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{{site|TF2_crosshair.png|www.teamfortress.com/comics.php|Official website comics section}} | {{site|TF2_crosshair.png|www.teamfortress.com/comics.php|Official website comics section}} | ||
| − | '''Comics''' are short stories that offer insight | + | '''Comics''' are short stories that offer insight into the world of ''Team Fortress 2'' as seen through the eyes of the [[Classes|mercenaries]], their [[Administrator|boss]], and the colorful [[Non-player characters|characters]] that make up their adventures. The [[storyline]] boasts a very loose continuity - although comics serve to explain concepts such as the origins of a [[weapon]], some events may conflict. |
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The first six ''Team Fortress 2'' comics, released individually to promote major [[Patches|updates]], also introduced popular non-player characters, particularly the [[Administrator]], [[Saxton Hale]], [[Miss Pauling]], and [[Merasmus]]. The same six comics were collected in [[The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories|''Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories'']], a hardcover compilation of comics that are based on the lore of three Valve games. The book was published by [[w:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]], and released on November 16, 2011.<ref>"[https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/19-608/Valve-Presents-The-Sacrifice-and-Other-Steam-Powered-Stories VALVE PRESENTS: THE SACRIFICE AND OTHER STEAM-POWERED STORIES]", Dark Horse Comics, accessed November 2, 2011.</ref> | The first six ''Team Fortress 2'' comics, released individually to promote major [[Patches|updates]], also introduced popular non-player characters, particularly the [[Administrator]], [[Saxton Hale]], [[Miss Pauling]], and [[Merasmus]]. The same six comics were collected in [[The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories|''Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories'']], a hardcover compilation of comics that are based on the lore of three Valve games. The book was published by [[w:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]], and released on November 16, 2011.<ref>"[https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/19-608/Valve-Presents-The-Sacrifice-and-Other-Steam-Powered-Stories VALVE PRESENTS: THE SACRIFICE AND OTHER STEAM-POWERED STORIES]", Dark Horse Comics, accessed November 2, 2011.</ref> | ||
| − | The comics that followed expanded into promotion of Winter Holiday and [[Halloween]] events as well as the Robot War storyline of [[Mann vs. Machine]] mode. | + | The comics that followed expanded into promotion of Winter Holiday and [[Halloween]] events, as well as the Robot War storyline of the [[Mann vs. Machine]] mode. With ''[[Ring of Fired]]'', a certain segment of the comics stepped beyond ''Team Fortress 2'' updates, beginning the [[Team Fortress Comics]] series, a long-running series that expands on character's stories and introduces the ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' mercenaries as adversaries. Comics are not particularly tied to ongoing ''Team Fortress 2'' content or releases, but rather follow the characters through their search for missing [[Australium]] supplies. |
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| − | With ''[[Ring of Fired]]'', a certain segment of the comics stepped beyond ''Team Fortress 2'' updates, beginning the [[Team Fortress Comics]] series, a long-running series that expands on character's stories and introduces the ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]'' mercenaries as adversaries. | ||
{{Comic list}} | {{Comic list}} | ||
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{{See also|Hidden pages}} | {{See also|Hidden pages}} | ||
* [https://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/poopyjoe.htm Poopy Joe] – Found by clicking the phrase "poor monkey" on [https://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/05.htm page 10] of ''WAR! Comic''. | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/poopyjoe.htm Poopy Joe] – Found by clicking the phrase "poor monkey" on [https://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/05.htm page 10] of ''WAR! Comic''. | ||
| − | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/thepoopyjoefiles/ The Poopy Joe Files] - | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/thepoopyjoefiles/ The Poopy Joe Files] - Partial transcript of U.S. Senate hearings for a court trial against Saxton Hale and associates of [[TF Industries]]. Found by clicking the banana peel at the bottom of the Pyromania Update page. |
*''The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper'' – Found on [https://teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day07_english.htm Day 7] of the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]]. | *''The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper'' – Found on [https://teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day07_english.htm Day 7] of the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]]. | ||
| − | * ''[https://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/the_last_will_and_testament_of_Zepheniah_Mann/ The last will and testament of Zepheniah Mann]'' - Found by clicking the name "[[ | + | * ''[https://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/the_last_will_and_testament_of_Zepheniah_Mann/ The last will and testament of Zepheniah Mann]'' - Found by clicking the name "[[Zepheniah Mann]]" written on the tombstone on the [https://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/ Halloween Special 2009] page of the [[Haunted Hallowe'en Special]] update. Also found by clicking on the "* See issue #97" block on [https://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/04.html page 4] of ''Loose Canon''. |
** The full will without obscuring sand is [https://www.teamfortress.com/mannwill/ here]. | ** The full will without obscuring sand is [https://www.teamfortress.com/mannwill/ here]. | ||
* [https://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/family_portrait/ The partial Mann family portrait] - Found by clicking the name "Barnabas Hale" in ''The last will and testament of Zepheniah Mann''. | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/family_portrait/ The partial Mann family portrait] - Found by clicking the name "Barnabas Hale" in ''The last will and testament of Zepheniah Mann''. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | * ''The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper'' marked the first appearance of [[Saxton Hale]]. | + | * ''The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper'' marked the first appearance of [[Saxton Hale]]. Saxton Hale was initially sought as a one-shot gag, but later proved to be popular with the ''Team Fortress 2'' community and became a notable figure in the game. |
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 6 December 2023
| “ |  TF2 didn't start with a lot of story. There wasn't room for one. But as the updates got more ambitious, we found the perfect way to explore the mercs' world: comics. Over the years, the comics have spawned ancillary characters, then assistants to the ancillary characters. Companies mentioned in passing became global empires three generations old. The game that started as a handful of guys in a desert shooting at each other slowly blossomed into the most labyrinthine story in Valve history. — TeamFortress.com, Comics overview[1]
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Comics are short stories that offer insight into the world of Team Fortress 2 as seen through the eyes of the mercenaries, their boss, and the colorful characters that make up their adventures. The storyline boasts a very loose continuity - although comics serve to explain concepts such as the origins of a weapon, some events may conflict.
