Thrasher Magazine

These skatepark designs were either botched from the beginning, or they got fouled up during construction. Either way, we're shining a light on these lousy lumps.

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.

Freestyle meets tranny as Marc Johnson gets all Rodney. What’s next? Kickflip darkslides on vert? It’s coming. Photo: Colen

He asked for the gnarliest spot in San Diego and he got it. Colombia's David Gonzalez grinds through the kink, off the drop, and into skate history. Photo: Burnett.

The mag and website both live and die by skate imagery. We dig it all, but here are some flicks on the more peculiar end of the spectrum.

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

It’s been almost 23 years since a nosepick graced the cover. Danny Sargent first, Jim Greco now, and any way you look at it, street tuff. Photo: Broach

Here are our 2011 T-Eddy awards from the SOTY issue. Have a clever award? Leave it in the comments.

If you think it's a bad idea to sum up pro skaters with circles and symbols, you'd be correct. This article from the March issue exploded in our face, but we're slow learners. Send us your own Venn ideas, winners will get free Thrasher gear.