REVIEWS-Global Frequency 7

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (** stars) GLOBAL FREQUENCY #7 (of 12) a DC/WILDSTORM mini-series CREDITS: Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Simon Bisley. SYNOPSIS:** Warren Ellis and Simon Bisley give us the most violently disgusting issue of Global yet. RELEASED: 04/23/03 COVER PRICE (USA): $2.95 YOUR ALTERNATE REALITY PRICE: $2.51	"...It's a stark tale filled with moments of terrible acts of violence"

Review by Lawrence Evans This installment of Global Frequency takes place in Berlin where a terrorist wants to deliver his message by destroying a major portion of Germany. Because this tale will be a bloody one Warren Ellis enlisted the aid of a man who can show us carnage with the best of them, Simon Bisley. The operatives used in this issue are the hyper stylish Miranda Zero, the chatty Ms. Lau and the man you never want to meet, Mr. Grushko. After sending vehicles into a kill zone as bait Lau and Grushko try to find the leader of the terrorist cell in their own special ways. Lau's method gives us the first horribly bloody sight we see in the issue but since the Russian uses an ax we see that more gore is coming along shortly. Ellis is pretty good at violence filled conversations about ideology so he has Lau discuss the facts of life with the leader as the rest search for him. As we listen to them the danger level is slipped in with a single panel of a plane carrying weapons of mass destruction just like a movie. Also somewhat cinematically we get various perspectives of the two during the talk that shows us that both are losing blood rapidly. We know that the Frequency will succeed in their mission but the tension level remains high all the way to the end. Ellis also masks the location of Grushko until the last page and even then we don't see him until he does what he's good at. Everyone doesn't get out of this alive but that's the risk that being an operative of Frequency is all about. This is another in a series of fascinating issues of the maxi-series. The idea of having a different artist for each installment allows the needs of the story determine who would be best for the tale. Simon Bisley's craggy/beautiful art matches the script here. It's a stark tale filled with moments of terrible acts of violence. I dig this kind of stuff and so should you if your stomach can take it.

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