You totally made my day.

The first one is totally cool. reminds me of Marty from Monkey 2

Wooooo!, "said" the human Bender.

Who's the artist? I don't recognize the style ...

Probably Nathan Martz.

Hm. Nathan Martz. Never heard of him. Will check out his work ... I like that style ...

Both of these were done by Derek Brand, one of the excellent artists at DF.

Thanks for the info!
I think I found 2 of his blogs;
http://derekbrand.blogspot.com/
http://dlbrand-portfolio.blogspot.com/

The first one reminds me of the librarian on MI2

Me too!

If this is for an adventure game, you're going to make a lot of people very happy.

what the guy above me said

ok, now i'm pumped

Oh god, I can't wait.

But please, please, PLEASE don't forget the PC version.

Agreed;  my first thought was the Phatt Island librarian from MI2.

What the guy above the guy above the guy above the guy above me said.

Excitingly exciting! And that must be Nurse Edna back in her late 20s, right?

What the guys above me said about an adventure game and about a PC version :-)

High heels are acts of oppression and pain inflicted on women for the sake of a fallacious stereotype. The first character seems to be a laboratory/science worker perhaps, so heels would not be appropriate anyway methinks. She might fall over and cause some industrial accident, allowing aliens to invade Earth from another dimension (but maybe that's going to be a plot point in the game).

the man absolutely needs more belly.

Interesting!

The thought of you working with Double Fine was exciting me before it was even a reality. That you're working with Double Fine to make a game you've been imagining for something like 25 years is entirely awesome :)

One request (not that I'd want you to listen to requests anyway..), I'd love to see some ambiguity in the plot. It's so boring how most people seem to deliver their plots to us as though we're total vegetables. Having some things open to interpretation can make the whole thing so much more evocative and deep.

Best of luck! May the project be widely loved and lucrative.

Cool. Now make MI3!

Agree.

Too bad he doesn't own the rights. sigh

Can't wait can't wait can't wait! :)

"I WAS A TEENAGE LOBOT"!
It's about time! :-P

the first character looks promising, there is lots of potential there..

but the second one is probably going to be sooo shallow and stereotypical, i hate that.  please stop if you are making either 1) a classic mafia tough guy, or 2) a brute with a soft side/heart of gold..

that's sooo boring..

I don't think you have any right to tell Ron what to do with his characters.

And if you've played ANY of his games you'd probably have noticed that his characters are all brilliant. Have a little faith.

don't i need to play all the games to know what all the characters are like?

btw, really? literally all the characters are brilliant?  


btw2, i didn't tell him anything, i "politely" asked..  ;)

How Amazing! I am thrilled, and I pray it will be a Point N Click Adventure !!!!!!!!! :D

You're the Mighty Game Creator.

Looks like they're ready to be pixelated! =)

An adventure game ?
The evolution of the adventure games?
A modern old adventure game ?
From Ron "The Great" Gilbert ?

Hope we do not have to wait too long!!!!!!

You will have my money. As always.

Thanks for sharing! Good work!

love the style, very old school. Can't wait for more ^_^

As a fanboy that I dare not be otherwise since Monkey Island 2, I hope this is as dark and weird as monkey island and maniac mansion were. EVEN MORE PLEASE.

Keep trying...

PLEASE! make it 2D! just like those concepts! 2D gaming rules, for the old times!

The milk just right now has ceased trickling from my nose at this instant,can't wait till I play this and it starts allover again,plus I need to feed my baby cow.

And please get Michael (mt Roland ) land,Clint (bean burner) bajakian and pete(ow me foot) mc'onnel for the soundtrack using those midi sounds that they laid down for MI2 (amiga version o course) it's never off my iPod that soundtrack and I have lost friends through playing it so much :(

Praying for something more interesting than usual DoubleFine productions.

I have no doubt that this game will be Ron's game.

The whole adventure game movement is a testament to the fact that if you give Ron the appropriate resources, genres can be redefined, and magical things will happen.

No hint on the game? Not even a tiny one? 2d, 3d, both? Console or PC? Disc or download? Please, Ron?

Tomorrow Never Came?  :-)

Excellent! Great work!

Awesome mastah!

The lady resembles a lot to the librarian from Phatt Island of MI2.

Yeah!

I just hope it's an adventure game in the 2d of old lucasfilm/arts style,adventure games have never been the same since that period was dominated by the lucasfolk,never has one company making games of the same genre created so many different universe's with tons of atmospheres specific to each game.before the Internet existed I had to use my own imagination as to what Ron Gilbert could of looked like,and I imagined him as a man with a big White beard who lived in the clouds.

I'm so looking forward to playing it!

Please, Ron, make my day and tell me it'll come out on PC too.

Hi Ron,

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

This better be an adventure game.

Happy Festivus!

I'd be excited if I didn't know it will be a console exclusive for about a year -- good ol' Double Fine.

Here's hoping it will be out for the PC! :D (or perhaps a retro-platform like Amiga or Atari.. hehe)

First,this game and then you MUST MAKE ANOTHER MONKEY ISLAND before we all die! PLSEAAAAA

God, I hate when someone announces a game, because after that you have to wait 5 years to see it come out...

But I'm so glad you're making another game ! I can't wait !

By the way, I think I heard somewhere you were supposed to work on Diablo 3 ? Is that true ?

Mysterious - could be anything, but if it's Ron Gilbert it's going to be good. Also, I have about 40 pounds of raw fish stuffed down my pants right now - I needed to share that with the world.

You didn't!

Is this concept art for the Kickstarter project of Double Fine?!?! You naughty Boy.
I can't believe this is happening, Cause this is simply an unspeackably awsome idea! This shit is gonna be the Shit!

Good look mr. Gilbert

The first character reminds me of Nurse Edna from Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle! Hope it's just as good, or even better.

''these are not from the kickstarter adventure game, these are from the game that is the real reason I'm at Double Fine.''

Wait, what? I assumed those images were concept arts for the kickstarter project.

So you're involved in TWO distinct games at Double Fine?? Awesome!!!

Is this game an adventure game too? I hope so.

Well, I guess the Kickstarter Adventure game was taken seriously by Tim, but not really by Ron. I mean, I guess he was ok to help them but that is it.

Though, now that the project is an INCREDIBLE success, with unexpected funds, they can probably offer Ron something that suits him better, concerning the project, and hopefully he'll be a bigger part than just "advise", and he can join the game design team ! That would be incredible.

(and let's be fair, people mainly donated because they read Tim and Ron's name in the same paragraph ah ah)

Please Ron, implicate yourself in the new project, it's so worth it ! It's already a success !

Why would you ever think I wasn't taking it seriously or not going to be working on it?

i thought you were busy with other projects, and by stating what was "the real reason" I also thought you weren't considering the new project as something that would require the same amount of work from you.

My bad. I am sorry. Though I'm even more hyped about it and am glad to be part of that new adventure with so many fans out there !

I think Ron was invited by Tim to do his game at Double Fine.   So I'm guessing that's what he means by "real reason for being there".

Great artworks. I'm really lokking forward to this. Best of luck for this game.

Too bad the mobster was canceled, I love his concept art!

Is there a hope of seeing him back via DLC ?