Marvel Versus Marvel

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Rob is a Marvel Comic Book Fan of over 30 years - Will is a MCU Fan who has never read a Marvel Comic! Together they’re re-watching Marvel movies & TV shows and comparing the original comic books to the movies that become a global phenomenon!

In this podcast you’ll got lots of fun, lots of laughs, and more Marvel trivia than you’ll know what to do with!

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Today · 3 hr 23 min
Spider-Man (2002) Remastered - Part Two
With Spider-Man Brand New Day in cinemas, we’re taking a special Remastered look at the Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire classic from 2002! The naysayers will ask "why? why do an episode you've already done?" BECAUSE WE AIM FOR PERFECTION! We know in our hearts that 6 years ago we didn't give you EVERYTHING you needed on this movie! So we now bring you the BIGGEST MVM episode in history! We’ve got a behind-the-page segment packed with info we've NEVER touched before, the incredible story of who TRULY created Spider-Man - not a single word of which was part of the original MVM Spider-Man episode! We got a behind-the-scenes segment that ENTIRELY MISSING when we did this film 6 years ago - packed with Hollywood stories of on-set fighting, love triangles, cancelled trailers, and battles with the age certification authorities! And then we bring you an EPIC deep-dive into the movie itself, we pull it apart scene-by-scene to bring you all our insights and opinions, tons of Spider-Man history and lore, as well as all the Marvel Connections and brilliant Hollywood trivia of the movie! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Today · 3 hr 7 min
Spider-Man (2002): Remastered - Part One
With Spider-Man Brand New Day in cinemas, we’re taking a special Remastered look at the Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire classic from 2002! The naysayers will ask "why? why do an episode you've already done?" BECAUSE WE AIM FOR PERFECTION! We know in our hearts that 6 years ago we didn't give you EVERYTHING you needed on this movie! So we now bring you the BIGGEST MVM episode in history! We’ve got a behind-the-page segment packed with info we've NEVER touched before, the incredible story of who TRULY created Spider-Man - not a single word of which was part of the original MVM Spider-Man episode! We got a behind-the-scenes segment that ENTIRELY MISSING when we did this film 6 years ago - packed with Hollywood stories of on-set fighting, love triangles, cancelled trailers, and battles with the age certification authorities! And then we bring you an EPIC deep-dive into the movie itself, we pull it apart scene-by-scene to bring you all our insights and opinions, tons of Spider-Man history and lore, as well as all the Marvel Connections and brilliant Hollywood trivia of the movie! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
July 27 · 24 min
X-Force, New Mutants, Generation X - The Weirdest Marvel Mutants Of The 90s
X-Men 97 Season 2 is packed full of characters from X-Force, the New Mutants, and Generation X, so this week we’re bringing you the story of how Marvel went from the smash-hit success of the 90s X-Men and created a team of the weirdest Marvel Mutants of all time! Since the 80s Marvel had been working on a comic book series that focused on Professor X teaching children how to use their mutant powers. But when Cable turned The New Mutants into X-Force, Marvel decided to create a new comic book and refocus on the idea of Mutants being weird body-horror monsters that were rejected by the rest of the world - a comic book called Generation X! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
July 20 · 2 hr 22 min
Thor: Love And Thunder (2022) - Is It Cringe Or Is It Fun? Part Two
This week we seek to answer the fundamental question about Thor: Love And Thunder - is it CRINGE or is it FUN? To do this we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of Love & Thunder, how Marvel Studio healed the rift with Natalie Portman, the HUGE salary pocketed by Chris Hemsworth, the characters and scenes cut from the movie, the Anti-Gay Axis Powers that banned the film, Matt Damon breaking COVID rules to take his family on an Australian holiday, and how the world reacted to the 4th Thor film! Then we'll take you behind-the-page on Thor's waning comic book popularity over the years, and how the character was shot back to relevance by Jason Aaron's incredible 8 year run on the character that featured Gorr The God Butcher, and Jane Foster becoming The Mighty Thor! Then it’s time to get ready for a FIIIIIIIIIIGHT! This movie has split Rob and WIll right down the middle, so it's time for us to go 10 Rounds as we pull the movie apart scene-by-scene and deliver all our reactions and opinions! We’ll also bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Zeus, Hercules, the Gods Of Olympus, the backstory of Gorr The God Butcher, the Necrosword, how it's all tied to Knull The King In Black, the time-spanning adventures of The Three Thors, the multiverse-wrecking God Bomb, how Thor became unworthy, and how Jane Foster gained the powers of a god! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
