Many are the followers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and many comics, movies and series of superheroes created by Stan Lee. In 2008, with Iron Man, this revolution in superhero cinema began that today moves masses and has followers all over the world, turning many of his films into the most anticipated and grossing films of the year.
If you have just landed in the UCM, we will explain this set of interconnected films and series so that you do not have any doubts. But before starting, you should be clear about how the Marvel Cinematic Universe is organized, since it is not only divided into phases. The phases would be organized in this way: The Infinity Saga is made up of phases 1, 2 and 3. On the other hand, the Multiverse Saga is made up of phase 4, which opens this year, and phases 5 and 6 that will give your site the content that is yet to come.
If you want to see all the content released so far, you will be able to see up to phase 4. That is, you will be able to see the entire Infinity Saga and only a third of the Multiverse Saga, since the rest are future projects announced on official platforms.
INFINITY SAGA
To avoid messes of characters or series and movies, it is convenient to start from the beginning: The Infinity Saga. Now that you have the MCU scheme in mind, you are able to take the next step to understand each of its phases.
PHASE 1
What began with the introduction of Tony Stark as Iron Man became the beginning of the first phase of the Marvel Universe. The phase in which they will present the main characters, who will develop the story of the saga in the future. The films from 2008 to 2012 belong to this phase.
- Hombre de Hierro
- iron man 2
- The incredible Hulk
- Thor
- Captain America the First Avenger
- The Avengers
PHASE 2
After finishing the first phase with The Avengers, the franchise begins the second phase in 2013. This time developing each character and giving them their value within the plot. In addition, new villains and new heroes will also appear, introducing us to The Guardians of the Galaxy or Ant Man, among others. In this phase of the UCM we can see the following movies.
- iron Man 3
- Thor: The Dark World
- Captain America: Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- ant man
PHASE 3
After the battle against Ultron, the Avengers divide, as the collateral damage suffered after the battle causes differences to be created between them. It is then when new heroes begin to appear on the screen, such as Dr. Strange, Spiderman or Black Panther. Perhaps the most important phase of the saga, because it is made up of some of the highest grossing films in the franchise and also in the history of cinema. In this phase, a powerful villain will appear, forcing the superheroes to get rid of their differences and fight side by side to save the universe. The following movies shape phase 3 of the UCM.
- Captain America: Civil War
- Doctor Strange
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Black Panther
- The Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Captain Marvel
- Avengers: Endgame
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
MULTIVERSE SAGA
After the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, the second saga of the UCM begins and with it the fourth phase, introducing the concept of the Multiverse. A concept that will be developed in the course of this.
PHASE 4
A phase in which the superhero franchise begins to work with series, introducing them into the stories of the films with little winks and scripts that will make you jump from one to another without losing the thread. One of the best rated is WandaVision, which will fully introduce you to the world of the Multiverse. With a total of ten Marvel series and seven films, Marvel exposes phase 4 of its cinematic universe between 2021 and 2022.
- Wanda Vision (series)
- Falcon and the Winter Soldier (series)
- Black Widow (film)
- Loki (series)
- Shang Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings (film)
- What if? (series)
- Eternals (film)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (film)
- Hawkeye (Series)
- Ms. Marvel (series)
- Thor: Love and Thunder (film)
- Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (film)
- Moon Knight (series)
- She-Hulk (series)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (Special)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special (special)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (film)
PHASE 5 AND PHASE 6: WHAT IS TO COME
After the emotional end of the fourth phase of the UCM with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Kevin Feige announced the start of the fifth phase at the beginning of 2023, to make a clean slate to meet new characters. The fifth phase begins with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The truth is that we do not know what plot this phase that begins will deal with, although we can intuit something with the trailer for the new installment of Ant-Man and the Wasp with the arrival of a new villain. As in the previous phase, Marvel will bet heavily on the series and has presented a total of 13 series and movies that will be released in 2023 and 2024.
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (film)
- What if? Season 2 (series)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (film)
- Secret Invasion (series)
- The Marvels (film)
- echo (series)
- Loki (series)
- Ironheart (series)
- Blade (film)
- Agatha: Coven of Chaos (series)
- Captain America: New World Order (film)
- Daredevil: Born Again (series)
- Thunderbolts (film)
Although there is still a long way to go, we already know of at least three productions that will begin in 2024 with the premiere of The Fantastic Four. This sixth phase will be the last in the multiverse saga and it seems that it will bring back The Avengers with two new movies, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. We will be waiting to see what the Marvel superhero franchise surprises us with this time.
