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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Aug 18, 2025 · 2 hr 13 min
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (2021) Part One
MVM returns to the MCU to bring you the DEFINITIVE deep-dive into Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the plans to include Shang-Chi in the original Avengers movie, how Marvel Studios had to radically change the racist history of the Shang-Chi character, how Simu Liu’s controversial comments about China cost the movie MILLIONS at the box office, and how the Communist Party of China reacted to the MCU’s first Chinese superhero! Then we’ll take you behind-the-page to explore the convoluted origins of Shang-Chi, the racism built in to every issue, the legal issues with one of the most famous literary and movie characters of all time, and why Marvel had to BURY the character for decades! Plus we’ll deep-dive the movie scene-by-scene to bring you tons of Marvel comic book history and trivia! 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
Aug 11, 2025 · 20 min
The Secret History Of Nick Fury - Marvel’s Coolest Character
This week we head back into the MVM archives to bring you the secret history of Nick Fury! Dive into the true story of Fury’s origins as a bet between Stan Lee and the Publisher of Marvel Comics! We explore how Nick Fury went from being a gruff, cigar-chomping, World War II soldier stereotype, to a sleek, badass, American James Bond! Learn about the car, the gadgets, the girls, and the controversy, as legendary writer / artist Jim Steranko broke all the rules and transformed Nick Fury into the coolest character in the history of Marvel Comics! 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
Aug 4, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Part Two
With the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie being re-released in cinemas to celebrate its 35th Anniversary, MVM takes a step outside the Marvel Universe to look at a landmark moment in the history of comic books, and a landmark moment in the history of superhero cinema! We bring you the CRAZY story of getting this movie made, and how it became the most successful independent film of all time! We explore the history of the Ninja Turtles comic books, their deep connections to the Marvel Universe, the “Black And White” comic book boom of the 1980s, how TMNT went from a throwaway gag into a billion dollar empire, how their creators changed the industry forever, and how Marvel Comics tried to buy the Ninja Turtles! Plus, we’ll pull the entire movie apart scene-by-scene and bring you TONS of comic book history and trivia about Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, the noble Splinter, the evil Shredder, the awesome April O'Neil, and the badass Casey Jones! 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
Aug 4, 2025 · 2 hr 17 min
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Part One
With the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie being re-released in cinemas to celebrate its 35th Anniversary, MVM takes a step outside the Marvel Universe to look at a landmark moment in the history of comic books, and a landmark moment in the history of superhero cinema! We bring you the CRAZY story of getting this movie made, and how it became the most successful independent film of all time! We explore the history of the Ninja Turtles comic books, their deep connections to the Marvel Universe, the “Black And White” comic book boom of the 1980s, how TMNT went from a throwaway gag into a billion dollar empire, how their creators changed the industry forever, and how Marvel Comics tried to buy the Ninja Turtles! Plus, we’ll pull the entire movie apart scene-by-scene and bring you TONS of comic book history and trivia about Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, the noble Splinter, the evil Shredder, the awesome April O'Neil, and the badass Casey Jones! 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
Jul 28, 2025 · 32 min
Why Did We Never Get Another Hulk Movie? The Secrets Behind The 2008 Incredible Hulk
This week the MVM archives takes you behind-the-scenes on the making of The Incredible Hulk! We’ll explore one of the most important moments in the history of the MCU, the disastrous split between Marvel, Disney, and Paramount, just how badly the Ang Lee Hulk movie impacted the MCU version at the box office, the problems with Ed Norton, and the reason why we never got another Hulk 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
Jul 21, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
The ORIGINAL Fantastic Four Movie! A Deep Dive Into The 1994 Movie Marvel Didn’t Want Anyone To See! Part Two
