Comics

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From Australium to Zepheniah Mann 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. — Comics overview

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 www.teamfortress.com/comics.php   

Comics are short stories that offer insight to 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 story of Team Fortress 2 boasts a very loose continuity. Though comics serve to explain concepts such as the origins of a weapon, some events may conflict.

A number of Team Fortress 2 comics were featured in Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories, a hardcover compilation of comics that are based on the lore of Valve games. The book was published by Template:W, and released on November 16, 2011.

List of comics

Full-length

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

Saxton Series

Series of Saxton Hale Comic Book Covers 2009

Other material

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  The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper

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  The advertisement that "Jarate Master" was based on

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  The Mann family portrait

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  Poopy Joe (clean)

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  Poopy Joe (dirty)

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  The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann (issue #97)

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  The two pieces of the Mann Family portrait

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  Hey Sniper!

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  Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories

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  Art Pass Contest Comic

Info

• Poopy Joe – Found by clicking the phrase "poor monkey" on page 10 of WAR! Comic.
• 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 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

Trivia

• The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper marked the first appearance of Saxton Hale. At the time, Saxton Hale was a one-shot gag, but later proved popular with the community and became a notable figure related to Team Fortress 2.