The people at LucasArts and Telltale probably think I’m a retard. On my way to the Star Wars: The Old Republic demonstration at E3 2009, I stumbled and then stood with my mouth agape in front of two kiosks in the corner of the conference room hallway. The presenters of those two kiosks were showing Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and Tales of Monkey Island.

E3 is a bubble -- we only see and experience the news, but we don’t necessarily hear it. I didn’t know these games existed until that second. And it showed, I’m sure. I grew up with Monkey Island and have made it plain over the years that some sort of revival needs to happen. And there it was. Two games in the classic franchise set to hit this summer. It was magic.

I digress. In the gallery below is a new collection of screenshots and concept art for Telltale Games’ first episode of the Tales of Monkey Island series, “Launch of the Screaming Narwhal.” You may remember seeing a trailer for it earlier this morning, so definitely check that out if Monkey Island is your jam.

“Launch of the Screaming Narwhal” will be available soon, like, July 7 soon. I’m out of my mind excited about it. How are you guys feeling?

[Update: Sorry that the images didn't show up. You should be able to view the concept art now.]