The red thread
Storylines & Chains
Curated story threads — plus the full post-credit chain below. Click pins a film and lists its connections.
Bucky's 80 Years
From best friend to weapon to redemption
6 steps
Wanda's Tragedy
From victim to threat — and back?
6 steps
The Path of the Infinity Stones
Six stones, eleven years, one snap
7 steps
How the Multiverse Broke Open
From the first crack to Doomsday
7 steps
Spider-Man's Three Lives
Maguire · Garfield · Holland
7 steps
The Young Avengers Assemble
Marvel's quiet long game
7 steps
Rise and Fall of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The agency that started it all — and was Hydra
6 steps
Thanos' Long Shadow
Six years of build-up, two gauntlets, one grin
5 steps
The Magic of the MCU
From Kamar-Taj to Mephisto
6 steps
Wakanda's Path
From hidden kingdom to world power
6 steps
Deadpool's Journey to Self-Respect
From sewn-shut mouth to Marvel Jesus
5 steps
Kang: Story of a Failed Villain
The saga endgame that never was
4 steps
Hulk's Long Road
From monster to Smart Hulk to father
6 steps
Nick Fury's Century
The man who gathered the heroes
6 steps
The State of the World Before Doomsday
Why Earth is so vulnerable in 2026
6 steps
The Symbiote Saga
From the black suit to the sleeping god
5 steps
The post-credit chain
Iron Man
2008
The Incredible Hulk
2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009
Iron Man 2
2010
Thor
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
The Avengers
2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
Thor: The Dark World
2013
The Wolverine
2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Ant-Man
2015
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Doctor Strange
2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
Deadpool
2016
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Logan
2017
Black Panther
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018
Deadpool 2
2018
Venom
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
Captain Marvel
2019
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
WandaVision
2021
Black Widow
2021
Shang-Chi
2021
Hawkeye
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Ms. Marvel
2022
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Secret Invasion
2023
Loki · Staffel 2
2023
The Marvels
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
Thunderbolts*
2025
Ironheart
2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025
Avengers: Doomsday
2026