Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)

The **Marvel Cinematic Universe** (**MCU**) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes television series, short films, digital series, and literature. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. (Wikipedia)

## **Main timeline/watching order**

### Unspecified time (a few centuries ago)

* *Thor: Rescue* (comic book)
* *Thor: The Mighty Avenger #1 (comic book)*
* *Thor: The Mighty Avenger #2 (comic book)*
* *Thor: The Mighty Avenger #3 (comic book)*
* *Thor: The Mighty Avenger #4 (comic book)*

### 11th-16th century

* *Eternals: The 500 Year War #1* (comic book)
* *Eternals: The 500 Year War #2* (comic book)
* *Eternals: The 500 Year War #3* (comic book)
* *Eternals: The 500 Year War #4* (comic book)
* *Eternals: The 500 Year War #5* (comic book)
* *Eternals: The 500 Year War #6* (comic book)
* *Eternals: The 500 Year War #7* (comic book)

### **1940s**

#### **March 1942-March 1945:**

* *Captain America: The First Avenger*
	+ 194x:
		- *Captain America: Evil Lurks Everywhere* (comic book)
	+ April 1944:
		- *Captain America: First Vengeance #1* (comic book)
		- *Captain America: First Vengeance #2* (comic book)
		- *Captain America: First Vengeance #3* (comic book)
		- *Captain America: First Vengeance #4* (comic book)

### 1980s

* *Ant-Man: Larger Than Life* (comic book)

### **2000s**

#### April 2005

* *The Incredible Hulk: The Big Picture* (comic book)

#### **Early 2008-Spring 2008:**

* *Iron Man*
* *Black Panther Prelude #1* (comic book)
* *Black Panther Prelude #2* (comic book)

### 2010s

#### **2010**

* **Spring 2010:**
	+ *The Incredible Hulk: The Fury Files* (comic book)
	+ *Iron Man 2: Nick Fury - Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (comic book)
	+ *Iron Man 2: Public Identity* #1 (comic book)
	+ *Iron Man 2: Public Identity* #2 (comic book)
	+ *Iron Man 2: Public Identity* #3 (comic book)
	+ *Iron Man 2*
		- *Iron Man 2: Black Widow - Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (comic book)
	+ *Thor*
		- *Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer*
	+ *The Incredible Hulk*
* **Summer 2010:**
	+ *Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant*

#### **2012:**

* **Spring 2012:**
	+ *The Avengers Prelude: Black Widow Strikes* #1 (comic book)
	+ *The Avengers Prelude: Black Widow Strikes* #2 (comic book)
	+ *The Avengers Prelude: Black Widow Strikes* #3 (comic book)
	+ *The Avengers: The Avengers Initiative* (comic book)
	+ *The Avengers*
		- *Thor: The Dark World Prelude #1 (comic book)*
		- *Iron Man 3 Prelude* #1 (comic book)
		- *Iron Man 3 Prelude #2* (comic book)
	+ *Marvel One-Shot: Item 47*
	+ *Thor: The Dark World Prelude #2* (comic book)

* Summer 2012:
	+ *Iron Man: The Coming of The Melter* (comic book)
	+ *Ant-Man: Scott Lang - Small Time* (comic book)

#### 2013

* **Fall 2013:**
	+ *Thor: The Crown of Fools* (comic book)
	+ *Thor: The Dark World*

#### 2014

* **Early 2014:**
	+ *Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King*

* **Spring 2014:**
	+ *Captain America: Homecoming* (comic book)
	+ *Guardians of the Galaxy Prequel Infinite Comic* (comic book)
	+ *Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude #1* (comic book)
	+ *Captain America: The Winter Soldier Prelude* (comic book)
	+ *Captain America: The Winter Soldier*
		- *Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Scepter'd Isle* (comic book)
	+ *Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude #2* (comic book)
	+ *Guardians of the Galaxy: Galaxy's Most Wanted* (comic book)

* **Summer 2014:**
	+ *Guardians of the Galaxy*
	+ *I am Groot: Groot's First Steps*

* **Fall 2014:**
	+ *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2*
	+ *I am Groot: The Little Guy*
	+ *I am Groot: Groot's Pursuit*
	+ *I am Groot: Groot Takes a Bath*
	+ *I am Groot: Magnum Opus*
	+ *I am Groot: Are You My Groot?*
	+ *I am Groot: Groot Noses Around*
	+ *I am Groot: Groot's Snow Day*
	+ *I am Groot: Groot's Sweet Treat*
	+ *I am Groot: Groot and the Great Prophecy*

#### 2015

* **January-Feburary 2015**
	+ *Daredevil: Season 1*
* **February-April 2015**
	+ *Jessica Jones: Season 1*
* **Spring 2015:**
	+ *Avengers: Operation HYDRA* (comic book)
	+ *Avengers: Age of Ultron*

* **Summer 2015:**
	+ *WHiH Newsfront: Season 1*
	+ *Ant-Man*
	+ *Captain America: Road To War* (comic book)
* **October-November 2015**
	+ *Daredevil: Season 2*
* **November-December 2015**
	+ *Luke Cage: Season 1*

#### 2016

* **February-March 2016**
	+ *Iron Fist: Season 1*
* **May 2016**
	+ *The Defenders*
* **Spring 2016:**
	+ *Captain America: Civil War*
		- *Spider-Man: Homecoming - Prelude #1* (comic book)
		- *Spider-Man: Homecoming - Prelude #2* (comic book)
	+ *WHiH Newsfront: Season 2*

* **Spring 2016-Summer 2016:**
	+ *Black Widow*

* **Summer 2016:**
	+ *Black Panther*

* **Fall 2016:**
	+ *Spider-Man: Homecoming - Morning Rush* (comic book)
	+ *Spider-Man: Homecoming*
	+ *Spider-Man: Homecoming - Fight or Flight* (comic book)
* **November 2016-December 2016**
	+ *The Punisher: Season 1*

#### 2017

* **April-June 2017**
	+ *Jessica Jones: Season 2*
* **August-September 2017**
	+ *Luke Cage: Season 2*
* **October 2017**
	+ *Iron Fist: Season 2*
* **October-November 2017**
	+ *Daredevil: Season 3*

**Fall 2017-Spring 2018**

* *Thor: Ragnarok*

#### **2018**

* **April-May 2018**
	+ *Jessica Jones: Season 3*
	+ *The Punisher: Season 2*
* **Spring 2018:**
	+ *Ant-Man and the Wasp*
	+ *Avengers: Infinity War*
		- *Captain Marvel Prelude* #1

### 2020s

#### **2023**

* **Fall 2023**
	+ *Loki: Season 1* (takes place after the events of *Endgame*)
	+ *What if...?: Season 1* (technically takes place after *Loki: Season 1*)
	+ *WandaVision*

#### 2024

* **Spring 2024:**
	+ *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*
	+ *The Falcon and the Winter Soldier*

* **Summer 2024:**
	+ *Peter Parker's To-Do List*
	+ *Spider-Man: Far From Home*
	+ *TheDailyBugle.Net EXCLUSIVE!* (Far From Home episodes)

* **Fall 2024:**
	+ *Eternals*
	+ *Spider-Man: No Way Home*
	+ *TheDailyBugle.Net EXCLUSIVE!* (No Way Home episodes)
	+ *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness*

* **December-December 25th 2024:**
	+ *Hawkeye*

#### 2025

* **Spring 2025:**
	+ *Moon Knight*
	+ *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*

* **Spring-Fall 2025:**
	+ *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law*

* **Fall 2025:**
	+ *Ms. Marvel*
	+ *The Marvels*
	+ *Thor: Love and Thunder*
	+ *Werewolf by Night*

* **December 2025:**
	+ *The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special*

#### 2026

* **Spring 2026:**
	+ *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania*
	+ *Loki: Season 2* (references the ending of *Quantumania*)
	+ *What if...?: Season 2* (references the ending of *Loki: Season 2*)
	+ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

* **Fall 2026:**
	+ *Secret Invasion*

202x (exact time to be determined):

* *Echo*
* *Deadpool 3*
* *Avengers: The Kang Dynasty*
* *Avengers: Secret Wars*