Max is the Rabbit

Every designer should at some point read Sam and Max: Surfin' the Highway by Steve Purcell. Many of you may remember the cartoon show, and some of you may remember the cult Lucas Arts adventure game Sam and Max Hit the Road. Well, this is where it all started. Surfin' is the entire collected comic works, all hand painted by Steve Purcell. The comics are bright, vibrant, carefully weighted and laid out with interesting elements, cartoonish exaggeration, and smack fulla style. Here Are Some Samples.

Steve Purcell is a classically trained illustrator and painter. His works, while light hearted and cartoony, are masterpieces of colour and design. I urge anyone with a passion for cartoons to buy this book.

Now here's a little something from my personal collection