We’ve published six issues so far. From our current issue, all the way back to Issue #0, here are the details…
Issue #5: Tails Of… Photographers
Led by Dave Swift, the legendary lensman. He curated an amazing set of interviews with some of the best to ever snap a shutter. The contributor list for this issue is heavy and includes Geoff Graham, Lance Dawes, Tobin Yelland, Mike O’Meally, Pete Thompson, Ryan Gee, Luke Ogden, Wig Worland, Ed Templeton, Adam Wallacavage, Wig Worland, Sean Cronan, J. Grant Brittain, and more.
Issue #4: Tails Of… Painting
Curated by Eric Merrell, this issue delivers a series of short interviews with fine art painters who skate. The contributor list for this issue is heavy and includes Joseph Hart, Ryan, Ed Templeton, Matt Curtius, Shelter Serra, Dave Aron, Rich Jacobs, Lia Halloran, Mike Perry, Kevin Christy, Ryan Bubnis, Dave the Chimp, Brian Lotti, Hannah Eddy, Justin Santora, Ben Horton, Andy Jenkins, and more.
Issue #3: Tails Of… Books
Issue 3, led by photographer and skateboard book enthusiast Jai Tanju attempts to cover every (we really tried) skateboard book ever published. It spawned our Skateboard Book Archive and includes photography, interviews and stories with J. Grant Brittain, Greg Hunt, Dennis McGrath, Jason Arnold, Thomas Campbell, Ed Templeton, Aaron Frisby (cover art), Norma Ibarra, Garry Scott Davis, Russ Howell, Lucas Beaufort, Mark Whiteley, Jocko Weyland, and more.
Issue #2: Tails Of… Outsiders
Outsiders started as an East Coast issue, but the theme opened up as John Freeborn found new connections. This issue features Brian Ralph (cover art), Jim Goodrich, Bobby Puleo, Sam Cunningham, Jim Houser, the return of Wrench Pilot by Andy Jenkins, Jason Farrell, Fernando Menezes Jr., skateboarding dogs illustrated by Travis Milliard, and more.
Issue #1: Tails Of… Visual Shapers
Rich Jacobs curated the concept of visual shapers (and the amazing cover art), which covers graphics, photography, zines, and much more. These pages included contributions and articles from J. Grant Brittain, Garry Scott Davis, Ed Templeton, Margaret Kilgallen, Norma Ibarra, Hagop Najarian, Tod Swank, Christy Karacas, Sergej Vutuc, Mat O’Brien, Aaron Draplin, and more.
Issue #0: Tails Of…
Issue zero, like the best comic books, was just us experimenting with an idea. Can we tell different skateboarding stories? We featured Jai Tanju, Adam Crawford, Norma Ibarra, Rich Jacobs, Will Owens, Akira Yonekawa, Justin Santora (who did the cover), Shan Reddy, and more.