With Fantastic Four First Steps in cinemas, we head back to 1994 to take a deep-dive into the ORIGINAL Fantastic Four movie that has never been released! It’s the movie Marvel didn’t want ANYONE to ever see! In the Nineties a low-budget Fantastic Four movie was filmed, mostly finished, and then never released to the general public! Marvel Comics DESTROYED the film and tried to deny the movie existed, until bootleg copies began circulating the fandom and appearing online! What happened? Why was it ever made? Why did Marvel hate it? And why was it such a failure? This week Rob and Will take you on an incredible journey to an unexplored corner of the Marvel Universe! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on this wild movie-making story, and then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself scene-by-scene! Plus, we explore the SHOCKING comic book history of the Fantastic Four in the 90s! 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
Jul 21, 2025 · 1 hr 42 min
The ORIGINAL Fantastic Four Movie! A Deep Dive Into The 1994 Movie Marvel Didn’t Want Anyone To See! Part One
With Fantastic Four First Steps in cinemas, we head back to 1994 to take a deep-dive into the ORIGINAL Fantastic Four movie that has never been released! It’s the movie Marvel didn’t want ANYONE to ever see! In the Nineties a low-budget Fantastic Four movie was filmed, mostly finished, and then never released to the general public! Marvel Comics DESTROYED the film and tried to deny the movie existed, until bootleg copies began circulating the fandom and appearing online! What happened? Why was it ever made? Why did Marvel hate it? And why was it such a failure? This week Rob and Will take you on an incredible journey to an unexplored corner of the Marvel Universe! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on this wild movie-making story, and then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself scene-by-scene! Plus, we explore the SHOCKING comic book history of the Fantastic Four in the 90s! 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
Jul 14, 2025 · 21 min
The History Of The Fantastic Four Cartoon
With Fantastic Four First Steps hitting screens any day now, we head back into the MVM Archives to explore the history of the 1994 Fantastic Four cartoon! Rob and Will dive into the Fantastic Four’s history in animation from the 60’s and 70’s, and how the Marvel Action Hour came about in the 90s! We look into Marvel’s parent company New World Entertainment, and the network of TV stations they owned all across America! We explore how this cartoon crossed over with The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man The Animated Series, and how it featured major Marvel characters like Black Panther, Ghost Rider, Daredevil, and Thor! We’ll also look at the amazing toys spawned by this show, and how season one was so bad the studio was forced to make DRASTIC changes to season two! 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
Jul 7, 2025 · 2 hr 40 min
Man Of Steel (2013) - Is This The Worst Superman Movie Of All Time? Part Two
With James Gunn’s Superman flying into cinemas we bring you another DC Edition of MVM and take a special look at the 2013 Man Of Steel, to ask the question - is this the worst Superman movie of all time? We’ll take you behind the scenes on why Superman Returns didn’t work, and how the Snyderverse began! From Christopher Nolan taking charge, to the hiring of Zack Snyder, the casting choices, the Christian marketing campaign, and creating the controversial scene where Superman kills! We’ll take you behind the page on the ever-changing timeline of DC Comics, how it keeps blowing up the universe and starting all over again, and what that means for Superman! Plus we’ve got a blow-by-blow deep-dive into the movie itself, pulling apart every scene and brining you tons of history and trivia on the different origins of Superman, the death and return of Superboy, the secrets of the Fortress Of Solitude, the history of General Zod, the superhero hiding in this movie, does Superman ever kill? and we’ll find out why Krypton is the planet that doesn’t shag! 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
Jul 7, 2025 · 2 hr 28 min
Man Of Steel (2013) - Is This The Worst Superman Movie Of All Time? Part One
With James Gunn’s Superman flying into cinemas we bring you another DC Edition of MVM and take a special look at the 2013 Man Of Steel, to ask the question - is this the worst Superman movie of all time? We’ll take you behind the scenes on why Superman Returns didn’t work, and how the Snyderverse began! From Christopher Nolan taking charge, to the hiring of Zack Snyder, the casting choices, the Christian marketing campaign, and creating the controversial scene where Superman kills! We’ll take you behind the page on the ever-changing timeline of DC Comics, how it keeps blowing up the universe and starting all over again, and what that means for Superman! Plus we’ve got a blow-by-blow deep-dive into the movie itself, pulling apart every scene and brining you tons of history and trivia on the different origins of Superman, the death and return of Superboy, the secrets of the Fortress Of Solitude, the history of General Zod, the superhero hiding in this movie, does Superman ever kill? and we’ll find out why Krypton is the planet that doesn’t shag! 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
Jun 30, 2025 · 2 hr 41 min
