Telltale Games - Monkey Island DVD art, in progress

Monkey Island DVD art, in progress
Posted by David E	July 3, 2009
Being a longtime fan of the Monkey Island™ games, it has been a unique privilege to see the game take shape during the past few months at Telltale HQ. I'm really excited about the launch of the new series, and one thing that has sent my geekiness about the existence of new MI games soaring to dangerous new levels is the prospect of seeing a new Monkey Island painting by Steve Purcell... Today, Steve sent us a couple of photos of the (in-progress) exclusive DVD slipcase artwork for the folks who pre-ordered Tales of Monkey Island, which I will now tease you with: The first photo is a glance at Mr. Purcell working on the underpainting, and the second is an extreme close-up of Elaine's face. If you want to get the final version of this artwork for your Collector's DVD case, so you can get your grubby hands all over it, don't hesitate to grab your copy of Tales of Monkey Island before Tuesday, July 7th!
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	You should have waited until Monday to post this. Sort of overshadows Emily's goodbye. Awesome stuff, though.
	Comment by Mike Haley July 3, 2009, 4:47 pm

	~~Jeez, what an obvious sales pitch.~~
	Comment by David E July 3, 2009, 4:48 pm

	"seeing new Monkey Island paintings by Steve Purcell..." Are you using the plural on purpose? PLEASE SAY YES!!!
	Comment by Laserschwert July 3, 2009, 4:58 pm

	I think this looks really awesome; don't tell me people are going to have misgivings about THIS too. slaps forehead
	Comment by Secret Fawful July 3, 2009, 5:00 pm

	"seeing new Monkey Island paintings by Steve Purcell..." Are you using the plural on purpose? PLEASE SAY YES!!! Uh, I don't know what you're talking about. :)
	Comment by David E July 3, 2009, 5:01 pm

	I love the Monkey. I want one
	Comment by GinnyN July 3, 2009, 5:03 pm

	Looks great. Glad I pre-ordered. ~~Why does have a toothbrush on his desk? Is he really so busy that he can't brush at a sink? P:~~
	Comment by NickClick2 July 3, 2009, 5:04 pm

	I'd like to know where I can order one of those cig-smokin' monkey heads.
	Comment by Secret Fawful July 3, 2009, 5:08 pm

	I think we should be more concerned about the monkey smoking a fag! And loving the old skool TV/VHS combo on the desk. Looks great. Purcell is a bit of a legend.
	Comment by geordie July 3, 2009, 5:10 pm

	Oooooh WOW!
	Comment by eloffler July 3, 2009, 5:12 pm

	oooh I'm excited - and pre-ordered and ready! Three days to go!
	Comment by Jordan July 3, 2009, 5:18 pm

	Loving it, can't wait to see the finished piece. =)
	Comment by tobar July 3, 2009, 7:27 pm

	Woo! I've always liked the monkey island artwork.
	Comment by Fury July 3, 2009, 7:27 pm

	YAY! I pre-ordered!
	Comment by thatdude98 July 3, 2009, 10:12 pm

	I'm more mesmerized by Steve's desk, to tell you the truth. LOL. Does it come with my pre-order? I like Guy's pose, it reminds me of Zak McKracken.
	Comment by Diduz July 3, 2009, 11:31 pm

	Ha, I love the desk's mess too! How can he work in such a chaos? Well there's the magic
	Comment by Abelo July 4, 2009, 1:31 am

	Steves desk is the coolest desk ever! I wish I could have shown this to my mom, everytime she complained about the mess in my room.
	Comment by Bruno83 July 4, 2009, 2:14 am

	Can't wait to see the final product, hope it captures the style that was used in for the first 2 MI games which Steve designed the coverarts for.
	Comment by Threepwood4Life July 4, 2009, 6:07 am

	Why does have a toothbrush on his desk? Is he really so busy that he can't brush at a sink? P: No, haha, the toothbrush is a very common artistic tool, used to 'spray' paint drops.. :) Looks very nice ;)
	Comment by sedian July 4, 2009, 6:56 am

	So Awesome! Keep up the good work, Steve!
	Comment by StrongBrush1 July 4, 2009, 8:29 am

	Man, and i thought my desk was a mess...
	Comment by SuperSam July 4, 2009, 8:55 am

	Looks great! Steve is the best illustrator of Guybrush Threepwood! I can't wait for more pics...
	Comment by alectoplasma July 4, 2009, 9:35 am

	@ Steve's Desk: Is that Spiderman checking the butt of a dragon/alien, and while doing this leaning on a Michael Jackson look-a-like monkey head, and the dragon/alien is watching tv and has his dinner on his head who is secretly in love with the roof paint? Never mind my mind :) Great news, Sir Purcell (yes, you deserve the honor) makes the greatest Adventure and Monkey Island covers. Can't wait :D
	Comment by natan85 July 4, 2009, 10:23 am

	Happy 4th of July; aside from that, the next few days need to go by fast so I can get on the ride to Monkey Island!
	Comment by doomsoth July 4, 2009, 10:53 am

	That's the second biggest monkey head I've ever seen!
	Comment by boondocksaint2k July 4, 2009, 11:11 am

	I think I'm going to pre-order...
	Comment by Winckle July 5, 2009, 6:16 am

	Looking forward to seeing more, been a fan from the beginning...
	Comment by Salty Dog July 5, 2009, 6:41 am

	[b] I pre-ordered (i'm in th UK ), and I can't WAIT!
	Comment by PWB1 July 5, 2009, 10:10 am

	Is this a Guybrush Vodoo Doll on his desk néxt to the TV?
	Comment by Kupra July 5, 2009, 11:38 am

	There on the desk... that's the second biggest monkey head I've ever seen.
	Comment by Sonic9jct July 5, 2009, 4:29 pm

	It's nice to see people actually still painting, instead of doing it all on a computer.
	Comment by Vegan July 5, 2009, 6:19 pm

	I love this man's art. And I love that Telltale helps bring forth more game-related art by him.
	Comment by TomeOne July 5, 2009, 10:09 pm

	Guess I should pre-order to get one, eh? :-)
	Comment by jazzyrider July 6, 2009, 10:43 am

	Yay! I'm glad I pre-ordered. It's looking good.
	Comment by willyum July 7, 2009, 6:52 pm

	Steve has a very messed up desk. On other news, why does my Steam account say under "Not Installed": Wallace and Gromit Ep5 --► Not yet released and Wallace and Gromit Ep6 --► Not yet released I thought there where only 4 W&G games.
	Comment by Grim Reaper July 8, 2009, 3:06 pm

	WOW. Loving it, looks great.
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