tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624475381365565852024-03-13T06:54:38.018-07:00Sam & MaxSteve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-59676630537676606572012-09-08T14:07:00.001-07:002012-09-08T14:12:04.786-07:00Play Sam & Max!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first Sam & Max comic appeared in print 25 years ago. A few more followed, then some LucasArts strips, an Adventure Game, Trade Paperback, a Network Animated Series, a couple of unrealized games >snif< but then...<br />
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<a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/"><b>Telltale Games</b></a> jumped in. They were able to actually achieve something others couldn't, creating downloadable games on a schedule. Sam & Max were one of Telltale's early licenses. The series would be like a TV show, a few hours of gameplay for each installment delivered every month for the duration of the series. There have been three "seasons", <b><i>Sam & Max Save the World</i></b>, <b><i>Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space</i></b>, and <b><i>Sam & Max The Devil's Playhouse</i></b>. <br />
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In between releases Telltale created Sam & Max shorts, made sure the games could release on as many platforms as possible and nurtured a fan community. They also re-released my comics collection, <b><i><a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/store/highway-paperback">Sam & Max Surfin' the Highway</a></i></b>, and made sure the fans were supplied with Sam & Max<br />
t-shirts, art prints and other <a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/store/flamingmax-glass">doo-dads</a>.<br />
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Everything Telltale learned from each game release they were able to apply to subsequent licenses, the most recent being <b><i><a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/walkingdead">The Walking Dead</a></i></b> series which is a critical and commercial hit.<br />
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If you've yet to try Telltale's Sam & Max games they have a promotion celebrating the 25 years since the launch of the characters . You can find the details and the platforms listings <a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-988">HERE</a>.<br />
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I've got some other things brewing (as you may have guessed) and will fill you in as they take shape.<br />
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I thank you. Sam & Max thank you. And uh,... God bless America!Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com95tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-79269269192403891692012-08-18T17:28:00.000-07:002012-08-18T17:28:10.857-07:00Classic BOOGA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's the comp art for one of my old t-shirts. It was printed on a black shirt and was a very limited run.<br />
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Why's that you ask?<br />
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Well, my local shirt vendor (who I have never used again and had nothing to do with previous and subsequent Sam & Max shirts which were implemented in a entirely professional fashion) made the whole process more difficulty than you would think necessary.<br />
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The main offense was that he cut the original art into pieces to create the screens. When I protested, his response was, "Well you said you have a lot of those drawings!" I ended up screaming in his face which is very unlike me and his ultimate comment was "I think you're just one of those people who can't be pleased." Rather than leave with nothing I cut the order to the bone and sold the shirts with the caveat that they "have enough ink on them to stop a bullet".<br />
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People seemed to like the idea of the shirt, though. And I've thought about re-releasing it with revised printing. Maybe the image huge on a light shirt or lose the crashy hole concept from it or age it so it looks like it's been washed many times since the 80's? Working on some new ideas as well but, what do you think? Would you consider wearing some version of this?Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-86177837838507341262012-08-11T13:40:00.000-07:002012-08-11T13:40:11.717-07:00The Rat Gat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I did this ink and marker image to help promote the Sam & Max animated show for Fox Kids in the 90's.<br />
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Since the network frowned upon the use of actual pistols in the series I tried to think of a solution that was creepy or weird enough to replace the guns, hence the Rat Gat, a gatling gun designed to fire living vermin.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-64868177107032497532012-07-28T15:24:00.000-07:002012-07-28T15:24:25.446-07:00From the Dust Bins of History...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Lucasfilm adventure game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Hit_the_Road">Sam & Max Hit the Road</a> was first released in 1993.<br />
Here are a few of the rough sketches I scratched around with in search of the properly lively final "driving and antic-ing" concept for the box cover. The Highway Surfing version (above) eventually became the cover of the <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=sam+%26+max+surfin+the+highway&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1423&bih=735&tbm=isch&tbnid=oL_Gwqt20FYcXM:&imgrefurl=http://samandmax.wikia.com/wiki/The_collected_Sam_%2526_Max:_Surfin%27_the_Highway&docid=OHb9Q0rUZY3rbM&imgurl=http://images.wikia.com/samandmax/images/f/fd/Sam_%252526_Max_-_Surfin_The_Highway_(front_cover).jpg&w=415&h=599&ei=7mQUUJSmMIajrQGDlYG4DQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=352&sig=107783119616675189528&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=92&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:99&tx=40&ty=36">Sam & Max comics collection</a> and the sasquatch in the ice block idea (below left) was repurposed as a <a href="http://samandmaxblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/collect-em-trade-em.html">trading card</a> for I can't remember what.<br />
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I don't seem to throw anything away.
