The Road to Doomsday is the shortest honest path from where you are now to the next Avengers film — not every title Marvel ever released, only the ones the finale is actually built on.
How this road was chosen
Each title here earns its slot by carrying a thread that survives into the finale: a character who returns, an object that still matters, or a rule about the multiverse the film assumes you already know. Titles that only tell a closed story are marked optional, so you can enjoy them later without falling behind.
Essential entries are the spine. Recommended entries make the spine make sense emotionally. Optional entries are the pleasure reading — the archive keeps them visible instead of hiding them.
Working through it
Mark each title as watched as you go. The archive keeps count of what is left in films, episodes and hours, so the road always tells you the truth about how much time the next Avengers film really costs you.
