Marvelous Marathon

This is Part 2 of 5 of a week-long series of episodes. This episode covers Phase Five of Wil’s Multiverse Saga.

Wil’s Multiverse Saga (PDF)

Wil’s Multiverse Saga (Google Doc)

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Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

A self-indulgent and off-topic Marvelous Marathon episode? Who would have thought! It’s Wil’s birthday this week, so instead of watching another Marvel movie (yawn), he’s finally taking Katelyn (and you the audience) through his oft-mentioned plan to re-work the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Multiverse Saga” (That’s everything after Avengers: Endgame). Re-ordering/re-imagining/re-casting some of your favorite Marvel movies/moments/heroes has been a year-long personal project, so please don’t be too mean if you think it's stupid. We’re just trying to have fun!

Linked below is Wil’s full document as a sort of MCU show-bible. It’s both a PDF and a Google Doc. We recommend downloading the PDF for the least amount of errors when it comes to loading pictures, but we’ll leave the Comment feature turned on in the Google Doc, so you can interact with us and add your own ideas!

This is Part 1 of 5 of a week-long series of episodes. This episode serves as an introduction to the project and covers Phase Four of Wil’s Multiverse Saga.

Wil’s Multiverse Saga (PDF)

Wil’s Multiverse Saga (Google Doc)

Instagram: @marvelousmarathon

Email: [email protected]

Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

Thank Goodness! Wil and Katelyn are here to discuss the newest Marvel Movie, Wicked: For Good. Joined by Friend of the Pod™ Kelly, they all discuss the inherent weirdness of Act Two of Wicked, the inherent sexiness of Jonathan Bailey, and the complete nothingburger-ness of this movie’s new songs. Who can say if they have been changed for the better, but they certainly have been changed For Good.

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Glen Powell’s Meal Deal, Academy Award for Most Dunkin’ Collabs, “The wizard is evil!”, Kiamo Ko, Jeff Goldblum youtube thumbnail, “I’ll be frank… L Baum”, Cory Ellison is asexual, “For some reason, I am Colman Domingo”

Special Guest: Kelly Bauer

Next Mission: Wil’s birthday extravaganza

Instagram: @marvelousmarathon

Email: [email protected]

Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

Wil and Katelyn reach back into the Marvelous Mailbag to answer YOUR burning questions about all things Marvel and otherwise. They also provide updates on the current state of Pop Queens and the absolute tomfoolery happening on The Morning Show (CRUDUP NATION). Wil tries his best to reel Katelyn in as she simultaneously recaps and eulogizes Stranger Things and forces Wil to make predictions for the ultimate fate of a hundred characters he has zero memory of. And, hey, when she tells you (yes, YOU!) to pause the podcast and watch the Stranger Things S3 trailer, she means that shit!!!

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Marina née Diamonds, The Test of Tim, The Cory Ellison Special, The return of Woo/Legend/Mother, Katelyn cracks the case of Avengers: Doomsday, Wil and Katelyn’s joint psychosis about Conan Gray’s Wishbone, “Coming into town”, gay/straight/dead/alive/upsidedown/insideout

Next Mission: Wicked For Good

Instagram: @marvelousmarathon

Email: [email protected]

Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

Listen. Cards on the table. We hated this one. So in quite a deviation from our normal format, we recap the plot of this one in forty five seconds and then kind of just talk about our favorite lines and reminisce about the Arizona Science Center for the rest of the ep. Listen in as the episode—and both of us—kinda fall to pieces.

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Wil struggles to remember any scene from this movie, NFL Players’ Real Housewives taglines, Scud, Blague loredump

Next Mission: Send us questions for Marvelous Mailbag #3

Instagram: @marvelousmarathon

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Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

Wil and Katelyn are FINALLY back to the premise of the podcast and are watching a Marvel Movie. And not just any movie, but the complete and utter nothingburger that is Fantastic Four: Dawn of the… er… War of the… uh, wait… oh yeah, Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). They introduce a new exciting game while trying to get to the bottom of whose fault this movie is. Try not to fall asleep during this movie at the sleepover. To quote a friend of theirs… IT’S CLOBBERING TIME!

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Dave Bautista Head, The Rules of Woo, The US Treasury sues Twentieth Century Fox, Wil notices tension between Sue and Johnny, Johnny’s tearaway pants, Princess Layla, Hemi?, This happened to my buddy Doug Jones

Next Mission: Blade II (2002)

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Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

If you like discussion of hot dogs and one man struggling to read several incoherent sentences, have we got an episode for you! Just in time to reflect on if they were too hard on 2025’s Superman, Wil and Katelyn throw themselves into the weird and wacky hijinks of Superman II (1980). Join them as they discuss the glorious fanfiction aura emanating off of this film, and the bizarre plot synopsis of it online.

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Wil’s beef with Conan Gray, CAMO Corner, TCM is taking Wil’s job, Release the Hot Dog Cut, “… Rocky???”, “Y’all Heard of This?” Corner

Next Mission: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer

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Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

For the final installment of Katelyn Month, your fearless co-hosts torture themselves with one of the worst movies ever featured on this podcast: the 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie, Descendants. In a refreshing change of pace from last week’s tussle, Wil and Katelyn are on the exact same page about this trainwreck (except for the best song). They both—quite frankly—freak out as they get to the bottom of what the hell happened here, and who this movie is even for. Join them if you dare, but be warned: no magic, no wifi, and no fruit.

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Lynchian Limu Emu, “I AM FREAKING OUT”, Michael Jackson’s presence in this movie, Kathy Najimy is Sandra, “I’m Dopey’s son”, "Chips", OneCookieGate, The Worst Thing Wil Has Ever Experienced, Jay is Canonically Thirty

Next Mission: Superman II (1980)

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Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

Hop on the bus; we’re headed to Sky High! Katelyn month continues as she and her Hero Support Wil discuss the 2005 superhero epic. If you thought their disagreement on F4 was intense, buckle up. Will they cement themselves as permanent enemies, or will the power of friendship allow them to overcome their differing opinions and Save The Citizen? At least they agree on the HELLO moment that is Warren Peace’s vest & red streak of hair & bun & towel over his shoulder & bilingualism & more probably.

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Bob Dylan Movie Discourse 2.0, Our First Actual Fight (™), Mrs. Wimpy, proper name place name backstory stuff, Lovingly ham-fisted, Will Stronghold’s jail-worthy fortune cookie eating style, The comedic genius of Mr Medulla, Wil’s accidental foreshadowing to Katelyn’s next movie pick.

Instagram: @marvelousmarathon

Email: [email protected]

Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly

It’s all happening! Katelyn uses her first of three birthday picks to force Wil to finally watch his life story: Almost Famous (2000). No, seriously, Wil is literally William Miller. Don’t talk about it for too long or else Katelyn will get all weepy. The two of them discuss what it really means to be “cool”, and what makes Almost Famous the best movie ever. You’re gonna have to reel them in.

The greatest hits and dumbest bits: Lewis Pullman Zola Audition, Katelyn gets legit emotional about Little Wil, Katelyn is Jay Baruchel, Wil’s “The Morning Show” Corner, Jimmy Fallon Discourse, Wil Pulls a Katelyn, Macrudgeony, Katelyn “Frances McDormand” Weber

Instagram: @marvelousmarathon

Email: [email protected]

Created by: Wil Arends

Starring: Katelyn Weber

Editor: Michael Marting

Artwork: Emmy Weber

Music: Allie Kelly