![]() ![]() In particular, the series has a currently ongoing seven-issue story arc known as Team Fortress Comics, which is bi-monthly. While most of the comics are there to give a major update (such as the Scream Fortress events) some backstory, there have been comics which do not tie into any update. The comics have had a major influence on how the game and characters are perceived, rivaled only by the meet the team videos. Because of this, the comics are usually the only canon material to rely on. Visit Michael Jung’s website for information on how to hire him, follow him on Twitter Michael50834213, or contact him directly: michael(at)michaeljungwriter(dot)com.Starting with the WAR! comic, Team Fortress 2 established a series of webcomics that primarily explain the story and introduce characters that the actual game itself lacks. In his spare time, you can find him entertaining kids as Spider-Man or Darth Vader at birthday parties or scaring the heck out of them at haunted houses. ![]() Thanks to a life spent immersed in comic books and movies, Michael is always ready to infuse his articles with offbeat bits of trivia for an extra layer of fun. Michael’s background in storytelling draws him to find the most fascinating aspects of any topic and transform them into a narrative that informs and entertains the reader. A graduate of Arizona State University with a PhD in 20th Century American Literature, Michael has written novels, short stories, stage plays, screenplays, and how-to manuals. His work has been featured in Screen Rant, ASU Now, Sell Books Fast,, and Free Arts among others. Michael Jung is a mild-mannered freelance writer-for-hire, actor, and professional storyteller with a keen interest in pop culture, education, nonprofit organizations, and unusual side hustles. Now able to excrete tremendous amounts of urine, Sniper fills several mason jars full of his excess fluid and throws his “Jarate” weapon at the horrified mercenary, winning the day. Frustrated, Sniper orders “Saxton Hale Jarate Pills” from a magazine that triple the size of his kidneys, as well as “Saxton Hale Pain Tonic” that numbs him to the pain as his organs shut down. TF2 comic parodies the famous ad by showing TF2's gun-toting Sniper getting gravel kicked in his face by a rival mercenary character. After punching the bully in the face, the former wimp is proclaimed a "real man" by his girlfriend and crowned “Hero of the Beach” by everyone around him - prompting comic book readers to send their hard-earned cash to Atlas and become “real men.” (Actually, the “program” was basically just a series of pamphlets on bodybuilding that required no weightlifting). In the original comic book advertisement, a beach bully kicks sand at a skinny teenager, prompting the teen to order the Charles Atlas Fitness Program and transform into a muscle man within the span of one panel. The comics highlighted this weapon by mashing it with the classic “Charles Atlas Fitness Program” advertisement from old 1960s comic books. One of these weapons was “Jarate,” an unlockable secondary weapon for the Sniper character which was basically a mason jar filled with urine that the Sniper threw at people to blind them and short out their cloaking devices (genius). Originally, the comics were intended to explore the weird world of the TF2 mercenaries, including some that spotlighted the oddball weapons in the game. ![]() Related: Team Fortress 2 Adds Touching In-Game Tribute To Voice Actor Rick May One TF2 comic that is relatively easy to understand, however, is TF2’s original one-page comic “The Insult That Made A ‘Jarate Master’ Out 0f Sniper” which brings back a classic comic book bodybuilding advertisement – with some scatological twists. In truth, the comics are pretty confusing to anyone who isn’t already well-versed in the characters and storyline of the game – although the characters’ cartoonishly snarky personalities do guarantee several laughs. ![]()
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