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Weirdly enough, San Diego Comic-Con weekend occasionally makes me think of comics, and my own sporadically spastic dabblings in the funny book arts. The first published Sam & Max comic appeared on the stands just 25 years ago. Since then, the deranged little critters have clung to survival like a pair of mutant sewie rats, jumping aboard any form of media they could sink their nasty little claws into.
But what lies in their future? What bits of folksy, gentle Sam & Maxish whimsy shall be revealed in the dawn of the next 25 years? And if you had a say, what would you want it to be?Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-92039561592922293452012-04-17T12:19:00.005-07:002012-04-19T15:46:04.399-07:00Sam & Max Graven Images<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HyOHNHNUtyhY2glV6_dKzhNCrq04sQbTruy8GevJiGS06HcoKlcnVlV3dtSHrOOnp6CWZbdfBaMHaEq4XjQeo9O9bWZTsDtH5bEK-utTuULzxyi-kAekLLIGCdO5hOYX0tC-JUBjkoVj/s1600/SM_Figs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HyOHNHNUtyhY2glV6_dKzhNCrq04sQbTruy8GevJiGS06HcoKlcnVlV3dtSHrOOnp6CWZbdfBaMHaEq4XjQeo9O9bWZTsDtH5bEK-utTuULzxyi-kAekLLIGCdO5hOYX0tC-JUBjkoVj/s400/SM_Figs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733246805898643522" /></a><br /><br />I don't have an online store (yet), but if you crave the tangible physical presence of Sam & Max in your home, you can find these lovingly realized figures at <a href="http://www.symbiotestudios.com/sam-and-max.html">SYMBIOTE STUDIOS</a>. <br /><br />Place them next to your wallet to attract magical Feng Shui money spirits or in the trunk of the car to bludgeon bothersome election year petitioners. Tie one to your deceased pet to keep it submerged in the pond or buy dozens to shoot off your fence posts with a 12 gauge. <br /><br />Enjoy! And enjoy some more!Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-28828209900885376102012-04-16T21:04:00.003-07:002012-04-16T21:10:49.750-07:00Feeling all Thunder Chunky<a href="http://www.thunderchunky.co.uk/articles/hitting-the-road-with-steve-purcell/"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EcqcVDsgigV4Nd2wiNmq5iH03v5kU_laGlbfBPlP77rklwh44QgiHiMdGh9NWdxAIS5qrlLGpK17_vMD5StrA_lDR1_0LGDLKo4JqH8ep8nbCu1Q-e844TQ34ovJMheNB0gxDXDtOso4/s1600/Thunder.tiff"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EcqcVDsgigV4Nd2wiNmq5iH03v5kU_laGlbfBPlP77rklwh44QgiHiMdGh9NWdxAIS5qrlLGpK17_vMD5StrA_lDR1_0LGDLKo4JqH8ep8nbCu1Q-e844TQ34ovJMheNB0gxDXDtOso4/s400/Thunder.tiff" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732215946491528818" /></a></a><br />Here's an <a href="http://www.thunderchunky.co.uk/articles/hitting-the-road-with-steve-purcell/">INTERVIEW</a> from a U.K. site about Sam & Max mostly and a bit about my day job.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-27264953481492077872012-03-12T13:57:00.004-07:002012-03-13T14:31:02.375-07:00Strange Kids Club<a href="http://www.strangekidsclub.com/2012/03/12/a-carefree-and-chaotic-conversation-with-cartoonist-writer-and-animator-steve-purcell/"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlQ7glWQ1c1jeUqouT_xtKCe7N5oyEbYxF1KTVVrwADno8ZEuQQ5q0I5LJtovpfRmucJLvhwsK5LWA6AWi8dqCwpRz1z_othgBda0BVZmb6DUi93KPYeMcnXKSiAeLL-NoyjnAKprgd6c/s1600/Strange.