By Steve Purcell April 18, 2007
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"Sam & Max - Chapter One: The Big Sleep" Issue #12 Digg this entry Send this to a friend 168 Comments
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Yey! It's a new one! And its funny!
Comment by Jeff-o April 18, 2007, 12:22 pm
Excellent!
Comment by Udvarnoky April 18, 2007, 12:27 pm
Snakes on a plane!
Comment by salty-horse April 18, 2007, 12:37 pm
Snakes on a plane!

Forget that! Hyperkinetic Rabbity Things on a Plane is much better!
Comment by NatsFan April 18, 2007, 12:39 pm
thanks so much, this really made my day.

Also this is great as it will mean we will get to be back in america, maybe see flint paper or how the old car gets smashed (be neat if that had something to do with the story and link it up). Btw, thanks for having sam and max make appearance in my country hehe!

I like the fact that you really packed this one with humerous dialouge, i've really feel spoilt.

Cant thank you enough, sam and max is endless inspiration for me and my cartoons.
Comment by Sam April 18, 2007, 1:38 pm
Yay, more american mayhem for the two critters! I just *need* to see the DeSoto Adventurer. Seeing how it is evidently the single most indestructible thing in the universe, it has to be still around.
Comment by Masterfrog April 18, 2007, 2:50 pm
so, the adventure is over for now?
Comment by pheeph April 18, 2007, 3:14 pm
I love the Sikh cab driver. :)
Comment by Mel April 18, 2007, 4:50 pm
Oh no guys, if you're desperate to see Sam & Max back in the US of A stick to the games. There's a reason why it was set in the UK, and that reason hasn't been revealed yet. Something tells me their flight's going to be delayed...

And it's Rats on a Plane, by the looks of things.
Comment by The Tingler April 18, 2007, 4:56 pm
Hmm... Is that a pedestrian hit count on the taxi cab? Doesnt the desoto have that?
Comment by Robotguy4 April 18, 2007, 6:55 pm
"I just won't rest until I can boil him down to a frothy liquid, ingest him, and unceremoniously evacuate him into the New York City sanitation system."


Steve, you've done it again.
Comment by Sir Lemming April 18, 2007, 8:47 pm
*Applause* classic S&M!
Comment by ShaggE April 19, 2007, 12:26 am
Oh wow, that's great!
Comment by Haggis April 19, 2007, 2:44 am
That flight attendant is a fox!
Comment by karl April 19, 2007, 4:39 am
yes..that was classic sam & max! thank you Steve!
Comment by Hero1 April 19, 2007, 5:10 am
I just thought of something. Earlier in this series Max told the "doctor" to make sure Sam's towel didn't fall off so he wouldn't have to be horrified by Sam's "Hideous junk".
Does that mean that Max has no "hideous junk" but Sam does? Because Max never wears pants! Or is it so small it is concealed by his fur? Or is he wearing a white jumpsuit? Or am I asking way too many questions about something that's just a comic strip?
Yeah, that's probably it.
Either way, hooray for another great S&M tale! .........S&M tale?
Comment by Ron Inn April 19, 2007, 6:35 am
Great one Steve!

Hmmmm... And now I wonder how napalm tastes like...
Comment by fajerkaos April 19, 2007, 7:27 am
That felt like an ending. I hope I'm proven wrong.
Comment by Bas April 19, 2007, 7:53 am
Well Bas, there are just too many plot-points left unresolved. Why the ritual? Why in Sam's head? It'd be just stupid to end it like that.
Comment by Kroms April 19, 2007, 10:00 am
Hey Steve!

Congrats on the Eisner nom!

Mighty impressed,
Some Star Trek-writing guy.
Comment by Lord of the Ducks April 19, 2007, 10:01 am
Hey Steve,

Maybe you should consider making an Season 2 of the animated series, I bet you could sign a contract with someone for it (maybe Gametap). I bet they wouldn't mind having another series of exclusive (and new) cartoons to go along with the next season of the games. :D
Comment by AdamG April 20, 2007, 2:33 am
Hehe! You crack me up little buddy! Did not expect to find anything here, just checked out of rutine. So this was a pleasant surprise. :D
Comment by Djoseph April 20, 2007, 3:20 am
AdamG, we've been absolutely spoilt rotten with sam and max lately thanks to steve and telltale.

Can't say i could never have enough sam and max but cut him some slack lol
Comment by Sam April 20, 2007, 12:44 pm
Wow a an actuall good one, if they were all this funny, it would counteract the speed in which they come.
Comment by Mee April 23, 2007, 10:17 am
shut the fuck up mee
Comment by shitspray April 24, 2007, 11:21 am
great new installment! lots of dialogue & cool drawings

thanks for putting so much time into this!!

