All they can hope for is to survive long enough for a chance at something more.Ĭopyright: 2015 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality ISBN-13: 9781632168849 Related ISBNs: It's a long war with enemies on both sides. Confessing their feelings, snatching what time they can together, and wary of discovery, Frankie and Jim are there for each other through dangerous missions and the loss of friends. Initially antagonistic, they slowly become friends and a mutual attraction develops as they join the Eighth Air Force in Britain. Then Frankie meets his crew chief, Jim Morrow. Other queer men have formed a community in the Armed Forces to offer support. Slowly making friends among his squadron, Frankie realizes he may not be as alone or as abnormal as he thinks. Then he receives word that he's been granted a position flying the plane he loves, the P-51 Mustang.īut as Frankie finds his wings in the sky, feelings of isolation may keep him grounded. But having passed basic training, he's not going to risk an undesirable discharge or any of his fellow recruits finding out. Braving intimidating drill sergeants and unending marches, Frankie struggles to hide his secret-he's queer. Determined to help the war effort, Frankie Norris joins the US Air Force in 1943.
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In honor of this extraordinary talent’s centennial, DC Comics is proud to re-present the groundbreaking work of the King of Comics in a brand-new series of trade paperback editions collecting his classic DC titles in all their four-color glory!Īt the heart of the Fourth World is The New Gods, a series whose scale and grandeur have astonished readers for generations. Final Crisis restores much of the characters to Kirby's original vision of them, then slams the door on them for good. Jack Kirby reinvented the superhero genre with his sprawling saga of the Fourth World-a bold storytelling vision that was decades ahead of its time. And as she tests the limits of her own power, she must also reckon with the responsibility that entails. On the run, only steps ahead of the AI forces pursuing her, and desperate to free her friends, Nami must take the allies she can find, even if she doesn’t fully trust them. 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