Marvel Cinematic Universe – A Timeline

Marvel Cinematic Universe – A Timeline

With the release of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER on Blu-Ray and DVD today, all of the pieces leading up to next summer’s THE AVENGERS are all available for your home viewing pleasure.  If you have been paying attention to Marvel Studios self-made movies over the past few years, then it is no longer a surprise that the movies (IRON MAN, IRON MAN 2, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER) all exist in the same universe and that they are all leading up to next summer’s THE AVENGERS.  While each of the solo movies have been self-contained stories, they have also had a dual purpose in not only creating awareness for the characters that will come together to save the world that threatens its very existence, but also to establish the world in which they inhabit.  In each movie, there are hints and easter eggs that tie them to each other.

While you may very well know that Tony Stark showed up at the end of THE INCREDIBLE HULK to talk to General Ross about putting together a team, did you notice the news coverage of the Hulk’s “battle in the park” on one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. monitors when Nick Fury is asking Tony Stark to be a consultant for the Avengers Initiative at the end of IRON MAN 2?  While this is a nice nod to the fans and movie-goers with eagle eyes, it also acts as a way to set up the timeline for each of the movies.  What exactly is happening when in each movie in relation to the other movies?

Well, Rich Drees over at FilmBuffOnline has taken the time to painstakingly write out a good timeline of all five of the movies as well as the two short films starring Agent Coulson that are available on the THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Blu-Rays and DVDs.  From there, Andrew Norfolk has created a really amazing visual representation of the timeline over at Tiki-Toki.

Be sure to click on over to Tiki-Toki to see the timeline and be sure to tell us in the comments what you think of this informative work.

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Jim is an avid movie enthusiast, representing the general movie going audience, looking at movies for their entertainment value as opposed to their critical weight. He enjoys the escapism that movies provide. He is a fan of all genre's of movies, but gravitates toward comic-based movies, summer "popcorn" flicks and over-the-top comedies as his preference.