X-Men (2000) Remastered - A 25th Anniversary Deep-Dive Into The First Marvel Blockbuster! Part Two
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the first X-Men movie, we’re bringing you a brand new episode taking a special deep-dive into the first Marvel Blockbuster! Before Iron Man, before the Avengers, before Spider-Man, there was X-Men (2000)! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the first smash-hit Marvel movie, exploring all the rewrites, the crazy casting story, the highly controversial director, and all the fights on set! We’ll also take you behind-the-page on the creation of the X-Men, what it was influenced by, what it ripped off, and how it became the number 1 comic book in the world! Plus we’ll deep-dive the movie scene by scene and bring you stories on Wolverine’s Cage Fighting history, the origin of Sabretooth, the ever-changing powers of Mystique, why they changed Magneto’s backstory and ethnicity, plus tons more Marvel history and trivia! 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
Jun 30, 2025 · 2 hr 5 min
X-Men (2000) Remastered - A 25th Anniversary Deep-Dive Into The First Marvel Blockbuster! Part One
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the first X-Men movie, we’re bringing you a brand new episode taking a special deep-dive into the first Marvel Blockbuster! Before Iron Man, before the Avengers, before Spider-Man, there was X-Men (2000)! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the first smash-hit Marvel movie, exploring all the rewrites, the crazy casting story, the highly controversial director, and all the fights on set! We’ll also take you behind-the-page on the creation of the X-Men, what it was influenced by, what it ripped off, and how it became the number 1 comic book in the world! Plus we’ll deep-dive the movie scene by scene and bring you stories on Wolverine’s Cage Fighting history, the origin of Sabretooth, the ever-changing powers of Mystique, why they changed Magneto’s backstory and ethnicity, plus tons more Marvel history and trivia! 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
Jun 23, 2025 · 50 min
The Making Of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)
This week we head back into the archives to explore the making of the 2023 animated movie Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse! We’ll dive into how the filmmakers transformed an obscured character like The Spot and turned him into a major villain, the cameos from Andrew Garfield and Donald Glover, the different worlds of Mumbattan and Marvel 2099, the wild art-techniques behind Hobbie Brown the Spider-Punk, the creation of the Lego universe sequence, the unique animation of the Renaissance Vulture, and so much more! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at 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
Jun 20, 2025 · 2 hr 49 min
Gamer Edition Re-Release - Insomniac Spider-Man (2018) Part Two
A re-release of our first ever Gamer Edition of MVM as we explore into the Insomniac Spider-Man video game from 2018! Join Rob and Will as we go behind the scenes on the making of the biggest Marvel game of all time, and then take a deep-dive into the massive storyline! We explore every different skin and costume in the game to find out which ones have a comic book history, and we explore all the backpack collectibles to discover which ones are Easter Eggs from Spider-Man’s history! Plus we’ll delve into all the Marvel trivia behind Miles Morales, Mister Negative, Doc Ock, Silver Sable, the Sinister Six and so much more! Featuring a special chat with Gaming Expert Rob Leane, video game editor at the Radio Times and host of the new gaming podcast One More Life. Check out his podcast here, and look out for his special episode with Will - https://link.chtbl.com/OneMoreLifeMarvel 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
Jun 20, 2025 · 1 hr 46 min
Gamer Edition Re-Release - Insomniac Spider-Man (2018) Part One
A re-release of our first ever Gamer Edition of MVM as we explore into the Insomniac Spider-Man video game from 2018! Join Rob and Will as we go behind the scenes on the making of the biggest Marvel game of all time, and then take a deep-dive into the massive storyline! We explore every different skin and costume in the game to find out which ones have a comic book history, and we explore all the backpack collectibles to discover which ones are Easter Eggs from Spider-Man’s history! Plus we’ll delve into all the Marvel trivia behind Miles Morales, Mister Negative, Doc Ock, Silver Sable, the Sinister Six and so much more! Featuring a special chat with Gaming Expert Rob Leane, video game editor at the Radio Times and host of the new gaming podcast One More Life. Check out his podcast here, and look out for his special episode with Will - https://link.chtbl.com/OneMoreLifeMarvel 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
Jun 16, 2025 · 1 hr 52 min
MVM Gamer Edition: Guardians Of The Galaxy The Video Game (2021) Part Two
