Watch: 10-Minute Retrospective Look At Marvel Phase One

While some may argue that the comic book properties that are now pervasive in Hollywood may in fact be a problematic part of the perceived creative stagnation that has been plaguing the film business for the last few years, the massive popularity of the Marvel flicks is confirmation—as if any was needed—that these movies aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. The studio’s latest effort, the playful and unexpectedly funny “Ant-Man,” just surpassed $400 million at the worldwide box office, and the upcoming “Captain America: Civil War” is guaranteed to be one of the studio’s most massive offerings yet, regardless of its quality.

Indeed, Marvel has come a long way as a brand, having since branched out into small-screen storytelling with “Daredevil” and the upcoming “Jessica Jones,” and also continuing to up the ante in terms of the sheer scale of their features. This last part is made abundantly clear when you take a gander at this brand spankin’ new video retrospective, which looks at some...