User:Universal Life/MCU Release Order

This page outlines the order in which the media that presents the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been released, sorted by story arc and phases, if one is discernible or provided, or other arbitrary designations.

The media included here are listed and numbered as follows:
 * Films -- Two digit film number by the order of the release date.
 * Comic books (CB) -- The letters CB followed by the two digit number of the Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics. The number of issues and the kind of comic follow. There are two kinds of canonical comics, Movie Adaptations (MA) and Movie Preludes (MP). Each issue is indicated underneat.
 * Short films (SF) -- The letters SF followed by the single digit number of the Marvel One-Shots.
 * Series (S) -- The letter S followed by a two digit series number.
 * Episodes -- A season number followed by the two digit episode number.
 * Web series (WS) -- The word Web followed by the web series number.

A release date will accompany each entry in italic.

All films will be on level 3 headings and in bold.

Whatever is aired or published for the first time, its name will be both bold and italic.

Phase One (2008 to 2012)
◀ Top • Phase Two ▶ 2008 ↓

01.Iron Man

 * May 2, 2008
 * Tony Stark • Obadiah Stane • James Rhodes • Pepper Potts • Ho Yinsen
 * Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
 * Stark Industries • Ten Rings • Arc reactor • Iron Man's armor • S.H.I.E.L.D. • Roxxon Corporation • Avengers Initiative

02.The Incredible Hulk

 * Jun 13, 2008
 * Bruce Banner • Betty Ross • Thaddeus Ross • Samuel Sterns • Emil Blonsky • Leonard Samson
 * Scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living in the shadows—cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross—Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power.
 * Gamma Radiation • Super soldier serum • WHIH World News

↑ 2010  ↓

03.Iron Man 2

 * May 7, 2010
 * Tony Stark • Ivan Vanko • Pepper Potts • Justin Hammer • James Rhodes • Natasha Romanoff
 * With the world now aware that he is Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from all sides to share his technology with the military. He is reluctant to divulge the secrets of his armored suit, fearing the information will fall into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts and James Rhodes by his side, Tony must forge new alliances and confront a powerful new enemy.
 * Whiplash armor • War Machine armor • Tony Stark's new element • Particle accelerator

↑ 2011  ↓

04.Thor

 * May 6, 2011
 * Erik Selvig • Darcy Lewis • Jane Foster • Thor • Odin • Laufey • Loki • Sif • Frigga • Fandral • Hogun • Volstagg • Heimdall
 * As the son of Odin, king of the Norse gods, Thor will soon inherit the throne of Asgard from his aging father. However, on the day that he is to be crowned, Thor reacts with brutality when the gods' enemies, the Frost Giants, enter the palace in violation of their treaty. As punishment, Odin banishes Thor to Earth. While Loki, Thor's brother, plots mischief in Asgard, Thor, now stripped of his powers, faces his greatest threat.
 * Asgardians • Frost Giants • Battle of Tønsberg • Jotunheim • Casket of Ancient Winters • Asgard • Mjølnir • Gungnir • Destroyer • Bifrost Bridge • Jotunheim Beast • New Mexico • Nine Realms • Yggdrasil

05.Captain America: The First Avenger

 * Jul 22, 2011
 * Johann Schmidt • Steve Rogers • Bucky Barnes • Howard Stark • Abraham Erskine • Peggy Carter • Chester Phillips • Gabe Jones • Dum Dum Dugan
 * It is 1941 and the world is in the throes of war. Steve Rogers wants to do his part and join America's armed forces, but the military rejects him because of his small stature. Finally, Steve gets his chance when he is accepted into an experimental program that turns him into a super-soldier called Captain America. Joining forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter, Captain America leads the fight against the Nazi-backed HYDRA organization.
 * HYDRA • Tesseract • Strategic Scientific Reserve • Project Rebirth • Vita Rays • Valkyrie • Howling Commandos • Vibranium • Captain America's shield

'SF1. The Consultant'
 * Sep 13, 2011
 * Agents Coulson and Sitwell come up with a unique approach to get General Thunderbolt Ross on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s side.

SF2. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
 * Oct 25, 2011
 * S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson finds himself in a precarious situation on the way to his next assignment.

