The Thunderbolts Special! A Deep-Dive Into Marvel’s Original Thunderbolts! Part Two

We kick off 2024 by going outside the MCU and taking a deep-dive into the 2015 Fantastic Four - 20th Century Fox’s last attempt at a Marvel superhero franchise before surrendering to Disney! Fox wanted their own Spider-Man or Avengers franchise … and they got this instead! We’ll take you behind the scenes on the trouble making of the movie, the director who ignored the script and was nearly FIRED, why this movie is so dark and edgy, and the original attempt to do a crossover with the X-Men movies! We’ll go behind the scenes on the creation of the Fantastic Four, how they changed comic books forever and established the Marvel Universe! We’ll explore the Ultimate Marvel Universe and its updated timeline, we’ll reveal which team member is essentially immortal, the fantastic powers of the four, and the worst thing Dr Doom has ever done! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

15 Jan 20241h 57min

Without X-Men The Animated Series there would be no Avengers movie, no Spider-Man movie, and no MCU! We head back into the archives to explore the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the most important cartoon in Marvel history! Learn how shows like Transformers, Dungeons & Dragons, and Batman The Animated Series laid the foundations for this incredible Saturday Morning cartoon, the struggle to get the show on the air, the TV networks that kept interfering, and the huge risks the cartoon took to tell adult stories! Find out about the 90’s smash-hit that the show became, the ratings, the merch, the partnership with McDonald’s, and how it directly led to Marvel’s huge cinema successes! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

8 Jan 202433min

A special release of one of our amazing Bonus Episodes! This is the crazy true story of the time in the 1990’s when Marvel and DC Comics worked together to bring fans something truly unique! A comic book series where Marvel characters FOUGHT DC characters, and fans voted for the winners! Superman versus the Hulk! Batman versus Captain America! Wonder Woman versus Storm! Which led to an even bigger event - DC and Marvel MERGING their two universes to create AMALGAM COMICS! A brand new universe featuring brand new merged superheroes! Wolverine merges with Batman! Iron Man merges with Green Lantern! Spider-Man merges with Superboy! The Avengers merge with the Justice League! This story is SO CRAZY you’ll have to hear it to believe it, because these comics are all no longer available and will never be printed again! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

1 Jan 20242h 25min

A quick spin into Iron Man’s very first adventure from 1963! What did Tony Stark do after building the Iron Man armour? His first adventure took place in Marvel’s Tales Of Suspense, and featured a radical change to the appearance of Iron Man that has lasted to this very day! What was Iron Man’s first mission? Who was his first villain? Trust us, it’s a far cry from the MCU! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

31 Dec 20235min

A quick spin into the first battle between Kang and the Avengers! In 1964 Kang defeated the Avengers and held the entire world to ransom! Find out how the Marvel heroes recover, and the super high-tech, sci-fi way Hank Pym defeats Kang The Conqueror! Will this ever happen in the MCU? Absolutely not! For awesome bonus episodes visit 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 20234min

A quick spin into Iron Man’s very first appearance from 1963! A far cry from Robert Downey Junior and the MCU, as we investigate the origins of Tony Stark, suction cups, magnets, and how he was almost immediately killed by a filing cabinet! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

29 Dec 20238min

Join Rob and Will for a deep-dive into the Marvel Multiverse, as we experience a very different MCU with “What If Captain Carter Were The First Avenger!” A story that lets us explore parallel Marvel Universes and alternate versions of the Avengers! What if Captain America became Iron Man? What if Spider-Man became the Hulk? What if Steve Rogers became President? What if the Red Skull was all-powerful? And who are the British superheroes of the Marvel Multiverse? All these questions get answered, plus tons more Marvel history and trivia! Earlier this year we took our podcast on the road and created a live show at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton!  For awesome bonus episodes visit 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 Dec 20231h 36min

A celebration of Marvel’s Mightiest Mutants as we dive into the archives and pull apart the creation of the X-Men, their biggest and most important moments, and the histories of their most popular characters! From their humble beginnings in the 1960’s, to being cancelled in the 1970’s, to the dozens of X-Men spin-offs like The New Mutants and X-Force, to the histories of their most popular characters - Wolverine, Deadpool and Cable! This episode charts the rise of the X-Men, how they took over comic books, television and movies, and eventually paving the way for the Avengers and the MCU itself! Featuring clips from our episodes on X-Men, X2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The New Mutants, Deadpool, Animated Days Of Future Past, The Wolverine, and Deadpool 2. For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.com https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk

18 Dec 20232h 10min