Marvel Versus Marvel

This week we go behind-the-scenes on the making of a Spider-Man movie that nobody saw - Kraven The Hunter! We’ll explore Sam Raimi’s plans to include Kraven in the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man franchise, AND Ryan Coogler’s plans to make Kraven part of the Black Panther MCU movies! We’ll also get to the bottom of why the MCU never crossed over with Sony’s Spider-Man Cinematic Universe, and why Tom Holland never showed up in Venom, Morbius, Madame Web, or Kraven! We’ll dig into the movie’s terrible reviews and disastrous box office returns, and what happened...

This Halloween season we dig up the obscure 80s anime movie based on Marvel’s Dracula - Sovereign Of The Damned! An adaptation of the “Tomb Of Dracula” comics from the Seventies, this movie is Marvel's first-ever animated film, and yet it has been consigned to the amnesia section of movie history - well not anymore! In this Halloween edition of MVM we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on Marvel’s attempt to crack the Japanese market with anime and fighting robots, and explore the unique partnership between Marvel Comics and Japan's Toei Company! We’ll dig-up-the-dirt on Marvel’s first-EVER ani...

This Halloween season we dig up the obscure 80s anime movie based on Marvel’s Dracula - Sovereign Of The Damned! An adaptation of the “Tomb Of Dracula” comics from the Seventies, this movie is Marvel's first-ever animated film, and yet it has been consigned to the amnesia section of movie history - well not anymore! In this Halloween edition of MVM we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on Marvel’s attempt to crack the Japanese market with anime and fighting robots, and explore the unique partnership between Marvel Comics and Japan's Toei Company! We’ll dig-up-the-dirt on Marvel’s first-EVER ani...

This week we head back into the MVM archives to bring you the incredible true story behind the making of the original, low-budget and completely forgotten Captain America movie from 1990! In this episode we’ll take you behind the scenes on the crazy story of this low budget mess, the desperate ongoing scramble to get cash, the studio ripping the movie away from the director, and the BIG differences between the original cut and the final movie!

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As Halloween arrives at MVM we tackle one of the earliest major Marvel movies that we’ve NEVER covered before - Blade Trinity from 2004! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the third (and apparently) FINAL Blade movie! The on-set fights, the insults, the racism, and the lawsuits that followed! Did Wesley Snipes LOSE HIS MIND on this movie?! Plus we’ll take you behind the page on Marvel’s horror comics of the 90s, how the popularity of Ghost Rider led to the return of Blade, Dracula, and the Nightstalkers, how they OUTSOLD Iron Man and the Aven...

As Halloween arrives at MVM we tackle one of the earliest major Marvel movies that we’ve NEVER covered before - Blade Trinity from 2004! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the third (and apparently) FINAL Blade movie! The on-set fights, the insults, the racism, and the lawsuits that followed! Did Wesley Snipes LOSE HIS MIND on this movie?! Plus we’ll take you behind the page on Marvel’s horror comics of the 90s, how the popularity of Ghost Rider led to the return of Blade, Dracula, and the Nightstalkers, how they OUTSOLD Iron Man and the Aven...

This week we take a trip back into the MVM Archives to look at a Marvel Movie That Never Happened (but nearly did) - the Cannon Pictures Spider-Man! Golan & Globus very nearly rolled out a Spider-Man movie in the 1980s! In this trip back into the MVM Archives we dig into the ever-changing attempts to make a Spidey movie in the Eighties and Nineties!

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Our exhaustive exploration of X-Men 97 Season 2 continues with the final half of the series! We take a look at Beau DeMayo’s ORIGINAL PLANS for Season 2, the ORIGINAL ENDING that got changed, and the HUGE cliffhanger for Season 3 that got CANCELLED! Then
deep-dive episodes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Season 2, pull them apart scene-by-scene to explore all the Easter Eggs, all the references, and deliver a METRIC TON of X-Men history and trivia! From Team X and Weapon, the invasion of the Brood, the forgotten member of the ORIGINAL X-Men, the immortal race of Externals, why Exodus might be the most PO...

Our exhaustive exploration of X-Men 97 Season 2 continues with the final half of the series! We take a look at Beau DeMayo’s ORIGINAL PLANS for Season 2, the ORIGINAL ENDING that got changed, and the HUGE cliffhanger for Season 3 that got CANCELLED! Then
deep-dive episodes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Season 2, pull them apart scene-by-scene to explore all the Easter Eggs, all the references, and deliver a METRIC TON of X-Men history and trivia! From Team X and Weapon, the invasion of the Brood, the forgotten member of the ORIGINAL X-Men, the immortal race of Externals, why Exodus might be the most PO...

