Yes its true, Sam and Max 2 is now back in production!!
Telltale games have bought the rights for Sam and Max from LucasArts and have begun developement. Rather than starting off where LucasArts left they're wiping the slate clean with a brand new game

Also to do with telltale games, they've released the first part of a running series of adventure games based on a comic book series called Bone by Jeff Smith. Theres a demo available
on their website and to unlock the rest of the game it only costs $19.99. Seems to be a reocurring price point with adventure games atm!