A cinematic infographic mapping the DC movie universe continuity and character introductions from Man of Steel to Shazam!

Create a premium cinematic infographic showing a **complete live-action DC movie roadmap**, organized by **story continuity and character introduction**, not simply by release date. The most important rule: **JUSTICE LEAGUE MUST NOT APPEAR UNTIL THE MAIN HEROES HAVE FIRST BEEN INTRODUCED.** The central red DCEU storyline must therefore visually follow this exact progression: **MAN OF STEEL (2013)** → **BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)** → **WONDER WOMAN (2017)** → **JUSTICE LEAGUE (2017)** ### MAIN DCEU STORY — RED Make this the strongest, thickest, most visually dominant timeline. **1. Man of Steel (2013)** * Introduces Superman / Clark Kent * Start of the main DCEU storyline ↓ **2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)** * Introduces Batman / Bruce Wayne * Introduces Wonder Woman / Diana Prince * Establishes the wider superhero world * Briefly introduces/reveals Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg * This film is the major setup point for Justice League ↓ **3. Wonder Woman (2017)** * Diana's solo origin/adventure * Must appear BEFORE Justice League * Connect this directly back to her introduction in Batman v Superman ↓ **4. Justice League (2017)** * FIRST major team-up * Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg * This must visually feel like the payoff of the character introductions above * Make this node large and prominent Only AFTER Justice League should the individual post-team-up solo films continue. ↓ **5. Aquaman (2018)** ↓ **6. Shazam! (2019)** ↓ See more

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