{"product_id":"penny-century-9781606993422","title":"Penny Century","description":"The eighth volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Love and Rockets Library\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth omnibus edition of writer-artist Jaime Hernandez's Locas storyline. It starts off with a blast with \"Whoa, Nellie!,\" a graphic novelette in which Maggie, who has settled in with her pro-wrestler aunt for a while, experiences that wild and wooly world first-hand. 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.\" Penny Century 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, 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 -style. These comics originally appeared from 1996 to 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHernandez, Jaime:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJaime Hernandez\u003c\/strong\u003e is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning (Will Eisner Hall of Famer; Harvey, Ignatz, and PEN Award-winner;\u003cem\u003e L.A. Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize) cartoonist and a lifelong Los Angelean.","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641453678866,"sku":"9781606993422","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c45841f7-dae9-4190-90cc-d18bd282b059.jpg?v=1733017675","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/penny-century-9781606993422","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}