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{{Quotation|'''Comics''' overview|[[File:Saxtonsmashshort.png|100px|left]]'''From Australium to Zepheniah Mann'''<br />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.}}
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{{Quotation|'''TeamFortress.com''', Comics overview<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/comics.php Comics], TeamFortress.com, accessed March 30, 2019</ref>|[[File:Saxtonsmashshort.png|100px|left]]'''From Australium to Zepheniah Mann'''<br />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.}}
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{{site|TF2_crosshair.png|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 [[Classes|mercenaries]], their [[Administrator|boss]], and the colorful [[Non-player characters|characters]] that make up their [[storyline|adventures]].  
 
'''Comics''' are short stories that offer insight to 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 [[storyline|adventures]].  
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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.  
 
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 {{w|Dark Horse Comics}}, and released on November 16, 2011.<ref>"[http://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 House Comics, accessed November 2, 2011.</ref>
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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>"[http://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>
  
== List of comics ==
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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.
=== Full-length ===
 
{| align="center" cellpadding="50px" style="margin-bottom:-2.5em; text-align:center;"
 
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| [[File:Bombinomicon comicpreview.png|280px|link=Bombinomicon (comic)]]<br />'''[[Bombinomicon (comic)|Bombinomicon]]'''<br />October 27, 2011
 
| [[File:Grordbort's Crash comicpreview.png|280px|link=Grordbort's Crash]]<br /> '''[[Grordbort's Crash]]'''<br />July 20, 2011
 
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|}
 
  
{| width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
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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. To date, that series is not particularly tied to ongoing ''Team Fortress 2'' content or releases, but rather follows the characters through their search for missing hordes of [[Australium]].
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| width="33%" | [[File:Meet the Director comicpreview.png|280px|link=Meet the Director]]
 
| width="33%" | [[File:Bidwell's Big Plan comicpreview.png|280px|link=Bidwell's Big Plan]]
 
| width="33%" | [[File:Loose Canon comicpreview.png|280px|link=Loose Canon]]
 
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| '''[[Meet the Director]]'''<br />May 5, 2011
 
| '''[[Bidwell's Big Plan]]'''<br />September 30, 2010
 
| '''[[Loose Canon]]'''<br />July 2, 2010
 
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| [[File:A Visual History comicpreview.png|280px|link=A Visual History]]
 
| [[File:WAR! Comic comicpreview.png|280px|link=WAR! Comic]]
 
| [[File:Insult comicpreview.png|280px|link=#Other material]]
 
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| '''[[A Visual History]]'''<br />June 10, 2010
 
| '''[[WAR! Comic]]'''<br />December 17, 2009
 
| '''[[#Other material|The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper]]'''<br />May 20, 2009
 
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|}
 
  
=== Saxton Series ===
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{{Comic list}}
{| align="center"
 
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| [[File:Mailstorm large.jpg|163px]]
 
| [[File:Saxton turtle.jpg|150px]]
 
| [[File:Saxton fire.jpg|150px]]
 
| [[File:Saxton haircut.jpg|150px]]
 
| [[File:Junglebrawl.jpg|150px]]
 
| [[File:Saxton sharks.jpg|150px]]
 
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| colspan="4" | '''Series of Saxton Hale Comic Book Covers'''<br />2009
 
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|}
 
  
 
== Other material ==
 
== Other material ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:07 comic large.jpg|The Insult That Made a "[[Jarate]] Master" Out of [[Sniper]]
 
File:Insult.jpg|The advertisement that "Jarate Master" was based on
 
 
File:Familyportrait.jpg|The Mann family portrait
 
File:Familyportrait.jpg|The Mann family portrait
 
File:Poopy Joe clean.jpg|Poopy Joe (clean)
 
File:Poopy Joe clean.jpg|Poopy Joe (clean)
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File:Sacrifice.png|Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories
 
File:Sacrifice.png|Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories
 
File:ArtPass01.jpg|[[Art Pass Contest]] Comic
 
File:ArtPass01.jpg|[[Art Pass Contest]] Comic
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File:LectureValley01.png|Lecture Valley (1)
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File:LectureValley02.png|Lecture Valley (2)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
=== Info ===
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{{anchor|Info}}
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=== Sources ===
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{{See also|Hidden pages}}
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/poopyjoe.htm Poopy Joe] – Found by clicking the phrase "poor monkey" on [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/05.htm page 10] of ''WAR! Comic''.
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/poopyjoe.htm Poopy Joe] – Found by clicking the phrase "poor monkey" on [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/05.htm page 10] of ''WAR! Comic''.
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/thepoopyjoefiles/ The Poopy Joe Files] - The partial transcript of U.S. Senate hearings, 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 [http://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 [http://teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day07_english.htm Day 7] of the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]].
 
* ''[http://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 "[[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann and Company|Zepheniah Mann]]" written on the tombstone on the [http://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 [http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/04.html page 4] of ''Loose Canon''.
 
* ''[http://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 "[[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann and Company|Zepheniah Mann]]" written on the tombstone on the [http://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 [http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/04.html page 4] of ''Loose Canon''.
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**The full will without obscuring sand is [http://www.teamfortress.com/mannwill/ here].
 