It’s another Gamer Edition of Marvel Versus Marvel, as we dive into the 2021 Guardians Of The Galaxy video game from Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix. We go behind the scenes on the making of GOTG The Game to explore its critically-acclaimed narrative, its amazing soundtrack, and the comedy and the tragedy of its story! Plus, we dive into the failed relationship between Marvel and Square Enix which cost hundreds of millions of dollars! The episode is also jam-packed with cool Marvel history and trivia as we explore the controversial history of Adam Warlock, the tragic story of the Nova Corps, Star Lord’s ever-changing origins, the threat of the Magus, the story of Nikki Gold, the Elemental Guns, the horny Queen Of Monsters, Fin Fang Foom and the Dweller-In-The-Dark, and why Mantis is called the Celestial Madonna! Don’t forget to check out our first Gamer Edition, as we took a deep-dive into the Insomniac Spider-Man game https://open.spotify.com/episode/586DbqNBqUR5Jzjv0ejLz8 Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at 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
Jun 16, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
MVM Gamer Edition: Guardians Of The Galaxy The Video Game (2021) Part One
It’s another Gamer Edition of Marvel Versus Marvel, as we dive into the 2021 Guardians Of The Galaxy video game from Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix. We go behind the scenes on the making of GOTG The Game to explore its critically-acclaimed narrative, its amazing soundtrack, and the comedy and the tragedy of its story! Plus, we dive into the failed relationship between Marvel and Square Enix which cost hundreds of millions of dollars! The episode is also jam-packed with cool Marvel history and trivia as we explore the controversial history of Adam Warlock, the tragic story of the Nova Corps, Star Lord’s ever-changing origins, the threat of the Magus, the story of Nikki Gold, the Elemental Guns, the horny Queen Of Monsters, Fin Fang Foom and the Dweller-In-The-Dark, and why Mantis is called the Celestial Madonna! Don’t forget to check out our first Gamer Edition, as we took a deep-dive into the Insomniac Spider-Man game https://open.spotify.com/episode/586DbqNBqUR5Jzjv0ejLz8 Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at 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
Jun 9, 2025 · 18 min
The History Of Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl, And Madame Web
This week we head back into the archives to bring you the history behind Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl, and Madame Web! The secret story behind how and why Marvel Comics RUSHED to create Spider-Woman, the battle with their competitors, and the Spider-Woman TV show that suddenly found itself in legal trouble! We also unravel the tale of Mayday Parker, Spider-Man’s daughter from the future, and how she launched an entire line of new Marvel Comics! This clips is taken from our massive episode on Madame Web https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QdRdclUohY6IAJHc8512k Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at 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
Jun 2, 2025 · 2 hr 16 min
Iron Fist (2017) - Marvel’s Kung Fu Explosion And The Secrets Of The Immortal Weapon! Part Two
This week we explore the origins of Iron Fist, from the Kung Fu explosion of the 1970's, Marvel going all-in on martial arts characters, teaming with Luke Cage, the most shocking death in Marvel history(!), and how Danny found his place on the Avengers! Plus, we go behind-the-scenes on the making of the Disney Iron Fist TV show! Our deep-dive into the first two episodes of the Iron Fist TV show explores the legend of the Iron Fist, the mythical city of K'un Lun, the secret history of Danny Rand's family, the Seven Capital Cities Of Heaven, and the Immortal Weapons! Plus, Rob and Will pull apart what works and what DOESN'T WORK about this series! The episodes we cover in the deep-dive are; Episode 1 - "Snow Gives Way" Episode 2 - "Shadow Hawk Takes Flight" Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at 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
Jun 2, 2025 · 2 hr 1 min
Iron Fist (2017) - Marvel’s Kung Fu Explosion And The Secrets Of The Immortal Weapon! Part One
This week we explore the origins of Iron Fist, from the Kung Fu explosion of the 1970's, Marvel going all-in on martial arts characters, teaming with Luke Cage, the most shocking death in Marvel history(!), and how Danny found his place on the Avengers! Plus, we go behind-the-scenes on the making of the Disney Iron Fist TV show! Our deep-dive into the first two episodes of the Iron Fist TV show explores the legend of the Iron Fist, the mythical city of K'un Lun, the secret history of Danny Rand's family, the Seven Capital Cities Of Heaven, and the Immortal Weapons! Plus, Rob and Will pull apart what works and what DOESN'T WORK about this series! The episodes we cover in the deep-dive are; Episode 1 - "Snow Gives Way" Episode 2 - "Shadow Hawk Takes Flight" Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at 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