July 20 · 2 hr 38 min
Thor: Love And Thunder (2022) - Is It Cringe Or Is It Fun? Part One
This week we seek to answer the fundamental question about Thor: Love And Thunder - is it CRINGE or is it FUN? To do this we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of Love & Thunder, how Marvel Studio healed the rift with Natalie Portman, the HUGE salary pocketed by Chris Hemsworth, the characters and scenes cut from the movie, the Anti-Gay Axis Powers that banned the film, Matt Damon breaking COVID rules to take his family on an Australian holiday, and how the world reacted to the 4th Thor film! Then we'll take you behind-the-page on Thor's waning comic book popularity over the years, and how the character was shot back to relevance by Jason Aaron's incredible 8 year run on the character that featured Gorr The God Butcher, and Jane Foster becoming The Mighty Thor! Then it’s time to get ready for a FIIIIIIIIIIGHT! This movie has split Rob and WIll right down the middle, so it's time for us to go 10 Rounds as we pull the movie apart scene-by-scene and deliver all our reactions and opinions! We’ll also bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Zeus, Hercules, the Gods Of Olympus, the backstory of Gorr The God Butcher, the Necrosword, how it's all tied to Knull The King In Black, the time-spanning adventures of The Three Thors, the multiverse-wrecking God Bomb, how Thor became unworthy, and how Jane Foster gained the powers of a god! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
July 13 · 26 min
Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018) - Behind The Scenes
This week we reach into the MVM Archives to bring you all the behind-the-scenes stories from the making of 2018’s Ant-Man And The Wasp! How did Marvel fill the void after the shocking Infinity War? And how did the MCU plan out crucial plot-points that would become vital in Avengers Endgame? For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
July 6 · 2 hr 5 min
Agent Carter (2015) - Part Two
This week we head back to the MCU in the 1940s to deep-dive into the 2015 Agent Carter series! We’ll take you behind the scenes on how Peggy Carter became the MCU’s first breakout star, and the strange case of Marvel Studios taking charge of Marvel Television to make this show! We’ll explore the continuity issues with the Agent Carter Timeline and how it fits into the MCU, the improvised techniques used to film the show like it was the 1940s, and the history of LA’s real world “Dollhouse” complex! Then we’ll deep-dive into the first two episodes of Agent Carter and pull them apart scene-by-scene, to bring you all of our thoughts, reactions, and that patented MVM Analysis! We explore tons of Marvel history and trivia from the 1940s to the modern day - including The Whizzer’s crime-fighting adventures, the reason Vita Rays were invented for Captain America, the fighting capabilities of Edwin Jarvis, the secrets of the two Anton Vankos, the history of Leviathan, and what happens if you French Kiss a cockroach! Plus we’ve got all Marvel Connections, no matter how obscure or tenuous, collated and collected from the personal history files of every actor on the screen! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
July 6 · 1 hr 36 min
Agent Carter (2015) - Part One
This week we head back to the MCU in the 1940s to deep-dive into the 2015 Agent Carter series! We’ll take you behind the scenes on how Peggy Carter became the MCU’s first breakout star, and the strange case of Marvel Studios taking charge of Marvel Television to make this show! We’ll explore the continuity issues with the Agent Carter Timeline and how it fits into the MCU, the improvised techniques used to film the show like it was the 1940s, and the history of LA’s real world “Dollhouse” complex! Then we’ll deep-dive into the first two episodes of Agent Carter and pull them apart scene-by-scene, to bring you all of our thoughts, reactions, and that patented MVM Analysis! We explore tons of Marvel history and trivia from the 1940s to the modern day - including The Whizzer’s crime-fighting adventures, the reason Vita Rays were invented for Captain America, the fighting capabilities of Edwin Jarvis, the secrets of the two Anton Vankos, the history of Leviathan, and what happens if you French Kiss a cockroach! Plus we’ve got all Marvel Connections, no matter how obscure or tenuous, collated and collected from the personal history files of every actor on the screen! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 29 · 39 min
The Shadow (1994) - Behind The Scenes On A Superhero Box Office Bomb
This week we head into the MVM Archives to bring you the behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Shadow in 1994 - a true superhero box office bomb! The history of The Shadow in film and TV dating back to the 1930s, the involvement of Sam Raimi and Robert Zemeckis, and how Universal Pictures were hoping to make another Batman franchise! We'll explore the full roll-out of action figures, merchandise, lunchboxes, and video games! Then we'll get into the mixed reviews and the box office figures that didn't result in a blockbuster! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 24 · 2 hr 57 min
