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Steve Purcell

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The United States

Website

http://spudvisionblog.blogspot.com/

Genre

Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor

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Steve Ross Purcell is an American cartoonist, animator and game designer. He is most widely known as the creator of Sam & Max, an independent comic book series about a pair of anthropomorphic animal vigilantes and private investigators, for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007. The series has since grown to incorporate an animated television series and several video games. A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft, Purcell began his career creating comic strips for the college newsletter. He performed freelance work for Marvel Comics and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first Sam & Max comic in 1987. Purcell was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988, working on several titles within the compan ...more

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Pirates for Auction

There was a time in my life where drawing pirates was a more central part of my day-to-day activities. Here is a sampling of a couple of skeletal pirates along with a piratey monkey character from those richly rewarding days. They are original sketches on separate sheets but framed together at 18 X 22 inches.
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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,713 ratings · 183 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Collected Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway 4.46 avg rating — 876 ratings — published 1995 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Perfect Day by Steve Purcell, Matt Nolte (Illustrations) 3.90 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam & Max Special Color Collection 4.66 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of S&M: A Sam & Max Sketchbook 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Effigy Mound: A Sam & Max Sketchbook 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gumby's Winter Fun Special #1 by Steve Purcell, Arthur Adams (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tournament of Dreams: Challenges for Sword and Virtue 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam & Max, freelance police special edition 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SAM AND MAX: FREELANCE POLICE #1 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Horse Presents #107 by Steve Purcell, Renée French, Paul Pope 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I've come to realize that
one of the perks of a free society is the inalienable right to debase ourselves in a wide variety of ways...

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― Steve Purcell

tags: sam-max-freelance-police

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“So where'd you park the car, Max?'
'I don't know. I couldn't see over the wheel.'
'That's okay. I think I can smell it.”
― Steve Purcell

tags: comics, crime, humor, sam-and-max

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“Well, that was a thrilling adventure, Max! I can hardly believe we were buried alive by a band of gassy-smelling pirates."
"Yeah, Sam -- good thing the monkey dug us up to rifle through our wallets."
"You don't even carry a wallet, Max."
"No, but now I can fashion one out of this handsome monkey scalp. Mmm -- it's still warm!”
― Steve Purcell, The Collected Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway

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