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Global Frequency, Vol. 1: Planet Ablaze
This fast-paced thriller of planetary terrors and world annihilation introduces The Global Frequency, an independent defense intelligence organization that secretly defuses the lingering threats and dormant experiments of the 20th century. Unknown to the world at large, this secret society of 1,001 specialty sleeper agents is called upon to prevent the impending threats of Armageddon that were created by careless governments and immoral scientists over the last century. In this hard-hitting first volume, various expert operatives are sent on desperate individual missions to thwart an alien virus invasion, destroy a nuclear-powered cyborg, and deactive a hidden Ebola bomb.
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144 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2004
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Warren Ellis
1,972 books5,771 followersWarren Ellis is the award-winning writer of graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, FELL, MINISTRY OF SPACE and PLANETARY, and the author of the NYT-bestselling GUN MACHINE and the “underground classic” novel CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, as well as the digital short-story single DEAD PIG COLLECTOR. His newest book is the novella NORMAL, from FSG Originals, listed as one of Amazon’s Best 100 Books Of 2016.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
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April 6, 2014
The Global Frequency is a secret network of 1001 agents led by the mysterious Miranda Zero who take out apocalyptic threats to the planet. Terrorists with ebola virus bombs, angelic reckonings of remote villages, cyborg experiments turned mass murderers, computer programs that turn people into zombies, and so forth.
Each chapter is drawn by a different artist and features a new catastrophe and a new group of agents, the only constants in the cast being Miranda Zero and Aleph (think Barbara Gordon/ Oracle). And that’s part of the problem why this book doesn’t work - there’s no time to develop characters or plot, you’re just presented with a scenario, usually involving people shouting at one another “We gotta go! Time’s running out! RUN RUN RUN!!!”, and told that there are life or death stakes, end of the world stuff, and that’s it.
We know nothing about the Global Frequency itself, it’s just there, the characters are just there and have been part of the group for years, the villains are just there to serve the purpose of being the villains - everything about the comic is so contrived. It’s the laziest type of storytelling that seems to only serve as a medium for Warren Ellis to throw out some vague ideas and work them out quickly as hypotheticals before moving on to the next shallow “story”.
I understand now where he got the approach for his Secret Avengers run at Marvel with the Global Frequency series - done in one team stories featuring singular art and “exciting” plots - but, like Secret Avengers, Global Frequency feels too rushed and superficial to fully engage me.
It does feature some excellent art from artists like Garry Leach, Glenn Fabry, Steve Dillon, David Lloyd, and Jon Muth though, so there’s that. But Global Frequency is just mindless, nonstop action - if that sounds good, then you’ll love this book, but I couldn’t care about anything that happened in it. “Half of London’s about to be wiped out!!!”, uh, whatever. “We did it, we saved half of London!!!” - was there ever any doubt? “Now half of Los Angeles is about to be wiped out!!!” etc. etc. Yawn.
Oh and that repeated line - “You’re on the Global Frequency” - is just cheeseballs!
Each chapter is drawn by a different artist and features a new catastrophe and a new group of agents, the only constants in the cast being Miranda Zero and Aleph (think Barbara Gordon/ Oracle). And that’s part of the problem why this book doesn’t work - there’s no time to develop characters or plot, you’re just presented with a scenario, usually involving people shouting at one another “We gotta go! Time’s running out! RUN RUN RUN!!!”, and told that there are life or death stakes, end of the world stuff, and that’s it.
We know nothing about the Global Frequency itself, it’s just there, the characters are just there and have been part of the group for years, the villains are just there to serve the purpose of being the villains - everything about the comic is so contrived. It’s the laziest type of storytelling that seems to only serve as a medium for Warren Ellis to throw out some vague ideas and work them out quickly as hypotheticals before moving on to the next shallow “story”.
I understand now where he got the approach for his Secret Avengers run at Marvel with the Global Frequency series - done in one team stories featuring singular art and “exciting” plots - but, like Secret Avengers, Global Frequency feels too rushed and superficial to fully engage me.
