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
The final Fox-developed X-Men film is finally on a streaming service after a much delayed post-production/release/etc. Full review of the film is here.
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Mike & Matt dust off the flagship podcast at long last, but not for Legion Season 3 as long-promised because New Mutants finally came out… a year ago!
Matt details the extensive production troubles, the initial plans for sequels, and the duo get into the unfinished feel of the film and reflect on the Fox era of X-Men for the 45th time.
Continue reading Mike & Matt’s X-Cellent Adventures: Episode #18 – New Mutants
Jerome and Brian are caught up on movies now, so they decided to go over their favorite performances across over 40 years of superhero films. You know you like lists, so enjoy this one.
Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon: Top 10 Favorite Performances
Apparently recapping Batman: The Animated Series twice a week isn’t enough for me, as I’ve decided to begin weekly coverage of the various forthcoming Marvel TV shows.
If I had a time machine I’d have started this column to coincide with the first episode of WandaVision, but I’ll get the ball rolling with my overall thoughts and then from next Monday episodic coverage of The Falcon and the Winder Soldier will begin. SPOILERS ahead.
Continue reading Marvel Mondays: WandaVision Series Review
The Reel World 