Welcome to the podcast of comic book animation. Every week join Matt Spectro as he teams up with a special guest to watch and review animation based on a comic book. Everything from the Golden Age to the Modern Age!! No controversy just fun!!!
It's time for a new episode as we talk Marvel's first family, the Fantastic Four!!! My pal Robbie Sherman comes back to the Multiverse as we go back to 2006 Fantastc Four World's Greatest Heroes episode "Doomsday"!! The often overlooked and 4th FF cartoon!! This episode, Reed is accused of deliberately exposing the group to the cosmic rays. Join us for such topics as the creation of the FF, Matt's limited knowledge to apparently fa...
This week we've got a new episode this week as the first time we jumped into the animated world of Star Wars!!! We go back to the 80s for the somewhat over looked Ewoks cartoon! These furry little fellas from Return of the Jedi got their own cartoon and toy line!! My old pal Mike joins the podcast for the first time we go back to 1986 for the Ewoks episode "Battle for the Sunstar" Sit down with us as we discuss such topics as the...
The long absence of the Multiverse is over!!! I return with a big episode with not 1, not 2 but 3 guests!!! I’m joined by Dave, Francis and Jordan as we brave being under the weather to talk Superfriends "The Secret Origin of the Superfriends." The Legion of Doom travel through time to alter history and erase Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern! Join us for such topics as the greatness of the LOD, Dave's opinion of the look of...
It’s the Multiverse's official Christmas episode as I'm joined by Jamie Jamitkowski to watch "Merry Little Batman" - the first original DC project for Amazon Prime! Damian Wayne is Home Alone in this Christmas superhero adventure! Join us for Holiday festivities as we discuss such topics as who is the target audience for this, the Batman voice, old guys in Hawaiian shirts, who is the real expert on the caped crusader and cocoa! Al...
It’s a new episode here at the Multiverse as we kick off the Holiday Season!!! My buddy Ray joins me as we discuss one of his favorite childhood memories in Mickey's Christmas Carol - the first Mickey theatrical release in 30 years! It’s a re-telling of the Dickens classic tale of Scrooge. Join us for topics like the legendary voice cast of Disney, Scrooge McDuck carrying the cartoon, Siskel and Ebert, Minnie Mouse not speaking and...
Its another exciting episode as this week im joined for the first time by Cade from the Cartoon Commotion Show as we travel back to 1979 for the Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show episode "The Terrible 5+1" !!! Its a first on the Multiverse as i sit down with an individual who also host a show on animation! We'll find out if too cartoon heads are better than one!!!We talk everyones favorite stretching hero Plastic Man as he squares ...
It’s another exciting new episode as we’re talking the 2nd oldest cartoon we’ve ever discussed with everyone’s favorite flying rodent! My pal Jose stopped by the Multiverse for his first time as we go back to the 1947 Mighty Mouse cartoon, "Fight to the Finish!" Witness Mighty Mouse battle his arch nemesis Oil Can Harry for the love of Pearl Pureheart!! Such topics come up like Mighty Mouse's secret identity, a whole lotta singing,...
Better late than never, it’s the Multiverse's official Halloween episode!!! We sit down with Julian Starr as we go back to 1995 for the scary episode of Rocko's Modern Life, "Sugar Frosted Frights!" Not only celebrating Halloween and Julian’s childhood, we get a bit philosophical about going back to a special time in everyone’s life and escapism. Join us for such topics as not knowing what a wallaby is, censorship and Rocko's biza...
It's time for another new episode of Halloween fun!! This week, I'm joined by the winner of the Matt Spectro anniversary giveaway, the host of podcast "What’s Shakin with Shaner"…Shaner!!! Join us for scary fun as we go back to 2016 for the direct to DVD film Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell. Old Jade Jaws teams with the Howling Commandos and Dr. Strange to battle Nightmare on All Hallows Eve!! We discuss such topics as Halloween trivia...
The tricks and treats continues with a brand new episode on everyone's favorite super-strengthed zombie Solomon Grundy!!! I’m joined by my nephew James as we travel back to 2005 for the halloween episode of The Batman, "Grundy Night!" We take a scary journey into the less-talked-about Batman cartoon with a special Halloween spectacular!! We tackle such spooky subjects as the history and longevity of Solomon Grundy, cheap Halloween ...