It does feature some excellent art from artists like Garry Leach, Glenn Fabry, Steve Dillon, David Lloyd, and Jon Muth though, so there’s that. But Global Frequency is just mindless, nonstop action - if that sounds good, then you’ll love this book, but I couldn’t care about anything that happened in it. “Half of London’s about to be wiped out!!!”, uh, whatever. “We did it, we saved half of London!!!” - was there ever any doubt? “Now half of Los Angeles is about to be wiped out!!!” etc. etc. Yawn.
Oh and that repeated line - “You’re on the Global Frequency” - is just cheeseballs!
July 17, 2023
In some ways the quintessential Ellis comic.
Each issue features an esoteric end-of-the-world scenario that gets solved by (non-powered) heroes from a clandestine organization known as Global Frequency. It has 1001 undercover operatives who live normal lives, but each have a special skill like being a stage magician, being a scientist, or just a really good police officer.
It feels at times like just aborted ideas from Ellis's notepad for longer book ideas. And each character of course is witty, sarcastic, and drops interesting tidbits - that sound exactly like things Warren Ellis is interested in. One character mentions that the Butthole Surfers wanted to create amplifiers with a low enough bass frequency to make their audience shit their pants. Another is our hero telling his asshole boss off with something like "I was going to shag your daughter, but your wife got jealous".
Each issue is fast-paced, drawn by a different artist, and has a complete little story. So it does make for an alright read even if each character just feels like a little chunk of Ellis himself and not real characters.
Warren Ellis isn't known for extended collaborations with specific artists. Each work he does typically features a different artist. Besides for his longer works like Transmetropolitan and Planetary he doesn't have a Brubaker/Philips-esque relationship with his artists. That's what also makes this feel quintessential Ellis with each issue being a different artist.
Each issue features an esoteric end-of-the-world scenario that gets solved by (non-powered) heroes from a clandestine organization known as Global Frequency. It has 1001 undercover operatives who live normal lives, but each have a special skill like being a stage magician, being a scientist, or just a really good police officer.
It feels at times like just aborted ideas from Ellis's notepad for longer book ideas. And each character of course is witty, sarcastic, and drops interesting tidbits - that sound exactly like things Warren Ellis is interested in. One character mentions that the Butthole Surfers wanted to create amplifiers with a low enough bass frequency to make their audience shit their pants. Another is our hero telling his asshole boss off with something like "I was going to shag your daughter, but your wife got jealous".
Each issue is fast-paced, drawn by a different artist, and has a complete little story. So it does make for an alright read even if each character just feels like a little chunk of Ellis himself and not real characters.
Warren Ellis isn't known for extended collaborations with specific artists. Each work he does typically features a different artist. Besides for his longer works like Transmetropolitan and Planetary he doesn't have a Brubaker/Philips-esque relationship with his artists. That's what also makes this feel quintessential Ellis with each issue being a different artist.
May 22, 2012
Warren Ellis is the best comic book writer working today. There, I said it and I won't take it back. Yes, Brian Vaughan is probably the best at writing extended series, and Alan Moore is the best ever (but he isn't working much lately) and Gaiman had one of the best series ever (Sandman) and Grant Morrison has flashes of insane brilliance but I would still take Ellis over them all. This is an example of his brilliant mind at work. We jump right into the premise withought being spoonfed as to what it is all about (the good - we get to find it out bit by bit and aren't bogged down by exposition, the bad - we are in the dark about how Global Frequency works). What Global Frequency seems to be is a police force that has 1001 field agents who all have their area of expertise but all are human so there is no super power element to this - just hi-tech plausable fiction. The stories are cool, the characters are exciting and the stories are as varied as the artists who draw them. Every one is a stand alone story and almost every one of them is an instant classic. Too bad they couldn't pull off the TV series because this comic screams to be on TV. Fast paced, smart and highly entertaining. A comic book that doesn't need a "Big Message" and remembers how to have fun.
May 30, 2022
Warren Ellis is one of those hit-and-miss writers for me, and I guess Global Frequency is more of the former, if small one: nice premise, decent action and art, but not too much character in it.
March 20, 2018
I didn't plan on writing Reviews on this profile (i actually have another profile but due to some glitch, I can't connect to it) but hey, I'll try writing a quick review for this one
If you're looking for a comic containing some standalone stories, this is for you, the first volume contain some pretty decent thrill rides, and some of the artwork in here is amazing. My favorite art in here was Garry Leach's for the first issue and Roy Allan Martinez's for the fourth. I even liked Steve Dillon's work in here (which is odd because I wasn't impressed with his art in Preacher)
One con to mention is that I was excited for Glenn Fabry's art (cause I like his art on the preacher covers) and I was kinda disappointed, and what annoyed me didn't look that great to and what annoyed me especially was the look of two of the female characters he did, they were these two mercenaries and they looked two masculine, like yes in the job that there in, and I think you would come across some masculine looking females, but did they have too look like men, just getting that out there
If you're looking for a comic containing some standalone stories, this is for you, the first volume contain some pretty decent thrill rides, and some of the artwork in here is amazing. My favorite art in here was Garry Leach's for the first issue and Roy Allan Martinez's for the fourth. I even liked Steve Dillon's work in here (which is odd because I wasn't impressed with his art in Preacher)
One con to mention is that I was excited for Glenn Fabry's art (cause I like his art on the preacher covers) and I was kinda disappointed, and what annoyed me didn't look that great to and what annoyed me especially was the look of two of the female characters he did, they were these two mercenaries and they looked two masculine, like yes in the job that there in, and I think you would come across some masculine looking females, but did they have too look like men, just getting that out there
September 11, 2011
There's a 1970s British TV show called The Protectors about a global network of private detectives who pool information and occasionally team up with each other. As exciting as that may sound, 70s production values and costs and poor scripts let it down (though Tony Christie's Avenues and Alleways was a great theme tune!), but the concept stuck with me as the kind of fictional concept I'd like to see in the real world, if only such heroic individuals existed outside of fiction - in other words, an ideal pitch for an action show that would appeal to me especially.
Global Frequency, in my opinion, comes closest to a much better quality version of what I'd hoped The Protectors would be: an organisation of over 1000 operatives worldwide, all specialists in different fields, working occasionally with but never for any national governments combining their life-saving expertise with discretion. Such discretion is vital, as many of their most common assignments involve dealing with the disastrous or potentially disastrous consequences of military research.
Each issue of the comic was self-contained rather than part of any arc and with the exception of Miranda Zero, Global Frequency's founder and leader, and Aleph, who monitors and co-ordinates assignments from a mystery location, no characters recur from one story to the next. this allows there to be the risk of our heroes dying in action, though personally this factor does not in itself make stories more exciting for me unless the writer and reader have invested more time in building up both the character and the risk. However, this also has the advantage of alternating between different artists as well as different locales, helping each story to have a unique feel.
It's an enjoyable piece of adult hokum - and by adult I don't mean R-rated, but rather the difference between say a Spy Kids and a James Bond. Definitely worth recommending for light reading.
Global Frequency, in my opinion, comes closest to a much better quality version of what I'd hoped The Protectors would be: an organisation of over 1000 operatives worldwide, all specialists in different fields, working occasionally with but never for any national governments combining their life-saving expertise with discretion. Such discretion is vital, as many of their most common assignments involve dealing with the disastrous or potentially disastrous consequences of military research.
Each issue of the comic was self-contained rather than part of any arc and with the exception of Miranda Zero, Global Frequency's founder and leader, and Aleph, who monitors and co-ordinates assignments from a mystery location, no characters recur from one story to the next. this allows there to be the risk of our heroes dying in action, though personally this factor does not in itself make stories more exciting for me unless the writer and reader have invested more time in building up both the character and the risk. However, this also has the advantage of alternating between different artists as well as different locales, helping each story to have a unique feel.
It's an enjoyable piece of adult hokum - and by adult I don't mean R-rated, but rather the difference between say a Spy Kids and a James Bond. Definitely worth recommending for light reading.
February 9, 2017
"You're on the global frequency, We need you"..... oh just shut up. I applaud Ellis for his love for Sci-fi and most of his ideas are great, including this one but he just got sloppy on the execution and writing. Global frequency is a team of 1001 members who are called to help with crises all over the world. It's very similar to Planetary but with less future fantasy stuff. The first few stories were good with the six million dollar man and the microchip in the other dudes head. But the rest of them were crappy, especially the last one with the parkour. The art isn't anything special so unless you just want to read more subpar sci-fi just pass.
