..but for telltale they are. remember, the company is called telltale games.
don't get me wrong, i want all the merchandise i can get, but if something is not possible then i can live with it...or at least have to try.
But Steve Purcell is putting the book out, not Telltale.
from what i read on the blog i got the impression that telltale is involved in the process as well.
Sam & Max are turning 20 this year (I know, they don't look a day over 19...) and to celebrate, Steve Purcell and Telltale are bringing back the complete Sam & Max collection, Surfin' the Highway, for your extreme reading pleasure.
anyway, i'm pretty sure that, regardless who is working on it, the same sense for style and quality will be applied and will lead to a satifying result. i'm quite eager to read all the classic sam&max comics, but i can wait all the time that is needed.
No one denied anyting either! I simply dont know all that Steve is planning on including! When we have a final book out the door to printers, I'll look into pubishing a table of contents for you guys.
The pieces of the book are all finally 99.9% off to the printer, so they're starting to Frankenstein it together from Steve's old pieces of film, scans of paintings, and the new cover and miscellaneous pages we're adding in. Awesome! The book is still "coming soon," but we should have more info in the next few weeks.
For now, here's a shot of the updated cover that Steve and I have been working on...
Note that despite leathery appearances this book is paperback. That's just a picture of a classy old book that we slapped on there to try and class things up.
New to this version is the fact that both the front and back cover feature flaps like a hardcover dust jacket, so you can mark your page if you want (and because it just looks cooler with flaps). We used them to do an "about the author" blurb as well as a quick rundown of who Sam & Max are for people who don't know. It's definitely a change from the old book, but once you see all the little art and details Steve provided for the new cover treatment (especially the flaps, back of the book, and the inside of the cover), you'll be pretty into it.
I love the flaps (I never have a bookmark handy and I hate dog-earing the pages of a nice book like that).
Also, the leather look is very cool. Are the sepia tones of Sam & Max staying for the front cover? It works really well with them because now I'm thinking of Fleischer cartoons from the 1930's.
Wait, that's a paperback cover?! I've seen things that look like they are made from one material but are really another (it's a common practice in the world of art), but this is the first time I've seen as convincing a paper print to look and photograph as if it was leather-bound!
Excellent job on the cover! I'm glad I signed up for the e-mail notice when I did!
let me guess: it's not actually a photo? it looks pretty hardcover.
*sigh* this would be so cool. imagine, sam & max bound in fake leather..
Of course it's not a photo - I said in the post that the book is still being pieced together by the printers :P That's the same "book cover" template that is used for every image on the store. When the real book is in my hands, I'll take a ton more photos as well.
None of the original B&W comics got colourized did they? Because I remember how horrible of a job they did in the colour collection. Although the comics that are originally in colour look really really nice.
If they did a pro job on them like they did with Bone then I'd be happy, but if not then I'd forget it.
Um... actually I think there are a couple of comics that were in black and white and are now in color? We didn't do it; it was stuff Steve already had.
"Fair Wind to Java" - the one where Sam & Max go to ancient Egypt - is appearing in color in the new Surfin the Highway. Steve found his original painted color guides which he sent in for the Color Collection, and is using those. Note that that doesn't mean it's the actual color that appeared in the Color Collection - that was a late 80s/early 90s interpretation of Steve's color guides, while with the new ones, Steve scanned in his actual original painted color sheets and dropped them under his original ink work. It looks great and, unlike the original coloring job, adds to the comic instead of detracts from it by turning Sam a weird puke color and stuff.
Latest update: we have delivered everything to the printer, were supposed to get a proof yesterday, but they ran into a few hiccups that require attention from us and we won't be able to get to them until after launch. (More than you wanted to know? )
We'll definitely be opening up for preorders soon but I don't want to a shipping date estimate until we're sure it'll be accurate. Stay tuned.
Latest update: we have delivered everything to the printer, were supposed to get a proof yesterday, but they ran into a few hiccups that require attention from us and we won't be able to get to them until after launch.
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don't get me wrong, i want all the merchandise i can get, but if something is not possible then i can live with it...or at least have to try.
Ah right! The excellent one where Sam smothers Max with the pillow.
from what i read on the blog i got the impression that telltale is involved in the process as well.
anyway, i'm pretty sure that, regardless who is working on it, the same sense for style and quality will be applied and will lead to a satifying result. i'm quite eager to read all the classic sam&max comics, but i can wait all the time that is needed.
When's the book coming out, huh? When? When is it? Don't you care about your fans? Tell me when! Hurry!
I think Jake dodged by naming them instead of answering!
You just need a few skin cells you know.
For now, here's a shot of the updated cover that Steve and I have been working on...
Note that despite leathery appearances this book is paperback.
New to this version is the fact that both the front and back cover feature flaps like a hardcover dust jacket, so you can mark your page if you want (and because it just looks cooler with flaps). We used them to do an "about the author" blurb as well as a quick rundown of who Sam & Max are for people who don't know. It's definitely a change from the old book, but once you see all the little art and details Steve provided for the new cover treatment (especially the flaps, back of the book, and the inside of the cover), you'll be pretty into it.
*wants this badly*
Also, the leather look is very cool. Are the sepia tones of Sam & Max staying for the front cover? It works really well with them because now I'm thinking of Fleischer cartoons from the 1930's.
Excellent job on the cover! I'm glad I signed up for the e-mail notice when I did!
*sigh* this would be so cool. imagine, sam & max bound in fake leather..
Of course it's not a photo - I said in the post that the book is still being pieced together by the printers :P That's the same "book cover" template that is used for every image on the store. When the real book is in my hands, I'll take a ton more photos as well.
If they did a pro job on them like they did with Bone then I'd be happy, but if not then I'd forget it.
Jake, please correct me if I'm wrong.
We'll definitely be opening up for preorders soon but I don't want to a shipping date estimate until we're sure it'll be accurate. Stay tuned.
To break the whispers: WHAT????? :eek::eek::eek:
Are we notified about this eventuality early enough, before buying millions of paperback versions?
"more than jerks" reference preempted
You made me mess up!