It’s Halloween season and I'm treating you with a new episode!!! Here at the Multiverse, I do a month long celebration of Halloween and kicking it off early! I’m joined by Comics Bi Dylan as we get our ghosts on for the 2002 Halloween episode of the Fairly OddParents "Scary GodParents!" Join in for spooky fun as we talk such topics as... is it ridiculous 2 grown men are discussing Nickelodeon cartoons, the multitude of celebrities...
This week, I have the return of frequent collaborator Mike Crockett!!!! Whenever Mike is with me, we look at a cartoon that is considered the worst of the worst. Has age been kind to UltraForce?!? Join us as we go back in time to 1995 for the UltraForce episode, "Prime Time!" Listen in for such topics as, does this cartoon get a bad rap, 90s comic culture, weird noises made by our heroes, Prime being a weird Shazam knock off, and t...
It’s a new episode and we’re looking at The Transformers but not the 80s! We’re going to the 90s for the first CGI version!!! After a long absence, I'm joined by Max Smashmaster as we go back to 1998 for the episode “Code of Hero,” widely considered the best episode of the series. Will my guest feel the same?!? Join us for such topics at what was once considered groundbreaking CGI, flying robotic body parts, the complex storyline o...
It’s time for a new episode and it’s an early Halloween as the dead rise from their graves! I'm joined by Dave of Correct Handed Comics as we go back to the 2021 episode of What If...? with the rather lackluster name of "What If…Zombies?!!?" The Earth's Mightiest Heroes become an undead horde and dine on the flesh of MCU!! Join me for banter on Dave's comic The Offspring, zombies in the cinema as well as comics, strange creative ch...
Our long summer hiatus is over as I'm back with a brand new episode!!! I'm joined by Carissa of Worthy Chaos Comics, just in time for her néw Kickstarter campaign! We go back to 2000 for the Inuyasha episode "The Girl Who Overcame Time and the Boy who Just Overcame." We have alotta talking the anime cartoon, the comic industry and her comic book as well. My pronunciations are as questionable as usual as we talk manga and anime whic...
We're back with a new episode!!! Matts joined by the shows anime expert and youngest Multiverse guest Alex!!! We travel back to 2019 for the popular anime Demon Slayer episode "Cruelty" Not Matts area of expertise but still a fun time with Alex!! Join them for such discussions as Matt's continued failure at japanese names, the relative reserved tone of Demon Slayer compare to other anime, the mind blowing number of episodes of the...
Its new episode time!!! Robbie Sherman is back as we are talk the former love interest of Spiderman the Black Cat!! We travel back in time to 2008 for the Spectacular SpiderMan episode "Persona" Black Cat the first super powered girlfriend of Webhead!! We go indepth into her history plus Robbies love of Spectacular Spiderman which believe it or not first time here on the podcast we talked this cartoon!!! Join us as we talk such top...
This week we go outside the box as we go back to 2012 for the animated film Mass Effect-Paragon Lost!!!! The popular video game series has comics and an animated film so it’s not that match of a stretch for my show! Antoine joins me once again as it was his idea, knowing much more about the game then your illustrious host! Join us for such topics as Mass Effect's working title, the video games Matt used to play, pros and cons of wa...
Join us as we celebrate the 100th episode of the Multiverse!!! This episode, I'm joined by Craig, co-host of the Diabolical Podcast. We’re talking the comic book "Flashpoint" and the animated film it spawned, "Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox!" We get into the ins and outs of the Flash story that we still feel the effects of today. Join us for Flash trivia, the plus and minuses of alternate reality and elseworlds stories, is ...
It's the first episode of year 3 and we're going back to the early 70s for the short lived, almost forgotten to time Addams Family cartoon!!! I'm joined this week by my brother Travis as we go back watch the 1973 episode of the Addams Family "Follow That Loaf of Bread"! It was a popular sitcom, but will it translate to Saturday morning success?!? Join us as we discuss such topics as naming the family, cost cutting of Hanna-Barbara,...
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