Hot Summer Nights

Freddy Carrasco’s Hot Summer Nights is a single-issue, self-contained comic from Shortbox that distills the hazy, electric feeling of a fleeting summer romance into a wordless visual poem. First published in 2017, Carrasco’s luminous, impressionistic art carries the entire story, using color and composition to evoke the heat, longing, and quiet intimacy of a night that feels both timeless and all too brief. It’s a standout example of the modern short-form comic, proving that a single issue can hold an entire world of emotion.