ladynigelia's review
4.0
I picked this up as part of a pile of free comics. I've read several other Warren Ellis books and he certainly does have interesting premises. This volume is 3 discrete stories with only a couple reoccurring characters.
They did a good job matching the feel of the story to the artist and throwing in nice bits of acknowledgement that traditional comics aren't very good at being diverse. These characters are diverse and skilled and excellent at being part of the global rescue efforts.
It is apparent that it was written in 2004 because some of the tech didn't age well- like who still builds nuclear powered anything??
They did a good job matching the feel of the story to the artist and throwing in nice bits of acknowledgement that traditional comics aren't very good at being diverse. These characters are diverse and skilled and excellent at being part of the global rescue efforts.
It is apparent that it was written in 2004 because some of the tech didn't age well- like who still builds nuclear powered anything??
laralibrarian's review
5.0
Absolutely brilliant, beautiful, and disturbing. Personally I was reminded of the works of William Gibson and some of the darker story arcs from the Ghost in the Shell series. Well worth the read.
kaqueershi's review
5.0
What a cool fuckin idea. It's like the show 24 but with 1000 different people
shinychick's review
4.0
You ever read/watch/listen to something that was a bit before your time, and think,"wow, this is/was amazing. How did I miss out on this?"
Welcome to my world after Global Frequency.
About six months back, my comic shop (Vault of Midnight) had a showing of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, and since then, I've been reading anything of his I can lay my hands on, and following him on Twitter, where he is quite funny.
Anyhow, Global Frequency is a great series of one-shot comics about a group of 1001 experts, all on different subjects, all equipped with a number and a special video cell phone. When the world is threatened in some way, like by a Six Million Dollar Man gone very awry, GF leader Miranda Zero and her techie, Aleph, call in the right people for the job. And they save the world.
Welcome to my world after Global Frequency.
About six months back, my comic shop (Vault of Midnight) had a showing of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, and since then, I've been reading anything of his I can lay my hands on, and following him on Twitter, where he is quite funny.
Anyhow, Global Frequency is a great series of one-shot comics about a group of 1001 experts, all on different subjects, all equipped with a number and a special video cell phone. When the world is threatened in some way, like by a Six Million Dollar Man gone very awry, GF leader Miranda Zero and her techie, Aleph, call in the right people for the job. And they save the world.
crowyhead's review
4.0
This collects the first six issues of Global Frequency, each of which is a self-contained story. The basic idea is that there is a global network of operatives with different skills who can be called in at a moment's notice to diffuse potentially world-threatening situations. The concept is wicked cool, and it's fun to see Ellis playing with different scenarios; I've often felt that he had a special talent for single-issue stories, and this book supports that. It does end up feeling a bit slight, though, because it's hard to develop emotional attachments to the characters. Each issue is illustrated by a different artist, and in most cases the artist is very well-suited to the story. I found Steve Dillon's work to be a bit static, but honestly, I'm not a huge Steve Dillon fan, despite the fact that he's illustrated many of my favorite comics.
sherpawhale's review
4.0
First introduction to Warren Ellis, I think I like him.
Fascinating ideas, tense plotting, diverse cast. Dialogue a bit stilted in a few areas, and the concept of 1001 agents is a little much. Perhaps the next volume will smooth everything out.
Fascinating ideas, tense plotting, diverse cast. Dialogue a bit stilted in a few areas, and the concept of 1001 agents is a little much. Perhaps the next volume will smooth everything out.
joelipsett's review
3.0
Like the idea of an independent organization that goes around saving the world with experts in all kinds of fields (including the idea that there's always new characters to introduce and then move away from). I've always had issues with one-off stories, and while some of these are compelling and well-executed, others are fairly bland, which makes this first volume only partially successful (bio-engineered assassin = interesting, fire angel = bland).
tarheel99's review
4.0
I liked this one quite a bit, but I wish the stories were a bit more fleshed out. They seemed a bit rushed, but I understand that comes with trying to fit a whole story into one comic. That said, the artwork was great and the idea behind the whole thing is very cool.
ninj's review
4.0
Really enjoyable collection of stories set around a Global Frequencies agency that deals with calamities, different places around the world, different types of emergencies and personnel involved, with some core characters.