Penny Century #5

In "Penny Century," Jaime Hernandez delivers a quiet, piercing moment in the lives of Hopey and Maggie as their strained friendship surfaces at a bustling polling station. Hopey, volunteering as a clerk, confronts Maggie about her absence at Costigan’s funeral—leaving Hopey to face the loss alone—while the echoes of Costigan’s past slowly emerge from the other workers. The story, drawn and written by Jaime Hernandez, with full art and lettering by him, captures the weight of memory and absence with emotional precision. Cover by Jaime Hernandez.