The History Of Marvel Comics - From Timely Comics To Atlas Comics And Beyond!

We kick off 2025 with a deep-dive into Logan and what might be the best Marvel movie ever made! Rob and Will explore the death of Wolverine, the Old Man Logan storyline, the birth of X-23 and tons more! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the making of this important 2017 movie, saying an emotional farewell to Hugh Jackman, and we’ll pour through tons of X-men comic book history and trivia! We’ll investigate how Wolverine dies in the comics, the birth and origins of X-23, the ruthless Donald Pierce and his Reavers, as well as the twisted Marvel future of “Old Man Logan” which inspired this movie! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

6 Jan 20251h 45min

A deep-dive into the HUGE Avengers story that was scheduled to be the next big MCU movie ... until it wasn't! The biggest and baddest Kang story of all time! Kang crashes into the 21st Century with his armies from the future and goes to war with the Avengers and the whole world! Can Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and their team stop the greatest General in history from conquering the earth? To celebrate the festive season we bring you one of our bonus episodes from Patreon! Every month we take a deep-dive into one of the biggest stories, events or timelines in the history of Marvel Comics - from the Avengers to the X-Men to Spider-Man! With over 100 bonus episodes on our Patreon, you can support the show and get awesome bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

30 Dec 20242h 9min

This week we explore a series of major Marvel movies that NEARLY happened but never did! On the heels of Avengers Kang Dynasty being cancelled, and the Gambit buzz following Wolverine & Deadpool, Rob and Will take you for a deep-dive through movie history! We uncover how close the X-Men franchise were to making a Channing Tatum Gambit movie, and what went wrong! We’ll investigate the attempts to make a Spider-Man movie in the 80’s and 90’s and how we nearly got James Cameron’s Spider-Man! We’ll uncover the truth behind Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, the movie that predated the MCU, and how it all fell apart! We’ll also find out about the Spider-Man horror movie, the Marvel disco film, and Silver Surfer The Rock Opera! This episode is different to our regular format, but PACKED with tons of cool Marvel movie history and trivia! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

23 Dec 20242h 19min

Back in the 90's Marvel Comics and the NFL teamed up to create one of the WORST superheros of all time - NFL SuperPro! A character with maybe the worst origin story of all time! To celebrate the festive season we bring you one of our bonus episodes from Patreon! Every month in "Obscure Marvel" we dig into the most ridiculous characters and craziest moments from the history of Marvel Comics. With over 100 bonus episodes on our Patreon, you can support the show and get awesome bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

16 Dec 202431min

This week we join Spider-Man on his trip far from home, and investigate what the death of Tony Stark means in the first MCU movie post Endgame! This deep-dive explores the secrets, lies, and illusions of Mysterio, and the dozens of cons he’s pulled over the years! We also bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Nick Fury, the Secret War, Spider-Man’s Stealth Suits, the tragic relationship of Ned and Betty, Wolverine’s future, and Peter Parker’s secret identity! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com

9 Dec 20242h 36min

This week we join Spider-Man on his trip far from home, and investigate what the death of Tony Stark means in the first MCU movie post Endgame! This deep-dive explores the secrets, lies, and illusions of Mysterio, and the dozens of cons he’s pulled over the years! We also bring you tons of Marvel history and trivia on Nick Fury, the Secret War, Spider-Man’s Stealth Suits, the tragic relationship of Ned and Betty, Wolverine’s future, and Peter Parker’s secret identity! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com

9 Dec 20241h 25min

This week we head into the archives to expose the secrets of Spider-Man 2099! Miquel O’Hara became the complicated adversary to Miles Morales in Across The Spider-Verse, so join us in exploring the creation of this Marvel character from a twisted cyberpunk future! Back in the 90’s Marvel Comics wanted to create a brand new line of comic books featuring futuristic spins on their most popular superheroes - and leading the charge was a brand new Spider-Man! We’ll explore how and why Miguel is SO different from Peter Parker, and how the popularity of the character led to videos games and a potential animated series! This clip is taken from our massive episode covering Across The Spider-Verse https://open.spotify.com/episode/21oAaLcnRWmT3Dagoylit6?si=AufTvwnrRiKCooX5XTJ-hg Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

2 Dec 202414min

A deep-dive into the very first X-Men movie ever made, and the WEIRDEST Marvel comic of the 90s! We'll take you behind-the-scenes on how Fox Kids took the leap from X-Men The Animated Series, to making a live-action TV movie based on the X-Men - and what went wrong! We'll also explore the wild success of the X-Men comics in the 90's, Jubilee leaving the X-Men, the creation of Generation X, and their battle with Aerosmith! Then we’ll deep-dive the movie itself to pull apart the dodgy special effects, the wonky script, and the most awful Marvel villain of all time! Plus we’ll also bring you TONS of X-Men trivia and history about Banshee, Jubilee, Emma Frost, and weird new mutants like Skin, Mondo, Husk, Chamber, Emplate, Synch and more! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

25 Nov 20242h 14min