Author and artist Pablo Leon on Art, Identity and Latino Stories: From Miles Morales to The Journey

GRAYSCALE LA EPISODE 2: PABLO LEONIn this episode of Grayscale LA, host Alex Narvaez sits down with author and artist Pablo Leon, a Guatemalan-born, Los Angeles–based creative whose work lives at the intersection of comics, animation, and cultural memory. Many audiences know Pablo for his work illustrating Miles Morales, but his career extends far beyond mainstream titles. He is an Eisner Award nominee and an Academy Award–recognized artist, with collaborations spanning Marvel, Disney, Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon.The conversation explores Pablo’s original comic The Journey, which tells the story of an unaccompanied child traveling from Central America to the United States — a narrative that feels increasingly urgent as Los Angeles and communities across the country continue to grapple with the realities of immigration enforcement and the impact of ICE. The episode also examines Pablo’s animated short Remember Us, a deeply personal reflection on the Salvadoran civil war, and the lasting generational impact that conflict has had on Salvadoran communities worldwide. Together, these works serve as powerful examples of how art can preserve memory, confront injustice, and humanize stories often reduced to headlines.ABOUT GRAYSCALE LAGrayscale LA is a cinematic interview series created and hosted by Alex Narvaez, an award-winning producer, creative director, and journalist. The series centers on creatives, and cultural leaders who exist in the in-between, navigating identity, culture, and purpose while carving paths outside traditional mainstream spaces.Presented through a signature black-and-white visual language, Grayscale LA blends intimate conversation with portrait-driven storytelling. The series creates space for nuanced dialogue around identity, resilience, and creative expression, amplifying voices and perspectives that are often overlooked.If this conversation resonated, remember to like, comment, and subscribe to support the series and help expand its reach.Follow Grayscale LA and Alex Narváez for episode clips, updates, and upcoming guests:YouTube: ⁠⁠@Grayscale LA⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@SirAlexNarvaez⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠@GrayscaleLA⁠ / ⁠@SirAlexNarvaez⁠TikTok: ⁠@Grayscale LA⁠ / ⁠@SirAlexNarvaez⁠