New TF2 Comic arrives, and it is a doozy!

mauve · 09-07-2015, 09:59 PM

After nearly a YEAR of waiting, Valve remembered that it had been working on a comic series at some point and had left it on a rather unpleasant cliffhanger! Not unlike a certain video game franchise they may or may not remember making way back when!

Well, the waiting is FINALLY over (for the comic, anyway. Half-Life 3 will never see the light of day) as Valve released Team Fortress Comics #5: Old Wounds on August 21st! And I gotta say, it's totally worth the wait! It's nearly EIGHTY "pages" long (granted some "pages" are single panels, or duplicate pages with a single new box of text)! A lot of the characters a chance to shine, we get some much-deserved plot development with the Classic mercs, Gray Mann, and the Administrator, and of course Zhanna remains Zhanna. Which means she remains amazing.

The main Comics page on teamfortress.com/comics.php has also updated to include spaces for Episodes 6 and 7, which means there are only two issues left. Maybe Valve will make them before we all grow old and retire! (Just kidding I love you Valve, call me)

Flarecobra · 09-07-2015, 11:13 PM

Nooo! They killed Archimedes! ...well, kind of.

Aerozord · 09-07-2015, 11:32 PM

you know if you are so upset about your friends being dead, he did just bring someone back to life

---------- Post added at 12:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:29 AM ----------

and why do they keep saying beeble ?

Flarecobra · 09-08-2015, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aerozord

and why do they keep saying beeble ?

It's "People" with a broken nose.

mauve · 09-08-2015, 02:48 PM

I also wondered why Spy called Heavy "Mikhail." I don't remember anyone using that name for him before. Heavy called himself Misha in an earlier issue, as did his sisters. Is that his name or just a term of endearment? Or did Valve just forget that he had a name because it's been so freaking long since they last wrote a comic?

Flarecobra · 09-08-2015, 04:23 PM

TFwiki says "Misha" was short for Mikhail. Or it was because it was TF Classic Spy disguised as Heavy and Spy was testing something.

Flarecobra · 10-06-2015, 08:54 PM

New Update: Invasion.

mauve · 10-06-2015, 09:20 PM

Oh hey, BLU team is finally getting some love! I was going to come here and say I was a little disappointed that the apparent Halloween Update was Community Made but I'm happy they at least made a movie and are plannign a big update for the end of the year (read: sometime in the next five years). Even though most of the mercs' audio is from the in-game files, Demoman trying to figure out how to use 3d glasses and Soldier being Soldier kind of make up for that.

Edit: I read the post explaining why there's no big Halloween event this year, so I'm editing out my standard "seriously though what are Valve's actual employees doing" snark. I forgive them.

Flarecobra · 10-06-2015, 09:27 PM

Whatever Valve is working on, it sure as hell ain't HL3.

mauve · 10-06-2015, 09:31 PM

And it's probably not any other new game either.

09-07-2015, 09:59 PM	#1
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	New TF2 Comic arrives, and it is a doozy! After nearly a YEAR of waiting, Valve remembered that it had been working on a comic series at some point and had left it on a rather unpleasant cliffhanger! Not unlike a certain video game franchise they may or may not remember making way back when! Well, the waiting is FINALLY over (for the comic, anyway. Half-Life 3 will never see the light of day) as Valve released Team Fortress Comics #5: Old Wounds on August 21st! And I gotta say, it's totally worth the wait! It's nearly EIGHTY "pages" long (granted some "pages" are single panels, or duplicate pages with a single new box of text)! A lot of the characters a chance to shine, we get some much-deserved plot development with the Classic mercs, Gray Mann, and the Administrator, and of course Zhanna remains Zhanna. Which means she remains amazing. The main Comics page on teamfortress.com/comics.php has also updated to include spaces for Episodes 6 and 7, which means there are only two issues left. Maybe Valve will make them before we all grow old and retire! (Just kidding I love you Valve, call me) __________________ Yoo Hoo!

09-07-2015, 11:13 PM	#2
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	Nooo! They killed Archimedes! ...well, kind of. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

09-07-2015, 11:32 PM	#3
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	you know if you are so upset about your friends being dead, he did just bring someone back to life ---------- Post added at 12:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:29 AM ---------- and why do they keep saying beeble ? __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

09-08-2015, 04:23 PM	#6
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	TFwiki says "Misha" was short for Mikhail. Or it was because it was TF Classic Spy disguised as Heavy and Spy was testing something. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them. Last edited by Flarecobra; 09-08-2015 at 04:25 PM.

10-06-2015, 08:54 PM	#7
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	New Update: Invasion. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them. Last edited by Flarecobra; 10-06-2015 at 09:00 PM.

09-08-2015, 02:48 PM	#5
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	I also wondered why Spy called Heavy "Mikhail." I don't remember anyone using that name for him before. Heavy called himself Misha in an earlier issue, as did his sisters. Is that his name or just a term of endearment? Or did Valve just forget that he had a name because it's been so freaking long since they last wrote a comic? __________________ Yoo Hoo!

10-06-2015, 09:20 PM	#8
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	Oh hey, BLU team is finally getting some love! I was going to come here and say I was a little disappointed that the apparent Halloween Update was Community Made but I'm happy they at least made a movie and are plannign a big update for the end of the year (read: sometime in the next five years). Even though most of the mercs' audio is from the in-game files, Demoman trying to figure out how to use 3d glasses and Soldier being Soldier kind of make up for that. Edit: I read the post explaining why there's no big Halloween event this year, so I'm editing out my standard "seriously though what are Valve's actual employees doing" snark. I forgive them. __________________ Yoo Hoo! Last edited by mauve; 10-06-2015 at 09:27 PM.

10-06-2015, 09:27 PM	#9
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	Whatever Valve is working on, it sure as hell ain't HL3. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

10-06-2015, 09:31 PM	#10
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	And it's probably not any other new game either. __________________ Yoo Hoo!