It’s time once again for The Reel World’s two superhero podcasts to cross the streams, as Ben, Matt, Jerome & Brian break down Phase 4 of the MCU and answer some burning questions.
Plus the ever-chaotic combined rankings of every movie and show. Enjoy the madness!
Continue reading Marvellous Journey/Superhero Pantheon Crossover 2023: MCU Phase 4
‘Return of Hydro-Man’ & ‘Secret Wars’
Jerome and Brian discuss five more episodes, including the return of Hydro-Man and the first version of Secret Wars put on screen. Find out the truth behind Mary Jane and why a three parter should have been five parter. One more episode after this as Jerome and Brian cap off their months long journey.
Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon – Spider-Man ’94: Episodes 59-63
‘The Mutant Agenda’, ‘Mutants’ Revenge’ & ‘Morbius’
Jerome and Brian continue their look at the second season of Spider-Man and examine a huge crossover in the world of Marvel animation as the X-Men (most prominently Wolverine and Beast) are featured.
Morbius also makes an appearance, but it’s not great. Enjoy the discussion about obscure horror and what makes this season so much better.
Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon – Spider-Man ’94: Episodes 17-19
Over the course of three years, Jerome and Brian have put a number of movies into the Superhero Pantheon. This week, they focus on people as they induct a number of the most important people in.
Jerome and Brian also make some solo selections as well. It’s 90 minutes covering the very best superhero performers over the last half century of films.
Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon – Special Edition: Putting People into the Pantheon
It’s a special edition of Superhero Pantheon as Jerome and Brian run down their ten favorite superhero action scenes of all-time. No spoilers. You’ll have to listen to get the lists.
(Even the extremely canonical poster was made up by Matt!)
Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon: Top 10 Action Sequences
It is time to take a look at Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends once again to explore more times they used the X-Men characters. Welcome to the latest edition of MARVELOUS ANIMATION.
Continue reading 7 Takeaways from the Juggernaut Episode of Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Somehow, despite announcing one million Marvel projects a year ago, Disney+ Day 2021 brought not just new footage of the existing slate, but yet more announcements. Time for a hype check.
Continue reading Marvel Mondays: Hype Check for the MCU’s Future
This pilot was the first attempt by anyone to make a full-on X-Men television show. The episode is absolutely insane for reasons we will get into. This world was not ready for it though, and the pilot was tragically not picked up. Matt Waters and I discussed this project and other X-Men related cartoons! I just re-visited that piece, and my opinions on it have largely not changed. Welcome to the latest edition of MARVELOUS ANIMATION.
Continue reading 11 Takeaways from the Pryde of the X-Men Pilot
Spider-Man: The Animated Series was a very popular animated superhero show. It was decided at some point it was the idea vehicle for adapting the Secret Wars story, and they did it over several episodes. Welcome to the third edition of Marvelous Animation!
Continue reading 9 Takeaways from the “Secret Wars” Storyline in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Spider-man and his Amazing Friends was an early 80s Spider-man cartoon where Peter Park fought villains with his pals….Iceman and Firestar? Firestar was created for the purposes of the show. There were only 24 episodes produced over the course of three seasons, but one of them featured the trio visiting Charles Xavier and the X-men! It’s our long-delayed second edition of MARVELOUS ANIMATION
Continue reading 8 Takeaways from the “The X-Men Adventure” in Spider-man and his Amazing Friends
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