{"product_id":"penny-century-9781606993422","title":"Penny Century","description":"Picking up right after \u003cem\u003ePerla La Loca\u003c\/em\u003e, the third volume of the definitive \"Maggie\" series repackaging, this compilation of stories from Jaime Hernandez's solo comic \u003cem\u003ePenny Century\u003c\/em\u003e and his subsequent return to \u003cem\u003eLove and Rockets\u003c\/em\u003e (Volume II) charts the further lives of his beloved \"Locas.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But first... wrestling! \u003cem\u003ePenny Century\u003c\/em\u003e starts off with a blast with \"Whoa, Nellie!,\" a unique graphic novelette in which Maggie, who has settled in with her pro-wrestler aunt for a while, experiences that wild and woolly world first-hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then it's back to chills and spills with the old cast of Hopey, Ray Dominguez, and Izzy Ortiz--including Maggie's romantic dream fantasia \"The Race\" and the definitive Ray story, \"Everybody Loves Me, Baby.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePenny Century\u003c\/em\u003e also features two major \"flashback\" stories: \"Bay of Threes\" finally reveals the full back story behind Beatriz \"Penny Century\" Garcia, Maggie's long-time, bleached-blonde bombshell friend (who gives this volume its name and can currently be seen as a super-villainess in \u003cem\u003eLove and Rockets: New Stories\u003c\/em\u003e), while \"Home School\" is one of Hernandez's popular looks at his characters' lives from when they were little kids, drawn in an adorable simplified \u003cem\u003eDennis the Menace\u003c\/em\u003e type style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606993422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 7.62w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/22\/2010 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jaime Hernandez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42077566468277,"sku":"9781606993422","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_80da3393-6bfe-4c26-8c40-f48d2f39b9c7.jpg?v=1650957259","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/penny-century-9781606993422","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}