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlQ7glWQ1c1jeUqouT_xtKCe7N5oyEbYxF1KTVVrwADno8ZEuQQ5q0I5LJtovpfRmucJLvhwsK5LWA6AWi8dqCwpRz1z_othgBda0BVZmb6DUi93KPYeMcnXKSiAeLL-NoyjnAKprgd6c/s400/Strange.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719493857529383634" /></a></a> <a href="http://www.strangekidsclub.com/2012/03/12/a-carefree-and-chaotic-conversation-with-cartoonist-writer-and-animator-steve-purcell">A goofy interview I did for this website.</a>Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-56347132005691448842012-02-25T21:38:00.003-08:002012-02-25T21:53:56.295-08:00And Another...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5D3Mkl2T4r1N-t9xhl0dYfukMZXw4xA6omOnJZJnKEFdiqTPd9c1KDlcbyAyA1UZ8_isseAcp8fJF5cQylJ3F1Ipw5n1RYVpXbARRz6Kt8EQKkmclNxkMhE35E0rlmW3jVQuW2shdDSq/s1600/Miasma.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5D3Mkl2T4r1N-t9xhl0dYfukMZXw4xA6omOnJZJnKEFdiqTPd9c1KDlcbyAyA1UZ8_isseAcp8fJF5cQylJ3F1Ipw5n1RYVpXbARRz6Kt8EQKkmclNxkMhE35E0rlmW3jVQuW2shdDSq/s400/Miasma.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713314852737074946" /></a><br /><a href="http://kotaku.com/5886925/how-sam--max-hit-the-road-taught-me-to-love-words">HOW SAM & MAX HIT THE ROAD TAUGHT ME TO LOVE WORDS</a><br /><br />This article from Kotaku came in yesterday as well. Always disconcerting to hear from grown-ups who were little kids when they first played it. I'll be over here in my coffin if anyone needs me.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-12085330838861299932012-02-24T16:15:00.004-08:002012-02-24T17:12:38.543-08:00Worst President Ever...I'm feeling like a neglectful blog-poster after all my hollow promises to be updating more often. Do people actually check blogs anymore or should I be grappling like a chimp with a more modern delivery system to present my near-useless content? <br /><br />Speaking of which; this little story happily popped into my sphere today and I couldn't be more proud of the adorable little urchin!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-948">HAIL TO THE CHIEF! MAX ELECTED WORST VIDEO GAME PRESIDENT BY A LANDSLIDE</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyQeaki-MLi0y1rnnHeps4e16z3O27fYkOa1MMjh906Cdk3fSK7ef8Oa1Y5e9UlHyDEAKOAs3nh_U-FhOFvriI_YHDCDotS1OtaOyYoMrrojK5gAcgNte8kjTUNIEMeK8wh_fwGvOas2K/s1600/MaxSpeech.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyQeaki-MLi0y1rnnHeps4e16z3O27fYkOa1MMjh906Cdk3fSK7ef8Oa1Y5e9UlHyDEAKOAs3nh_U-FhOFvriI_YHDCDotS1OtaOyYoMrrojK5gAcgNte8kjTUNIEMeK8wh_fwGvOas2K/s400/MaxSpeech.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712860341542013074" /></a><br />(Today's subject line - Sure to draw disgruntled political web-searches!)Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-53294273692389430352012-01-13T11:08:00.000-08:002012-01-24T20:23:02.642-08:00Tattoo Friday #7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs_U6aKD5qpmN1UE_rUzRTjunYSF4_Mn75myc93LHdw9pyy6jQhvAcWCJN-zvK4lenaDbW828rjNsO-19BvRgnfrzMwcFc5x3ivcP4J82AaMCimm5utC4fJYn3AC5pWW4POPDe1neFnz2/s1600/FizzTat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs_U6aKD5qpmN1UE_rUzRTjunYSF4_Mn75myc93LHdw9pyy6jQhvAcWCJN-zvK4lenaDbW828rjNsO-19BvRgnfrzMwcFc5x3ivcP4J82AaMCimm5utC4fJYn3AC5pWW4POPDe1neFnz2/s400/FizzTat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697195902499766098" /></a><br />Here's a fine offering that not only includes some of my Monkey Island art montaged with some others, but a shot of Sam & Max suited up for a game of Fizzball as well! UPDATE: in case you want one just like it or a somehow even cooler selection, this work of living art was scrimshawed upon the hide of David Webb by tat pro, Dor Stocker of Sims Tattoo in South London. Thanks for sharing, David!