Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
107th out of 1,498 books
—
3,015 voters
Fray
by
Joss Whedon,
Andy Owens , Karl Moline
Hundreds of years in the future, Manhattan has become a deadly slum, run by mutant crime-lords and disinterested cops. Stuck in the middle is a young girl who thought she had no future, but learns she has a great destiny. In a world so poisoned that it doesn't notice the monsters on its streets, how can a street kid like Fray unite a fallen city against a demonic plot to c...more
Paperback, 216 pages
Published
December 8th 2003
by Dark Horse Comics
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
3,000)
Confirmed - VAMPIRES DO NOT SPARKLE. Not even in the future. And not in the graphic novel Fray or as I shall refer to it: the Gospel According to Joss.I don't know what Edward Cullen is, but he is not a vampire. THIS is a vampire:
He doesn't need to sparkle.
My long-standing suspicions have now certainly been confirmed. Vampires, or "lurks" as they apparently call them in the future, are bad-ass, blood-sucking jerks who don't give a flying frak about your feelings. Unless they have miraculously be...more
He doesn't need to sparkle.
My long-standing suspicions have now certainly been confirmed. Vampires, or "lurks" as they apparently call them in the future, are bad-ass, blood-sucking jerks who don't give a flying frak about your feelings. Unless they have miraculously be...more
I'll admit it. If Joss Whedon wrote his grocery list on the back of a gas receipt and published it, I would wait in line all night, twitching and drooling to buy the first copy. Then I would moon over it to all my friends, blissfully ignoring their obvious contempt. "Eggs and Milk!" I would exclaim, "Criminy, he's a genius! Genius! And oranges, who would have thought? What style! What humor! What daring!"
Then I would drain a pint of my blood, put into a jelly jar, and mail it to Joss Whedon, wi...more
Then I would drain a pint of my blood, put into a jelly jar, and mail it to Joss Whedon, wi...more
42 likes · like · see review
I. Love. Fray. :)
It tells the story of a teenage vampire slayer (sound familiar?), but in my opinion this character is a step up from Buffy. Melaka Fray is a 15 year old thief. In her futuristic world, vampires are known as "lurks", and the police chase her in flying cars. All of a sudden, she is greeted by an enormous, demon-looking Watcher who tells her that she is her generation's Slayer. Oh, and by the way, her brother had been killed years earlier by lurks, so she is not too keen on toussli...more
It tells the story of a teenage vampire slayer (sound familiar?), but in my opinion this character is a step up from Buffy. Melaka Fray is a 15 year old thief. In her futuristic world, vampires are known as "lurks", and the police chase her in flying cars. All of a sudden, she is greeted by an enormous, demon-looking Watcher who tells her that she is her generation's Slayer. Oh, and by the way, her brother had been killed years earlier by lurks, so she is not too keen on toussli...more
If I didn't love Joss so much this still woulda been my favorite graphic novel I've read. The characters are so rich and the world is so descriptive. I also want hair like that, multi-colored FTW!
25 likes · like · see review
Welcome to my second endevour into the world of the graphic novel. I have to say, this is still a comic to me. It reads like a comic, the art is amazing, like a comic, but it tells one hell of a damned good story. Fray is the story of the slayer of the future. Like two hundred years in the future!
Not only had no one needed the chosen on, or Buffy for quite some time now. The myth and legend of the slayer has been just as dead. Enter Fray. A savvy street smart kick ass female that also seems to...more
Not only had no one needed the chosen on, or Buffy for quite some time now. The myth and legend of the slayer has been just as dead. Enter Fray. A savvy street smart kick ass female that also seems to...more
The way Joss Whedon understands female characters makes him maybe the best fighter for the cause of feminism than any braburner could ever even dream of becoming.
Joss's characters do what they must even when it brakes their heart, even when before going at it they need a minute to have a complete breakdown. They are not mindless, on the contrary, they are acutely tuned in to the consecuences and that makes them the bravest I have ever read about or watch in tv or film.
And it's not like Joss fo...more
Joss's characters do what they must even when it brakes their heart, even when before going at it they need a minute to have a complete breakdown. They are not mindless, on the contrary, they are acutely tuned in to the consecuences and that makes them the bravest I have ever read about or watch in tv or film.
And it's not like Joss fo...more
1 like · like · see review
About as good as S1 Buffy, which is to say, it has its moments. It's basically Fray's origin story, so by the time you get to the end you're kinda like: OKAY LET'S DO THIS THI--what? It's over? But I'm told that there's a Fray arc in the Buffy S8 comics, so, soon as that trade busts out I'll see how I feel about everything. Okay? Good.
Also I thought the drawing was pretty strong.
Also I thought the drawing was pretty strong.
3 likes · like · see review
Nov 05, 2008
Amy
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Heather
Shelves:
from-the-library,
must-buy
To be honest I don't read a lot of American graphic novels/comic books. I normally read manga. However, since Joss Whedon wrote it, I knew Fray would be something worth looking into. I am so glad I checked it out! This is now on my Must Buy List.
There was so much to love in this book. The Slayers world re-tooled in a futuristic environment that had forgotten about vampires and demons. A strong female lead that kicked ass but had a lot of vulnerability. A twisty plot line that keeps you on your...more
There was so much to love in this book. The Slayers world re-tooled in a futuristic environment that had forgotten about vampires and demons. A strong female lead that kicked ass but had a lot of vulnerability. A twisty plot line that keeps you on your...more
1 like · like · see review
Wonderfully illustrated quick read. Is varied enough from Buffy to be interesting: different girl does have different personality.
