cover discussions - Kanten Russell

Kanten came over to library HQ where we sat him down in front of his covers. The January 1993 Transworld cover was shot by Steve Sherman at Silvergate. Steve also shot the portrait in Kanten's bedroom for the September 1993 TWS interview issue cover. Joel Cherry shot the hydrant ollie that was a spread in a 1991 Thrasher that soon became a Thrasher tee design. Jeff Taylor shot the kickflip over the Silvergate rail for the Fleer trading card. Dimitry shot the ollie over the rail in Long Beach for the April 1998 Big Brother cover. And Jon Humphries shot the Warp cover over a rail in San Carlos. Shout out Jim Thiebaud, George Nagai, Mike Vallely, & Mark Gonzales. January 2026.