Awesome Skateboards

Plant your feet on Homer’s head on this popsicle-style board by Santa Cruz Skateboards. Top-side is business Homer (we’re surprised the tie’s not a clip-on,) and bottom is casual Homie.

London-based street artist D*Face attached a “spray paint skateboard interface” to the underside of a bunch of skateboards, found an empty swimming pool and let the skaters do their thing.

Chris Parks’ irreverent ode to The Last Supper is redone cleverly: on a set of 12 skateboard decks painted to resemble the famous painting, but with Mexican wrestlers, tacos, burritos and beer.

Skate on the Golden State with Evil Goods’ California deck. Made from 100% Canadian maple, with laser etched branding and pre-cut griptape. We’d like to see a Wyoming deck or a Hawaii deck.

Give yourself a speed boost with FiiK’s motor-driven skateboards, with the Street Surfer topping out at 23mph, and a range of up to 28 miles on a charge. See FiiK’s electric boards in action here.

This hoodie from Push Apparel is designed to keep you skating (or just functioning in public) on cold days with an elasticized face mask, double cuffs and a lengthened waistband. (Thanks David!)

Made of stainless steel and mirrored glass, with genuine skate trucks to complete the look. Also comes with a set of skate stickers. A quirky holiday gift for skaters. Just make sure they don’t ride it.

Tony Hawk is going to end up in the hospital pretty soon. V8 Supercars made him a huge skateboard with a V8 engine strapped on its back. Jump to 1:40 if you want to see – and hear – it come to life.

Former university instructor Dave Rankin has a goal to create the best art decks in the skateboard industry with a superior ride; judging from the talent we see here, he’s well on his way.

Bleak and captivating, Orlando Von Einsiedel’s Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul follows the lives of young skateboarders in the Skateistan charity project in Afghanistan. (Thanks Anthony!)

The guys at California Skateparks have unleashed this incredibly large skateboard on the world. It measures 36 ft. 7 in. long, 8 ft. 8in. wide, and 3 ft. 7.5 in. tall, and is capable of holding multiple riders at the same time. It doesn’t look like the safest ride on earth, but it’s still amazing. It

Marty McFly had the coolest mode of transportation in Back to the Future II, but the hoverboard was never actually made. Artist Nils Guadagnin decided to make his own version for a recent exhibition.

Featuring star-perf side panels, gold accents and TUF construction, the Supra’s “Suprawood” Vaider pays homage to 413’s home in the heart of Hollywood. Out 4/24 in a limited edition of 1,000.

Sustainability, style and skateboarding come together in the Harvest collection by Japanese artist Haroshi, featuring beautiful woodcraft and accessories made out of used skateboard decks.

Stay light on your feet (and lighted under your feet) with Flexdex’s Photon Light Board; made from clear plastic, its LEDs will last 6 hours on a charge and its colors can be customized.

Popping an ollie is no problem for the TMNT, but Mario and Mega Man get in on the action with these Video Game Skateboard Decks by Logan Zawacki; they’re on display at I’M BOARD.

Despite a euphemistic title, Wizard Smoke is pure (yet surreal) skateboarding heaven; it was filmed with three Panasonic HVX200s and uses tempera paint and flour for the smoke.

No, you’re not seeing double: Sebastian Denz’ Skateboarding 3D is a literally in-your-face book filled with 70+ anaglyph pictures of skateboarders and tricks; 3D glasses are included.

We could do without the “gnarly” skull, but Thrustmaster’s T-Freestyle NW is a boon for skate- and snowboarders; the maple Wii controller employs rolling motion and lateral movement tech.

Drinking and riding ain’t cool, but this Deathwish Low Life Cruiser Skateboard Deck is an alcohol-free stopgap between beer runs; it’s a 7-ply maple board with custom paint job.

Mekanism teams up with artist (and break dancing champ) Olafur Eliasson for this sweet Mercury Ocean Skateboard; it features a rippled mirror coating and a 13-ply deck. Thanks, R.O.!

Above: 36 Freeborders (think skateboarding with a third wheel) turn San Francisco’s hilly streets into a real-life video game thanks to fancy footwork and neon lights. Thanks, Jessica!

Incase’s Paul Rodriguez Skate Pack kills two birds with one stone: it’s both skate- and laptop-friendly with a reinforced notebook compartment, multiple gadget pockets and padded back.