-ryan
Comment by ryan April 24, 2007, 12:54 pm
Oh... OHH, there's rollovers! I totally didn't get that until I read this issue. I just thought it was all pictures.
Comment by Mikey April 27, 2007, 2:51 am
Man have you been missing out for the past year or what?!
Comment by Jake April 27, 2007, 7:08 pm
I always use the flat version.
This one was hilarious! THIS is real Sam and Max style humor now!
Comment by GamerErman2001 April 28, 2007, 10:46 am
Funny real funny now they should make Sam & Max Season 2 with an episode like that
Comment by Da Man April 29, 2007, 1:30 pm
Guess that Eisner nomination was a good impetus to finish up the storyline after so much time. Thanks for the update tho, Mr. Purcell! Comics-for-free is always nice! I'd certainly buy them though, if it meant regular print installments (HINT HINT).

I bought the games and they weren't very fun to play: I can't enjoy the games untill they are up to the challenge level of the Monkey Island games. I don't care how cheap or expensive they are if they aren't fun to play through - they could be free and I would still not enjoy playing through them just for the jokes. For me to enjoy playing games they have to be fun AND funny - or even just fun without funny - but not just funny. I might pay to watch it as a serialized show just for the funny, tho. Maybe they could add a "Play it/Just Watch it" option to the games, like a passive playthrough perhaps. Seems like it'd be simpler to just add in a "Hard Mode" to the game itself tho, like Curse of Monkey Island's "Mega Monkey" mode.
Comment by Adam April 29, 2007, 9:46 pm
noo, MAX on a plane!
Comment by Kiwi April 30, 2007, 3:14 pm
I like the food
Comment by Samax May 4, 2007, 8:35 am
Congratulations for the well deserved Eisner
Comment by Fictorus May 6, 2007, 1:54 pm
Ron Inn: Technically, Max is fuzzy, not furry.

"Back at the Jungle Inn, the tar and the hair worked just fine with the stiltwalker suit, but when we used the suit, the bouncer felt there was still something wrong with Max's head. I've thought this for years, but I think he meant Max is fuzzy instead of furry."
Comment by Murray the Chao May 7, 2007, 5:35 pm
I wonder if we will see more of that hot stewardess, nevermind that Max doesn't like girls!
"Geezuz, Max, you don't even like girls!" "Oh, yeah, I forgot!"
Comment by Murray the Chao May 10, 2007, 2:49 am
It Sucks
Comment by t to the h May 12, 2007, 12:42 pm
Hey Adam,
How old are you?
Do you want to go out some time
Comment by t to the h May 12, 2007, 12:44 pm
Funny stuff! This comic makes me happier than anything in this cruel world.
Comment by John S May 14, 2007, 12:03 pm
guys, are these bats on the top of the airport? why for gods sake are there bats hanging top down? it just drives me crazy ...
ok, the whole story drives me crazy, but ...

ah, forget it.
Comment by ReLeXX May 17, 2007, 2:24 pm
This is great stuff.

Reprint Surfin' the Highway!!!
Comment by Ian May 19, 2007, 11:27 pm
I played the game and read the comics back in the 90s. I love the fact that Sam and Max are back. Thank you so much for this!
Comment by Riff May 23, 2007, 9:36 am
can't wait for Sam & Max comic 13 and Sam & Max Season 2 it's just so awesome now that we have all of this for Sam & Max: you crack me up little buddy :)
Comment by Da Man May 27, 2007, 3:49 am
Please, don't stop here :) please continue... this is great!
Comment by tratamente May 28, 2007, 12:25 pm
...... max should go beat up Paris Hilton.....

"In other news, today, Paris Hilton was assassinated by a crazy, luger-wielding lagamorph! The rabbit was detained by his assistant, who was incidentally a dog. More information on this event tommorrow!"

w00t! go Max!!!!
Comment by Hugh Bliss June 7, 2007, 8:46 pm
wait... isn't that taxi driver that one dude on the ball of twine in "Hit The Road" ?
Comment by Hugh Bliss June 9, 2007, 6:03 pm
These comics are awsome!

Really glad to see all that you've gotten to do with Sam & Max now. I've enjoyed your work for so long and always find it a pleasure to look at, though I wish I knew more of it beyond Sam & Max. I was pleasantly suprised when I discovered that you work for Pixar.