<br /><br />Now, just lean in and let this mural of flesh wash over you like a misty rainbow of love.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-52926582435418518742011-12-31T23:21:00.001-08:002011-12-31T23:23:06.681-08:00Happy New Year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc3L2Q2seUs7gLYU4QG8WCVgXokAZrDddhzzG07WLdqS55yKiFGazfZHqBD07QjFsgI1EM__a0G4OKebVIrehtFUEnmUSNPe31upeDNnjuNc_AzL8sIkP4YOgr2XttWd7w4Hk33pqWR9J/s1600/SM_NewYear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc3L2Q2seUs7gLYU4QG8WCVgXokAZrDddhzzG07WLdqS55yKiFGazfZHqBD07QjFsgI1EM__a0G4OKebVIrehtFUEnmUSNPe31upeDNnjuNc_AzL8sIkP4YOgr2XttWd7w4Hk33pqWR9J/s400/SM_NewYear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692560380729489794" /></a><br />I'll be back to regular posting for this fresh, yummy new year!Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-21083523514628751852011-10-10T22:53:00.000-07:002011-10-11T17:40:41.085-07:00Hit the Road Backgroundorama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkbdW4FHULAtgYD3dk5T99o6SMNH3dYXUS6oaeQu371qzBBn92zXhdS-TxsI0z1NheQR4Yppe7nOy1PMUbao9hve5iBdSjnBRVftPWTLw2fDSnycX8Bor8m8vr03QK72wvjzXFvWhcU-9/s1600/CVM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkbdW4FHULAtgYD3dk5T99o6SMNH3dYXUS6oaeQu371qzBBn92zXhdS-TxsI0z1NheQR4Yppe7nOy1PMUbao9hve5iBdSjnBRVftPWTLw2fDSnycX8Bor8m8vr03QK72wvjzXFvWhcU-9/s400/CVM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662108748856458498" /></a><br />Here's the work of a LucasArts fan. He's pulled background art from LEC adventure games including <a href="http://imgur.com/a/PbVsZ/all">SAM & MAX HIT THE ROAD</a> and presents them clean with none of the gameplay assets included. Browse through his other <a href="http://neurotech.imgur.com/">LEC GALLERIES HERE</a>.<br />The original source of this post is <a href="http://mixnmojo.com/news/Hedonistic-Australian-seduces-and-de-robes-LEC-adventure-backgrounds">The International House of Mojo</a>.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-30702086275531862592011-07-20T15:37:00.000-07:002011-07-20T16:16:33.569-07:00BOOGA BOOGA San Diego!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCp0mdeo1AdUcc35bWYtNX3DxnMDXrrvHfk5r2ByBmRPLPShNE-s4naDGCYvLFKatdclAz_bLjjRcqDiJlvLnGU1nHwDbxIajqb_f3m3p1A6Ol0YG1E_PGJmQANpvStyKtQWyztofd-5V-/s1600/S%2526M_CannonBallClr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCp0mdeo1AdUcc35bWYtNX3DxnMDXrrvHfk5r2ByBmRPLPShNE-s4naDGCYvLFKatdclAz_bLjjRcqDiJlvLnGU1nHwDbxIajqb_f3m3p1A6Ol0YG1E_PGJmQANpvStyKtQWyztofd-5V-/s400/S%2526M_CannonBallClr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631567911286721058" /></a><br />This must have been done as a convention sketch though it seems overly clean for such a thing. I just now threw some quick color over it on the Cintiq tablet to dazzle the eye and make you think of Laffy Taffy. <br /><br />Speaking of conventions, I'll be at <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/">San Diego Comic Con</a> this weekend and though I'll be roaming free for the most part I'll be attending Dan Scanlon's (Director of Monsters 2) <a href="http://tracymovie.blogspot.com/2009/01/story.html">feature mockumentary, "Tracy"</a> on Friday at 5:30 in Marriott Hall 2 at the Marriott Marquis & Marina, next to the Hall A side of the Convention Center.