↑ 2012  ↓

06.The Avengers

 * May 4, 2012
 * Phil Coulson • Maria Hill • Nick Fury • Erik Selvig • Clint Barton • Loki • Natasha Romanoff • Bruce Banner • Steve Rogers • Tony Stark • Thor
 * When Thor's evil brother, Loki, gains access to the unlimited power of the energy cube called the Tesseract, Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a superhero recruitment effort to defeat the unprecedented threat to Earth. Joining Fury's "dream team" are Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye.
 * Chitauri • Project Pegasus • Phase 2 • Loki's Scepter • Avengers • World Security Council • Helicarrier • Battle of New York • Leviathans

SF3. Item 47
 * Sep 25, 2012
 * When an alien weapon from the Battle of New York is used in a bank robbery, Agent Sitwell and S.H.I.E.L.D. intervene.

Phase Two (2013 to 2015)
◀ Phase One • Phase Three ▶ ↑ 2013  ↓

07.Iron Man 3

 * May 3, 2013
 * Tony Stark • Maya Hansen • Happy Hogan • Aldrich Killian • Trevor Slattery • James Rhodes • Pepper Potts • Eric Savin • Ellen Brandt
 * When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
 * Advanced Idea Mechanics • Extremis • The Mandarin

SF4. Agent Carter
 * Sep 3, 2013
 * After World War II, Agent Peggy Carter battles sexism within the SSR.

S01.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
S01.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S1 Ep.01-07
 * From Sep 24 till Nov 12, 2013
 * Phil Coulson • Grant Ward • Melinda May • Leo Fitz • Jemma Simmons • Skye
 * Now that the existence of super heroes and aliens has become public knowledge, the world is trying to come to grips with this new reality. Agent Phil Coulson is back in action and has his eye on a mysterious group called The Rising Tide. In order to track this unseen, unknown enemy, he has assembled a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D.

08.Thor2: The Dark World

 * Nov 8, 2013
 * Malekith • Algrim • Loki • Frigga • Odin • Sif • Volstagg • Thor • Fandral • Hogun • Jane Foster • Darcy Lewis • Erik Selvig • Heimdall
 * Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
 * Dark Elves • Aether • Convergence • Vanaheim • Svartalfheim • Battle of Greenwich • Infinity Stones

S01.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S1 Ep.08-16
 * From Nov 19, 2013 till Apr 1, 2014
 * As the mysteries behind Agent Coulson’s return and Skye’s origins deepen, S.H.I.E.L.D. faces new threats including the Asgardian Enchantress, the nefarious Centipede organization, and a S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy student with a dangerous power. While the team faces danger at every turn, nothing compares to a traitorous plot that threatens to unravel everything the team thought they knew.

↑ 2014  ↓

SF5. All Hail The King
 * Feb 4, 2014
 * A reporter interviews the man behind the Mandarin, Trevor Slattery, to find out if the enigmatic terrorist truly exists.

09.Captain America2: The Winter Soldier

 * ''Apr 4, 2014
 * Sam Wilson • Steve Rogers • Natasha Romanoff • Brock Rumlow • Nick Fury • Peggy Carter • Alexander Pierce • Maria Hill • Bucky Barnes • Sharon Carter
 * When a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve Rogers becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.
 * Lemurian Star • STRIKE • Triskelion • Project Insight • Winter Soldier

S01.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S1 Ep.17-22
 * From April 8 till May 13, 2014
 * As S.H.I.E.L.D. falls apart from within, Coulson must face the stark reality that any agent could be working for the villainous HYDRA, including once trusted members of his own team.With the organization’s fate in jeopardy, Nick Fury makes a drastic decision that will change Coulson’s life forever.

10.Guardians of the Galaxy

 * ''Aug 1, 2014
 * Peter Quill • Korath the Pursuer • Yondu Udonta • Ronan the Accuser • Nebula • Gamora • Rocket Raccoon • Groot • Rhomann Dey • Irani Rael • Drax the Destroyer • Taneleer Tivan
 * Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits–Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly and enigmatic Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand–with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.
 * Morag • Orb • Kree • Ravagers • Xandar • Dark Aster • Nova Corps • The Kyln • Milano • Knowhere • Power Stone • Sakaarans • Battle of Xandar

 Tesseract ( Space Stone ) (Odin’s Vault) – Loki’s Scepter (Mind Stone) (HYDRA) – Aether ( Reality Stone ) (Collector’s Museum) – Orb ( Power Stone ) (Nova Corps)

S01.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S2 Ep.01-10
 * From Sep 23 till Dec 9, 2014
 * Phil Coulson • Melinda May • Leo Fitz • Jemma Simmons • Skye • Grant Ward • Lance Hunter • Bobbi Morse
 * Coulson and his team are wanted fugitives with limited resources – but that’s not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again?

↑ 2015