Marvel Versus Marvel

The Success Story Of X-Men 97

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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Masters Of The Universe (1987) - Was He-Man The Biggest Superhero Of The 80s? Part Two

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 and crushing lows! Then we'll get into the crazy story of the making of this movie that everything involved seemed to hate ... except for Skeletor! Canon Films comes to the brink of collapse, the financing runs out BEFORE THE MOVIE IS FINISHED, and ultimately how the financial failure of Masters Of The Universe robbed us of getting a 90's Spider-Man movie!

Then we’ll pull apart the 1987 He-Man movie scene-by-scene, deliver all of our thoughts and reactions on what works, what doesn't work, and what sucks! We’ll deliver TONS of history and trivia on the Masters Of The Universe characters, and the big differences between the original comic books, the animated series, and the movie versions of the characters! Plus, we've got all the Marvel Connections that listeners demand, AND the single CRAZIEST Marvel Connection in history! You cannot believe where one of these actors leads us and how it's connected to Marvel!

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Masters Of The Universe (1987) - Was He-Man The Biggest Superhero Of The 80s? Part One

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 and crushing lows! Then we'll get into the crazy story of the making of this movie that everything involved seemed to hate ... except for Skeletor! Canon Films comes to the brink of collapse, the financing runs out BEFORE THE MOVIE IS FINISHED, and ultimately how the financial failure of Masters Of The Universe robbed us of getting a 90's Spider-Man movie!

Then we’ll pull apart the 1987 He-Man movie scene-by-scene, deliver all of our thoughts and reactions on what works, what doesn't work, and what sucks! We’ll deliver TONS of history and trivia on the Masters Of The Universe characters, and the big differences between the original comic books, the animated series, and the movie versions of the characters! Plus, we've got all the Marvel Connections that listeners demand, AND the single CRAZIEST Marvel Connection in history! You cannot believe where one of these actors leads us and how it's connected to Marvel!

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Scandal Exposed! Will Isn't Doing His Job! The Full Story Of The Fake Video Game Charts!

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 New Fantastic Four (1978)
The Conspiracy Deepens - Conan The Barbarian (1982)
The Plot Goes Deeper Than We Thought - Runaways (2017)

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Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends (1981) - Part Two

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 down! Then we’ll deep-dive three episodes of Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, pull them all apart scene by scene, and jam-pack you with Marvel history and trivia on The Green Goblin, Shanna The She-Devil, Swarm, Namor, Firestar, Iceman, and tons more!

Episodes include;

Episode 1 - Triumph Of The Green Goblin
Episode 5 - Swarm!
Episode 6: Seven Little Superheroes

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Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends (1981) - Part One

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 down! Then we’ll deep-dive three episodes of Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, pull them all apart scene by scene, and jam-pack you with Marvel history and trivia on The Green Goblin, Shanna The She-Devil, Swarm, Namor, Firestar, Iceman, and tons more!

Episodes include;

Episode 1 - Triumph Of The Green Goblin
Episode 5 - Swarm!
Episode 6: Seven Little Superheroes

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The History Of The Punisher - From Spider-Man Villain To One Of Marvel’s Biggest Stars

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 appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man, his history with Daredevil, and how the army-of-one action movies of the 1980’s led to a HUGE surge in popularity for Frank Castle, resulting in The Punisher having THREE monthly comic books at the same time!

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Runaways (2017) - Marvel’s Best Original Concept In 30 Years! Part Two

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 take you behind the page on Runaways NEARLY becoming an MCU movie, and how Marvel Television teamed up with the producers behind The OC and Gossip Girl to create a superhero teen drama for Hulu. Then we’ll deep-dive the show itself, pull apart every scene of the first two episodes to bring you all of our reactions and thoughts, the contrasts and similarities to the comic book source material, AND explore all those hidden and evasive Marvel Connections hiding in the past careers of every actor on the screen no matter how obscure or tenuous! We've also got tons of Marvel comic book history and trivia and we bring you the comic book history behind the superheroes and supervillains of California, the secrets of the the most SUCCESSFUL villains in Marvel Comics, the superpowers of the Runaways, the romantic entanglements and vampire kissing exploits of the teens, and just how EVIL the parents of the Runaways truly are!

Included In The Deep Dive;
Episode 1 - Reunion
Episode 2 - Rewind

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Runaways (2017) - Marvel’s Best Original Concept In 30 Years! Part One

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 take you behind the page on Runaways NEARLY becoming an MCU movie, and how Marvel Television teamed up with the producers behind The OC and Gossip Girl to create a superhero teen drama for Hulu. Then we’ll deep-dive the show itself, pull apart every scene of the first two episodes to bring you all of our reactions and thoughts, the contrasts and similarities to the comic book source material, AND explore all those hidden and evasive Marvel Connections hiding in the past careers of every actor on the screen no matter how obscure or tenuous! We've also got tons of Marvel comic book history and trivia and we bring you the comic book history behind the superheroes and supervillains of California, the secrets of the the most SUCCESSFUL villains in Marvel Comics, the superpowers of the Runaways, the romantic entanglements and vampire kissing exploits of the teens, and just how EVIL the parents of the Runaways truly are!

Included In The Deep Dive;
Episode 1 - Reunion
Episode 2 - Rewind

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James Cameron's Spider-Man - Marvel Movies That Never Happened!

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 choices being discussed, from Leonardo DiCaprio to Arnold Schwarzenegger! We’ll also dig into why the movie never happened, and the complicated legal cases that exploded and resulted in a direct stand-off between Spider-Man and James Bond!

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