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 This timeline also includes any [[Classic LNH]] stories directly relevant to the NTB, which are marked with an '''[L]''', and stories from other RACC [[imprint]]s, which are marked with an '''[R]'''.
-It's not unreasonable to assume that the NTB stories take place in something closer to "real time," much like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_Comics Vertigo]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellblazer Hellblazer]'', but as always, it depends on the individual story.
+It's not unreasonable to assume that the NTB stories take place in something closer to "real time," much like [[Vertigo]]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellblazer Hellblazer]'', but as always, it depends on the individual story.
 See also the [[Classic LNH Timeline]].

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 <ref name = secondwave>After creating the ''[[Wrath of the Administrator]]'', most of the Authors succumbed to that dreaded malady Apathy and the NTB dropped off the face of the Earth.  It wasn't until several months later that a man named [[Chris Gumprich]] resurrected the NTB again, leading to another golden era of spine-tingling entertainment.  Then all of those writers left.  Hmm... there might be a pattern here.</ref>
-<ref name = retconhour>For the complete listing of ''[[Retcon Hour]]'' stories, check the [[Classic LNH Timeline]].  The only ones listed here involve the Mis-Adventures of [[GrimSloth]] and [[Wiloughby Withnail]] as they become spandexers.  ''Retcon Hour'' probably happened at about the same time as ''[[The Summoning]]''.</ref>
+<ref name = retconhour>For the complete listing of ''[[Retcon Hour]]'' stories, check the [[Classic LNH Timeline]].  The only ones listed here involve the Mis-Adventures of [[GrimSloth]] and [[Wiloughby Withnail]] as they become spandex-sporting superheroes.  ''Retcon Hour'' probably happened at about the same time as ''[[The Summoning]]''.</ref>
 <ref name = loh4>''[[Legion of Occult Heroes]]'' #4 contains a cameo by [[Malcolm Barnstable]] and also the death of an alternate [[Dvandom Stranger]].</ref>

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-<ref name = prewave>The Pre-Wave involves the beginnings of various LNH characters who play a key role in the NTB Universe.  It could be said that ''[https://n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(comic_book) Swamp Thing]'' #50 and the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Books_of_Magic Books of Magic]'' LS should be placed here too.</ref>
+<ref name = prewave>The Pre-Wave involves the beginnings of various LNH characters who play a key role in NTB stories. It could be said that ''[https://n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(comic_book) Swamp Thing]'' #50 and the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Books_of_Magic Books of Magic]'' LS should be placed here too.</ref>
 <ref name = iquest>''[[Integrity Quest]]'' contains the first appearance of [[Kid Anarky]].</ref>
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 <ref name = esoterica>''[[Esoterica: Rebirth]]'' is mostly set before the ''[[Wrath of the Administrator]]'', but was also written a long time after it and contains some references to ''WotA'', so it would probably be best to read ''WotA'' first.</ref>
-<ref name = badforms>''[[Bad Forms]]'' was an LNH crossover that had [[Acton Lord]] revive the NTB's arch-nemesis, the [[Universal Office]], kind of a sequel to the ''WotA''.  It also had [[Kid Anarky]] and the [[Dvandom Stranger]] in it.</ref>
+<ref name = badforms>''[[Bad Forms]]'' was an LNH crossover that had [[Acton Lord]] revive the NTB's arch-nemesis, the [[Universal Office]], in kind of a sequel to the ''WotA''.  It also had [[Kid Anarky]] and the [[Dvandom Stranger]] in it.</ref>
 <ref name = barnstable>''[[The Barnstable Incident]]'' part 4 is not in the archives, and can be read [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.comics.lnh/browse_thread/thread/f4ba4f699b9f130c/239e792c826bf77 here].</ref>

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 <references>
-<ref name = prewave>The Pre-Wave involves the beginnings of various LNH characters who play a key role in the NTB Universe.  It could also be said that ''Swamp Thing'' #50 and the ''Books of Magic'' LS could be placed here too.</ref>
+<ref name = prewave>The Pre-Wave involves the beginnings of various LNH characters who play a key role in the NTB Universe.  It could be said that ''[https://n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(comic_book) Swamp Thing]'' #50 and the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Books_of_Magic Books of Magic]'' LS should be placed here too.</ref>
 <ref name = iquest>''[[Integrity Quest]]'' contains the first appearance of [[Kid Anarky]].</ref>

