Advanced Review: Bitch Planet #3

***This is an advanced review as the comic will be available on Wednesday, February 18th. Fear Not, this review contains no major spoilers.*** words: Kelly Sue DeConnick/ art: Robert Wilson IV / cover: Valentine Delandro / Image Comics I’m all smiles because Bitch Planet drops this week. I also had the biggest grin because this issue is all about everyone’s favorite: the one and only Penny Rolle.  What we know about women in this comic so far? They break the rules. They make others uncomfortable. They fight back. They diligently make choices to attempt to (and at times succeed in) flip the script on you…Penny is no exception. She’s big. She’s bad. She doesn’t care if she passes your test as beautiful because she’s a certified badass who can bruise your face just as easy as your ego and have fun doing it. The Male Gaze 101: Bitch Planet Version   “Penny” Penelope Rolle is in the spotlight here. This issue we take a little trip down memory lane as we see glimpses of her younger selves, from a child to teenager to woman struggling to keep her peace and not rage quit with the intensity of maybe this classic Kelis song. Young Penny when Times Were Simplier   And then I found myself holding my breathe when the topic of hair, Penny’s hair, came up.  Penny, a Black woman with curly hair, curls with a texture different from the norm. Hair that doesn’t want to be tamed. I had good reason to be a little hesitant because of what seems like the constant battle for women of col…