<br /><br />If you're down there, check out <a href="http://trickstertrickster.com/2011/07/trckster-day-2-doors-open-at-1200-pm/">TRICKSTER</a>, a new venue for interacting with comic book creators in a drinking, eating and bookstore environment. I expect to find myself lurking about there at some point.<br /><br />And if you'd like to say Hi or have me scribble on something for you, I'll be parked at <a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs">Telltale Games</a> booth #5337 Sunday from 11:00 to 1:00.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-25136055528470973182011-07-01T09:57:00.000-07:002011-07-02T22:08:58.914-07:00Tattoo Friday #6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpHI9alAKcInO7bClGnw2lwVAVej_4WkKJ8fXgeGmpas81LqCvxN9U8wg0EIjck8qVkmrwMCm2CE5wAiKkPEirqfFUBUXoomphY4O5jRby2E11TmVW6KFDuO6dYFTBVmlMJau8Di4Zyzx/s1600/JenShafferTat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpHI9alAKcInO7bClGnw2lwVAVej_4WkKJ8fXgeGmpas81LqCvxN9U8wg0EIjck8qVkmrwMCm2CE5wAiKkPEirqfFUBUXoomphY4O5jRby2E11TmVW6KFDuO6dYFTBVmlMJau8Di4Zyzx/s400/JenShafferTat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624429355102146402" /></a><br />This installment of Tattoo Friday comes from Jen Shaffer who sports a gleefully capering Max wielding his beloved Luger and surrounded by random geometric shapes, making him appear to be plucked out of an animated kids show from some far off land. <br /><br />I love how Max's happy shark grin dominates Jen's shoulder in this piece of living folk art. But could it be disconcerting to have Max's gun forever pointing at her face? Only she can tell.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-3042212136343931692011-06-24T13:07:00.000-07:002011-06-24T13:11:23.439-07:0010 PC Games That Had Great Voice Acting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn8TAYVXWUnDlYjhWUDRL9RjzaDWBhuBarKRFNF9l5vRxPDoWS9Rz6kJhjrLPFqtWiLyzOeSVpUJn5mwQ5fzD8TiTSa48HjPJFg5-3QzZsCUuzFyoM_F8sAuTSva8CsCDC0qqPVvWIuTu/s1600/Sam%2526Max.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn8TAYVXWUnDlYjhWUDRL9RjzaDWBhuBarKRFNF9l5vRxPDoWS9Rz6kJhjrLPFqtWiLyzOeSVpUJn5mwQ5fzD8TiTSa48HjPJFg5-3QzZsCUuzFyoM_F8sAuTSva8CsCDC0qqPVvWIuTu/s400/Sam%2526Max.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621880980985338626" /></a><br />Here's Sam & Max on another fine list. <a href="http://gamingbolt.com/10-pc-games-that-had-great-voice-acting/2">TAKE A LOOK!</a>Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-40846681762488330442011-06-23T08:22:00.001-07:002011-06-23T08:30:46.183-07:00The Ten Best Comic Book Video Games Ever Made!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dRuryAMob6z8d5SjSBXhw0w1Px-4f0kVqBmpYmxmPQuDasHa6D0sw9nPtfCC7pQkLePD636EkaohIoOsEBvIVwUwjla2CDqADdMvcz2cFsmweZxPY18ZR9_wneGWWauoUqi9_u9-ohe-/s1600/Lair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dRuryAMob6z8d5SjSBXhw0w1Px-4f0kVqBmpYmxmPQuDasHa6D0sw9nPtfCC7pQkLePD636EkaohIoOsEBvIVwUwjla2CDqADdMvcz2cFsmweZxPY18ZR9_wneGWWauoUqi9_u9-ohe-/s400/Lair.