Blank Slate have 5 new books out this week, all ready for Thought Bubble at the weekend…. so here we are, at number 3 for the week. So far we’ve previewed Hector Umbra and Dinopopolous, time for a bit of a break…. fancy some skateboarding?
My Skateboard Life by Ed Syder:
“Growing up in the Cornwall skate scene of the 1980s and 1990s, Ed Syder details the thrills, spills, romance, excitement, and obsession of a sport that, for those involved, defined a generation worldwide.”
“For anyone who ever puzzled over the axel width of their trucks or oogled board designs in a skate shop, Ed recalls the teen anxiety of not having the coolest equipment as a beginner, the epoch-changing shift from vert skating to street skating, and how things just got weird when there were girls at the skate park.”
“Visually-inspired by the board graphics that Ed still drools over to this day, My Skateboard Life stays true to skating’s punk roots with a zine-like presentation that’s both honest and celebratory. Illustrated in the distinctive high-impact black and white style that made him a star in the Manchester music poster scene, there’s no better way to relive falling in love with skateboarding all over again.”
More on the Blank Slate website, but how about this for a great ad/ promo piece that Syder includes in the extras in the back?
Wed, Nov 16, 2011
Comics and cartoons