Avengers: Doomsday star Robert Downey Jr has sent Marvel fans into a frenzy over his latest reading material for the MCU movie.

A year ago, when it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the iconic villain Doctor Doom, fans went absolutely wild. In just about a year and a half from now, we’ll get to see Avengers: Doomsday, but there are already a lot of questions about what happens next.

This in turn establishes roughly where Spider-Man: Brand New Day will take place in the lead up to Avengers: Doomsday, the events of which kick off 14 months after Thunderbolts*, according to that film's post-credits scene, which appears to show the arrival of the Fantastic Four in the MCU from their alternate timeline of Earth-828.

Avengers: Doomsday is shaping up to be the wildest Marvel crossover yet, and Kevin Feige is out here fanning the flames in the best way.

Though it's only a very brief clip, Joe and Anthony Russo have shared footage of some audience reactions to the mid-credits scene of The Fantastic Four: First

Marvel Comics makes the bold move to kill off a massive number of beloved Avengers, giving way to a new team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

Marvel has had a pretty great time of things in the 21st century, and I’m not just talking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The ’90s weren’t a great time for Marvel as a business, but the ’00s rebuilt the company’s esteem with its fans and gave readers some great runs and stories.

Marvel's plan to reboot the X-Men will see the iconic superhero team reborn with a "very youth-orientated" take, featuring a young cast.