Shred or Dead

Can skateboarding save the world?! Level up from total noob to cosmic hero in this totally epic graphic novel that will kickflip your brain.

Sam and her little sister, Gearhead, just wanted a crew to belong to. But when the Too Cool Crew takes over their skating territory, this motley bunch of misfits will have to seriously level up if they want to win it back. Along the way, they’ll encounter a whole circus of wacky weirdos, including an overzealous security guard, a shadowy group of spooky ghouls, a mysterious cult of woodland creatures, and--gulp--an all-powerful ancient god of skating!

Packed with unforgettable characters, mind-blowing action, and more twists than an X Games street course, Shred or Dead is the story of four weird kids with a chance to become legends...if they don’t garf it up.

D. Bradford Gambles has been uncomfortably hunched over a computer making comics for way too long. He’s created comics and illustrations for magazines, anthologies, and even the internet (they don’t let just anyone do that). Past works include the webcomic Food Hates You and the short comic A Lone Deer at the End of the World (Birdcage Bottom Books, 2018). Shred or Dead is his first published graphic novel. He lives in Utah with his partner, Kade, and their roommate, Kleo (who is a cat). Oh, and don’t tell anyone, but he’s also never set foot on a skateboard.