"Sam & Max in comparison to Bone is an interesting thing where Jeff [Smith, creator of Bone] tells a great story and creates a great world, and Steve [Purcell, creator of Sam & Max] creates amazing characters with very distinct personalities in a pretty consistent world, but a very open world. The coolest thing about Sam & Max is, at any point any idea is valid...always. Any character could show up at any time. That makes our brainstorming sessions a lot of fun, obviously. Of course, with Steve it's always funny because you get to the point where you come up with the craziest idea you can think of, and then Steve says, 'I don't know if that's Sam & Max-y enough; what can we throw in there that's a little bit stranger?' So it's an interesting challenge to have, but a fun one nonetheless."