Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus, Volume 1. From the DC Comics description: “DC collects Kirby’s four classic series of the 1970s — THE NEW GODS, THE FOREVER PEOPLE, MISTER MIRACLE and SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN — in chronological order as they originally appeared. These comics spanned galaxies, from the streets of Metropolis to the far-flung worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips, as cosmic-powered heroes and villains struggled for supremacy.”
As hard as it is to believe we’ve lived in Ankara for more than a year, it’s equally as hard to think that by this time in 2014, we’ll be somewhere else. Over the last several months, Jamie and I have taken steps to turn our apartment more into a home, with additions that reflect our tastes. Hope you like them!
A print of The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons by J.M.W. Turner.
A nargila that I’ve taken to calling Mavi (Turkish for blue).
We bought a rug! It measures 5 by 7 and, while purchased in Ulus, the oldest part of Ankara, it was actually crafted in Afghanistan.
A print of the French Quarter in New Orleans.
X-O Manowar, Volume 1: By the Sword. From the Valiant Comics description: “Aric of Dacia is a brash warrior and heir to the throne of the Visigoth people. He has lived his life under the heel of the Roman Empire, but now a far more terrible enemy has come to subjugate him. Taken from his home and family, Aric is enslaved aboard a starship belonging to a brutal race of alien colonizers known as The Vine. If he is to have any hope of escaping and returning to Earth, he will have to steal the Vine’s most powerful weapon – a sentient suit of indestructible armor – and become X-O Manowar!”
Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection. From the Marvel Comics description: “Peter Parker has finally hit the Big Time. He’s a full-fledged Avenger, he just landed a high-paying science job, and he has an amazing new girlfriend. But big-time living means big-time pressure … Peter has never been one to shirk his responsibility, but will all his new commitments prove too much to handle?”
Scalped, Volume 10: Trail’s End. From the DC Comics description: “Fifteen years ago, Dashiell “Dash” Bad Horse ran away from a life of poverty and hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in search of something better … The final volume of the series brings together all the threads laid out from the very beginning for a dramatic conclusion years in the making!”
