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The story of Team Fortress 2 is told in a myriad of ways, from the [[Meet the Team]] trailers, to biographies on promotional [[trading cards]], to '''comics'''.
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{{Quotation|'''TeamFortress.com''', Comics overview<ref>[https://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.}}
  
Presented on this page are the various comics and comic-related materials that Valve Software has published, with most of it originating from the [[Blog|TF2 Blog]].
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{{site|TF2_crosshair.png|www.teamfortress.com/comics.php|Official website comics section}}
  
== WAR! Update ==
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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 [[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.
  
In the days leading up to the [[December 17, 2009 Patch|WAR! Update]], four different comics were released. The comics have a continuing storyline, explaining the war between the [[Soldier]] and [[Demoman]].
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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>
  
*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/ The Administrator]''''' - ''A background check reveals that an unfortunate alliance has been made.''
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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 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.
 
 
*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/ Saxton Hale]''''' - ''A day in the life of [[TF Industries#Mann Co.|Mann Co.]] president [[Saxton Hale]]! Watch as he beats up hippies!''
 
 
 
*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/demo/ Demoman]''''' - ''The Demoman's day off is interrupted when he is presented with an offer he can't refuse.''
 
 
 
*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/ Soldier]''''' - ''As [[the Administrator]] pushes her plan forward, the Soldier finds out he was ultimately betrayed.''
 
 
 
Once the WAR! update was released, all 4 comics were merged into one long comic, although the URLs stayed the same.
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:War01.jpg|Page 1.
 
File:War02.jpg|Page 2.
 
File:War03.jpg|Page 3.
 
File:War04.jpg|Page 4.
 
File:War05.jpg|Page 5.
 
File:War06 clean.jpg|Page 6.
 
File:War07 clean.jpg|Page 7.
 
File:War08 clean.jpg|Page 8.
 
File:War09 clean.jpg|Page 9.
 
File:War10 clean.jpg|Page 10.
 
File:War11.jpg|Page 11.
 
File:War12.jpg|Page 12.
 
File:War13.jpg|Page 13.
 
File:War14.jpg|Page 14.
 
File:War15.jpg|Page 15.
 
File:War16.jpg|Page 16.
 
File:War17.jpg|Page 17.
 
File:War18.jpg|Page 18.
 
File:War19.jpg|Page 19.
 
File:War20.jpg|Page 20.
 
File:War21.jpg|Page 21.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== Alternate "dirty" Saxton Hale WAR! pages ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:War06 dirty.jpg|Page 6.
 
File:War07 dirty.jpg|Page 7.
 
File:War08 dirty.jpg|Page 8.
 
File:War09 dirty.jpg|Page 9.
 
File:War10 dirty.jpg|Page 10.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
 
 
== [http://www.teamfortress.com/macupdate/comic/ Mac Update] ==
 
 
 
''The introduction of [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] into the Team Fortress universe!''
 
 
 
*The following comic is '''non-canon''' and as such does not add to the Team Fortress 2 background or [[Timeline]].
 
<gallery>
 
File:Bg comic 01.jpg|Page 1.
 
File:Bg comic 02.jpg|Page 2.
 
File:Bg comic 03.jpg|Page 3.
 
File:Bg comic 04.jpg|Page 4.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
 
 
== [http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/ Loose Canon] ==
 
 
 
''In a story spanning three generations, learn the true secret behind the feud between [[RED]] and [[BLU]]''
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:Engineercomic01.jpg|Page 1.
 
File:Engineercomic02.jpg|Page 2.
 
File:Engineercomic03.jpg|Page 3.
 
File:Engineercomic04.jpg|Page 4. ([[Comics#Other material|Issue #97]])
 
File:Engineercomic05.jpg|Page 5.
 
File:Engineercomic06.jpg|Page 6.
 
File:Engineercomic07.jpg|Page 7.
 
File:Engineercomic08.jpg|Page 8.
 
File:Engineercomic09.jpg|Page 9.
 
File:Engineercomic10.jpg|Page 10.
 
File:Engineercomic11.jpg|Page 11.
 
File:Engineercomic12.jpg|Page 12.
 
File:Engineercomic13.jpg|Page 13.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== Loose Canon (no text) ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:EngineercomicNT01.jpg|Pages 1, 2, and 3.
 
File:EngineercomicNT02.jpg|Page 4.
 
File:EngineercomicNT03.jpg|Page 5.
 
File:EngineercomicNT04.jpg|Page 6.
 
File:EngineercomicNT05.jpg|Page 7.
 
File:EngineercomicNT06.jpg|Page 8.
 
File:EngineercomicNT07.jpg|Page 9.
 
File:EngineercomicNT08.jpg|Page 10.
 
File:EngineercomicNT09.jpg|Page 11.
 
File:EngineercomicNT10.jpg|Page 12.
 
File:EngineercomicNT11.jpg|Page 13.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== [http://www.teamfortress.com/bidwells_big_plan/ Bidwell's Big Plan] ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:Big_plan_01.jpg|Page 1
 
File:Big_plan_02.jpg|Page 2
 
File:Big_plan_03.jpg|Page 3
 
File:Big_plan_04.jpg|Page 4
 
File:Big_plan_05.jpg|Page 5
 
File:Big_plan_06.jpg|Page 6
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== [http://www.teamfortress.com/bidwells_big_plan/ Bidwell's Big Plan] (No dialog) ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:BidwellNoDialog1.jpg|Page 1
 
File:BidwellNoDialog2.jpg|Page 2
 
File:BidwellNoDialog3.jpg|Page 3
 
File:BidwellNoDialog4.jpg|Page 4
 
File:BidwellNoDialog5.jpg|Page 5
 
File:BidwellNoDialog6.jpg|Page 6
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== [http://www.teamfortress.com/meetthedirector/ Meet the Director] ==
 
{{main|Meet the Director}}
 
<gallery>
 
File:Director_01.jpg|Page 1.
 
