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<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]], kind of a sequel to the ''WotA''.  It also had [[Kid Anarky]] and the [[Dvandom Stranger]] in it.</ref>
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1. <<Anchor(7)>>''[[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]].
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<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>
  
1. <<Anchor(8)>>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.
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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>
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  1. <<Anchor(9)>>For the complete listing of ''[[Retcon Hour]]'' stories, check the [[LNH Timeline]].  The only ones listed here involve the Mis-Adventures of [[GrimSloth]] and [[Withnail]] as they become spandexers.  ''Retcon Hour'' probably happened at about the same time as ''[[The Summoning]]''.
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  1. <<Anchor(9)>>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 [[Withnail]] as they become spandexers.  ''Retcon Hour'' probably happened at about the same time as ''[[The Summoning]]''.
  
 
  1. <<Anchor(10)>>''[[Legion of Occult Heroes]]'' #4 contains a cameo by [[Malcolm Barnstable]] and also the death of a Dvandom Stranger.
 
  1. <<Anchor(10)>>''[[Legion of Occult Heroes]]'' #4 contains a cameo by [[Malcolm Barnstable]] and also the death of a Dvandom Stranger.

Revision as of 21:49, 22 December 2018

Net.Trenchcoat Brigade Timeline, or What Bloody Stuff Goes In What Bloody Order

Based on the work of Arthur Spitzer. Format by Mike Escutia.

This timeline also includes any Classic LNH stories directly relevant to the NTB, which are marked with an [L], and stories from other RACC imprints, 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.

See also the Classic LNH Timeline.

Title and Issue Author(s)
The Pre-Wave [1]
1992
Integrity Quest [L] Hubert Bartels, Stephane Savoie and Doug Wojtowicz [2]
1993
Vertical Plain #1-3 [L] Stephane Savoie
The Bellerophon Gambit [L] Dave Van Domelen [3]
The First Wave [4]
Esoterica: Rebirth (beginning) Christopher Gilmore [5]
Wrath of the Administrator begins
Prologue Stewart Fyfe
Part One Christopher Tatro
Part Two Steve Ward-Smith
Part Three Tara Lynn O'Shea
Part Four Christopher Tatro
Three Interludes Ken Primer
Jellomancer Mystery Theatre #1 Timothy Toner
Part Six Paul Hardy
Part Seven Christopher Tong
Part Eight Stewart Fyfe
Jellomancer Mystery Theatre #2 Timothy Toner
Part Ten Scott Emery
Part Eleven Steve Ward-Smith
Part Twelve William Kaufman
Something Happens! #1 Andrew Farrell
Part Fourteen Glenn Carnagey
Part Fifteen Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
Part Sixteen Tara Lynn O'Shea
Part Seventeen Andre Condon
Vertical Plain Special [L] Stephane Savoie
Jellomancer Mystery Theatre #3 Timothy Toner
Part Twenty Stewart Fyfe
Part Twenty-One Scott Emery
Something Happens! #2 Various
Ultimate Mercenary #7 (Wrath of the Administrator scene) [L] Jeanne Morningstar
Part Twenty-Three Paul Hardy
Part Twenty-Four Tara Lynn O'Shea
Part Twenty-Five William Kaufman
Part Twenty-Six Christopher Tong
Esoterica #1 Christopher Gilmore & Stewart Fyfe
Part Twenty-Eight Paul Hardy
Brief Cases #1 Steve Ward-Smith
Part Thirty Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
Something Happens! #3 Andrew Farrell
Part Thirty-Two Paul Hardy
Part Thirty-Three Scott Emery
Part Thirty-Four ThingFish
Brief Cases #2 Steve Ward-Smith
Jellomancer Mystery Theatre #4 Timothy Toner
Part Thirty-Seven Andre Condon
Part Thirty-Eight Scott Emery
Part Thirty-Nine Christopher Tong & Glenn Carnagey
Part Forty Paul Hardy
Part Forty-One Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
Brief Cases #3 Steve Ward-Smith
Epilogue Various
An Apocryphal Tale Christopher Tong
Wrath of the Administrator ends
Esoterica: Rebirth (end) Christopher Gilmore Return of the Incharger #1-3 Christopher Tong
Question/Ramaj Crossover begins
Quest Quest Scott Emery Untitled Story Scott Emery & Andre Condon Hunting the Hunter #1 Andre Condon
Question/Ramaj Crossover ends
Vertical Plain #4-6 [L] Stephane Savoie Dangerous Collectibles? Craig Welsh Raw Shark Returns Mark Steyn Masque of the Red Death Virus Michael McAfee
1994
Bad Forms begins [L] [6]
Easily-Discovered Man #6 Rob Rogers Errand Boy #3 Stirge Pliable Lad #9 Mike Escutia Constellation #13 Dave Van Domelen Tales of the LNH #297 Hubert Bartels Easily-Discovered Man #7-8 Rob Rogers Constellation #14-15 Dave Van Domelen Easily-Discovered Man #9 Rob Rogers Pliable Lad #10 Mike Escutia Constellation #16 Dave Van Domelen Easily-Discovered Man #10 Rob Rogers
Bad Forms ends
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1. <<Anchor(9)>>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 Withnail as they become spandexers.  Retcon Hour probably happened at about the same time as The Summoning.
1. <<Anchor(10)>>Legion of Occult Heroes #4 contains a cameo by Malcolm Barnstable and also the death of a Dvandom Stranger.
1. <<Anchor(11)>>In the Load Island Renegades/Legion of Occult Heroes crossover, Malcolm Barnstable makes some revelations about the Incorporate Conspiracy.
1. <<Anchor(12)>>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 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 A Devil Came Down to Georgia. As well, Vertigo itself moved away from Moore/Gaiman-inspired demi-superheroic supernatural series to other things, though the vaguely noirish trenchcoated hero archetype still persists in urban fantasy series like the Dresden Files, which would go on to inspire the Lunaverse...
1. <<Anchor(13)>>Simon Velcro appeared in several LNH stories as Bladder Infection Lad, but those will not be listed here, because come on.

1. <<Anchor(14)>>This story is a response to events in The Team and thus may no longer be in continuity.
1. <<Anchor(15)>>The first in a series of one-shot Misanthropic Tales of the Net.Trenchcoat Brigade by Saxon Brenton.
1. <<Anchor(15)>> 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 Perron, who decided to take a different approach to supernatural weirdness in the Looniverse, drawing on urban fantasy and YA fiction--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.
1. <<Anchor(17)>>ASH #107-109 are a story where the Multiversal Office interacts with the setting and characters of the ASH imprint.
  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named prewave
  2. 2.0 2.1 Integrity Quest contains the first appearance of Kid Anarky.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Bellerophon Gambit contains the Dvandom Stranger's origin and first appearance.
  4. 4.0 4.1 This is the true beginning of the NTB.
  5. 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. 6.0 6.1 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.
  7. The Barnstable Incident part 4 is not in the archives, and can be read [[1]].
  8. 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.