Marvel Studios releases the cover of the official MCU timeline

The official cover of the Marvel Studios encyclopedia has been released The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline.

Spotted for the first time on Amazon, the cover showcases some of the most notable characters from the shared universe – Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, Josh Brolin’s Thanos, Brie Larson and Anthony Mackie’s Captain America – separated by magical orange sparks commonly associated with MCU sorcerers. The cover design also reveals that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will provide the book’s foreword.

MCU Official Timeline book cover

Marvel Studios’ new encyclopedia was announced in December 2022 and is described as “the definitive, director-approved guide” to the MCU and its timeline that will “answer the most important questions: what happened, when, where and why.” Since the MCU’s 2008 launch with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, the timeline has rapidly expanded to cover more worlds, timelines, and characters; the book summary assures readers that they will be able to “follow the entire history of the MCU from before the Big Bang to the Blip and beyond. Along the way, you’ll discover the evolution of Iron Man’s armor, the hunt for the Infinity Stones, and the formation of the Multiverse.”

The MCU timeline has rapidly expanded

Prior to the release of Avengers: Endgame, MCU films were typically set in the year they were released, which made it easy for fans to keep track of their chronological order. However, Endgame – released in 2019 – featured a five-year time jump that placed the film’s events in 2023. Since the start of Phase 4, Marvel Studios hasn’t been as transparent with fans about the set dates for Disney+ series. and movies in theaters, leaving fans scrambling for clues and Easter eggs to help them narrow down the calendar year. An official timeline is available to fans on Disney+, but it only sorts movies chronologically and doesn’t divulge additional details like when the movie is set and whether it takes place during other movies. Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline finally tries to clear up any confusion by presenting a detailed account of every major event that has taken place in the MCU thus far.

With Phase 5 of the MCU kicking off in February with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a new edition of Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline will likely need to release every couple of years to update the timeline as it progresses. that future films and series expand and fill in the gaps in the history of the MCU. Other highly anticipated Phase 5 projects set to disrupt the MCU timeline include The Marvels, Captain America: New World Order, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Secret Invasion, Daredevil: Born Again, Thunderbolts, Blade, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Ironheart and Echo, plus new seasons of What If…? and Loki.

Currently available for pre-order, Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline will be released on September 5th.