I really liked the surreal and warped image you got into Spectrum awhile back, by the way. It was a pleasant suprise since it was the first thing by you in a long time that I'd gotten to see. Wish I could remember the issue number so I could pick it up.

Oh, never got to thank you for the Max doodle you did for me when I bought the animated series VHSs, thank you. It's always nice to have something tangible to look at of an artist's work.
Comment by Ryan Hasse June 14, 2007, 5:32 am
This is tremendous.
Comment by Chris July 17, 2007, 1:58 pm
"You crack me up, little buddy!"

If this thing doesn't win an Eisner, there's gonna be a coup.
Comment by Dan Schkade July 24, 2007, 4:27 pm
you crack people's skull little buddy :)
Comment by splash1 July 25, 2007, 10:59 pm
Congratulations To Sam And Max because they Have WON THE COMIC CONTEST In the category of best Digital Comic
Comment by Gabriel August 1, 2007, 4:20 pm
Haha, score! Purcell drops out of nowhere to win an Eisner!

I have reaffirmed faith in the comics industry.
Comment by jesstech August 2, 2007, 5:57 pm
Wow! I love that part about the security! And the big metal bird! And everything else! Please, oh please, make some more!
Comment by GamerErman2001 August 25, 2007, 12:14 am
it was ok but what were the insects inside
Comment by sophi3 August 27, 2007, 10:52 am
hahahaha these are hilarious! i really liked this one. i can only hope that telltale games is having Steve Purcell write the jokes in the games as well, god that man is funny!
Comment by Kurt August 31, 2007, 8:06 pm
GOD
We want a SAM AND MAX Movie in the cinemas.
Maybe Pixar can work with Steve in order to make it.
Comment by Alexa August 31, 2007, 9:27 pm
MOVIE would be awsome! Let's sign a petition! Lets tattoo movie exec's dogs!! It must be done!!
Comment by Tot_the_Wee August 31, 2007, 9:43 pm
I know everyone is hard at work on season 2 but I need a new samnmax comic, its been 4 months.
Comment by Purple Tenticle September 4, 2007, 12:30 pm
Not just nominated, but he won the Eisner! I hope someone updates that banner...
Comment by Psp September 6, 2007, 12:32 am
hmmmmm movie.... thats not a bad idea!but on one condition it would have to be writen by steve purcell everything.. story, dialog the works! am i right or what?
Comment by kgoodies September 6, 2007, 3:18 pm
ah,Mr. Purcell....you're an inspiration to all of us
Comment by zozenka September 8, 2007, 3:10 pm
This summer..... one movie will blow the competition away... SAM AND MAX HIT THE BIG SCREEN! staring mel gibson as max and ashton kutcher as max.... "THEY CAN TAKE OUR LAND LITTLE BUDDY, BUT THEY"LL NEVER TAKE OUR FREEDOM!" " OH BUURN! TAKE THAT ENGLAND" rated R for blood, gore, violence and nudity.
Comment by samsandwhich September 14, 2007, 10:17 am
Mel Gibson as Sam that is
Comment by samsandwhich September 14, 2007, 10:17 am
this was hilarius but i thought I saw a "rat" (yes the word rat was the key word aka a play on words!) on the plain! get it rat there was a guy who took maxes chap stick and a real rat was on the plain! hahahaha I crack my self up some times! :D
Comment by Max rules September 18, 2007, 12:39 pm
thats good because your not cracking anyone else up -ZING!-
Comment by Intolerable,lactose September 19, 2007, 3:32 pm
but samsandwhich is hilarious haha mel gibson
Comment by Intolerable,lactose September 19, 2007, 3:33 pm
I resent that hidius joke Intolerable,lactose! You know why THERE WAS NO PUN OR WORD PLAY! And no samsandwhich wasn't funny so Shut your mouth and stop posting random comments! But siriusly i don't get samsandwhich's joke! It was not funney!
Comment by Max rules September 24, 2007, 12:48 pm
Yeah, samsandwhich's joke was terrible. Mel Gibson as Sam, pah-leese. Anyway, I think Tom Hanks would make an excellent Sam.
Comment by vyperspit September 24, 2007, 7:18 pm
ok, wutever ya dont think its funny thats your bussiness but seriously max rles ( aka bosco is paranoid) you are constantly getting to upset over little things. its like your a two year old. GROW UP!
Comment by samsandwhich September 25, 2007, 3:23 pm
wow, there is so much conflict on this site over Sam and Max stuff ( awesome though it is)
Comment by kgoodies September 25, 2007, 4:27 pm
Ha! I love the pedestrian kill score on the side of the taxi. Actually all the little details just made these comics great (though I think the barmaid in the last strip was the best part of the entire series.)