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-Currently missing entries for ''[[Death of Elvis Man]]'' and ''[[Fortune's Wheel]]'' #1
+Currently missing entries for ''[[The Death of Elvis Man]]'' and ''[[Fortune's Wheel]]'' #1
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 <ref name = misanthropic>The first in a series of one-shot ''[[Misanthropic Tales of the Net.Trenchcoat Brigade]]'' by [[Saxon Brenton]].</ref>
-<ref name = lunaverse>For a long while, the NTB seemed pretty thoroughly dead. However, as a wise man once said, "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and in strange aeons even Apathy may die." In this case the resurrection was done by [[Drew Nilium]], who decided to take a different approach to supernatural weirdness in the Looniverse, drawing on urban fantasy and YA fiction&mdash; the [[Lunaverse]]. ''[[WikiLull]]'' lampshaded the transition from NTB to Lunaverse, establishing a milieu where new waves and genres of magic had come into being, distinct but taking inspiration from the NTB.<br />
+<ref name = lunaverse>For a long while, the NTB seemed pretty thoroughly dead. However, as a wise man once said, "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and in strange aeons even Apathy may die." In this case the resurrection was done by [[Drew Nilium]], who decided to take a different approach to supernatural weirdness in the Looniverse, drawing on urban fantasy and YA fiction&mdash; the [[Lunaverse]]. ''[[WikiLull]]'' illustrated the transition from NTB to Lunaverse, establishing a milieu where new waves and genres of magic had come into being, distinct but taking inspiration from the NTB.<br />
-Lunaverse stories will only be in this timeline if they involve NTB characters or concepts.</ref>
+Lunaverse stories will only be included in the NTB Timeline if they involve NTB characters or concepts.</ref>
 <ref name = theoffice>''ASH'' #107-109 are a story where the [[Multiversal Office]] interacts with the setting and characters of the [[ASH]] [[imprint]]. Later, during the "City of Night" storyline, ASH attempts to use the Office as a way to travel to the otherwise-inaccessible city of Berlin.</ref>

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 This timeline also includes any [[Classic LNH]] stories directly relevant to the NTB, which are marked with an '''[L]''', and stories from other RACC [[imprint]]s, which are marked with an '''[R]'''.
-It's not unreasonable to assume that the NTB stories take place in something closer to "real time," much like Vertigo's Hellblazer, but as always, it depends on the individual story.
+It's not unreasonable to assume that the NTB stories take place in something closer to "real time," much like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_Comics Vertigo]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellblazer Hellblazer]'', but as always, it depends on the individual story.
 See also the [[Classic LNH Timeline]].
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 <ref name = swordy21>In the ''[[Load Island Renegades]]/Legion of Occult Heroes'' crossover, Malcolm Barnstable makes some revelations about the [[Incorporate Conspiracy]].</ref>
-<ref name = postwave>After 1995, there were a handful of attempts at new NTB series, but the NTB mostly died out, beyond a handful of one-shots and LNH stories with NTB elements. To a certain extent, it became redundant; serious and [[Acraphobe|Acraphobic]] LNH series like ''[[Misfits]]'' and ''[[Net.Heroes on Parade]]'' have used inspiration from Vertigo without any ties to the NTB. There's a good case to be made that [[LNHY]] became the LNH's answer to Vertigo after ''[[The Daily Super Short-Short Story|A Devil Came Down to Georgia]]''. As well, Vertigo itself moved away from Moore/Gaiman-inspired demi-superheroic supernatural series to other things, publishing many well-regarded creator-owned series before finally closing its doors in 2020. But the vaguely noirish trenchcoated hero archetype still persists in urban fantasy series like the ''Dresden Files'', which would go on to inspire the [[Lunaverse]]...</ref>
+<ref name = postwave>After 1995, there were a handful of attempts at new NTB series, but the NTB as an [[imprint]] ultimately died out, beyond the occasional one-shot and/or LNH story with NTB elements. To a certain extent, it became redundant; serious and [[Acraphobe|Acraphobic]] LNH series like ''[[Misfits]]'' and ''[[Net.Heroes on Parade]]'' have used inspiration from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_Comics Vertigo] without any ties to the NTB. There's a good case to be made that [[LNHY]] became the LNH's answer to Vertigo after ''[[The Daily Super Short-Short Story|A Devil Came Down to Georgia]]''. As well, Vertigo itself moved away from Moore/Gaiman-inspired demi-superheroic supernatural series to other things, publishing many well-regarded creator-owned series before finally closing its doors in 2020. But the vaguely noirish trenchcoated hero archetype still persists in urban fantasy series like the ''Dresden Files'', which would go on to inspire the [[Lunaverse]]...</ref>
 <ref name = velcro>[[Simon Velcro]] appeared in several LNH stories as Bladder Infection Lad, but those will not be listed here, because come on.</ref>

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 {{Timeline_Label_Bold|2018}}
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-|[[The Liminals (series)|The Liminals]] #5-6
+|[[The Liminals (series)|The Liminals]] #5-6 '''[L]'''
 |[[Jeanne Morningstar]]
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 {{Timeline_Label_Bold|2020}}
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-|[[Hungry, Hungry Sabertooths!]] #6pi.VI.6
+|[[Hungry, Hungry Sabertooths!]] #6pi.VI.6 '''[L]'''
 |[[Jeanne Morningstar]]
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-|[[Hungry, Hungry Sabertooths!]] #49-50
+|[[Hungry, Hungry Sabertooths!]] #49-50 '''[L]'''
 |[[Jeanne Morningstar]] and [[Drew Nilium]]
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