Nick Fury, the war between the Kree and the Skrulls, the scheming of the Supreme Intelligence, just how powerful Captain Marvel is, and so much more! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

As we speed towards our date with Avengers: EndGame, we finally reach one of the most successful and controversial Marvel movies - Captain Marvel! A movie that was attacked and maligned by online Trolls, but still smashed the box office for over one billion dollars! Rob and Will go behind the scenes on why this movie was so controversial for the fandom, and then go behind the page to find out why Carol Danvers is the most controversial Avenger of all time! This episode dives into the history of Captain Marvel … all EIGHT of them! From the original Captain Marvel uttering SHAZAM in the 1930’s, to Marvel’s version in the 1970’s, to Carol Danvers! Learn about Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird, the early days of Nick Fury, the war between the Kree and the Skrulls, the scheming of the Supreme Intelligence, just how powerful Captain Marvel is, and so much more! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

To celebrate our 4th Anniversary we’re releasing this special episode of our bonus show “Obscure Marvel” featuring The Beetle! Every month on Patreon we dive into the trash cans and rubbish bins of the Marvel Universe, to dig up the most obscure and ridiculous characters in superhero history! Forget about Thanos, Spider-Man and the Avengers, these characters are losers through and through! In this episode last year, Rob and Will discover the sad life of The Beetle, as he battles the Fantastic Four! Will he ever make it into the MCU? We doubt it! A new episode of Obscure Marvel drops every month to reward the amazing listeners who support us on https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Behind the scenes on the making of the 1989 Batman movie - the most important movie in the history of superhero cinema! We explore the hiring of Tim Burton, Jack Nicholson’s CRAZY contract, how everyone HATED Michael Keaton as Batman, the real reason Prince had to make the soundtrack, the making of Gotham City, and the explosion of Bat-Mania when the movie came out! The toys, the games, the merchandise, and how the success of Batman impacted Marvel! This clip is taken from our massive episode on the 1989 Batman movie, which you can listen to in full https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IVQCNSMM3tJ4ICOR5sOoD 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

Sweet Christmas! Join us for a deep-dive into the Luke Cage TV series, and one of the most controversial Marvel characters of all time! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of the Luke Cage series and how it ties into Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist and the Defenders! We’ll go behind the page to examine Shaft and the blaxploitation movies of the 1970’s that inspired Luke’s creation, as well as the controversial real-world medical experiments that influenced his powers! We’ll explore Luke’s battles with Iron Man, Spider-Man, Dr Doom and the Green Goblin, as we get a handle on Marvel’s first black leading 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

Sweet Christmas! Join us for a deep-dive into the Luke Cage TV series, and one of the most controversial Marvel characters of all time! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of the Luke Cage series and how it ties into Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist and the Defenders! We’ll go behind the page to examine Shaft and the blaxploitation movies of the 1970’s that inspired Luke’s creation, as well as the controversial real-world medical experiments that influenced his powers! We’ll explore Luke’s battles with Iron Man, Spider-Man, Dr. Doom and the Green Goblin, as we get a handle on Marvel’s first black leading 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

We go behind the scenes on the making of THE BIGGEST MARVEL GAME OF ALL TIME! In this episode we explore how Marvel ditched Activision after 18 years to build a new franchise with Sony and Insomniac, how they set about creating an original Spider-Man universe separate from both the comic books and the movies, the designing of a new iconic costume, the incredible voice acting, the tear-jerking relationship between Peter Parker and Doc Ock, the cinematic musical score, the worldwide success of the game, AND the possibility for more Marvel games from the Insomniac gang! This clip is taken from our massive episode deep-diving the entire Insomniac Spider-Man video game, which you can listen to here https://open.spotify.com/episode/586DbqNBqUR5Jzjv0ejLz8 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’re exploring the Ultraverse - a hidden corner of the Marvel Multiverse, and its forgotten team of superheroes! Forget about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine and The Avengers, it’s time to learn about Prime, Prototype, Nightman and The Ultraforce! Before the MCU, Hollywood went through a massive comic book boom in the early 90’s, as comics like The Mask, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Crow became big hits! Marvel Comics bought out one of their competitors, Malibu Comics, and merged their Ultraverse into the Marvel Universe! This launched Ultraforce the animated series, a video game and even a line of action figures! But it wasn’t long before Marvel cancelled Ultraforce and all the other Ultra-Heroes, making sure they’d never be seen ever again! Who were Ultraforce? Why did Marvel buy Malibu Comics only to shut them down? And why has Marvel tried to forget they ever existed? 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’re exploring the Ultraverse - a hidden corner of the Marvel Multiverse, and its forgotten team of superheroes! Forget about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine and The Avengers, it’s time to learn about Prime, Prototype, Nightman and The Ultraforce! Before the MCU, Hollywood went through a massive comic book boom in the early 90’s, as comics like The Mask, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Crow became big hits! Marvel Comics bought out one of their competitors, Malibu Comics, and merged their Ultraverse into the Marvel Universe! This launched Ultraforce the animated series, a video game and even a line of action figures! But it wasn’t long before Marvel cancelled Ultraforce and all the other Ultra-Heroes, making sure they’d never be seen ever again! Who were Ultraforce? Why did Marvel buy Malibu Comics only to shut them down? And why has Marvel tried to forget they ever existed? 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 take you behind the scenes on the making of The Black Panther - one of the most crucial movies in the MCU! From the planned 90’s movies with Wesley Snipes, to the attempted low budget movie of the 2000’s, how he nearly appeared in the 2007 Fantastic Four movie, all the way to the casting of the brilliant Chadwick Boseman. We’ll explore the budget, the box office, the incredible cast, the Oscars, the costume design, the critical acclaim and the way the public reacted to this unique movie. This clip is taken from our massive episode on the 2018 Black Panther movie, which you can listen to in full right here https://open.spotify.com/episode/6irWjwAfrApKAY6LnSg9Wi 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 the MCU, Spider-Man The Animated Series gave us what might be the first Marvel crossover - Kraven, Blade, Punisher, Morbius and Spidey all in the same 90s TV show! Forget about The Avengers, THIS is easily the most badass and fun Marvel project we’ve ever covered! We’ll deep-dive into the “Neogenic Nightmare” story, take you behind the scenes on the making of Marvel 90s cartoons and their toys, we’ll explore the Punisher’s biggest weapons, the origins of Kraven The Hunter, the powers of Blade, the insanity behind Morbius and the Six Armed Spider-Man, and we’ll also bring you J Jonah Jameson’s funniest moments! This episode is jam-packed with Marvel trivia and history! [email protected] https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