The first six Team Fortress 2 comics, released individually to promote major updates, also introduced popular non-player characters, particularly the Administrator, Saxton Hale, Miss Pauling, and Merasmus. The same six comics were collected in Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories, a hardcover compilation of comics that are based on the lore of three Valve games. The book was published by Dark Horse Comics, and released on November 16, 2011.[2]
The comics that followed expanded into promotion of Winter Holiday and Halloween events, as well as the Robot War storyline of the Mann vs. Machine mode. With Ring of Fired, a certain segment of the comics stepped beyond Team Fortress 2 updates, beginning the Team Fortress Comics series, a long-running series that expands on character's stories and introduces the Team Fortress Classic mercenaries as adversaries. Comics are not particularly tied to ongoing Team Fortress 2 content or releases, but rather follow the characters through their search for missing Australium supplies.
Contents
List of comics
Full-length
 The Days Have Worn Away December 20, 2024 |
 The Naked and the Dead January 10, 2017 |
 The Showdown July 7, 2016 |
 Gargoyles & Gravel October 28, 2015 |
 Old Wounds August 31, 2015 |
 The Contract July 1, 2015 |
 Blood Money October 29, 2014 |
 Blood in the Water October 2, 2014 |
 Catch-Up May 2, 2014 |
 A Cold Day in Hell April 2, 2014 |
 Unhappy Returns December 4, 2013 |
 Grave Matters October 28, 2013 |
 Ring of Fired August 27, 2013 |
 Death of a Salesbot May 17, 2013 |
 Shadow Boxers December 20, 2012 |
 Doom-Mates October 24, 2012 |
 A Fate Worse Than Chess August 13, 2012 |
 Blood Brothers August 12, 2012 |
 A Smissmas Story December 15, 2011 |
 True Meaning December 13, 2011 |
 Bombinomicon October 27, 2011 |
 Grordbort's Crash July 20, 2011 |
 Meet the Director May 5, 2011 |
 Bidwell's Big Plan September 30, 2010 |
 Loose Canon July 2, 2010 |
 A Visual History June 10, 2010 |
 WAR! comic December 17, 2009 |
 The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper May 20, 2009. |
Saxton Series
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Other material
The Mann family portrait
Poopy Joe (clean)
Poopy Joe (dirty)
The two pieces of the Mann Family portrait
Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories
Art Pass Contest Comic
Lecture Valley (1)
Lecture Valley (2)
Sources
See also: Hidden pages
- Poopy Joe – Found by clicking the phrase "poor monkey" on page 10 of WAR! Comic.
- The Poopy Joe Files - Partial transcript of U.S. Senate hearings for a court trial against Saxton Hale and associates of TF Industries. Found by clicking the banana peel at the bottom of the Pyromania Update page.
- The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper – Found on Day 7 of the Sniper vs. Spy Update.
- The last will and testament of Zepheniah Mann - Found by clicking the name "Zepheniah Mann" written on the tombstone on the Halloween Special 2009 page of the Haunted Hallowe'en Special update. Also found by clicking on the "* See issue #97" block on page 4 of Loose Canon.
- The full will without obscuring sand is here.
- The partial Mann family portrait - Found by clicking the name "Barnabas Hale" in The last will and testament of Zepheniah Mann.
- The whole Mann family portrait - Found by clicking the word "Silas" written on the tombstone on the Halloween Special 2010 page of the Scream Fortress Update.
- Hey Sniper! comic - Found by clicking the High Five Taunt tab from the Mann Сo Manniversary Catalog
- Soldier Needs a Home comic - Found by clicking the soup can on the bottom of the Pyromania Update Page
- Lecture Valley Spread - Found by clicking the period at the end of the Business Time blog post.
Trivia
- The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper marked the first appearance of Saxton Hale. Saxton Hale was initially sought as a one-shot gag, but later proved to be popular with the Team Fortress 2 community and became a notable figure in the game.
References
- ↑ Comics, TeamFortress.com, accessed March 30, 2019
- ↑ "VALVE PRESENTS: THE SACRIFICE AND OTHER STEAM-POWERED STORIES", Dark Horse Comics, accessed November 2, 2011.
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