Part rom-com, part pop-culture parody, the story opens with Penny losing her job, parting ways with her friend/roommate Helen, and moving into Helen's newly empty storage unit.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED) - Penny Brighton, 18, is something of a manic pixie, and by the end of this exceptionally entertaining comic, she's on her way to becoming one guy's dream girl, even though disaster follows her everywhere. The graphic novel universe should consider itself lucky to have her. Penny is a poor soul who makes bad decisions, but she's lovable throughout, and memorable even after the last page has been read. In a hysterical three-panel sequence, she uses this range to perfectly express Penny's panicked realization that she's packed her car keys deep within the contents of her apartment. She draws Penny's eyes using a myriad of styles: huge and watery, as black dots or narrow slits, with no pupils or extra-wide pupils. Ota has worked on a long list of publications, and she shows an expert hand in visual storytelling. There's also a bit of suspense when Penny's storage unit is broken into, but despite the plot twists, this graphic novel succeeds on the ability of Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota to bring Penny and the other characters to life in a simple, quirky, charming way. She develops a romantic interest in a young man who works at the gym nearby, and trades barbs with the twelve-year-old who runs the laundromat for his parents. It seems Penny's luck is all bad, as she loses her job and her apartment, and ends up living in a storage unit and working at the local laundromat. The Beat wants to hear from you! Give us a shout-out, here in the comment section or over on social media and let us know what you’re thinking.FOREWORD - Lucky Penny features a young woman who's on her own, but hasn't quite figured life out yet. Will you be picking up a copy when it arrives? You can get your first look at the colorized version of Lucky Penny below this article, and the book will be available on November 23 rd, 2022. How long can this last?” Available Autumn 2022 Maybe things are looking up! But if Penny knows one thing for certain, it’s that luck has never been her strong suit. After all, she’s been sensing boyfriend potential with the cute receptionist at the community center who’s been sneaking her in so she can use the shower.
Things couldn’t get much worse, but that doesn’t keep the ever-buoyant Penny down. As a last resort, Penny snags a job at the laundromat, which is managed by Helen’s surly twelve-year-old brother.
She lost her job and apartment on the same day, and with no other options, she started crashing at her best friend Helen’s storage unit. “If Penny Brighton didn’t have bad luck, she’d have no luck at all.
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