Cinema of Wonders: Marvel Cinematic Universe Stories

The costumed heroes, born on comics and made known on a global scale thanks to film adaptations, are part of collective imagination, constitute a pantheon of contemporary deities. The imagination of humanity, moreover, has always been shaped by stories. The story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from its comic-book origins to box-office success, is a careful analysis of the stories and characters of the superheroes starring in a successful worldwide franchise.

The authors Michele Pinto and Alex Zaum