File:Director_02.jpg|Page 2.
 
File:Director_03.jpg|Page 3.
 
File:Director_04.jpg|Page 4.
 
File:Director_05.jpg|Page 5.
 
File:Director_06.jpg|Page 6.
 
File:Director_07.jpg|Page 7.
 
File:Director_08.jpg|Page 8.
 
File:Director_09.jpg|Page 9.
 
File:Director_10.jpg|Page 10.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== [http://www.teamfortress.com/meetthedirector/ Meet the Director] (No dialog) ==
 
{{main|Meet the Director}}
 
<gallery>
 
File:Director_01NoText.jpg|Page 1.
 
File:Director_02NoText.jpg|Page 2.
 
File:Director_03NoText.jpg|Page 3.
 
File:Director_04NoText.jpg|Page 4.
 
File:Director_05NoText.jpg|Page 5.
 
File:Director_06NoText.jpg|Page 6.
 
File:Director_07NoText.jpg|Page 7.
 
File:Director_08NoText.jpg|Page 8.
 
File:Director_09NoText.jpg|Page 9.
 
File:Director_10NoText.jpg|Page 10.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== Saxton Hale comic covers ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:Saxton sharks.jpg|Saxton Hale's Thrilling Tales, issue #55.
 
File:Saxton haircut.jpg|Saxton Hale's Barbershop Action, issue #12.
 
File:Junglebrawl.jpg|Saxton Hale's Jungle Brawl, issue #44.
 
File:Saxton turtle.jpg|Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales, issue #4.
 
File:Saxton fire.jpg|Girl's Adventure Starring Saxton Hale, issue #6.
 
File:Mailstorm_large.jpg|Saxton Hale's Mail Storm, issue #1.
 
</gallery>
 
  
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{{Comic list}}
  
 
== Other material ==
 
== Other material ==
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:07 comic large.jpg|The Insult That Made a "[[Jarate]] Master" Out of [[Sniper]].
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File:Familyportrait.jpg|The Mann family portrait
File:Insult.jpg|Advertisement the "Jarate Master" comic was based on.
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File:Poopy Joe clean.jpg|Poopy Joe (clean)
File:Familyportrait.jpg|The Mann family portrait.
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File:Poopy Joe dirty.jpg|Poopy Joe (dirty)
File:Poopy Joe clean.jpg|Poopy Joe (clean).
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File:The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann aka Issue 97.jpg|[[Last Will|The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann (issue #97)]]
File:Poopy Joe dirty.jpg|Poopy Joe (dirty).
 
File:The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann aka Issue 97.jpg|The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann (issue #97).
 
 
File:Portrait.JPG|The two pieces of the Mann Family portrait
 
File:Portrait.JPG|The two pieces of the Mann Family portrait
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File:Hey Sniper.jpg|[[Hey Sniper!]]
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File:Sacrifice.png|Valve Presents: [[The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories]]
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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}} Sources ===
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{{See also|Hidden pages}}
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* [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''.
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* [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.
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*''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]].
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* ''[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''.
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** The full will without obscuring sand is [https://www.teamfortress.com/mannwill/ here].
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* [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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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/family_portrait/ The whole Mann family portrait] - Found by clicking the word "Silas" written on the tombstone on the [https://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Halloween Special 2010] page of the [[Scream Fortress Update]].
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* [https://teamfortress.com/manniversary/highfive.html Hey Sniper! comic] - Found by clicking the High Five Taunt tab from the [https://teamfortress.com/manniversary/index.html Mann Сo Manniversary Catalog]
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/soldierhome/ Soldier Needs a Home comic] - Found by clicking the soup can on the bottom of the [https://www.teamfortress.com/pyromania/ Pyromania Update] Page
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/lecturevalley/ Lecture Valley Spread] - Found by clicking the period at the end of the [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=10307 Business Time] blog post.
  
*'''''The Insult That Made a "[[Jarate]] Master" Out of [[Sniper]]''''' was included in [http://teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day07_english.htm Day 7] of the [[May 21, 2009 Patch|Sniper vs. Spy Update]].
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== Trivia ==
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* ''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.
  
*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/poopyjoe.htm Poopy Joe]''''' is found through clicking the words "poor monkey." on [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/05.htm page 10] in the WAR! comic.
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== References ==
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*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/the_last_will_and_testament_of_Zepheniah_Mann/ The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann]''''' - Originally found by clicking "[[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann and Company|Zepheniah Mann]]" on the tombstone on the [[October 29, 2009 Patch|Halloween Special]] [http://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/ page]. Also found by clicking the "*See issue #97" block on [http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/04.html page 4] of Loose Canon.
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*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/family_portrait/ The Mann family portrait]''''' - Found by clicking the name "Barnabas Hale" on The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann.
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*'''''[http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/family_portrait/ The two pieces of the Mann Family portrait]''''' - Found by clicking the name "[[Silas Mann]]" on the tombstone on the [[October 27, 2010 Patch|Scream Fortress update]] [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ page].
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 6 December 2023

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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.
TeamFortress.com, Comics overview[1]


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.

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
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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

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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. 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

  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.