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621436371726991730" /></a> <br />Comic Book Resources included Sam & Max Hit the Road on their preferred list of comic books adapted to games . <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32876">TAKE A LOOK</a>Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-68740244783138482732011-06-21T11:05:00.000-07:002011-06-21T11:09:19.833-07:00Color Section...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKyaLueR_l9uNE-yP4X8dIMuPzRKlinxQSdqQgttG5MlApeNnDi30KbIQoRYiHJyBRMQ7Fwd8p5HyTXUxFL-__CFUdbWtU3UxfR36Bc0-rj6EOAS-XG1lsBKHN1hYV43QsRls8fEIBUTL/s1600/Baboon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKyaLueR_l9uNE-yP4X8dIMuPzRKlinxQSdqQgttG5MlApeNnDi30KbIQoRYiHJyBRMQ7Fwd8p5HyTXUxFL-__CFUdbWtU3UxfR36Bc0-rj6EOAS-XG1lsBKHN1hYV43QsRls8fEIBUTL/s400/Baboon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620735837187157410" /></a><br />This is one of my favorite cryptic images of Max. It was originally thought up for a sketchbook, the title page for the "color section" and would have been in color itself, or maybe just the baboon's ass.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-15272312605406177442011-06-17T17:09:00.000-07:002011-06-17T17:16:17.716-07:00The Tell Tale Tail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNzWmnjV3tPXJ6DUb-y4Xuzl9J1WwQNzzKlvr1FXbYpFJzyCnOYCRMzd9shDI6LcG8NHe-5DtBL-uHSlZxaHn4xQPmae_Ye6Z87mRKAy6dm3pVrBzGn03EPLwCZdUEi4U6kmkGJAyVrr/s1600/FrankLabGrp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LNzWmnjV3tPXJ6DUb-y4Xuzl9J1WwQNzzKlvr1FXbYpFJzyCnOYCRMzd9shDI6LcG8NHe-5DtBL-uHSlZxaHn4xQPmae_Ye6Z87mRKAy6dm3pVrBzGn03EPLwCZdUEi4U6kmkGJAyVrr/s400/FrankLabGrp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619345570781513362" /></a><br />Here's a concept sketch from the Sam & Max animated series episode; "The Tell Tale Tail". We were trying to do the classic Frankenstein lab where Max's severed tail would be re-animated as well as some version of the monster that wasn't going to infringe on the Universal Studios copyright. For pace and jokes, It turned out to be one of my favorite episodes.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-56262037431758767502011-05-27T09:31:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:40:27.078-07:00Tattoo Friday #5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaxjuV_XTjxQJK9GSik3IQFaKyA3QMjtlHNZwG_F7GhjUbl6QIEvZtyALvknd3La4dqJ047eyJnWCGo8qD5hezpb4pw89-WHQk2Bbg5470sh5-1PORuhDpmPfcwvvIFyhA4XsmEcFj2EP/s1600/matt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaxjuV_XTjxQJK9GSik3IQFaKyA3QMjtlHNZwG_F7GhjUbl6QIEvZtyALvknd3La4dqJ047eyJnWCGo8qD5hezpb4pw89-WHQk2Bbg5470sh5-1PORuhDpmPfcwvvIFyhA4XsmEcFj2EP/s400/matt.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611435152752563106" /></a><br />Here's the current installment, smartly sported upon the desecrated flesh of <a href="http://www.boinkythecircle.com/">Cartoonist/Filmmaker</a> Matt Kristek. He's funny.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-13190716745119961212011-05-25T00:08:00.000-07:002011-05-25T00:15:23.484-07:00Enjoy a Scalding Beverage!