Marvel Versus Marvel

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 technique...

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 technique...

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, mercha...

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 genoci...

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 genoci...

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 genoci...

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 genoci...

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’...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Fi...

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 Fi...

This week we head back into the Marvel Versus Marvel Archive to explore the history of The Punisher, and how he went from a one-off Spider-Man villain to becoming one of Marvel’s BIGGEST stars! We’ll dive into all the different influences that came together to create The Punisher - from The Godfather, to Death Wish, to Don Pendleton’s “The Executioner”! We’ll take you through his first-ever appear...

This week we explore Marvel's Runaways, the critically acclaimed comic book that was called "Marvel's best original concept in 30 years" and then became a 3 season teen drama in 2017! We’ll take you Behind The Page on Marvel chasing the teen Anime and Manga readers in the early 2000's, the creation of Marvel's Tsunami publishing imprint, and how Brian K Vaughan created The Runaways! We'll also tak...

This week we explore Marvel's Runaways, the critically acclaimed comic book that was called "Marvel's best original concept in 30 years" and then became a 3 season teen drama in 2017! We’ll take you Behind The Page on Marvel chasing the teen Anime and Manga readers in the early 2000's, the creation of Marvel's Tsunami publishing imprint, and how Brian K Vaughan created The Runaways! We'll also tak...

This week we head into the MVM Archives to explore a Marvel Movie That Never Happened but nearly did - James Cameron’s Spider-Man! Back in 1993 Carolco Pictures hired James Cameron to write the screenplay for their upcoming Spider-Man movie! We’ll take you through all the plans that Cameron had for different Spider-Man villains like Electro, Sandman, and Doctor Octopus! We’ll explore the casting c...

The untold Marvel story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1982 Conan The Barbarian movie! We’ll explore the tragic life of Robert E Howard, the creation of the Sword & Sorcery genre, and how Conan The Cimmerian came to be! We'll take you behind-the-page on how Marvel Comics got hold of Conan and how he became one of the BIGGEST comic book success stories of the Seventies, and one of Marvel’s most...

The untold Marvel story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1982 Conan The Barbarian movie! We’ll explore the tragic life of Robert E Howard, the creation of the Sword & Sorcery genre, and how Conan The Cimmerian came to be! We'll take you behind-the-page on how Marvel Comics got hold of Conan and how he became one of the BIGGEST comic book success stories of the Seventies, and one of Marvel’s most...

The 90's were a bad decade for Marvel's Mutants, and it took some seismic changes and bold creative risks to save the franchise, the biggest being the 2001 reboot of the franchise - Ultimate X-Men! Marvel Comics hit the reset button and created a brand new imagining of Xavier, Magneto, Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and the rest of the X-Men’s huge cast of characters. Mark Millar and Andy Kubert r...

Sam Raimi is back and it's the 6th MVM Anniversary so we’re bringing you damn-near 6 hours of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on how all the plans for this MCU sequel changed radically, why the original director and writer left the project, how Sam Raimi returned to direct his first movie in a decade and why he came back to the Marvel Universe after FI...

Sam Raimi is back and it's the 6th MVM Anniversary so we’re bringing you damn-near 6 hours of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes on how all the plans for this MCU sequel changed radically, why the original director and writer left the project, how Sam Raimi returned to direct his first movie in a decade and why he came back to the Marvel Universe after FI...

To celebrate our 6th Anniversary we’re taking a special look at one of the most absurd Marvel Comics of all time featuring The Avengers and Dr Doom! Since Avengers Doomsday is happening in a few months we went back to 1968 to explore the very first time Dr Doom faced down The Avengers! This is an episode of our “Obscure Marvel” bonus show that happens every month on Patreon for our supporters - re...