X-Men 97 Season 1 - Part Four
Season 2 of X-Men 97 arrives on July 1st, so we’re re-releasing our deep-dive into the entirety of X-Men 97 Season 1! We 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, Forge’s relationship with Storm, the genocide of Genosha, and so much more! We pull apart X-Men 97 Season 1 scene-by-scene to get into all the trivia, all the Easter Eggs, and give you all of our reactions! In Part Four we deep-dive into; Episode 8 - Tolerance Is Extinction Part One Episode 9 - Tolerance Is Extinction Part Two Episode 10 - Tolerance Is Extinction Part Three For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 24 · 3 hr 7 min
X-Men 97 Season 1 - Part Three
Season 2 of X-Men 97 arrives on July 1st, so we’re re-releasing our deep-dive into the entirety of X-Men 97 Season 1! We 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, Forge’s relationship with Storm, the genocide of Genosha, and so much more! We pull apart X-Men 97 Season 1 scene-by-scene to get into all the trivia, all the Easter Eggs, and give you all of our reactions! In Part Three we deep-dive into; Episode 5 - Remember It Episode 6 - Lifedeath – Part 2 Episode 7 - Bright Eyes For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 24 · 2 hr
X-Men 97 Season 1 - Part Two
Season 2 of X-Men 97 arrives on July 1st, so we’re re-releasing our deep-dive into the entirety of X-Men 97 Season 1! We 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, Forge’s relationship with Storm, the genocide of Genosha, and so much more! We pull apart X-Men 97 Season 1 scene-by-scene to get into all the trivia, all the Easter Eggs, and give you all of our reactions! In Part Two we deep-dive into; Episode 2 - Mutant Liberation Begins Episode 3 - Fire Made Flesh Episode 4 - Motendo / Lifedeath – Part 1 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 24 · 1 hr 45 min
X-Men 97 Season 1 - Part One
Season 2 of X-Men 97 arrives on July 1st, so we’re re-releasing our deep-dive into the entirety of X-Men 97 Season 1! We 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, Forge’s relationship with Storm, the genocide of Genosha, and so much more! We pull apart X-Men 97 Season 1 scene-by-scene to get into all the trivia, all the Easter Eggs, and give you all of our reactions! In Part One 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! Plus, we deep-dive Episode 1 - To Me, My X-Men For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 22 · 2 hr 9 min
Supergirl (1984) The Disastrous First Female Superhero Movie - Part Two
As Milly Alcock brings Supergirl to the big screen for the first time in over 40 years, we examine the original Supergirl film from 1984 to cover the full story behind the disastrous first female superhero movie! We’ll take you behind-the-page on the creation of Supergirl, her origins with Captain Marvel, her immense popularity, and how this terrible movie helped to seal her fate in the 1980s! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of this landmark event in Superhero Cinema, the budget cuts, the in-fighting between the cast, the Supergirl producer who QUIT the movie, why Superman himself REFUSED TO BE IN THE FILM, and how this 1984 movie lead to the END of the Superman franchise! Then we’ll deep-dive the 1984 movie itself to bring you TONS of DC Comics history and trivia, the origins of Supergirl, the history of Argo City, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and the time Supergirl kissed a horse! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 22 · 2 hr 55 min
Supergirl (1984) The Disastrous First Female Superhero Movie - Part One
As Milly Alcock brings Supergirl to the big screen for the first time in over 40 years, we examine the original Supergirl film from 1984 to cover the full story behind the disastrous first female superhero movie! We’ll take you behind-the-page on the creation of Supergirl, her origins with Captain Marvel, her immense popularity, and how this terrible movie helped to seal her fate in the 1980s! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of this landmark event in Superhero Cinema, the budget cuts, the in-fighting between the cast, the Supergirl producer who QUIT the movie, why Superman himself REFUSED TO BE IN THE FILM, and how this 1984 movie lead to the END of the Superman franchise! Then we’ll deep-dive the 1984 movie itself to bring you TONS of DC Comics history and trivia, the origins of Supergirl, the history of Argo City, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and the time Supergirl kissed a horse! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 15 · 24 min
The Success Story Of X-Men 97
With Season 2 of X-Men 97 premiering in July, we head back into the MVM archives to take you behind-the-scenes on the success story of X-Men 97! Join Rob and Will as they explore how why the 90s animated X-Men series still has so much cultural relevance, how Disney put the whole deal together, the involvement of the original creatives from the 90s, and tons more behind-the-scenes facts and trivia about the making of X-Men 97! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 8 · 2 hr 1 min