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl6heb4UqZwlNBr3-pVhnLxVljWrV1fWJAj9J1Vac94v3gGB_5U9JR-2VRFIhTK8Olm6Ssf3Tgb8VZwnwspDIPtATsQqhuY4JOkVp1euVJPmmM1vXfEjTVjySGWu5X_MVgDQQbyORCk2E/s1600/S%2526MCoffeeCup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl6heb4UqZwlNBr3-pVhnLxVljWrV1fWJAj9J1Vac94v3gGB_5U9JR-2VRFIhTK8Olm6Ssf3Tgb8VZwnwspDIPtATsQqhuY4JOkVp1euVJPmmM1vXfEjTVjySGWu5X_MVgDQQbyORCk2E/s400/S%2526MCoffeeCup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610547386406713458" /></a><br />Here's a rough for a printed coffee cup I was thinking about. I always liked diagrammatic cartoons going back to reading R. Crumb comics when I was a kid with his fake adds with millions of captions and such. Don't know if I'll ever do this product. I might try another angle on it first.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-4702832534524654712011-04-18T16:54:00.000-07:002011-04-18T17:04:54.707-07:00Stuffies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxBSe_NiZVC43BHmCkiyHeaIqXA2cPbzSFpgzHiphLLcgnqGilinKGrWYRnI0mP2JtDs6qPC1X_e9Mthc1leIGLkpxiEBA69H8Mlr77hgQJ2ipGKJ4MnwU3c-ZJc8i33AjcLsiQwJneSl/s1600/SamAndMax05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxBSe_NiZVC43BHmCkiyHeaIqXA2cPbzSFpgzHiphLLcgnqGilinKGrWYRnI0mP2JtDs6qPC1X_e9Mthc1leIGLkpxiEBA69H8Mlr77hgQJ2ipGKJ4MnwU3c-ZJc8i33AjcLsiQwJneSl/s400/SamAndMax05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597076880339992562" /></a><br />Here's some more excellent ammo for people who wonder why I can't get around to manufacturing plush dolls of Sam & Max. These were made by <a href="http://arixystix.com/">Alix at arixystix creations</a>. I think they are pretty cool and though these aren't for sale you can browse <a href="http://www.arixystix.com/gallery.html">more shots of Sam & Max</a> as well as other great pieces she has conjured up at her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/arixystix">etsy store</a>.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-7757746922649288832011-04-08T02:48:00.001-07:002011-04-08T12:42:44.526-07:00Tattoo Friday #4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UJrFZ4QsJGHDljr14hOnb7N6A7nnWP7ksFTogL2rcB7dxvSl33U3Lttld9t-MXEm8j1KEsHoMhjukxs_p_ufe6KS5TIXC8IWmtr4OArZ4r9u457vfXHLwlz3Ix0bRMQTcn9K_DdQgn10/s1600/MittensFl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UJrFZ4QsJGHDljr14hOnb7N6A7nnWP7ksFTogL2rcB7dxvSl33U3Lttld9t-MXEm8j1KEsHoMhjukxs_p_ufe6KS5TIXC8IWmtr4OArZ4r9u457vfXHLwlz3Ix0bRMQTcn9K_DdQgn10/s400/MittensFl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593147868904766850" /></a>Here's a lovely installment for Tattoo Friday. Inscribed upon her living flesh, Lorna sports this gorgeously pixelated tat which depicts agent Mittens, who appears in the LucasArts game, Sam & Max Hit the Road.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2_fKdRGXkb6xRRDJc2AgujdPoIJU0kvkKRcKuTnw7og1koMRJHlRH-De9yVKwnaEf-1TuLyG9wCLLkaArBzP_NKy3PXGoV_3eY9yANqeq5ZTjbUgZ9GoqdstzaaHZdX_Y0iTKHclmTLM/s1600/MittensCU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2_fKdRGXkb6xRRDJc2AgujdPoIJU0kvkKRcKuTnw7og1koMRJHlRH-De9yVKwnaEf-1TuLyG9wCLLkaArBzP_NKy3PXGoV_3eY9yANqeq5ZTjbUgZ9GoqdstzaaHZdX_Y0iTKHclmTLM/s400/MittensCU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593147789155707234" /></a>Mittens speaks in the growl of a Broderick Crawford and though he has squirreled away an important document deep inside his gizzard, Max does not hesitate to retrieve it, resulting in wacky comic buffoonery. <br /><br />Created by tattoo artist Ash Ghoulmore at Retro Rebels, in Aberdeen, Mittens may now be content, living forever within the dermis cells of Lorna's alabaster shoulder.