Telltale Games and LucasArts have announced that the classic adventure series Monkey Island will be revisited. First, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island game series, delivering a new storyline that will unfold across five monthly episodes on PC and WiiWare beginning with the season premiere episode on July 7. 

LucasArts will also publish The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990.  The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC.

More info after the jump.

From the press release:

Today's announcement represents a new partnership between LucasArts and digital entertainment pioneers Telltale who are crafting new experiences for today's audiences with engaging stories delivered through regular monthly episodes. Tales of Monkey Island is developed by Telltale, whose team includes designers and artists who worked on all of the previous Monkey Island games. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is being developed internally by LucasArts, the company that started it all with the original Monkey Island games. 

“We couldn’t be any more excited about bringing Monkey Island to today's gamers -- both in our special edition of the original classic, and through our collaboration with Telltale on the episodic series,” said LucasArts’ President Darrell Rodriguez.  “We can’t wait for Guybrush Threepwood and LeChuck to return to gamers’ screens.”

For more information, head to http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland.