Guardians 3 Shows Marvel Can Break Free From Its Most Tired Trope

"Where on earth are the Avengers?" Since the first time the eponymous supergroup appeared on screen together,

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this view has been voiced numerous times in a variety of contexts.

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That was in the year 2012, so it's been over a decade ago,

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and it set a precedent that succeeding Marvel chapters have found themselves in an interesting corner because of.

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Someone always has to wonder what is going on with the Avengers, where they all are,

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what they are doing, and why they aren't gathering for the most recent crisis that has occurred on Earth

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whenever something significant takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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It's not like I can blame them. If I lived in a world that was always on the verge of collapsing,

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