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwde5FPpeXPuXvb5CtY2Jk1he63X1ForkvWtvHvR25bb1BC9RYsAVT7LmL38E_3tCHa67ECHv3lLcT3THc228UPC_FickkOtUezxNuCtsR-woGalzLlo3jBKx18-u0Oq1lT2RmjsV_EBs/s1600/SMHtRCrop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwde5FPpeXPuXvb5CtY2Jk1he63X1ForkvWtvHvR25bb1BC9RYsAVT7LmL38E_3tCHa67ECHv3lLcT3THc228UPC_FickkOtUezxNuCtsR-woGalzLlo3jBKx18-u0Oq1lT2RmjsV_EBs/s400/SMHtRCrop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593147673378137442" /></a>Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-77288317827763423172011-04-05T14:23:00.000-07:002011-04-05T14:33:05.909-07:00Picker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CQdd5VSLoBurAhlXk_cDKX3PXP2-ut18VPJdvS70W3NuFE_68-olu4Jwyd7qwbhQTw2E-HXYY0Bcq533DRBNGj-YA5_OaUbWL0GoeSAfu2TFRW1V4ke2urabrVQjp2LhGgzpz5YaaPQX/s1600/Picker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CQdd5VSLoBurAhlXk_cDKX3PXP2-ut18VPJdvS70W3NuFE_68-olu4Jwyd7qwbhQTw2E-HXYY0Bcq533DRBNGj-YA5_OaUbWL0GoeSAfu2TFRW1V4ke2urabrVQjp2LhGgzpz5YaaPQX/s400/Picker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592215245073533602" /></a>I found this scrap with a scrawled dialog exchange. I have old sketchbooks with little blurbs written like this all through them and I haven't yet used up all the notes. Sometimes they get slugged in as is or maybe lead to a better or goofier idea. This one seemed pretty meanderingly random which usually winds up being my favorite category.Steve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462447538136556585.post-45709807751678785852011-04-01T13:48:00.000-07:002011-04-01T20:21:53.889-07:00From the Ooze<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0i6_t8t5HE3D1mc9Wl-DSmUukgakj2DAfzti-2San9Ac23waabeARgfw8hR3pZSPRj_Q7Cm9OCD5BGTUz4eY2x5spLOxShqj5wk9PLKhDSukOum8AXQhNXJfrytapW5XB3dC_WuYk4lZ/s1600/BadDaySml.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0i6_t8t5HE3D1mc9Wl-DSmUukgakj2DAfzti-2San9Ac23waabeARgfw8hR3pZSPRj_Q7Cm9OCD5BGTUz4eY2x5spLOxShqj5wk9PLKhDSukOum8AXQhNXJfrytapW5XB3dC_WuYk4lZ/s400/BadDaySml.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590719967040449634" /></a><br />Here's a yellowed, dusty relic from the dawn of the disco era. An early page from the time when Sam & Max was just beginning to break away from the slavish parody of my kid brother Dave's comics and beginning to establish what would eventually become their personalities as we know them today. <br /><br />Years later I adapted this idea as an actual comic story with real jokes and semi-professional-looking drawings. And years after that the comic story was adapted as an episode of the TV series which actually references and shows onscreen a panel from this story. Like the Native Americans I believe in fully exploiting every grisly hunk of content; from the tough, furry hide all the way down to the lip-smackin' bone marrow. Marking pen on paper 9 X 11gSteve Purcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363931018890298367noreply@blogger.com11