Twenty years ago, Sam & Max burst onto the indie comic book scene with a daring venture to the Philippines (drawn entirely without reference) called Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple. Today they're the stars of an Eisner-nominated webcomic and a successful episodic game series. Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell and Telltale are celebrating these milestones with the this new edition of the Sam & Max comic book collection, Surfin' the Highway. In addition to all of the content of the 1995 original, the new edition contains 25 pages of content developed over the last two decades, bringing the page count to 197 with 45 pages in full color. The new content includes advertisements for the original Freelance Police comic book, a color version of Fair Wind to Java and recent paintings promoting Telltale's Sam & Max games and the upcoming DVD release of the Sam & Max Freelance Police animated series.
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Steve Purcell has worked in illustration, games, TV, and movies. His first scratchy Sam & Max strips appeared in his art school newspaper. Years later he produced a handful of Sam & Max comic books followed by adaptations as an acclaimed LucasArts computer game and an animated TV series on the Fox network. Steve currently works in story development for feature animation and after hours consults on Season Two of the critically acclaimed Sam & Max game series from California developer Telltale Games.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The classic Sam & Max stories by Steve Purcell are finally back, and they're still a lot of fun. This book contains all the Sam & Max comics a fan will ever need, being an updated reprint of Surfin' the Highway, the book you always wanted but could never afford. Most of the comics are in black and white, but in the back there is a fairly extensive collection of colour comics and artwork. You won't be bored with this soon.
As for the execution, it's very well done. It might sound surprising to hear that the publisher is actually a game company (Telltale Games, who created the excellent new Sam & Max episodes), considering that the book looks so good. It's well designed, and it looks great on your shelf (its size is about half of a regular comic book). One thing that I also liked is that art that spreads across two pages is printed in such a way that you don't miss out on what's going on in the centre of the book.
In short, if you're a Sam & Max fan, you need to own this. If you're not familiar with Sam & Max but you like quirky humour and beautiful art, you need to get this as well.
As for the execution, it's very well done. It might sound surprising to hear that the publisher is actually a game company (Telltale Games, who created the excellent new Sam & Max episodes), considering that the book looks so good. It's well designed, and it looks great on your shelf (its size is about half of a regular comic book). One thing that I also liked is that art that spreads across two pages is printed in such a way that you don't miss out on what's going on in the centre of the book.
In short, if you're a Sam & Max fan, you need to own this. If you're not familiar with Sam & Max but you like quirky humour and beautiful art, you need to get this as well.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I'd been looking for this for years used, but it was always too expensive. The book is a set of comic books (mostly in black and white)and some new panels the author put together. The humor is along the lines of "Zippy the Pinhead" and "The Far Side" and "Invader Zim" and some of Doug Tennapel's strange humor. In a word, it's pretty bizarre and pokes fun at everything but the kitchen sink (wait, I think that got a drubbing as well). I found the humor to generally be pretty funny. Even for the occasional "groaner" there's always spate of one-liners following to laugh at. The artwork is incredibly detailed and there's always something weird and amusing going on in the background, be it rats stripping a car or roaches running a marathon. This isn't a perverted comic by any stretch of the imagination, it's just outlandish and fun. If you have an appreciation for wacky humor, you'll love this book!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
After many years of unsuccessful researches for Sam & Max Surfin the Highway, the complete comics saga is now available for everyone !
What a pleasure to see the two craziest furry detectives back on paper again !
The paperback edition is yet very beautiful, with and old-fashioned embossed cover, and contains the whole contents of the previous editions, plus some full-coloured exclusive material.
May you already know Sam & Max typical universe or not, I really recommend it if you like humour, nonsense, and irreverence.
What a pleasure to see the two craziest furry detectives back on paper again !
The paperback edition is yet very beautiful, with and old-fashioned embossed cover, and contains the whole contents of the previous editions, plus some full-coloured exclusive material.
May you already know Sam & Max typical universe or not, I really recommend it if you like humour, nonsense, and irreverence.
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Sam and Max: Surfing the EXELLENT way
Im from Denmark. And i purchased this book in USA because it was too expensive in UK. I purchased it and waited in over a month. Was it worth it??????????? Read more
Published 14 months ago by Anton A
I Fangasmed...In My Pants
Or, at least, something quite close to it. I won't go into too much detail. Heck, all the other reviews tell you about the art and yadda yadda. Read more
Published on May 1, 2010 by Girl With Comics
Zanny comic mischief. A MUST for Sam and Max Fans!
I got the original Sam & Max Surfin the Highway graphic novel when I was in high school from the local comic shop. Read more
Published on March 22, 2010 by Patrick J. Leinen
great, funny comic
i bought this on a whim as i was getting the DVD boxset of the cartoon for my nephew. the comic is great and funny, if you're into the weird type of humor that's offered. Read more
Published on February 13, 2010 by Shaolin Dave
The Funniest Comics In The Universe
I've never read a comic so hilarious. It was by chance that I stumbled upon this book on the internet, and for the heck of it decided to spend what ever money I had in the bank to... Read more
Published on January 22, 2010 by Richard Houle
Sam & Max Are Always Fun!
I found myself laughing out loud and having to explain to my husband what was so funny! I just love the this book. Read more
Published on September 18, 2008 by Deborah M. Allen
If you liked the games...
As a long-time fan of the original LucasArts PC game and later the cartoon series and Telltale Games game, I was running out of ways to scratch the Freelance Police itch! Read more
Published on June 13, 2008 by M. Robinson
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