This week we head back into the MVM Archives to bring you a clip from our 2024 episode on X-Men: Days Of Future Past, as Rob and Will debate whether we love it or hate it!

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The deep-dive into X-Men 97 Season 2 starts here! After setting the scene in part one, Rob and Will pull apart the first 4 episodes of Season 2! We go scene-by-scene and deliver TONS of X-Men history and trivia about the future ruled by Apocalypse, the Clan Askani, the spin-off teams of X-Force and X-Factor, the Rise of Apocalypse, Rama Tut and Kang, Ozymandias, the Celestials, and so much more!

In Part 2 we explore;
Episode 1 - Days of Past Future
Episode 2 - A Force to Be Reckoned With
Episode 3 - Rise of Apocalypse Part 1
Episode 4 - Rise...

We take a break from looking at Marvel projects from decades ago to deliver the most up-to-date episode of MVM possible - an exhaustive deep-dive into X-Men 97 Season 2! In part 1 we explore the highs of season one and the expectations the fandom had for the second season! We dig into the tumultuous production issues that exploded at Marvel Animation between season 1 and season 2, and what happened with Beau DeMayo to cause Marvel to FIRE the creator of X-Men 97! This episode is everything you need to know before we start pulling apart all the episodes of Season 2!

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This week we head back into the archives to bring you a behind the scenes DC Supershow that shines the spotlight on both the 1978 Superman movie, AND the 1989 Batman movie! Join Rob and Will as they explore the incredible production history of the ORIGINAL superhero movies, and find out how DC Comics and Warner Bros laid the foundations for Superhero Cinema and the MCU!

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For the first time ever we take a deep dive into a historic milestone in the history of Marvel Comics, the first appearance of Wolverine in 1974! We explore the huge power and influence of Wolverine as a multi-media character, his huge popularity from the movies to TV shows, from video games, toys and merchandise, to his comic book sales! Then we’ll take you through the controversial history of WHO CREATED WOLVERINE! We’ll not only pin down exactly WHO created WHAT aspects of Logan, but we’ll dig up the hidden history, the original sketches, the stolen ideas, the la...

For the first time ever we take a deep dive into a historic milestone in the history of Marvel Comics, the first appearance of Wolverine in 1974! We explore the huge power and influence of Wolverine as a multi-media character, his huge popularity from the movies to TV shows, from video games, toys and merchandise, to his comic book sales! Then we’ll take you through the controversial history of WHO CREATED WOLVERINE! We’ll not only pin down exactly WHO created WHAT aspects of Logan, but we’ll dig up the hidden history, the original sketches, the stolen ideas, the la...

This week we head back into the MVM Archives to take you behind the scenes on the making of Avengers Endgame! We’ll pull apart the financial budgets and box office performances of every Avengers movie, and how Endgame became the highest grossing superhero film of all time! We’ll explore the versions of the script that never made it to the screen, which character was originally going to die, why the Hulk didn’t have a bigger role, why Thor became depressed and fat, and how many box office records the move smashed!

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With the Hulk back in cinema screens thanks to Spider-Man Brand New Day, we're taking our first ever look at Ang Lee’s dark, psychological Marvel movie from 2003! In this huge edition we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2003 Hulk movie from celebrated director Ang Lee, the casting, the CGI issues, and how the movie failed both at the box-office and in the minds of fans! Then we'll take you behind-the-page on the dark psychology of the Hulk comics from the 1980's, the hugely controversial story that inspired this film, and the history of theft at Marv...

With the Hulk back in cinema screens thanks to Spider-Man Brand New Day, we're taking our first ever look at Ang Lee’s dark, psychological Marvel movie from 2003! In this huge edition we’ll take you behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2003 Hulk movie from celebrated director Ang Lee, the casting, the CGI issues, and how the movie failed both at the box-office and in the minds of fans! Then we'll take you behind-the-page on the dark psychology of the Hulk comics from the 1980's, the hugely controversial story that inspired this film, and the history of theft at Marv...

With The Punisher back in cinemas for the first time in EIGHTEEN YEARS in Spider-Man Brand New Day, we’ve got a re-release of our deep-dive into the ORIGINAL Punisher movie from 1989! Before Tim Burton’s Batman 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...

With The Punisher back in cinemas for the first time in EIGHTEEN YEARS in Spider-Man Brand New Day, we’ve got a re-release of our deep-dive into the ORIGINAL Punisher movie from 1989! Before Tim Burton’s Batman 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...

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...

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...

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 bo...

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 co...

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 co...

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?

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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 epis...

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 epis...

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!

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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...

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 Thre...

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...

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...

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 REFU...

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 REFU...

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!

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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 an...

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 an...

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...

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 d...