5 books for $20 off of the cover price! 1000 pages of awesomeness! Plus: stickers, secret prizes, and other sacred tchotchke!
Book 1 BARF SKATE vol.1: 188 full color pages of skateboard artwork by James “Barf” Callahan, featuring twenty years of skate decks, skate comics, shirts, posters, and more. The 9 by 12 inch collection describes project origins, displays behind-the-scenes process, and contains exclusive commentary from collaborators. BARF SKATE vol.1 includes work with Thrasher Magazine, Creature Skates, Lovenskate, Shipyard, Carhartt, Koloss, Confusion Magazine, and much more!
Book 2: ALTAR OF THE SKATE GODS: An 80 page full color comic that dares YOU to “find the line” in a story about search for the Forbidden Pool in the Temple of the Skate God. This bloody mini comic is a multiple choice adventure where the correct choices will bring you closer to your goal, but mistakes will lead to certain death! The 5.25 by 8 inch book also features a 10 page gallery of the Skate Gods Pantheon.
Book 3: BEST FRIENDS DAY YEARBOOK: this 350 page hardback book chronicles the ten year history of the annual music festival in Richmond, Virginia from 2002 to 2011. The full color photo book features live performances of Strike Anywhere, Tim Barry, Baroness, Big Freedia, Negative Approach, Zero Boys, 7 Seconds, Corrosion of Conformity, Oderus, with backyard wrestling, the world’s largest BMX nacho jump, skateboarding, bike trips, a water park …and friends! With a cover illustration by James Callahan, it also collects all of his poster and guide-book designs alongside the other amazing artists that contributed to the creations at the decade-long festival of music and art.
Book 4: THE HOUSE OF LIFE: The real life story of Dick and Barb Hammond, a retired couple from Illinois and their journey to found and build a medical clinic in Haiti- despite having no background in the field- through sheer hard work and determination. The book tells not only the unique tale of the launch of FOTCOH- but also the story of the beauty and resilience of a country and it’s people. Written by Shelley Briggs Callahan with chapter illustrations by James Callahan.
Book 5: ROTTING IN DIRTVILLE: this 90 page black and white graphic novel tells the story of Milton Bloom, an outcast among the other teenagers living in a small, struggling town. The residents of Dirtville mostly ignore the Martian invasion happening around the country… until it’s too late. Is any hot rod fast enough to evade robot zombies, Martian corpses, and exploding teenagers?
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