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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May 29, 2023 · 31 min
Back To The Future, Wes Craven, And Astrophysics! The Crazy Behind The Scenes Journey To Making The Dr Strange Movie!
We head back into the archives to dive into the decades-long production history of getting Marvel's Dr Strange onto the big screen! Exploring the MCU, how Benedict Cumberbatch got cast in the lead, the eye-popping CGI, Wes Craven, the BIG NAMES who nearly made a Doctor Strange movie over the years, and how exactly Back To The Future plays a role in mystic Avenger’s journey into cinemas! Revisiting the Behind The Scenes segment from our episode on Dr. Strange! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
May 22, 2023 · 2 hr 27 min
The Incredible Hulk: Remastered - The Creation Of The Hulk, The Birth Of The MCU And The Single Most Important Moment In Marvel Movie History! Part Two
Now we know how to do a podcast, we're bringing you a bigger, better, super-charged, remastered version of our second episode! Heading back to 2008 we explore the birth of the MCU, the issues between Marvel and Universal Pictures, if this movie is a flop, and we find out exactly why there’s never been another Hulk movie! We also dive into the creation of Bruce Banner and the Hulk, the secrets of Marvel Gamma, how The Avengers saved the Hulk, and we investigate just how powerful the Hulk really is! Plus, we pause to think about Tony Stark, Iron Man, and the single most important moment in the history of Marvel movies! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
May 22, 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
The Incredible Hulk: Remastered - The Creation Of The Hulk, The Birth Of The MCU And The Single Most Important Moment In Marvel Movie History! Part One
Now we know how to do a podcast, we're bringing you a bigger, better, super-charged, remastered version of our second episode! Heading back to 2008 we explore the birth of the MCU, the issues between Marvel and Universal Pictures, if this movie is a flop, and we find out exactly why there’s never been another Hulk movie! We also dive into the creation of Bruce Banner and the Hulk, the secrets of Marvel Gamma, how The Avengers saved the Hulk, and we investigate just how powerful the Hulk really is! Plus, we pause to think about Tony Stark, Iron Man, and the single most important moment in the history of Marvel movies! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
May 15, 2023 · 17 min
The Creation And History Of Wolverine - Is He The Most Popular Marvel Character Of All Time?
We head back into our archives to explore the creation of arguably Marvel’s most popular character - Wolverine! Diving into the history of how Wolverine was created, his BIZARRE original name, the changing of his origins and X-Men backstory, digging into the time he was almost CANCELLED and how he was transformed into a super popular mutant! Is Wolverine more popular than Spider-Man, Iron Man and the rest of the Avengers? This episode of MVM Revisited is a sample taken from our massive episode covering X-Men Origins: Wolverine! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
May 8, 2023 · 1 hr 49 min
The History Of Adam Warlock, The High Evolutionary, And Rocket Raccoon! Exploring The Comic Book Trivia & Secrets Of Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3! Part Two
With Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3 hitting screens around the world, we leave Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Avengers behind to go and explore the Marvel Cosmos! We select 3 episodes from the 2015 GOTG Animated series to explore the major moments from the new MCU movie! We dig up the comic book history of Adam Warlock and find out why he’s one of the most important Marvel characters of all time! We examine The High Evolutionary and how he’s one of the most powerful Marvel villains ever created! And we dive into the wild and crazy secret history of Rocket Raccoon, a life full of talking animals and deadly robot toys! This episode is PACKED full of Marvel trivia spinning out of the new Guardians Of The Galaxy movie! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
May 8, 2023 · 1 hr
The History Of Adam Warlock, The High Evolutionary, And Rocket Raccoon! Exploring The Comic Book Trivia & Secrets Of Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3! Part One
With Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3 hitting screens around the world, we leave Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Avengers behind to go and explore the Marvel Cosmos! We select 3 episodes from the 2015 GOTG Animated series to explore the major moments from the new MCU movie! We dig up the comic book history of Adam Warlock and find out why he’s one of the most important Marvel characters of all time! We examine The High Evolutionary and how he’s one of the most powerful Marvel villains ever created! And we dive into the wild and crazy secret history of Rocket Raccoon, a life full of talking animals and deadly robot toys! This episode is PACKED full of Marvel trivia spinning out of the new Guardians Of The Galaxy movie! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
May 1, 2023 · 15 min
Creating The Guardians Of The Galaxy! The Secret History Of Marvel’s ORIGINAL Galactic Heroes, And How Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora, Rocket And Groot Became The NEW Guardians!
With Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3 hitting screens around the world, we head into our archives to take a look at the creation and origins of the comic books that inspired the MCU! We explore the future of the Marvel Universe, the original 1960’s Guardians and who they inspired in the movies. We also look at how Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket Racoon, Gamora and Groot first came together as the brand new Guardians Of The Galaxy! Learn the secrets of Marvel’s Galactic heroes! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Apr 24, 2023 · 1 hr 56 min
X-Men: Days Of Future Past - The Marvel Story That Influenced Iron Man, Batman, The Avengers And The Terminator! A Deep-Dive Into The Original Cyberpunk Dystopia! Part Two
Before Terminator, Robocop and Blade Runner, the X-Men were dealing with their own twisted Cyberpunk dystopia in Days Of Future Past! Join us for a deep-dive into one of the most influential Marvel stories of all time! These are the comic books that changed the X-Men forever, and influenced everything from Iron Man to the Avengers to Batman to the Justice League! In this two-parter we explore the very first time this ground-breaking story was adapted in the X-Men cartoon of the Nineties! We go Behind The Page on the comic book origins of this incredible story, and we go Behind The Scenes on the iconic X-Men Animated Series from the 90s that first brought this story to the screen! Packed with history and trivia on Wolverine, Bishop, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Nightcrawler, time travel and SO MUCH MORE! Will we ever see this story in the MCU? Let’s find out! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Apr 24, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
X-Men: Days Of Future Past - The Marvel Story That Influenced Iron Man, Batman, The Avengers And The Terminator! A Deep-Dive Into The Original Cyberpunk Dystopia! Part One
Before Terminator, Robocop and Blade Runner, the X-Men were dealing with their own twisted Cyberpunk dystopia in Days Of Future Past! Join us for a deep-dive into one of the most influential Marvel stories of all time! These are the comic books that changed the X-Men forever, and influenced everything from Iron Man to the Avengers to Batman to the Justice League! In this two-parter we explore the very first time this ground-breaking story was adapted in the X-Men cartoon of the Nineties! We go Behind The Page on the comic book origins of this incredible story, and we go Behind The Scenes on the iconic X-Men Animated Series from the 90s that first brought this story to the screen! Packed with history and trivia on Wolverine, Bishop, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Nightcrawler, time travel and SO MUCH MORE! Will we ever see this story in the MCU? Let’s find out! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Apr 17, 2023 · 50 min
Spider-Man Vs Spider-Man - The Clone Saga! The Most Controversial Marvel Story Of All Time! The 90’s Event That Nearly Ruined Spider-Man Forever!
To celebrate our 3rd Anniversary, we’re releasing this special Bonus Episode from our Patreon! In one of our earliest bonus shows, Rob and Will explore the highly controversial Spider–Man Clone Saga from the 1990s! It’s a story that introduced the world to the Scarlet Spider - the identical clone of Spider-Man! It’s the story that tried to retire Peter Parker and replace him with Ben Reilly! It’s the story that killed off Aunt May! It’s also a story that encapsulates everything that was wrong with Marvel Comics in the Nineties and very nearly ruined Spider-Man for all time! A crazy story both on the page and behind the scenes! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Apr 10, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
Wolverine: Enemy Of The State - A Deep Dive Into The Biggest, Baddest Wolverine Story Of All Time! Wolverine Fights The Marvel Universe! Part Two
To celebrate our 3rd Anniversary, we’re releasing this special Bonus Episode from our Patreon! Every month our bonus shows take a deep-dive into some of the biggest Marvel stories of all time! In this episode Rob and Will explore “Wolverine: Enemy Of The State” - a huge story that could NEVER be recreated by the MCU! Wolverine gets brainwashed and becomes an Agent Of Hydra! Turned into a living weapon, Wolverine sets about trying to assassinate SHIELD and every superhero in America! Logan battles his way through the X-Men, Captain America, Elektra and the Fantastic Four, and we meet maybe the most deadly villain in the history of Marvel Comics! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Apr 10, 2023 · 58 min
Wolverine: Enemy Of The State - A Deep Dive Into The Biggest, Baddest Wolverine Story Of All Time! Wolverine Fights The Marvel Universe! Part One
To celebrate our 3rd Anniversary, we’re releasing this special Bonus Episode from our Patreon! Every month our bonus shows take a deep-dive into some of the biggest Marvel stories of all time! In this episode Rob and Will explore “Wolverine: Enemy Of The State” - a huge story that could NEVER be recreated by the MCU! Wolverine gets brainwashed and becomes an Agent Of Hydra! Turned into a living weapon, Wolverine sets about trying to assassinate SHIELD and every superhero in America! Logan battles his way through the X-Men, Captain America, Elektra and the Fantastic Four, and we meet maybe the most deadly villain in the history of Marvel Comics! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Apr 3, 2023 · 33 min
The Weirdest Marvel Story Of All Time! Spider-Man Meets Bill Murray, Joins Saturday Night Live And Fights A Mutant Samurai! This Actually Happened!