Before the MCU, Spider-Man The Animated Series gave us what might be the first Marvel crossover - Kraven, Blade, Punisher, Morbius and Spidey all in the same 90s TV show! Forget about The Avengers, THIS is easily the most badass and fun Marvel project we’ve ever covered! We’ll deep-dive into the “Neogenic Nightmare” story, take you behind the scenes on the making of Marvel 90s cartoons and their toys, we’ll explore the Punisher’s biggest weapons, the origins of Kraven The Hunter, the powers of Blade, the insanity behind Morbius and the Six Armed Spider-Man, and we’ll also bring you J Jonah Jameson’s funniest moments! This episode is jam-packed with Marvel trivia and 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

We head back into the archives for a deep-dive into the creation of Thanos and the history of the Infinity Gauntlet - the biggest story in the history of Marvel Comics! The origins of Thanos span from Captain Marvel to the Avengers to the Silver Surfer, and culminated in the biggest crossover event in the history of comic books! We take you behind-the-scenes on this story which features a fight between Marvel and DC Comics over superstar artist George Perez, the huge success of the Infinity Gauntlet comics and how they changed the comic book industry forever! This clip is taken from our huge episode exploring Infinity War, which you can listen to here https://open.spotify.com/episode/08MIMg03Cu8VjlgUK4sfGk?si=tBjVALlNQ2aFfCgNO80UnA 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 Madame Web in cinemas, enjoy this flashback exploring the history of the character! The latest Marvel movie from Sony is operating outside the MCU but inside the Spider-Verse, and has taken a pretty minor Spider-Man character as its lead. Rob and Will take you through the origins of Madame Web and her connections to Spider-Man. Also, Rob and Will both completely get Dakota Johnson’s name wrong like the amateurs they are. This clip is taken from our longer episode exploring Spider-Wars (the original Spider-Verse from the 1990s) which you can listen to here https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fmxtpBnLyTSh37yMaMyqx?si=ggHX-stkSCm9SRz5c2dfxw 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

A deep-dive into the latest Marvel show, as Rob and Will explore Echo and the Maya Lopez story! From her past with Ronin and Wilson Fisk, to her connection to Daredevil, this episode pulls apart what might be the most violent Marvel show of all time! We go behind-the-scenes on the making of this series for Disney Plus, and how it officially made Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage part of the MCU! We also take you behind-the-page to find out how the Marvel Comics version of Maya Lopez differs from the screen version! We explore her creation, her powers, how she joined the Avengers and become one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe! 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

A deep-dive into the latest Marvel show, as Rob and Will explore Echo and the Maya Lopez story! From her past with Ronin and Wilson Fisk, to her connection to Daredevil, this episode pulls apart what might be the most violent Marvel show of all time! We go behind-the-scenes on the making of this series for Disney Plus, and how it officially made Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage part of the MCU! We also take you behind-the-page to find out how the Marvel Comics version of Maya Lopez differs from the screen version! We explore her creation, her powers, how she joined the Avengers and become one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe! 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 into the archive to take a special look at how it all began! From movie failures and disasters, Marvel takes drastic action to create their own movie studio and their own cinematic universe with the first Iron Man movie! Join Rob and Will as they deep-dive into the 90’s Iron Man movies that nearly happened! Marvel gambling on their own success! Filmmakers throwing the script out the window and actors ad-libbing iconic lines! The huge success of the movie and how it changed cinema forever! 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

A HUGE deep-dive into Kenneth Branagh’s Thor, and how it became the movie that saved the MCU! We go behind-the-scenes on the making of this movie and the casting of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston! We take you behind-the-page to learn how Marvel Comics created Thor, the TWO other versions of Thor that pre-date the version you know, and the classic superhero that Thor is directly ripping off! We also deep-dive the movie itself to bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Thor and his powers, the most terrible crimes Loki has ever committed, how Mjolnir was made, the wars fought by Odin, 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

A HUGE deep-dive into Kenneth Branagh’s Thor, and how it became the movie that saved the MCU! We go behind-the-scenes on the making of this movie and the casting of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston! We take you behind-the-page to learn how Marvel Comics created Thor, the TWO other versions of Thor that pre-date the version you know, and the classic superhero that Thor is directly ripping off! We also deep-dive the movie itself to bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Thor and his powers, the most terrible crimes Loki has ever committed, how Mjolnir was made, the wars fought by Odin, 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