As a Medic-main in the TF2 fandom, I was kinda disappointed whenever the Team Fortress comics ended when he finally started to play a larger role, but the other art seemed to make up for that.
Yeah, you could read these online somewhere, either on Valve's website or some other sketchy place, but to actually have these in your hands? It's another completely different feeling; all in its glossy-printed glory.
The artwork's very stylized and unique to anything I've seen anyone publish before, with some stories I've never even heard of until I got this. If you're a Valve fan then I recommend picking this up, if not just as a novelty to have around, then to enjoy a good story involving characters us gamers all know and love.
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Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories Volume 1 Hardcover – November 29, 2011
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Various
(Author, Illustrator)
For fifteen years, Valve Corporation has defined the cutting edge of video games. Now, Valve joins with Dark Horse to bring three critically acclaimed, fan-favorite series to print, with a hardcover collection of comics from the worlds of Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Portal. With over 300-pages of story, Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and Other Steam-Powered Stories is a must-read for fans looking to further explore the games they love, or comics readers interested in dipping their toes into new mythos!
- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDark Horse Books
- Publication dateNovember 29, 2011
- Grade level8 - 12
- Reading age13 - 17 years
- Dimensions9.3 x 1 x 12.4 inches
- ISBN-101595828699
- ISBN-13978-1595828699
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- Publisher : Dark Horse Books (November 29, 2011)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1595828699
- ISBN-13 : 978-1595828699
- Reading age : 13 - 17 years
- Grade level : 8 - 12
- Item Weight : 3.19 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.3 x 1 x 12.4 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #916,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #749 in Graphic Novel Adaptations
- #833 in Graphic Novel Anthologies (Books)
- #1,627 in Dark Horse Comics & Graphic Novels
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Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2011
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This is a collection of every comic and comic-like-thing that Valve produced up through around August. For Left 4 Dead, it contains The Sacrifice (duh?). For Team Fortress 2, it has everything through the comic for the replay update. For Portal 2, it has the entire Lab Rat comic. In addition to all of the above, there are few pieces of artwork, mainly postcards and various other random things (such as some of the Saxton Hale magazine covers). All of this is collected in a full-color, hardback collection that's a lot bigger than I thought it would be (it's kinda hard to understand just how massive the book is from the dimensions that are given).
So yeah, it contains a lot of good stuff. However, it lacks anything new. I expected this, but didn't quite plan for it. Everything in this book is available for free online. When the package arrived, I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. I immediately ripped it open and flipped through it. Then... nothing. As soon as it dawned on me that I'd already extracted just about all of the entertainment I could get from this book several months earlier, there really wasn't anything left I could enjoy. Plus, half of this book (The Sacrifice comic) was designed for a digital widescreen display. Each digital "page" is printed two per physical page, so there are plenty of gaps. That kind of kills the traditional comic book feel and gives the impression that it works a lot better on screen than on paper. Even if I were to reread this in the book, I'd still feel like it would be been better to read it online, which is free.
Don't get me wrong. These are all ridiculously entertaining comics. I got plenty of enjoyment out of 'em when I read them through at release online. But, the only thing I gained from purchasing this book was having them in paper instead of digitally. At the end of the day, this is nothing more than a collector's item.
So yeah, it contains a lot of good stuff. However, it lacks anything new. I expected this, but didn't quite plan for it. Everything in this book is available for free online. When the package arrived, I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. I immediately ripped it open and flipped through it. Then... nothing. As soon as it dawned on me that I'd already extracted just about all of the entertainment I could get from this book several months earlier, there really wasn't anything left I could enjoy. Plus, half of this book (The Sacrifice comic) was designed for a digital widescreen display. Each digital "page" is printed two per physical page, so there are plenty of gaps. That kind of kills the traditional comic book feel and gives the impression that it works a lot better on screen than on paper. Even if I were to reread this in the book, I'd still feel like it would be been better to read it online, which is free.
Don't get me wrong. These are all ridiculously entertaining comics. I got plenty of enjoyment out of 'em when I read them through at release online. But, the only thing I gained from purchasing this book was having them in paper instead of digitally. At the end of the day, this is nothing more than a collector's item.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018
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I was a big fan of the Portal series and TF2 a few years back. The comics are well illustrated and help bring all that fun to life. The lore is pretty old now given the age of the games they are based on, but worth it if you are a fan of Valve's 'big 3' series
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Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014
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Bought this for my 13 year old son who has been asking for it for months after seeing in a bookstore. I got a much better price on Amazon. It is a very nice heavy hardback book and he loves it. It arrived in perfect condition, no bent pages or rough corners. He was so happy when he opened it and is going through it quickly.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021
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My son loves this book
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013
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It's in beautiful hard-cover and you can stun a man with it on it's weight. But it's more fun to read (Or weight lift) it contains many satisfying and well illustrated comics. Any Valve fan will love it, and even people otherwise. Worth the wait (which was short) and I wouldn't mind seeing another Valve comic collection.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2014
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For fans of the game, this is a must have. Amazing art and quality cover. This hard bound book is really something for the collector of TF2 souveniers. I cannot speak to the quality of the writing within, because I have not read it myself, it was a gift for my son. He really liked it. Great gift.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2020
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I love this book it has left 4 dead, portal, and Team Fortress 2 there all great and funny all the comics in it is great
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Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2012Verified Purchase
Of the graphic novels I own (Kick Ass limited edition, 300, a few others) this is by far the highest print quality. The preview photo on the top left does not do itself any favors - it is a lot bigger than it will first seem. The paper and print quality is stunning, the comic work is brilliant (I assume since you're reading this you're a fan of one of the three games it covers). I haven't played TF2, so I haven't read that, the Portal 2 one seemed a bit... removed... from it, but the L4D Sacrifice one is truly amazing. It forms half the book, and sticks very closely to the storyline (whereas the Portal 2 one doesn't really).
An absolute must have.
An absolute must have.
A John
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No Sacrifice at all...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2013Verified Purchase
Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and other Steam-Powered Stories Volume 1 [Hardback version from Dark Horse Books].
My players of games are also readers of books of all kinds.
This is a win win win and really no sacrifice at all.
Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 game related stories rendered as brilliant graphics that take your imagination even further.
202 pages of Valve inspired Dark Horse Comics goodness.
After the machines have gone quiet and the screens gone dark, these pages get turned.
This is volume 1, is it too much to hope that there might be volume 2 waiting somewhere ?
Cake anyone?
My players of games are also readers of books of all kinds.
This is a win win win and really no sacrifice at all.
Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 game related stories rendered as brilliant graphics that take your imagination even further.
202 pages of Valve inspired Dark Horse Comics goodness.
After the machines have gone quiet and the screens gone dark, these pages get turned.
This is volume 1, is it too much to hope that there might be volume 2 waiting somewhere ?
Cake anyone?
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frances tomblin
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Fantastic.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2018Verified Purchase
Absolutely fantastic bk. Got this 4 my 15yr old son as a b day gift and he loves it!!
George Gosden
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Awesome!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2013Verified Purchase
The "Graphic Novel" was delivered on time, within 3 days I believe, which was good, and it was in perfect condition! I recommend this for anyone, even if they have not played: Portal, TF2, or Left for Dead. Great read.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2015Verified Purchase
Amazing art work. Definite buy for any valve games fan.
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