* [http://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''.
 
* [http://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''.
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/family_portrait/ The whole Mann family portrait] - Found by clicking the word "Silas" written on the tombstone on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Halloween Special 2010] page of the [[Scream Fortress Update]].
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/family_portrait/ The whole Mann family portrait] - Found by clicking the word "Silas" written on the tombstone on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Halloween Special 2010] page of the [[Scream Fortress Update]].
* [http://teamfortress.com/manniversary/highfive.html Hey Sniper! comic] - Found by clicking the High Five Taunt tab from the [http://teamfortress.com/manniversary/index.html Mannco Manniversary Catalog]
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* [http://teamfortress.com/manniversary/highfive.html Hey Sniper! comic] - Found by clicking the High Five Taunt tab from the [http://teamfortress.com/manniversary/index.html Mann Сo Manniversary Catalog]
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/soldierhome/ Soldier Needs a Home comic] - Found by clicking the soup can on the bottom of the [http://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/ Pyromania Update] Page
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/lecturevalley/ Lecture Valley Spread] - Found by clicking the period at the end of the [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=10307 Business Time] blog post.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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== External links ==
 
* [http://tf2.com/comics.php Comics page] on the [[TF2 Official Website]]
 
** [http://www.teamfortress.com/bombinomicon/ BOMBINOMICON!]
 
** [http://www.teamfortress.com/grordborts/comic/ Grordbort's Crash]
 
** [http://www.teamfortress.com/meetthedirector/ Meet the Director]
 
** [http://www.teamfortress.com/bidwells_big_plan/ Bidwell's Big Plan]
 
** [http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/ Loose Canon]
 
** [http://www.teamfortress.com/macupdate/comic/ A Visual History]
 
** [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/ WAR! Comic]
 
** [http://teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day07_english.htm The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper]
 
 
  
 
{{Comics nav}}
 
{{Comics nav}}
 
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[[Category:Comics]]
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[[Category:Comics|*]]
 
[[Category:Images]]
 
[[Category:Images]]
 
[[Category:Artwork images]]
 
[[Category:Artwork images]]
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[[Category:Background]]

Revision as of 00:50, 31 March 2019

Saxtonsmashshort.png
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.
TeamFortress.com, Comics overview[1]


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.

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 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. To date, that series is not particularly tied to ongoing Team Fortress 2 content or releases, but rather follows the characters through their search for missing hordes of Australium.

List of comics

Full-length

The Naked and the Dead comicpreview.png
The Naked and the Dead
January 10, 2017
The Showdown comicpreview.png
The Showdown
July 7, 2016
Gargoyles & Gravel comicpreview.png
Gargoyles & Gravel
October 28, 2015
Old Wounds comicpreview.png
Old Wounds
August 31, 2015
The Contract comicpreview.png
The Contract
July 1, 2015
Blood Money comicpreview.png
Blood Money
October 29, 2014
Blood in the Water comicpreview.png
Blood in the Water
October 2, 2014
Catch Up comicpreview.png
Catch-Up
May 2, 2014
A Cold Day in Hell comicpreview.png
A Cold Day in Hell
April 2, 2014
Unhappy Returns comicpreview.png
Unhappy Returns
December 4, 2013
Grave Matters comicpreview.png
Grave Matters
October 28, 2013
Ring of Fired comicpreview.png
Ring of Fired
August 27, 2013
Death of a Salesbot comicpreview.png
Death of a Salesbot
May 17, 2013
Shadow Boxers comicpreview.png
Shadow Boxers
December 20, 2012
Doom-Mates comicpreview.png
Doom-Mates
October 24, 2012
Fate Worse Than Chess comicpreview.png
A Fate Worse Than Chess
August 13, 2012
Blood Brothers comicpreview.png
Blood Brothers
August 12, 2012
A Smissmas Story comicpreview.png
A Smissmas Story
December 15, 2011
True Meaning comicpreview.png
True Meaning
December 13, 2011
Bombinomicon comicpreview.png
Bombinomicon
October 27, 2011
Grordbort's Crash comicpreview.png
Grordbort's Crash
July 20, 2011
Meet the Director comicpreview.png
Meet the Director
May 5, 2011
Bidwell's Big Plan comicpreview.png
Bidwell's Big Plan
September 30, 2010
Loose Canon comicpreview.png
Loose Canon
July 2, 2010
A Visual History comicpreview.png
A Visual History
June 10, 2010
WAR! Comic comicpreview.png
WAR! comic
December 17, 2009
Jarate Comic comicpreview.png
The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper
May 20, 2009.

Saxton Series

Mailstorm large.jpg Saxton turtle.jpg Saxton fire.jpg Saxton haircut.jpg Junglebrawl.jpg Saxton sharks.jpg
Series of Saxton Hale Comic Book Covers
2009

Other material

Sources

See also: Hidden pages

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.

References

  1. Comics, TeamFortress.com, accessed March 30, 2019
  2. "VALVE PRESENTS: THE SACRIFICE AND OTHER STEAM-POWERED STORIES", Dark Horse Comics, accessed November 2, 2011.