July 19, 2016
Absolutely unbelievable. Loved the storylines, and of course that incredible premise. I also loved all the artists, especially Jon J Muth - whose painting like art provided a great change of pace. There's one image right in the middle of that story that is incredible.
Love it - so awesome.
Love it - so awesome.
February 26, 2008
This is an interesting spin on the superhero idea - no men in tights, no spandex, no pants on the outside.
Founded by enigmatic Miranda Zero, the Global Frequency consists of over a thousand operatives world wide. Geeks, geniuses, experts, ex-military, modified humans, people with paranormal gifts they're a motley crew. The Global Frequency deals with disasters, terrorist threats, government cock-ups and the like. Slightly reminded me of Mission Impossible - a small team steps in to save the day, with little time and the odds against them. Each episode introduces new characters. The characterisation is swift and effective, an d the writing is very tight indeed - I shall be keeping an eye out for Warren Ellis. There's a big creative team on this one - lots of artists, I can't remember all the names but they were al good, its stylish stuff, with great action depictions that really draw you into the story.
It's not just guns blazing and superpowers, there are some very interesting political undercurrents in these stories as well. Highly recomended.
Founded by enigmatic Miranda Zero, the Global Frequency consists of over a thousand operatives world wide. Geeks, geniuses, experts, ex-military, modified humans, people with paranormal gifts they're a motley crew. The Global Frequency deals with disasters, terrorist threats, government cock-ups and the like. Slightly reminded me of Mission Impossible - a small team steps in to save the day, with little time and the odds against them. Each episode introduces new characters. The characterisation is swift and effective, an d the writing is very tight indeed - I shall be keeping an eye out for Warren Ellis. There's a big creative team on this one - lots of artists, I can't remember all the names but they were al good, its stylish stuff, with great action depictions that really draw you into the story.
It's not just guns blazing and superpowers, there are some very interesting political undercurrents in these stories as well. Highly recomended.
March 12, 2025
Global Frequency is an organisation made up of 1,001 specialists worldwide who await a call to action when a disaster is about to strike.
Here the operatives of the Frequency tackle a human black hole, a deranged cyborg, an alien virus, a suicide cult, a mysteriously comatose town and a terrorist bioweapon.
The blurb above explaining what the Global Frequency is comes more or less verbatim from the back cover of this book and, honestly, without it I would have had no clue what was going on.
The text itself spends absolutely no time whatsoever explaining what Global Frequency is, why it exists at all, how it operates or what the rules are of the world the story is set in. Instead we just jump randomly from one action set-piece to the next, with new characters and a totally new situation.
For me, the biggest problem with this book is that it does introduce some genuinely interesting concepts but it's almost aggressive in its refusal to spend any time exploring those concepts before moving on to the next one.
It feels lesser than the sum of its parts because of its failure to capitalise on some of those ideas.
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Here the operatives of the Frequency tackle a human black hole, a deranged cyborg, an alien virus, a suicide cult, a mysteriously comatose town and a terrorist bioweapon.
The blurb above explaining what the Global Frequency is comes more or less verbatim from the back cover of this book and, honestly, without it I would have had no clue what was going on.
The text itself spends absolutely no time whatsoever explaining what Global Frequency is, why it exists at all, how it operates or what the rules are of the world the story is set in. Instead we just jump randomly from one action set-piece to the next, with new characters and a totally new situation.
For me, the biggest problem with this book is that it does introduce some genuinely interesting concepts but it's almost aggressive in its refusal to spend any time exploring those concepts before moving on to the next one.
It feels lesser than the sum of its parts because of its failure to capitalise on some of those ideas.
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September 14, 2018
Global Frequency is an awesome comic about an agency that deals with world ending problems and comes up with smart/quick-witted solutions. It actually contains about 6 mini stories each with different agents and problems to face. The art style is very graphic and sharp which fits the theme of the comic well. I was actually amazed on the concept of this comic and I definitely want to read more of them. As mentioned earlier there are about 6 different mini stories in the comic each with different settings that fit pretty well. The central conflict overall is to always stop the devastating problem from happening without letting the public panic or even find out. If you’re into mission impossible type things this is definitely a good comic to read.