Masters Of The Universe (1987) - Was He-Man The Biggest Superhero Of The 80s? Part Two
As He-Man returns to the big screen this month in Masters Of The Universe, we head back to 1987 to examine the original MOTU movie and ask the question - was He-Man the biggest superhero of the 80s? We’ll explore everything that ties the Masters Of The Universe and this movie to Marvel Comics, dig into how Marvel's Conan sparked off the Sword & Sorcery pop culture boom of the 70's and 80's! We'll uncover the ORIGINAL Masters Of The Universe stories, the toy craze, the MOTU Marvel Comics, the animated series, and how it all led to dizzying highs and crushing lows! Then we'll get into the crazy story of the making of this movie that everything involved seemed to hate ... except for Skeletor! Canon Films comes to the brink of collapse, the financing runs out BEFORE THE MOVIE IS FINISHED, and ultimately how the financial failure of Masters Of The Universe robbed us of getting a 90's Spider-Man movie! Then we’ll pull apart the 1987 He-Man movie scene-by-scene, deliver all of our thoughts and reactions on what works, what doesn't work, and what sucks! We’ll deliver TONS of history and trivia on the Masters Of The Universe characters, and the big differences between the original comic books, the animated series, and the movie versions of the characters! Plus, we've got all the Marvel Connections that listeners demand, AND the single CRAZIEST Marvel Connection in history! You cannot believe where one of these actors leads us and how it's connected to Marvel! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 8 · 3 hr 1 min
Masters Of The Universe (1987) - Was He-Man The Biggest Superhero Of The 80s? Part One
As He-Man returns to the big screen this month in Masters Of The Universe, we head back to 1987 to examine the original MOTU movie and ask the question - was He-Man the biggest superhero of the 80s? We’ll explore everything that ties the Masters Of The Universe and this movie to Marvel Comics, dig into how Marvel's Conan sparked off the Sword & Sorcery pop culture boom of the 70's and 80's! We'll uncover the ORIGINAL Masters Of The Universe stories, the toy craze, the MOTU Marvel Comics, the animated series, and how it all led to dizzying highs and crushing lows! Then we'll get into the crazy story of the making of this movie that everything involved seemed to hate ... except for Skeletor! Canon Films comes to the brink of collapse, the financing runs out BEFORE THE MOVIE IS FINISHED, and ultimately how the financial failure of Masters Of The Universe robbed us of getting a 90's Spider-Man movie! Then we’ll pull apart the 1987 He-Man movie scene-by-scene, deliver all of our thoughts and reactions on what works, what doesn't work, and what sucks! We’ll deliver TONS of history and trivia on the Masters Of The Universe characters, and the big differences between the original comic books, the animated series, and the movie versions of the characters! Plus, we've got all the Marvel Connections that listeners demand, AND the single CRAZIEST Marvel Connection in history! You cannot believe where one of these actors leads us and how it's connected to Marvel! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
June 1 · 16 min
Scandal Exposed! Will Isn't Doing His Job! The Full Story Of The Fake Video Game Charts!
In this special episode we take a look at the SCANDAL that has recently ROCKED Marvel Versus Marvel - Will Preston hasn't been doing his job! The truth leaked out during MULTIPLE episodes where Will Preston revealed that he has been FAKING the Top 5 Video Game Charts that he brings to every episode! It's a saga that has been running for MONTHS at MVM and today for the very first time we bring you the FULL STORY of corruption at the heart of this podcast! The Scandal Begins - Captain America (1979) The Lies Continue - The New Fantastic Four (1978) The Conspiracy Deepens - Conan The Barbarian (1982) The Plot Goes Deeper Than We Thought - Runaways (2017) For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
May 25 · 2 hr 32 min
Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends (1981) - Part Two
This week we explore a cartoon series that introduced an entire generation to Spider-Man and the Marvel Universe in 1981 - Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends! We'll take you behind the scenes on Marvel attempting to copy the success of DC Comics’ Super Friends with Spider-Man, Iceman, and Firestar! We'll dive into NBC’s weird demands and the contractual rights issues that led to the creation of Firestar and her dog Ms. Lion! We’ll also take you behind the page on the era of Spider-Man in the 1980’s, a decade of amazing change that turned Spidey's status quo completely upside down! Then we’ll deep-dive three episodes of Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, pull them all apart scene by scene, and jam-pack you with Marvel history and trivia on The Green Goblin, Shanna The She-Devil, Swarm, Namor, Firestar, Iceman, and tons more! Episodes include; Episode 1 - Triumph Of The Green Goblin Episode 5 - Swarm! Episode 6: Seven Little Superheroes For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk