Reviews

Global Frequency: Detonation Radio by Chris Sprouse, Tomm Coker, Warren Ellis

unladylike's review against another edition

4.0

These short stories emphasize the science in science fiction. I read Warren Ellis' [b:Orbiter|228665|The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, Book 1)|Robert Jordan|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172889531s/228665.jpg|2008238] the day before reading Global Frequency, and I feel it lent some understanding of Ellis' passion for non-militarized, manned space flight.

Both volumes combined developed in me a sense of appreciation and intrigue in the repeat characters, as well as a respect for Ellis' plotlines. This series didn't thrill me or challenge me nearly as much as Transmetropolitan, but reminded me why I enjoyed watching the made-for-television episodes of The Ghost in the Shell years ago.

ninj's review against another edition

5.0

Stronger than the first with a lot of great stories including backstory on Aleph / Global Frequency, and a biosecurity situation. A couple of write-offs like the Frenchman ("Superviolence"), but otherwise great, though for some reason the fact that it's a collection of short stories was pushing me to nudge this back down to a 4...

justiceofkalr's review against another edition

3.0

Overall I probably liked this second volume better. In the first volume the stories felt very separate, and while they're still separate here, there was more of a feeling of connection. This is probably because two of the stories involve threats to Miranda Zero and Aleph, so the organization feels more a part of the world. One of the agents even returns for a second story in this book, though in a minor way. The only story I didn't care for in this volume was "Superviolence". It was pretty much just two pain-resistant guys beating the crap out of each other.

shinychick's review against another edition

4.0

Okay, how did this only go for 12 issues?

How did the pilot in 2005 never go anywhere??

I want more Global Frequency and I want it now, dammit!