Marvel Fan Tries to Make Sense of MCU Timeline

A Marvel fan on Reddit is trying to make sense of the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline.Last [...]

By Jamie Lovett

A Marvel fan on Reddit is trying to make sense of the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline.

Last year, a version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline appeared in a commemorative magazine celebrating the 10th anniversary of Marvel Studios. Some have questioned that timeline's validity and so Redittor Pedgrid decided to take a stab at organizing the timeline himself.

Pedgrid's timeline includes all of the MCU movies, One-Shots, and TV shows organized mostly by release order. Here it is:

  • 1940s: Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter (S1 & S2), Agent Carter (One-off)
  • 1995(ish): Captain Marvel
  • 2008/9(ish): Iron Man
  • 2010/11(ish): Iron Man 2, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer, Thor, The Incredible Hulk (Note: majority of all this takes place over the same weekend)
  • 2012: The Consultant, The Avengers, Item 47, Iron Man 3
  • 2013: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (S1, Ep: 1-7), Thor: The Dark World, AoS (S1 Ep: 8-10)
  • 2014: AoS (S1, Ep: 11-16), Captain America: The Winter Soldier, AoS (S1, Ep: 17-22), Guardians of the Galaxy, AoS (S2, Ep: 1-10), Daredevil (S1), Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2
  • 2015: Jessica Jones (S1), AoS (S2, Ep: 11-19), Avengers: Age of Ultron, AoS (S2, Ep: 20-22), Ant-Man, AoS (S3, Ep: 1-10), Daredevil (S2), Luke Cage (S1), All Hail the King
  • 2016: Iron Fist (S1), AoS (S3, Ep: 11-19), Captain America: Civil War, AoS (S3, Ep: 20-22), Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Defenders (S1), Runaways (S1 & S2), Punisher (S1)
  • 2017: Doctor Strange, AoS (S4, Ep: 1-8), AoS: Slingshot, Cloak & Dagger (S1) Jessica Jones (S2), AoS (S4, Ep: 9-15), Luke Cage (S2), AoS (S4, Ep: 16-22), Iron Fist (S2), AoS (S5, Ep: 5), Thor: Ragnarok, AoS (S5, Ep: 11), Daredevil (S3),
  • 2018: Punisher (S2), AoS (S5, Ep: 12-18), Ant-Man and the Wasp, AoS (S5, Ep: 19-22), Avengers: Infinity War, (Post-Endgame) Spider-Man: Far From Home, AoS (S6)
  • 2091: AoS (S5, Ep: 1-4, Ep: 6-10)
  • Unknown: Avengers: Endgame, Cloak & Dagger (S2), Jessica Jones (S3)

For comparison, here's the timeline released in the magazine, which only includes Marvel Studios films.

  • 1943-1945: Captain America: The First Avenger
  • 2010: Iron Man
  • 2011: Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor
  • 2012: The Avengers: Iron Man 3
  • 2013: Thor: The Dark World
  • 2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  • 2015: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man
  • 2016: Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • 2016-2017: Doctor Strange
  • 2017: Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War

Which timeline do you find most believable? Or are they both wrong? Let us know in the comments.

Upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movies include Captain Marvel on March 8th; Avengers: Endgame on April 26th; Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 5th.

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