Thrasher Magazine

It could be considered skating's first real "make" and to this day the ancient art of hill-bombing is a timeless tradition. Take a spin with us: straight down.

Like Dr. Frankenstein, we chopped up, pieced back together, and brought to life all those slam-producing creatures who are a part of every skater's life. There's no escape. You gotta check these out.

Skateboarding is a divine creation, there is no doubt. But the overlords of this activity are not as holy as you may think. Enter the twisted realm of the Skate Gods.

Every skater has known them for years, but you've never met them face to face. Here are more of the monsters, fiends, and low-down dirty devils that are a part of every skate slam.

It was a random spread in the mag two years ago (September 2010) but we still get asked about it to this day. So we brought it back from the dead and breathed some new life into it.

If skate coaches ever rule the world, hopefully the team logos will at least look like this. As seen in the June mag.

When the urethane is spinning, all is well. But when concrete and flesh meet, that's a world of pain brought to you by the Slam Demons. Check out this article from the August 2011 issue.

Here's the process that goes into producing an elaborate illustration for the mag.