Marvel Versus Marvel

marvelversusmarvel

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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Jan 29, 2024 · 2 hr 12 min
Thor (2011) Remastered! A Deep-Dive Into The Movie That Saved The MCU! Part Two
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 marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Jan 29, 2024 · 2 hr 7 min
Thor (2011) Remastered! A Deep-Dive Into The Movie That Saved The MCU! Part One
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 marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Jan 19, 2024 · 32 min
The History Of Batman And DC Comics - From The Dark Knight To Camp Comedy And Back Again!
A deep-dive into the history of Batman! We go back to a time before Marvel to uncover the birth of the superhero and the creation of maybe the most famous comic book character of all time! We chart the history of Batman from his dark and gritty roots to the controversies that forced the Dark Knight to become a light-hearted comedy character for kids! We’ll find out how Batman changed again in the 70’s and 80’s to return to his grim and gritty origins, and how DC Comics changed the comic book world forever with The Dark Knight Returns! We’ll also examine where the inspiration for Batman came from and look at who is really responsible for creating this truly iconic character! This clip is taken from our bigger episode covering the 1989 Batman movie. For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Jan 15, 2024 · 1 hr 34 min
The Failure Of Fox’s Fantastic Four (2015) - Marvel’s Biggest Box Office Bomb! Part Two
We kick off 2024 by going outside the MCU and taking a deep-dive into the 2015 Fantastic Four - 20th Century Fox’s last attempt at a Marvel superhero franchise before surrendering to Disney! Fox wanted their own Spider-Man or Avengers franchise … and they got this instead! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the trouble making of the movie, the director who ignored the script and was nearly FIRED, why this movie is so dark and edgy, and the original attempt to do a crossover with the X-Men movies! We’ll go behind the scenes on the creation of the Fantastic Four, how they changed comic books forever and established the Marvel Universe! We’ll explore the Ultimate Marvel Universe and its updated timeline, we’ll reveal which team member is essentially immortal, the fantastic powers of the four, and the worst thing Dr Doom has ever done! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Jan 15, 2024 · 1 hr 57 min
The Failure Of Fox’s Fantastic Four (2015) - Marvel’s Biggest Box Office Bomb! Part One
We kick off 2024 by going outside the MCU and taking a deep-dive into the 2015 Fantastic Four - 20th Century Fox’s last attempt at a Marvel superhero franchise before surrendering to Disney! Fox wanted their own Spider-Man or Avengers franchise … and they got this instead! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the trouble making of the movie, the director who ignored the script and was nearly FIRED, why this movie is so dark and edgy, and the original attempt to do a crossover with the X-Men movies! We’ll go behind the scenes on the creation of the Fantastic Four, how they changed comic books forever and established the Marvel Universe! We’ll explore the Ultimate Marvel Universe and its updated timeline, we’ll reveal which team member is essentially immortal, the fantastic powers of the four, and the worst thing Dr Doom has ever done! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Jan 8, 2024 · 33 min
The Making Of X-Men The Animated Series! The Most Important Cartoon In Marvel History And How It Paved The Way For The MCU!
Without X-Men The Animated Series there would be no Avengers movie, no Spider-Man movie, and no MCU! We head back into the archives to explore the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the most important cartoon in Marvel history! Learn how shows like Transformers, Dungeons & Dragons, and Batman The Animated Series laid the foundations for this incredible Saturday Morning cartoon, the struggle to get the show on the air, the TV networks that kept interfering, and the huge risks the cartoon took to tell adult stories! Find out about the 90’s smash-hit that the show became, the ratings, the merch, the partnership with McDonald’s, and how it directly led to Marvel’s huge cinema successes! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Jan 1, 2024 · 2 hr 25 min
Amalgam Comics - The Crazy Story Of How Marvel And DC Comics Merged Universes And Merged Characters!
A special release of one of our amazing Bonus Episodes! This is the crazy true story of the time in the 1990’s when Marvel and DC Comics worked together to bring fans something truly unique! A comic book series where Marvel characters FOUGHT DC characters, and fans voted for the winners! Superman versus the Hulk! Batman versus Captain America! Wonder Woman versus Storm! Which led to an even bigger event - DC and Marvel MERGING their two universes to create AMALGAM COMICS! A brand new universe featuring brand new merged superheroes! Wolverine merges with Batman! Iron Man merges with Green Lantern! Spider-Man merges with Superboy! The Avengers merge with the Justice League! This story is SO CRAZY you’ll have to hear it to believe it, because these comics are all no longer available and will never be printed again! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 31, 2023 · 5 min
Mini MVM: Iron Man’s First Adventure! A Strange Marvel Story Of Tony Stark Before The Avengers!
A quick spin into Iron Man’s very first adventure from 1963! What did Tony Stark do after building the Iron Man armour? His first adventure took place in Marvel’s Tales Of Suspense, and featured a radical change to the appearance of Iron Man that has lasted to this very day! What was Iron Man’s first mission? Who was his first villain? Trust us, it’s a far cry from the MCU! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 30, 2023 · 4 min
Mini MVM: Kang Versus The Avengers! How The Avengers Defeated Kang In His Very First Appearance!
A quick spin into the first battle between Kang and the Avengers! In 1964 Kang defeated the Avengers and held the entire world to ransom! Find out how the Marvel heroes recover, and the super high-tech, sci-fi way Hank Pym defeats Kang The Conqueror! Will this ever happen in the MCU? Absolutely not! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 29, 2023 · 8 min
Mini MVM: The Crazy First Appearance Of Marvel’s Iron Man From 1963!
A quick spin into Iron Man’s very first appearance from 1963! A far cry from Robert Downey Junior and the MCU, as we investigate the origins of Tony Stark, suction cups, magnets, and how he was almost immediately killed by a filing cabinet! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 25, 2023 · 1 hr 36 min
The Live Show 2023! A Deep-Dive Into What If, The Marvel Multiverse, Peggy Carter, And Alternate Versions Of Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man And The Hulk!
Join Rob and Will for a deep-dive into the Marvel Multiverse, as we experience a very different MCU with “What If Captain Carter Were The First Avenger!” A story that lets us explore parallel Marvel Universes and alternate versions of the Avengers! What if Captain America became Iron Man? What if Spider-Man became the Hulk? What if Steve Rogers became President? What if the Red Skull was all-powerful? And who are the British superheroes of the Marvel Multiverse? All these questions get answered, plus tons more Marvel history and trivia! Earlier this year we took our podcast on the road and created a live show at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 18, 2023 · 2 hr 10 min
The X-Men Supershow: Exploring The History Of Wolverine, Deadpool, Cable, X-Force, The New Mutants, And The Biggest X-Men Stories Of All Time!
A celebration of Marvel’s Mightiest Mutants as we dive into the archives and pull apart the creation of the X-Men, their biggest and most important moments, and the histories of their most popular characters! From their humble beginnings in the 1960’s, to being cancelled in the 1970’s, to the dozens of X-Men spin-offs like The New Mutants and X-Force, to the histories of their most popular characters - Wolverine, Deadpool and Cable! This episode charts the rise of the X-Men, how they took over comic books, television and movies, and eventually paving the way for the Avengers and the MCU itself! Featuring clips from our episodes on X-Men, X2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The New Mutants, Deadpool, Animated Days Of Future Past, The Wolverine, and Deadpool 2. For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 11, 2023 · 33 min
The Creation Of The Black Panther And The History Of Black Superheroes Before The Marvel Universe!
