Powell Peralta x Mike McGill | Skull & Snake ASC Griptape Sheet. 9" x 33"
Powell Peralta x Mike McGill Skull and Snake Graphic, ASC (Airborne Silicone-Carbide) Griptape Sheet.
- Single griptape sheet with pro graphic
- Width: 9.0"
- Length: 33.0"
- Easy to trim, durable, silicon-carbide griptape sheet
- ASC griptape is Powell Peralta's signature, premium skateboard griptape
About Powell Peralta's Airborne Silicon-Carbide
Airborne: The griptape uses a specific micro-perforation technique that allows air to escape, ensuring a smooth, bubble-free application.
Silicon-Carbide: Rather than using standard sand, it is coated with premium silicon-carbide grit, which is highly durable, provides excellent shoe traction, and is long-lasting.
ASC products feature Powell Peralta graphics printed directly onto the grit without compromising the board's stickiness.
Powell-Peralta x Mike McGill Artwork
Mike McGill joined the Powell Peralta team in 1980, and soon after became a core member of the Bones Brigade.
Before the iconic Skull and Snake became his signature graphic, McGill's first pro-model board featured a Fighter Jet graphic, designed by Powell Peralta artist Vernon Courtlandt Johnson (VCJ).
In the summer of 1984, Mike McGill perfected the 540 degree front-flip aerial maneuver, known as the "540 McTwist" at a skate camp in Sweden. This innovative, competition changing vertical trick coincided with the time VCJ was tasked with developing a new pro-model board graphic for McGill.
With the popularity of the Powell-Peralta "Skull and Bones" theme, it was decided to use a similar concept for McGill's new deck. In a phone interview conducted by VCJ and a teenage Mike, noting that his home state of Florida "had a lot of rattle snakes that were green" and frequent thunderstorms, requested that a snake and lightning bolts be incorporated into the skull graphic.
McGill's 1984 Skull and Snake graphic, now an iconic Powell Peralta pro-board design of the 1980's skate aesthetic.