Marvel
Marvel
Marvel
The first MCU film is Iron Man (2008), which began the films of Phase One
culminating in the crossover film The Avengers (2012). Phase Two began with Iron
Man 3 (2013) and concluded with Ant-Man (2015). Phase Three began with Captain
America: Civil War (2016) and concluded with Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). The
first three phases in the franchise are collectively known as "The Infinity Saga".
The films of Phase Four began with Black Widow (2021).
The franchise has been commercially successful and has generally received positive
reviews. It has inspired other film and television studios to attempt to create
similar shared universes with comic book character adaptations. The MCU has also
inspired several themed attractions, an art exhibit, two television specials,
guidebooks for each film, multiple tie-in video games, and commercials.