Sam & Max
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sam & Max |
| Abbreviation(s): | S&M |
| Creator: | Steve Purcell |
| Date(s): | 1987- |
| Medium: | Comics, Video Games, Cartoon |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | at Wikipedia Official Website |
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Sam & Max is a media franchise that focuses on the titular characters, Sam and Max, who are anthropomorphic "freelance police." While the characters originated in comics written by Steve Purcell, most fans are more familiar with the video game series that started with LucasArts' publication of Sam & Max Hit the Road in 1993. The from 1997, The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police is also a popular adaptation among fans.
Canon
For a relatively small and unconnected canon, Sam & Max is beloved and critically acclaimed. The comics are collected in a single volume, Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway, which was first published in 1995, reprinted in 1996, and given a 20th anniversary edition in 2007. Similarly, the cartoon is a single, 13 episode season.
Although the game series is the bulk of the franchise, it consists of only five games, spread out over several decades. The first, Sam & Max Hit the Road, was released in 1993 to critical acclaim. Several sequels were planned and scrapped over the years, but another game wouldn't be made until LucasArts' license with Purcell expired in 2005. After that, the franchise moved to Telltale Games. They produced the three games that the vast majority of the younger fandom are most familiar with: Sam & Max Save the World, Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space, and Sam & Max The Devil's Playhouse.
After the closure of Telltale Games, the series went dormant for almost a decade until Telltale's successor, Skunkape Games, announced that they would be remastering the games. Then, in 2021, Sam & Max This Time It's Virtual was released.
Fandom
Sam/Max is the most popular pairing with fans.
Example/Notable Fanac
Fanart
- Art [Dead link] of Sam and Max in the style of Disco Elysium by tjojacket
- geek making faces, Archived version by skelunker (2022)
External Links
- Sam & Max (Comics) at Archive of Our Own
- Sam & Max (Video Games) at Archive of Our Own
- Games > Sam & Max at FanFiction.Net