The Black Panther is one of the best MCU movies and one of the greatest characters in the Marvel Universe - join Rob and Will as they explore the history of Black superheroes and the creation of T'Challa! This episode explores the troubling and racist history of black characters in action-adventure comics, and the groundbreaking black artists who tried to change the industry! We’ll explore LION MAN, the first black superhero, and PRINCE WAKU, the first black Marvel hero, and find out how they influenced the Black Panther! We’ll also examine how Marvel introduced T’Challa to the Marvel Universe, how he got his own comic book series, and the time he fought the Klan! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 4, 2023 · 2 hr 8 min
The Most Underrated Marvel Movie Of All Time? Ant-Man And The Wasp And The MCU After Infinity War! Part Two
Rob and Will head back to the MCU to investigate maybe the most underrated Marvel Movie of all time - Ant-Man And The Wasp! Join us for a deep-dive into the MCU after Infinity War and the death of the Avengers! In this episode we chart the making of the movie, the state of Marvel in 2018, Cassie Lang and the Young Avengers, all the Giants of the Marvel Universe, the death of Scott Lang, Hank Pym’s worst enemy, the coolest Iron Man villain ever, and the time that Ant-Man defeated Dr. Doom! As ever this episode is packed full of Marvel history and trivia, as MVM marches towards Thanos and Endgame! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Dec 4, 2023 · 1 hr 27 min
The Most Underrated Marvel Movie Of All Time? Ant-Man And The Wasp And The MCU After Infinity War! Part One
Rob and Will head back to the MCU to investigate maybe the most underrated Marvel Movie of all time - Ant-Man And The Wasp! Join us for a deep-dive into the MCU after Infinity War and the death of the Avengers! In this episode we chart the making of the movie, the state of Marvel in 2018, Cassie Lang and the Young Avengers, all the Giants of the Marvel Universe, the death of Scott Lang, Hank Pym’s worst enemy, the coolest Iron Man villain ever, and the time that Ant-Man defeated Dr. Doom! As ever this episode is packed full of Marvel history and trivia, as MVM marches towards Thanos and Endgame! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Nov 27, 2023 · 30 min
How Spider-Man Joined The MCU! Behind The Scenes On The Making Of Spider-Man Homecoming
We head back into the MVM archive to revisit the making of Spider-Man Homecoming! Join Rob and Will as they explore how Spider-Man FINALLY made it into the MCU, and the deal that was struck between Marvel Studios and Son Pictures! How much money changed hands? How much money did the movie make at the box office? And how much of that box office is Sony getting without lifting a finger? Plus they explore the differences between the Tom Holland Spider-Man and the previous versions of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, how director Jon Watts got the job, and which actor was ready to replace Michael Keaton if he couldn’t play the Vulture?! All this and tons more Marvel trivia! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Nov 24, 2023 · 1 hr 35 min
MVM Re-Release: Episode One - Our First Attempt At The Iron Man Movie And The MCU
To celebrate our 100th Episode, we’re re-releasing our very first episode! Travel back to how it all began with Episode One! It’s the middle of the Pandemic, Rob & Will are locked-down in their houses, they don’t know how to make a podcast and they really know each other! See how far we’ve come as we make our first attempt to cover Marvel Comics, the MCU and the first Iron Man movie! The sound quality is dodgy, the show has no format, but this is how it all began and we somehow lasted 100 episodes! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Nov 20, 2023 · 1 hr 57 min
Episode 100! A Deep-Dive Into The Birth Of Marvel Comics And The First Ever Marvel Cartoon From 1966 - The Marvel Super Heroes! Part Two
To celebrate Episode 100 we take a special look at the first-ever adaptation of ANY Marvel Comics - The Marvel Super Heroes cartoon from 1966! Cartoons that featured direct adaptations of Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, and Namor The Submariner! Rob and Will take you behind the scenes on how this unique series was created using Xerox photocopying machines, and the incredible music that eventually started a lawsuit with Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan! Plus we’ll look at the birth of Marvel Comics, how it all began back in the 1930’s with the Human Torch, Namor and Captain America! We’ll look at how the company nearly went bust and had to use DC Comics to keep going, before finally reaching incredible success in the Sixties! And there’s also tons of trivia about Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Namor, and the craziest Thor story ever told! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Nov 20, 2023 · 1 hr 43 min
Episode 100! A Deep-Dive Into The Birth Of Marvel Comics And The First Ever Marvel Cartoon From 1966 - The Marvel Super Heroes! Part One
To celebrate Episode 100 we take a special look at the first-ever adaptation of ANY Marvel Comics - The Marvel Super Heroes cartoon from 1966! Cartoons that featured direct adaptations of Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, and Namor The Submariner! Rob and Will take you behind the scenes on how this unique series was created using Xerox photocopying machines, and the incredible music that eventually started a lawsuit with Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan! Plus we’ll look at the birth of Marvel Comics, how it all began back in the 1930’s with the Human Torch, Namor and Captain America! We’ll look at how the company nearly went bust and had to use DC Comics to keep going, before finally reaching incredible success in the Sixties! And there’s also tons of trivia about Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Namor, and the craziest Thor story ever told! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Nov 13, 2023 · 22 min
The History Of Kamala Khan And The Legacy Of Captain Marvel And Ms Marvel!
With The Marvels in cinemas, we head back into the MVM Archives to discover the origin and history of Kamala Khan aka Ms Marvel! Exploring her connection to Carol Danvers, her beginnings with the Inhumans, the incredible sales of her comic book, what she means to the legacy of Captain Marvel, and how Kamala became a symbol for those fighting against the spread of hatred and racism! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk