Shadows of the Future Timeline

This is a timeline worked up for two purposes:

  • To demonstrate the scale of time I apply to canon events in my stories. It is three real life years to one in-comics year. The 39 years from 1961 to 1999 span 13 years of in-comics continuity, as far as my stories are concerned. I have included references to some of the major events each year, to help get a clearer image of when to place everything. This part of the timeline can be a helpful reference even to people who don't care one whit about my fiction. It should be pointed out that Marvel's official word waffles between 7-10 years having passed in the Marvel Universe, rather than the figure 13 years which I use.
  • From year 14 onwards (and in fact, there's a few changes in year 13 already) you get to see the timeline of my fiction. It can help clarify for you where to mentally put stories you have read, or in which order to read stories. Additionally, the non-canon parts of the timeline can serve as tidbits and teasers to whet your appetite about what I have planned. I have censored out a good amount of names from the tidbits to keep up an amount of suspense that I feel is necessary. But there are story names out there, teams forming and metamorphosing, people coming and going, and I hope that you might get some kind of a buzz and even a fraction of the level of excitement I get while planning this stuff. I welcome questions and comments about the timeline, but don't expect me to reveal any major secrets, because if I wanted to, I wouldn't censor the important stuff. :)

Most of you will probably want to go straight to the tidbits & teasers.


Color Coding


YEAR 1

YEAR 2

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YEAR 13

Future Begins Here

YEAR 14

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YEAR 37

YEAR 46

YEAR 47