What's New in the MCU? Marvel Comics for Dummies Will Break It Down

For those who just can't keep up with the Marvel cinematic universe, help is on the way.

Dummies, the franchise that helps readers figure out everything from real estate to technology to your own body, announced that it is partnering up with Marvel Comics to release a series of “approachable and engaging” books that will help fans get up to speed on the origin stories of many of its beloved characters.

The six-book series will be published in three parts kicking off with inaugural titles, Marvel Comics For Dummies and Captain America For Dummies, scheduled to release next year. Books on other notable themes and characters like the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe will also be released in the future.

“We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Marvel to bring the Marvel Universe to fans through Dummies’ signature style of accessible, friendly storytelling,” Jennifer Yee, senior editor at Dummies said in a press release.

She continued, “For new fans looking for a primer to the Marvel Comic Universe, to superfans alike, this series of books will serve as approachable reference guides to some of Marvel’s most popular and enduring superheroes.”

Each book in the series will cover the history of the respective comics and help readers locate key story moments critical to the backstory of Marvel’s iconic characters — including Captain America, who was portrayed in the Marvel films by Chris Evans. 

Captain America For Dummies “will walk readers through Captain America’s origin story, how civilian Steve Rogers became a superhero, thanks to a secret government project and a dose of Super-Soldier Serum, and how others, including Sam Wilson, have taken up the mantle of Captain America over time,” according to a synopsis.

As for Marvel Comics for Dummies, the publisher described it as a “reference guide and definitive primer” to the “immense catalog of comics” under the Marvel brand. It will cover “key Marvel comic book characters, their superpowers, strengths, weapons, allies and enemies, and more.”

“Readers will be introduced to key storylines that have been woven through Marvel comics for decades and learn the essential facts and foundational backstories necessary to understand how the comics and characters are interrelated,” a synopsis for the book read. 

“Along the way readers will get the scoop on popular characters like Iron Man, Wolverine, Black Panther, Thor and Captain Marvel,” the synopsis adds.

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Captain America For Dummies and Marvel Comics for Dummies are written by Marvel Crisis Protocol novel author Stuart Moore, and Executive Editor of The Saturday Evening Post Troy Brownfield, respectively.

Moore and Brownfield each have extensive comic book knowledge. Moore was a founding editor of the Vertigo imprint at DC Comics, where he won the Will Eisner Award for best editor. Brownfield has written and created content for DC Comics, Comiccon.com, Star Wars and other brands. 

Marvel Comics for Dummies and Captain America For Dummies are scheduled to come out in paperback in February, 2025.