July 2, 2018
As with Planetary, this sees Warren Ellis throwing around lots of cool ideas, but less sure of what to actually do with them or how to integrate them into a plot. Since there's no larger story arc, there's a different set of heroes and villains (and artists) each issue, which gives little time for character development or complexity. It's also unclear to me why the GF team needs to be called in when presumably some kind of military special forces team could handle the same threats just as efficiently. Having said that it's fast and fun, with plenty of action and Ellis sardonic one-liners, and it's a shame the proposed TV series version never got off the ground.
August 17, 2017
I'm not sure about this one. It is a trade of five or six of the Global Frequency stories, and it really didn't grip me. In fact, about half way through, I got bored. I like the fact that there are lots of strong, well developed, interesting characters. I like the world building, and the premise. I just don't like the execution of it. In some ways, it appears to assume too much prior knowledge. Either that, or it is just too damn obscure.
May 5, 2017
Still a great example of Ellis' capacity for imagination and invention.
January 13, 2018
ABSOLUTE RATING: {3.5/5 stars} (Rounded Up)
STANDARDIZED RATING: <4/5 stars>
STANDARDIZED RATING: <4/5 stars>
January 11, 2023
The Global Frequency is a organization of 1001 members, specialists with various skills and abilities, who can be called upon by its leader (Miranda Zero, a woman with a troubled past...) at any moment, to save the day. In Global Frequency, the world is always doomed, one day its terrorist getting ready to use an Ebola bomb, another day its military's weaponry gone awry, or mysterious aliens signals... so you can see the problem here, every threat is dealt with by different characters, in about 30 pages, and then its over, on to the next one... nothing really builds up, the characters are not developed...
I mean, yeah, those are dangerous, tense situations, anyone can die, but they are characters we know nothing of, that we just met 10 or 15 pages ago, so...
From a writing perspective, it has its moments (the second story Big Wheel, about a super soldier cyborg created by the US army is the best...) but overall your best bet is to enjoy the book for the art, and for the various depiction of Miranda Zero who is one of two recurrent characters; its fun to see each artist's take on her... Every story is illustrated by a different artist, and because of the lack of coherence between stories, it actually works and it turns out it is one of the few things I enjoy about the book, along with some ideas that are never fully fleshed but interesting.
I mean, yeah, those are dangerous, tense situations, anyone can die, but they are characters we know nothing of, that we just met 10 or 15 pages ago, so...
From a writing perspective, it has its moments (the second story Big Wheel, about a super soldier cyborg created by the US army is the best...) but overall your best bet is to enjoy the book for the art, and for the various depiction of Miranda Zero who is one of two recurrent characters; its fun to see each artist's take on her... Every story is illustrated by a different artist, and because of the lack of coherence between stories, it actually works and it turns out it is one of the few things I enjoy about the book, along with some ideas that are never fully fleshed but interesting.
December 13, 2017
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??
October 28, 2025
This one was a lot of fun. Typical Ellis here, setting up his weirdness the way he does, with suggestions of deeper stories within the world, but all in small portions here.
The issues making this one up each are a separate, self-contained story, though all involve operatives of "Global Frequency." One or two really do suggest building a cast that he might use for longer story arcs, but I'm kind of glad that he didn't. These ideas are fun in these servings moreso than the characters necessarily are.
Definitely recommended to give a flavor for Ellis' style (at least in comics) and for a fun, quick read. Looking forward to picking up Vol. 2.
The issues making this one up each are a separate, self-contained story, though all involve operatives of "Global Frequency." One or two really do suggest building a cast that he might use for longer story arcs, but I'm kind of glad that he didn't. These ideas are fun in these servings moreso than the characters necessarily are.
Definitely recommended to give a flavor for Ellis' style (at least in comics) and for a fun, quick read. Looking forward to picking up Vol. 2.
April 20, 2020
A group of 1001 people fight threats ranging from a black hole to Ebola to alien invasion.
This is the equivalent of short stories in comic form, and I'm not a fan of short stories. A different group of people are called up in each issue, much shooting ensues, and then they're on to the next global catastrophe.
I loved Ellis' 'Trees', liked his 'Ultimate Fantastic Four', disliked 'Injection' and hated 'Freak Angels'. I'm starting to think Warren Ellis is largely a not-for-me. I'd rank this one as better than 'Freak Angels'.
