The MCU Diaries is Blake Larsen’s craft-first Marvel essay series for people who love the MCU but want more than recap, Easter eggs, or empty hype.
This is where I break down what Marvel stories are actually doing under the hood: character pressure, moral debt, value shifts, structure, theme, and the choices that make something hit — or miss. These essays are built around one idea at a time, with on-screen receipts to prove it.
That means you’ll find writing on Loki, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the bigger road to Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. Sometimes the question is about a single episode. Sometimes it’s about a saga-level move. Either way, the goal is the same: figure out why the story works, why it doesn’t, and what it teaches us to watch for next.
If you’re looking for smart Marvel essays with a character-first lens and no sacred cows, you’re in the right place.
Start Here
- RDJ As Doctor Doom: The Mirror Villain Move
- What Secret Wars Is (Defined In LOKI Season 1)
- Why Doctor Strange Matters to Marvel’s Multiverse Saga
- Secret Wars Explained Through Loki Season 1
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If you'd rather listen than read, the companion podcast lives here: The MCU Diaries podcast.
Latest MCU Diaries Entries
Why The Punisher Is Peter Parker’s Worst Warning In Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The Punisher is not random MCU crossover stuffing. Frank Castle began as a Spider-Man problem, and in Brand New Day, he may be Peter Parker’s worst warning after No...
Why Deadpool & Wolverine Matters for Avengers: Doomsday
Deadpool & Wolverine matters for Avengers: Doomsday because it proves the multiverse only works when it puts pressure on character. The movie succeeds by rooting TVA chaos, nostalgia, and...
Deadpool & Wolverine’s Multiverse Explained: Why It Works
Deadpool & Wolverine works when the multiverse stops being lore and starts acting like a lie detector. Every portal, variant, and timeline threat exists to pressure Wade Wilson’s worst...
Why The Honda Odyssey Fight Is The Heart Of Deadpool & Wolverine
The Honda Odyssey fight is the scene where Deadpool & Wolverine stops performing and starts telling the truth. Beneath the jokes, blood, and chaos, the movie uses that brutal...
What Quantumania Is REALLY Doing (The Consent Line)
A storycraft read of Quantumania that frames the movie around one core question: when fear spikes, who gets to choose?
Marvel’s Multiverse Has One Weak Spot: Loki Season 2 Explained
Loki Season 2 doesn’t just end a show. It installs the multiverse rule engine. The finale turns reality into a load-bearing system—and Loki into the failure point.