Marvel Studios announced their entire Phase 3 movie schedule, and among them were sequels to existing superhero films -- like Captain America: Civil War and Thor: Ragnarok -- and a few brand new faces -- like Black Panther and Captain Marvel. If you didn't know there was a superhero Civil War and you've never heard of Black Panther, or if you just want a refresher course to prep for the upcoming movies, then we've got you covered.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ant-Man

Captain America: Civil War

Doctor Strange

Guardians of the Galaxy 2

We've put together a comic book reading guide to help you get up to speed. Starting with next year's Avengers: Age of Ultron , we've picked some graphic novels that can serve as primers for the films. In some cases, we don't know what the movie is about yet, so we've chosen an essential story for that particular superhero. Either way, if you want to impress your friends by knowing all of the details on Marvel's upcoming movies, then make sure to pick these comics up.Avengers - Ultron UnlimitedHere's a funny thing: Marvel published a comic titled Age of Ultron, but the upcoming movie appears to have nothing to do with it, despite having the same title. So if you're interested in learning more about Ultron, you're best off avoiding that comic. Instead, we recommend this classic storyline from writer Kury Busiek and artist George Perez.Though hardly the first appearance of this genocidal robot, no modern comic storyline has managed to capture the menace and power of Ultron quite like "Ultron Unlimited." This story opens with Ultron wiping out an entire nation just to capture the attention of the Avengers. From there, the robotic villain sets about trying to replace humanity with his own race of super-robots. It's a conflict as epic and dramatic as Avenegrs fans could hope for.Note that the original Ultron Unlimited trade paperback is long out of print. Interested readers are better off looking to Marvel's Avengers Assemble trades (specifically Vol. 2) or the recent "Avengers by Busiek and Perez Omnibus."It's also worth keeping an eye out for Avengers: Rage of Ultron next spring. This standalone graphic novel will be released shortly before the movie and will feature a new conflict between the Avengers and Ultron.FF, Vol. 1: Fantastic Faux & FF, Vol. 2: Family FreakoutCurrent Ant-Man Scott Lang spent the better part of the last decade being dead. Luckily, Matt Fraction and Mike Allred capitalized on Lang's return in a big way when they made him the centerpiece of their short but delightful run on FF.FF was structured as a companion to Fraction's concurrent Fantastic Four comic. With the regular Four off on an extended vacation, the call was put out for Ant-Man, She-Hulk, Medusa, and Darla Deering to fill in for the group. Lang's character arc across these 16 issues was key, as he grieved over the loss of his daughter, Casie, while simultaneously becoming a father figure to the genius children of the Future Foundation. By the end, Lang more than earned back his role as Ant-Man.Also keep an eye out for the new ongoing Ant-Man comic starring Scott Lang, which will be launching in January 2015.Civil War, [Editor's Note: There's a second comic we want to recommend, but the title is a spoiler so we didn't list it up here.]The next Captain America movie looks to be more directly based on a comic storyline than usual. Civil War is the obvious choice for those curious about where Marvel is drawing from for this film. Civil War explored the fallout of a major superhuman-related disaster, as battle lines were drawn and conflict erupted over the notion of superheroes being required to give up their secret identities and submit to government oversight. Cap and Iron Man fell on opposite sides of the conflict, as they will in the film.There's another comic you ought to read to get the full Civil War experience, but the title itself is a huge spoiler. For those brave enough to keep reading, continue after the spoiler warning below.Few books were as directly affected by the outcome of Civil War as Ed Brubaker's Captain America run, so be sure to pick up The Death of Captain America as a follow-up to Civil War. Brubaker's work may prove as influential to the future of these films as it was for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.Doctor Strange - The OathDoctor Strange can be a tricky character to write, but Brian K. Vaughan made it look easy with this short but excellent mini-series (drawn by Vaughan's Private Eye partner Marcos Martin). Vaughan gave Stephen Strange a very relatable struggle as he fought to save his faithful assistant Wong from terminal cancer. The Oath blended supernatural adventure with human drama, and remains the gold standard when it comes to modern Doctor Strange storytelling.The Oath also positioned Night Nurse as a new partner for Strange, creating a dynamic we'd very much love to see in the movie.Guardians of the Galaxy by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1The first GotG film drew heavily from Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning's comic series. So even though we don't know much about the plot of the sequel, it's safe to recommend the DnA run to anyone interested in learning more about Star-Lord and his quirky team.This recent Complete Collection trade will take readers through the first year of DnA's run, as the Guardians come together and fight an uphill battle to prevent the universe from being destroyed by cosmic conflicts and disasters. It's rumored that Adam Warlock will play a central role in the next movie, and these issues will also provide an excellent introduction to that character.