Marvel Versus Marvel

Rob and Will take an unexpected deep-dive into the smash-hit new Marvel animated series X-Men 97 and ask the question - is this the greatest X-Men project of all time? Should the MCU learn lessons from this cartoon show?! We take you behind the scenes on the making of this series, how and why a revival of the classic X-Men cartoon from the 90’s was needed, and what this series does BETTER than the X-Men movies! We’ll explore the hi...

To celebrate our 4th anniversary we’re releasing this bonus episode on The Ultimates - the Avengers story that saved Marvel Comics and provided the blueprint for the MCU! Every month on Patreon we release bonus episodes taking a special look at incredible Marvel stories that have yet to be adapted into a movie. This episode is a deep-dive into the Marvel comic book that revolutionised the industry and inspired the MCU! Join us as ...

As we speed towards our date with Avengers: EndGame, we finally reach one of the most successful and controversial Marvel movies - Captain Marvel! A movie that was attacked and maligned by online Trolls, but still smashed the box office for over one billion dollars! Rob and Will go behind the scenes on why this movie was so controversial for the fandom, and then go behind the page to find out why Carol Danvers is the most controver...

As we speed towards our date with Avengers: EndGame, we finally reach one of the most successful and controversial Marvel movies - Captain Marvel! A movie that was attacked and maligned by online Trolls, but still smashed the box office for over one billion dollars! Rob and Will go behind the scenes on why this movie was so controversial for the fandom, and then go behind the page to find out why Carol Danvers is the most controver...

To celebrate our 4th Anniversary we’re releasing this special episode of our bonus show “Obscure Marvel” featuring The Beetle! Every month on Patreon we dive into the trash cans and rubbish bins of the Marvel Universe, to dig up the most obscure and ridiculous characters in superhero history! Forget about Thanos, Spider-Man and the Avengers, these characters are losers through and through! In this episode last year, Rob and Will di...

Behind the scenes on the making of the 1989 Batman movie - the most important movie in the history of superhero cinema! We explore the hiring of Tim Burton, Jack Nicholson’s CRAZY contract, how everyone HATED Michael Keaton as Batman, the real reason Prince had to make the soundtrack, the making of Gotham City, and the explosion of Bat-Mania when the movie came out! The toys, the games, the merchandise, and how the success of Batma...

Sweet Christmas! Join us for a deep-dive into the Luke Cage TV series, and one of the most controversial Marvel characters of all time! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of the Luke Cage series and how it ties into Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist and the Defenders! We’ll go behind the page to examine Shaft and the blaxploitation movies of the 1970’s that inspired Luke’s creation, as well as the controversial real-w...

Sweet Christmas! Join us for a deep-dive into the Luke Cage TV series, and one of the most controversial Marvel characters of all time! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of the Luke Cage series and how it ties into Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist and the Defenders! We’ll go behind the page to examine Shaft and the blaxploitation movies of the 1970’s that inspired Luke’s creation, as well as the controversial real-w...

We go behind the scenes on the making of THE BIGGEST MARVEL GAME OF ALL TIME! In this episode we explore how Marvel ditched Activision after 18 years to build a new franchise with Sony and Insomniac, how they set about creating an original Spider-Man universe separate from both the comic books and the movies, the designing of a new iconic costume, the incredible voice acting, the tear-jerking relationship between Peter Parker and D...

We’re exploring the Ultraverse - a hidden corner of the Marvel Multiverse, and its forgotten team of superheroes! Forget about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine and The Avengers, it’s time to learn about Prime, Prototype, Nightman and The Ultraforce! Before the MCU, Hollywood went through a massive comic book boom in the early 90’s, as comics like The Mask, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Crow became big hits! Marvel Comics boug...

We’re exploring the Ultraverse - a hidden corner of the Marvel Multiverse, and its forgotten team of superheroes! Forget about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine and The Avengers, it’s time to learn about Prime, Prototype, Nightman and The Ultraforce! Before the MCU, Hollywood went through a massive comic book boom in the early 90’s, as comics like The Mask, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Crow became big hits! Marvel Comics boug...

We take you behind the scenes on the making of The Black Panther - one of the most crucial movies in the MCU! From the planned 90’s movies with Wesley Snipes, to the attempted low budget movie of the 2000’s, how he nearly appeared in the 2007 Fantastic Four movie, all the way to the casting of the brilliant Chadwick Boseman. We’ll explore the budget, the box office, the incredible cast, the Oscars, the costume design, the critical ...

Before the MCU, Spider-Man The Animated Series gave us what might be the first Marvel crossover - Kraven, Blade, Punisher, Morbius and Spidey all in the same 90s TV show! Forget about The Avengers, THIS is easily the most badass and fun Marvel project we’ve ever covered! We’ll deep-dive into the “Neogenic Nightmare” story, take you behind the scenes on the making of Marvel 90s cartoons and their toys, we’ll explore the Punisher’s b...

Before the MCU, Spider-Man The Animated Series gave us what might be the first Marvel crossover - Kraven, Blade, Punisher, Morbius and Spidey all in the same 90s TV show! Forget about The Avengers, THIS is easily the most badass and fun Marvel project we’ve ever covered! We’ll deep-dive into the “Neogenic Nightmare” story, take you behind the scenes on the making of Marvel 90s cartoons and their toys, we’ll explore the Punisher’s b...

We head back into the archives for a deep-dive into the creation of Thanos and the history of the Infinity Gauntlet - the biggest story in the history of Marvel Comics! The origins of Thanos span from Captain Marvel to the Avengers to the Silver Surfer, and culminated in the biggest crossover event in the history of comic books! We take you behind-the-scenes on this story which features a fight between Marvel and DC Comics over sup...

With Madame Web in cinemas, enjoy this flashback exploring the history of the character! The latest Marvel movie from Sony is operating outside the MCU but inside the Spider-Verse, and has taken a pretty minor Spider-Man character as its lead. Rob and Will take you through the origins of Madame Web and her connections to Spider-Man. Also, Rob and Will both completely get Dakota Johnson’s name wrong like the amateurs they are.

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A deep-dive into the latest Marvel show, as Rob and Will explore Echo and the Maya Lopez story! From her past with Ronin and Wilson Fisk, to her connection to Daredevil, this episode pulls apart what might be the most violent Marvel show of all time! We go behind-the-scenes on the making of this series for Disney Plus, and how it officially made Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage part of the MCU! We also take you beh...

A deep-dive into the latest Marvel show, as Rob and Will explore Echo and the Maya Lopez story! From her past with Ronin and Wilson Fisk, to her connection to Daredevil, this episode pulls apart what might be the most violent Marvel show of all time! We go behind-the-scenes on the making of this series for Disney Plus, and how it officially made Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage part of the MCU! We also take you beh...

We head back into the archive to take a special look at how it all began! From movie failures and disasters, Marvel takes drastic action to create their own movie studio and their own cinematic universe with the first Iron Man movie! Join Rob and Will as they deep-dive into the 90’s Iron Man movies that nearly happened! Marvel gambling on their own success! Filmmakers throwing the script out the window and actors ad-libbing iconic ...