This is the equivalent of short stories in comic form, and I'm not a fan of short stories. A different group of people are called up in each issue, much shooting ensues, and then they're on to the next global catastrophe.
I loved Ellis' 'Trees', liked his 'Ultimate Fantastic Four', disliked 'Injection' and hated 'Freak Angels'. I'm starting to think Warren Ellis is largely a not-for-me. I'd rank this one as better than 'Freak Angels'.
August 8, 2024
I overall really enjoyed this, though others may not have with it's "all over the place" style of approach meaning the storys don't appear to be linear.
"Big Wheel" was my favourite as I'm a huge admirer of Glenn Fabry's work and "Big Sky" my least, like down to just enjoying the story the least of those featured.
It's great to dabble more in Warren Ellis's past works, I think he really pushed your mind to open up.
"Big Wheel" was my favourite as I'm a huge admirer of Glenn Fabry's work and "Big Sky" my least, like down to just enjoying the story the least of those featured.
It's great to dabble more in Warren Ellis's past works, I think he really pushed your mind to open up.
November 1, 2025
6/10
I like the premise. It's a cool idea that's executed plainly. It comes across more like a serialized drama, the type you'd find on cable TV. There's no real stakes or mystery. In fact, the Global Frequency at times seems like a secret to the world and at other times seem like everyone knows and loves them. It's kind of a weird contradiction. There needed to have been an overarching story or mystery here to grip me and keep me reading the rest of the series.
I like the premise. It's a cool idea that's executed plainly. It comes across more like a serialized drama, the type you'd find on cable TV. There's no real stakes or mystery. In fact, the Global Frequency at times seems like a secret to the world and at other times seem like everyone knows and loves them. It's kind of a weird contradiction. There needed to have been an overarching story or mystery here to grip me and keep me reading the rest of the series.
September 12, 2021
The 6 issue series introduces us to the privatized security organization called Global Frequency which comprises of 1001 members of various fields and rare talents ..
And the organisation steps up to solve, save , destroy threats from the past and the present...
Each issue is a stand alone with different threats and the tactics the organization puts in to resolve them.
A very fast read... 👍🏻
And the organisation steps up to solve, save , destroy threats from the past and the present...
Each issue is a stand alone with different threats and the tactics the organization puts in to resolve them.
A very fast read... 👍🏻
September 19, 2018
2.5 de 5
Las situaciones muy, pero muy parecidas unas con otras. La idea de una bomba es protagonista 3 de 6 . Me llamó la atención la diversidad de los personajes (sexo, egnia, ect) algo que hoy iría fenomenal. (Fue escrito en 2004) pasa sobrada test de Bechdel.
Las situaciones muy, pero muy parecidas unas con otras. La idea de una bomba es protagonista 3 de 6 . Me llamó la atención la diversidad de los personajes (sexo, egnia, ect) algo que hoy iría fenomenal. (Fue escrito en 2004) pasa sobrada test de Bechdel.
March 26, 2021
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.
December 2, 2017
Savage optimism. We make our own wings and save ourselves.
August 2, 2019
What a cool fuckin idea. It's like the show 24 but with 1000 different people
August 6, 2019
A cracking good series. Fun, breathless, fast ideas, great art.
July 15, 2020
Simply put - Global Frequency is the comic book answer to The X-Files.
March 1, 2022
Each issue showcases a good idea, Ellis has created a world wide connection of people with ideal skills to help protect the world.
And by global, there's 1001 people all connected at a ring, when that call comes in on the special mobile they best be ready.
Ms. Zero is the leader on the field whilst Aleph is in command central-she's the eyes and link to operation running.
Maybe if it was written as one big 12 issue arc it may or may not have been just that little more oomph.
But it is a good read, some issues are better than others
And by global, there's 1001 people all connected at a ring, when that call comes in on the special mobile they best be ready.
Ms. Zero is the leader on the field whilst Aleph is in command central-she's the eyes and link to operation running.
Maybe if it was written as one big 12 issue arc it may or may not have been just that little more oomph.
But it is a good read, some issues are better than others
November 9, 2022
As usual, Warren Ellis writes amazingly. Each story is fairly self-contained, matching the variety of artistic styles.
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