Marble season
By: by Gilbert Hernandez
Edition: 1st hardcover ed.
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781770460867
Subjects: Pictorial American wit and humor; Families; Children; Comic books, strips
Description: Middle child Huey stages Captain America plays and treasures his older brother's comic book collection almost as much as his approval. "Marble Season" 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, "Marble Season" 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.