Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (also referred to as the MCU) is is a media franchise created by Marvel Studios, set primarily in a shared universe designated as the reality Earth-199999 within Marvel's multiverse system, with some installments also set in adjacents or branching realities. Much of the Marvel brand was popularized American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer, Stan Lee.
Starting with "Iron Man", the franchise is comprised mainly of films independently made by Marvel Studios, that are primarily set within this same universe, much like Marvel has done with their comics. The franchise includes a series of short films, called Marvel One-Shots, launched with each film's Blu-ray release starting with "Thor" and finishing with "Thor: The Dark World". Starting with "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", the franchise expanded into television series, including series premiered on the ABC and Freeform channels, and on the Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ streaming platforms.
The franchise also includes the news program WHiH Newsfront and the digital series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot. Other contents include a series of tie-in comics and video games, released as promotional material to the films, all set within the same reality. Some of them, however, especially video games, do not match the events featured in other products following their release and are classified as non-canonical in this universe.
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==Integration into the Shaniverse==
Within the Shaniverse the MCU is also a major component, although not nearly as much as the Star Wars franchise. As the MCU is still expanding with future movie releases each year, the only time period of storylines that will be considered canon to the Shaniverse are those released as a part of the "Infinity Saga", which is comprised of the twenty three films released from 2008 through 2019, as well as any television series or other media that takes place during that time in-universe. This is based on personal preference of the Shaniverse author, as well as to keep things more simple.
Exceptions to this include the upcoming 2020 movie "Black Widow", which is set between "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Infinity War". Some elements of the Infinity Saga which will not be considered canon to the Shaniverse is the character of "Captain Marvel" and the movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home". Because of the inclusion of other franchises beyond the MCU, Captain Marvel's character would not work with the story, whilst Spider-Man: Far From Home would not carry any significance to the story told in the Shaniverse, as the overall main focus is of the OC character Jarik Shan.
Stan Lee, the primary creative leader of Marvel for decades, also has cameo appearances in the Shaniverse.
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