As well, congrats on the well deserved Eisner good sir! Thank you for providing much mirth and merriment over the years! Sniff.
Comment by SpiritsVisceral September 27, 2007, 8:27 am
yes i concor, wait... did i just say concor?
Comment by 1001010111000101 September 28, 2007, 8:00 pm
no offense but this page was done in april and it's nearly october and not a new page in sight. I'm being patcient but i'm starting to think this comics dead.

Is it not just that your busy or are you stuck on where to go with the comic?
Comment by Sam September 29, 2007, 7:02 am
Sweeeet. Just picked up the game this weekend. Love it! Love the web comics! Now, when's the show going to come out on DVD?
Comment by Chris October 10, 2007, 11:26 am
hopefully soon
Comment by kgoodies October 10, 2007, 12:02 pm
Yeah! Altough Steve won the nomination for the best digital online comic he don´t continues with this story that is the best!

:( Strange DEAD and END of this COMIC I dont like it
Comment by Gallo October 13, 2007, 10:26 am
umm Hello it's october! it's been 6 moths since this comic hurry up w/ the next comic plz! Also i have a bazzar felling this was the last one for some reason! :(
Comment by Max rules October 14, 2007, 9:17 am
Come back to us Steve! =(
Comment by tobar October 14, 2007, 6:31 pm
aredsamandmax
Comment by ahmed October 19, 2007, 11:31 am
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!! VPLEASE MAKE A NEW COMIC!!!! WE'RE BEGING YOU! BE MERCIFUL STEVE! WE HAVE NOTHING BETTER IN OUR LIVES! * long sob* ok im done
Comment by kgoodies October 20, 2007, 9:34 am
If you don't make the new page of this you'll be sorry because I'm gonna make a fanart of this and you won't like it, mufueheheheheheh!!
Comment by Ryuu Majin October 23, 2007, 1:23 am
It will probably continue when the new season hits, looking forward to it anyways... :)
Comment by Ravey November 12, 2007, 12:06 am
i really want a new one!!!!
Comment by kgoodies November 12, 2007, 6:35 pm
its so funny
Comment by sara November 15, 2007, 10:18 pm
SAM & MAX 4EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STAY FROSTY AMERICA!
Comment by Tristen778 November 18, 2007, 6:49 pm
Congrats on the Eisner! Good stuff!
Comment by cheerios November 24, 2007, 12:26 pm
ok....... im getting REALLY impatient! quit holdin out on us purcell!
Comment by kgoodies November 24, 2007, 9:29 pm
is this comic over? why aren't telltale posting news on what's happeing with this comic?
Comment by sam November 28, 2007, 5:36 pm
if this is the ending then it's pretty darn right sh*tty
Comment by Sam November 30, 2007, 1:04 pm
besides i remember this series starting as chapter one and we've not had any other chapters
Comment by Sam November 30, 2007, 1:05 pm
Just thought you would all like to know: the Sam and Max collection Surfin' the Highway is coming back into print! And guess where it's being sold?
http://www.telltalegames.com/store/samandmax-highway
Comment by Prashant December 9, 2007, 9:27 am
wahooooo 92nd comment!
Comment by 92 commenter December 31, 2007, 9:37 am
uhm... yay 93rd?
Comment by kgoodies January 4, 2008, 7:27 pm
Great comic!!!!!More.........
Comment by Matt January 7, 2008, 1:48 pm
I want Sam and Max 3d movie!!!!!!I think that sounds great for all fans..........
Comment by Matt January 7, 2008, 1:54 pm
guys, are these bats on the top of the airport? why for gods sake are there bats hanging top down? it just drives me crazy ...
ok, the whole story drives me crazy, but ...

