{"product_id":"marble-season-gilbert-hernandez-9781770460867","title":"Marble Season","description":"\u003cp\u003eAMAZON.COM'S BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2013! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/i\u003e sometimes feels like one long, seamless shot of budding love, brimming violence and suddenly struck friendships. This is a highly physical, meta-\u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e suburban universe in which adults are off-camera, but navigating other kids is plenty harrowing.\" \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Comics of 2013 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe untold coming-of-age story from a contemporary comics master\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/i\u003e is the semiautobiographical novel by the acclaimed cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez, author of the epic masterpiece \u003ci\u003ePalomar\u003c\/i\u003e and cocreator, with his brothers, Jaime and Mario, of the groundbreaking Love and Rockets comic book series. \u003ci\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book with Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, and one of the most anticipated books of 2013. It tells the untold stories from the early years of these American comics legends, but also portrays the reality of life in a large family in suburban 1960s California. Pop-culture references-TV shows, comic books, and music-saturate this evocative story of a young family navigating cultural and neighborhood norms set against the golden age of the American dream and the silver age of comics.\u003cbr\u003e Middle child Huey stages Captain America plays and treasures his older brother's comic book collection almost as much as his approval. \u003ci\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/i\u003e subtly and deftly details how the innocent, joyfully creative play that children engage in (shooting marbles, backyard performances, and organizing treasure hunts) changes as they grow older and encounter name-calling naysayers, abusive bullies, and the value judgments of other kids. An all-ages story, \u003ci\u003eMarble Season\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully explores the redemptive and timeless power of storytelling and role play in childhood, making it a coming-of-age story that is as resonant with the children of today as with the children of the sixties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert Hernandez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770460861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770460867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.93h x 8.47w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2013","brand":"Gilbert Hernandez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979637686527,"sku":"9781770460867","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e06a4a80-d4b4-44f5-85ab-2ef1ba5b9730.jpg?v=1683246321","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marble-season-gilbert-hernandez-9781770460867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}