Steve Nazar: The Man Behind T&C Surf Graphics Is Bringing the Krew Back

My T-shirt drawer in the 1980s was as colorful as Steve Nazar made it. I never surfed a day in my life, but his iconic, cartoon cast of T&C Surf graphics, featuring beach-lurking, wave-riding troublemakers helmed by an anthropomorphic gorilla named Thrilla sure as hell made me feel like I was part of something. The only graphic tees successful enough to garner their own Nintendo title, Nazar’s cast eventually faded into obscurity as I faded into adulthood. Steve has maintained a varied career in illustration since, and I recently spoke to him about life behind the pencil, as well as the decision to bring the whole Thrilla Krew back to the apparel world.