Steven Ross Purcell (born October 1, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the Sam & Max media franchise, for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007. The series has grown to include an animated television series and several video games. A graduate of the California College of Arts and Crafts, Purcell began his career creating comics for the college newsletter. He did 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 and has worked on several LucasArts adventure games, including the first three LucasArts games of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Sam and Max hit the road. Purcell teamed with Nelvana to create a Sam & Max television series in 1997 and worked briefly as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic after leaving LucasArts. He is currently empl...