To celebrate our 3rd Anniversary, we’re releasing this special Bonus Episode from our Patreon! Obscure Marvel is our spin-off show where we dive into the trashcans of the Marvel Universe to explore the most obscure and ridiculous moments in Marvel history! In this episode, we head back to the 1970’s where Spider-Man joins the cast of Saturday Night Live, meets Bill Murrary, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and fights a teleporting mutant samurai! This was not a dream sequence, this is all official Marvel history! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Mar 27, 2023 · 1 hr 41 min
Spawn, Image Comics, The Marvel Rebellion Of 1991, And How Marvel Went Bankrupt! Part Two
In this episode we leave behind Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Avengers and the Marvel Universe, to take a deep-dive into one of the most important moments in Marvel history, The Marvel Rebellion Of 1991! A time when ALL of Marvel’s top stars quit and started a rival company - Image Comics! A move which badly damaged Marvel as it began to slide into bankruptcy and collapse! A move which also birthed a brand new universe of superheroes, including Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN! We go behind the scenes on the movie, behind the page on this critical moment in comic book history, and then we deep-dive a movie full of mystic powers, demons, assassins and fart jokes! Join Rob and Will for a rare trip outside the Marvel Universe to learn an important step on the journey to the MCU! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Mar 27, 2023 · 2 hr 11 min
Spawn, Image Comics, The Marvel Rebellion Of 1991, And How Marvel Went Bankrupt! Part One
In this episode we leave behind Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Avengers and the Marvel Universe, to take a deep-dive into one of the most important moments in Marvel history, The Marvel Rebellion Of 1991! A time when ALL of Marvel’s top stars quit and started a rival company - Image Comics! A move which badly damaged Marvel as it began to slide into bankruptcy and collapse! A move which also birthed a brand new universe of superheroes, including Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN! We go behind the scenes on the movie, behind the page on this critical moment in comic book history, and then we deep-dive a movie full of mystic powers, demons, assassins and fart jokes! Join Rob and Will for a rare trip outside the Marvel Universe to learn an important step on the journey to the MCU! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Mar 20, 2023 · 21 min
The Start Of The Marvel Universe And The Creation Of The Very First Marvel Characters - The Fantastic Four!
We head back into our archives to go Behind The Page on how the Marvel Universe was first created! Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, a golf game and the Justice League, all came together to create a revolutionary kind of new comic book! Characters who didn’t just have superpowers, but had big, nasty emotions! Before Iron Man, before Spider-Man, before the Avengers, The Fantastic Four were the beginning of the Marvel Universe and the start of a revolution in comic books! This episode of MVM Revisited is a sample taken from our massive episode covering The Fantastic Four! Tickets To Our Live Show March 25th https://wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873642863 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Mar 13, 2023 · 1 hr 43 min
Black Panther (2018) - Wakanda, Vibranium, Killmonger, The World’s First Black Superhero, And The Movie That Changed Marvel Forever! Part Two
We return to the MCU to take a deep-dive into Black Panther - the billion-dollar blockbuster that took the world by storm! We go Behind The Scenes on the making of the movie, heading all the way back to Wesley Snipes in the 90’s! We go Behind The Page to explore the history of black characters in action adventure comics, the world’s first black superhero in 1947, and exactly how scared were Marvel Comics to create a powerful black hero in the 1960s! Then we deep-dive the movie and use it to explore the history and trivia behind Wakanda, Vibranium, T’Challa and Killmonger! Tickets To Our Live Show March 25th https://wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873642863 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Mar 13, 2023 · 2 hr 4 min
Black Panther (2018) - Wakanda, Vibranium, Killmonger, The World’s First Black Superhero, And The Movie That Changed Marvel Forever! Part One
We return to the MCU to take a deep-dive into Black Panther - the billion-dollar blockbuster that took the world by storm! We go Behind The Scenes on the making of the movie, heading all the way back to Wesley Snipes in the 90’s! We go Behind The Page to explore the history of black characters in action adventure comics, the world’s first black superhero in 1947, and exactly how scared were Marvel Comics to create a powerful black hero in the 1960s! Then we deep-dive the movie and use it to explore the history and trivia behind Wakanda, Vibranium, T’Challa and Killmonger! Tickets To Our Live Show March 25th https://wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873642863 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Mar 6, 2023 · 28 min
The Death Of Gwen Stacy! The Moment That Changed Spider-Man, Marvel Comics, And The Entire Comic Book Industry!
Gwen Stacy’s death is a HUGE moment in the history of comic books, heralding the end of the innocent Silver Age and the dawning of the more complex and sophisticated Bronze Age! We go Behind The Page on how this moment came about, why Marvel killed Spider-Man's girlfriend, who was ORIGINALLY supposed to die, why this story angered Stan Lee, and how it impacted Spider-Man, the Marvel Universe and the entire comic book industry for all time! This episode of MVM Revisited is a sample taken from our massive episode covering The Amazing Spider-Man 2! Tickets To Our Live Show March 25th https://wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873642863 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
Feb 27, 2023 · 2 hr 10 min
Daredevil The Series - Marvel Goes Dark And Edgy! How Frank Miller, Matt Murdock And Wilson Fisk Revolutionised Superheroes And Changed Marvel Comics Forever! Part Two
We take a deep-dive into the prestige TV drama series, Daredevil! Go behind-the-scenes on how Marvel and Netflix put this show together, from conception to the casting of Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio, and investigate whether this series is officially part of the MCU! Go behind-the-page on the Marvel Comics that inspired this series, and learn how Frank Miller’s 1980’s Daredevil transformed the comic book industry and revolutionised superheroes for both Marvel and DC Comics! We also explore the limits of Matt Murdock’s powers, how dangerous Wilson Fisk can be, the history of The Hand, and tons more Marvel trivia! Tickets To Our Live Show March 25th https://wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873642863 For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/willpreston https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk