'The book every MCU fan needs to read' - Alan Sepinwall, co-author of The Sopranos Sessions 'A gift. Comprehensive, accessible, and entertaining' - Nicholas Quah, Vulture and New York Magazine ' Magnificent...hilarious, gripping, and emotional...I loved it three thousand' - Damon Lindelof The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise - and suddenly uncertain reign - of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time. Culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred original interviews - from studio head Kevin Feige to producers, directors, movie stars and writers - to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spanning the early 1990s to the present, MCU relates many never-before-told stories, including