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Global Frequency, Vol. 2: Detonation Radio by Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Warren Ellis, Simon Bisley
sherpawhale's review
4.0
Absolutely wonderful. I think Ellis hit some more personal beats here that weren't quite as clearly present in the first volume, the story about the kinetic harpoons and Aleph, especially.
Only reason I knocked it down a star was for the saves and rescues always coming at the last *micro* second. Sometimes, yeah, things come down to the wire. But for the sake of realism, can we get some saves that come an hour before time is up?
Only reason I knocked it down a star was for the saves and rescues always coming at the last *micro* second. Sometimes, yeah, things come down to the wire. But for the sake of realism, can we get some saves that come an hour before time is up?
joelipsett's review
3.0
It's clear from this second volume that the same thing that makes the series a success is also the thing that I personally think holds it back from being great. The individual stories are fun, but ultimately unsatisfying because there are no stakes. The 1001 people on the frequency are so good that they ALWAYS get the job done and any kind of investigation of morals and ethics are frequently dismissed by Miranda Zero as par for the course in order to protect innocent people.
I think there's real potential to do a larger story, create some recurring villains and bring back some of the more memorable agents so we can learn more about them. Two volumes in, however, it's clear that the series is only interested in one-off stories. That means that my issues with the first volume - that the quality and interest ranges per individual story and artist - is just as applicable here as it was then.
I think there's real potential to do a larger story, create some recurring villains and bring back some of the more memorable agents so we can learn more about them. Two volumes in, however, it's clear that the series is only interested in one-off stories. That means that my issues with the first volume - that the quality and interest ranges per individual story and artist - is just as applicable here as it was then.
skolastic's review
4.0
A little less strong than the first Global Frequency collection (I'd give this three-and-a-half if I could - some of these feel like retreads of ideas from the first volume, and the writing can be even more obnoxious), but still exciting and fun. The big standouts for me are the two untitled issues in the middle.
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