Marble Season

Gilbert Hernandez, the legendary co-creator of Love and Rockets, steps away from the epic scope of Palomar for a smaller, more personal story with Marble Season. Published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2013, this single-issue comic is a tender, semi-autobiographical look at childhood in 1960s Southern California, filtered through the lens of a young boy's obsession with pop culture, monsters, and the simple dramas of the neighborhood. Written and drawn entirely by Hernandez, it's a quiet, masterful character study that showcases his ability to find profound depth in the everyday, marking a reflective turn in his celebrated career.