ah, forget it.
Comment by bruno January 14, 2008, 9:24 am
This website is impossible to navigate. Loved the sort of new comic, though!
Comment by E. Wacker January 17, 2008, 8:43 pm
This comic is nice and all, being about us, but it would be a little better if there was a little bit of audio of the characters. How about that friends?
Comment by Sam&Max:FreelancePolice January 27, 2008, 6:38 pm
99.....
Comment by kgoodies January 30, 2008, 6:32 pm
WOOT!!!! 100th comment! yes! HA! sorry, but honestly this oppertunity only comes once in forever . so let me enjoy it.
Comment by kgoodies January 30, 2008, 6:38 pm
woot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 101th comment this is so cool please let me enjoy it
Comment by lisa February 3, 2008, 4:34 pm
w8, hold on.... are we sincere about this... or.... what, whats goin on?
Comment by 102 February 4, 2008, 12:11 pm
How can it be nominated for the best webcomic of 2007 when they only had 2 bloody pages for the year?
Comment by ZenKai February 7, 2008, 7:11 pm
I love the little painted men on the Taxi; looks like we've got ourselves a driving-ace!
Comment by HyperkineticRabbityThing February 8, 2008, 11:28 am
MAX IS THE BEAST HE COULD BEAT UP MIKE TYSON MIKE HAS A FAT ASS
Comment by gavin February 11, 2008, 6:38 pm
You would think the episodes would take longer to make...but no, the comics do (irony), I still love Sam and Max though...and behind from everyone else, so I've got more episodes to watch!
Comment by Pine Tree February 21, 2008, 4:57 am
awsome!
Comment by sammy February 21, 2008, 4:12 pm
I would also like to express my desire to see the next comic
Comment by themysteryman February 22, 2008, 5:26 am
ZenKai How can it be nominated for the best webcomic of 2007 when they only had 2 bloody pages for the year?

: They were nominated and they won the first price isnt that funny?
Comment by cosmico08 February 22, 2008, 9:32 pm
Maybe we could continue the comic from here?
I mean look at when this issue was made, people.
I'll start off.
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Sam: Hang on a walrus! This flight attendant is actually...(pulls off her mask)...Bobby Carlson
Max: Who is Bobby Carlson? Some other attention-seeking humaniod in drag?
(Now running from seat, grabs Max upside down) Sam: Bobby Carlson is the sweatiest guy of the nation's time, he had to be escorted from all the film award ceremonies.
Max: Sam are you ok? This is a film star! You should be mingling with him (rushes over to the Bobby, from Sam's grasp)
Sam: No Max, he has sweat all over him! (over-dramatically)
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Continue if you want
Comment by Pine Tree February 23, 2008, 2:19 am
SAM: Well how about ending this commic issues, I don´t have more ideas for continue, I give up!
MAX: Ok little buddy besides Steve Purcell is tired of drawing us
SAM: Please god, please transform me in a turkey, that way I will be the center of attention in Christmas
Comment by mejiachato February 28, 2008, 7:05 pm
Oh, it's normal, so cool!
Comment by Dāvis March 2, 2008, 9:01 am
whens the next one coming out????????????????????
Comment by lupin3222 March 4, 2008, 11:02 am
That is a VERY good question!
Comment by Murray the Chao March 14, 2008, 12:21 am
116th comment! yay!
Comment by splash1 March 22, 2008, 2:59 pm
Please come back to us! I want to read more! And I'll buy all your old stuff as soon as cash comes! (Hey, is this stuff available at Gamestop and such?)
Comment by Mitchell April 10, 2008, 7:34 pm
Just curious, but doesn't any of you guys play their actual current game?
Comment by Sam-and-Ella April 15, 2008, 11:51 am
So it's officially been over a year since the last comic came out. Come on Steve! Graham is killing you productivity-wise with Dank/Dunk.
Comment by Lairor April 21, 2008, 9:14 pm
[A HIJACKER, who looks as diametrically-opposed as possible to the 21st-century notion of what a hijacker looks like, stands up and grabs a flight attendant. He holds a pen to her throat.]
HIJACKER: Nobody move! I'm taking over this plane!
ATTENDANT: Eep!

HIJACKER: Take this plane to Martha's Vineyard or the stewardess gets it!
OTHER PASSENGER: Isn't that a Sharpie(tm)?

[Cut back to SAM and MAX, watching over the backs of their seats.]
HIJACKER (offpanel): Yes! And it's permanent! If anyone tries anything, I'll draw a mustache on her!
MAX: Wow, this is exciting!
SAM: Yeah, I haven't been part of a hostage situation in almost a week!

MAX: I'm gonna hurt him!
SAM: Okay, but mind the other passengers.
MAX: No promises!

[MAX leaps over his seatback, bouncing across the heads of other passengers.]
MAX: KREEGAH!
HIJACKER: Hey! Hey, I said nobody mo--

[Closeup of SAM, watching the carnage.]
SAM: Heh, heh.
MAX (offpanel): YAAHH! DEATH FROM ABOVE!
HIJACKER (also offpanel): AAAIIIEE!!
SFX: WHACK! CHOMP! GOUGE!
SAM: Oohh, I'll bet that smarts!

[SAM plucks a bristly, foami