Skating Wilder

Skateboarding is hard and it hurts.

No one can tell you exactly who invented it, but it has inspired generations of brave warriors to hit the curbs. This book flies through skateboarding's weird history, and grinds through AJ and Brandon's best (and worst) skateboarding memories. They're not experts, but they know how much this sport means to the communities that have embraced it and made it their own.

From the first boards to the handmade zines of the punk movement, weaving through the VHS heydays and landing hard in the glitzy video game era, we're going to take you on a ride through the ages. Special shout-out to the pages where we attempt to tell you how to do tricks through the medium of comics. It's wild.

About the author

Brandon Dumais grew up in the Los Angeles suburbs and began writing by making up punk lyrics in high school. He studied at CSU Long Beach, receiving a degree in Creative Writing and English Literature. Dumais has had work published by Bank-Heavy Press, Sadie Girl Press, and The Men's Heartbreak Anthology, and is the periodic editor of independent art magazine Remedial Art Class along with friend and illustrator AJ Dungo.

Product details

• Authors: Brandon Dumais
• Assisted by: AJ Dungo (Illustration)
• Publisher: Flying Eye Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.03.2026
• EAN: 9781913123208
• ISBN: 978-1-913123-20-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Cycling, boarding & skating (Children's / Teenage), Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions