In 2008, Marvel Studios launched an exciting big screen experiment. Replicating the experience of reading Marvel Comics, the idea was to launch individual blockbuster franchises based on specific superheroes who would all exist within the same canon and be available for crossover opportunities. It was a major gamble, but it paid off and changed pop culture. A key to the success has been the variety in the storytelling, with individual branches of the continuity all bringing something special to the whole.
Going back to the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, seven of these branches have released three or more movies, and that’s more than enough to stir debate among fans: which of the best intra-franchises in the MCU is the best of all? Obviously the answer is subjective and based on individual tastes, but we’ve taken a whack at our own ranking of the series – and we’ll start with the God of Thunder…