1 like · like · see review
All right, we know that all you Buffy fans love this book (hello, Joss Whedon is GOD and all that he does, is perfection). HOWEVER, if you are NOT a Buffy fan, or even a Joss Whedon fan - you will STILL love this!
Set well into the future - so far into the future, that mutations are a common thing (Melaka Fray's boss is a fish), and the concept of "vampire" has disappeared (they are now known as "lurks" - viewed by most as just another gang with the same weird mutation). Fray starts off as the pe...more
Set well into the future - so far into the future, that mutations are a common thing (Melaka Fray's boss is a fish), and the concept of "vampire" has disappeared (they are now known as "lurks" - viewed by most as just another gang with the same weird mutation). Fray starts off as the pe...more
"Okay, so I'm supposed to be fighting the coming onslaught of lurks and I'm being taught by a sarcastic goat-thing whose idea of training is throwing scrap metal at me because the actual good guys all went crazy waiting for the monsters to come back." - Melaka.
I am a huge Joss Whedon fan. There,I said it. The man is a genius in all aspects. I first came across "Fray" by chance and can't even really remember when or where I bought it. However, apart from ElfQuest, this is the no. 1 comic I've rea...more
I am a huge Joss Whedon fan. There,I said it. The man is a genius in all aspects. I first came across "Fray" by chance and can't even really remember when or where I bought it. However, apart from ElfQuest, this is the no. 1 comic I've rea...more
Feb 07, 2012
Ronyell
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of Vampire Slayers!
Shelves:
action-adventure,
best-books-of-2012,
drama,
fantasy,
favorites,
horror,
graphic-novels-comics,
joss-whedon,
mystery,
read-in-2012,
reviewed-books,
sexy-tough-heroine,
strong-heroine,
urban-fantasy,
young-adult-teen-books,
dystopian-world,
dark-horse-comics,
ronyell-s-epinions-reviews,
books-i-already-own,
my-blog-reviews
INGREDIENTS FOR THE PERFECT VAMPIRE SLAYER STORY:
* 2 cups of Joss Whedon’s writing
* 2 tablespoons of one tough heroine
* 2/4 teaspoons of demons and vampires
* 1 cup of pure action-packed fun!
And what do you get? BUFFY!
Well actually, you get “Fray” this time, same premise but different character.
What is this story about?
One hundred years in the future, Manhattan has become a dark and crime ridden place and while various monsters run the streets under the notice of the police, there lives a young...more
* 2 cups of Joss Whedon’s writing
* 2 tablespoons of one tough heroine
* 2/4 teaspoons of demons and vampires
* 1 cup of pure action-packed fun!
And what do you get? BUFFY!
Well actually, you get “Fray” this time, same premise but different character.
What is this story about?
One hundred years in the future, Manhattan has become a dark and crime ridden place and while various monsters run the streets under the notice of the police, there lives a young...more
Completely AWESOME! I'm stunned I never picked this up sooner! Just finished reading it this week. What can I say? Joss is a genius!!!
It's incredible after watching the series (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and reading the comics (Buffy Season 8, the beginning of 9 & Tales) to come and read Fray. I say this because for a time I thought that some of Joss' ideas for the end of the TV series, along for the end of Season 8 comics were an afterthought or thought of during the creative process of prod...more
It's incredible after watching the series (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and reading the comics (Buffy Season 8, the beginning of 9 & Tales) to come and read Fray. I say this because for a time I thought that some of Joss' ideas for the end of the TV series, along for the end of Season 8 comics were an afterthought or thought of during the creative process of prod...more
Fray is one of those books that keeps on giving. Originally published as a collected edition back in 2003, I remember hunting it down with an obsession bordering on, and excuse the tautology, the obssessed.
It tells the story of Melaka Fray, Slayer of the Future. Whedon handles "Future" well. He handles it with a sardonic clarity that particularly bears weight in these times. As he phrases it in the introduction "The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer." But as this is Whedon, that simple s...more
It tells the story of Melaka Fray, Slayer of the Future. Whedon handles "Future" well. He handles it with a sardonic clarity that particularly bears weight in these times. As he phrases it in the introduction "The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer." But as this is Whedon, that simple s...more
I started watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the very first time a little over a month ago. Today I finished the last episode of Angel and found myself sort of befuddled, a little bit lost, and verging on depression. So I went to the library and picked up every Whedon-canonical comic book in existence.
Fray is the second one that I read (the first being Origin, which was not that great.) I pretty much adored Fray. The characters were rich, alive, snarky, and troubled which is what I've come to...more
Fray is the second one that I read (the first being Origin, which was not that great.) I pretty much adored Fray. The characters were rich, alive, snarky, and troubled which is what I've come to...more
Title: Fray
Author: Joss Whedon
Penciller: Karl Moline
Inker: Andy Owens
Colorists: David Stewart and Michelle Madsen
Letterer: Michelle Madsen
This graphic novel came out years ago, before I was interested in graphic novels, so I am late reviewing it but I would like to talk about it anyway in case someone else missed out on the initial publicity.
Why I picked up this graphic novel:
•I liked Buffy
•loved Angel
•have spread the Firefly and Serenity love to several friends
•Toy Story is my favourite cart...more
Author: Joss Whedon
Penciller: Karl Moline
Inker: Andy Owens
Colorists: David Stewart and Michelle Madsen
Letterer: Michelle Madsen
This graphic novel came out years ago, before I was interested in graphic novels, so I am late reviewing it but I would like to talk about it anyway in case someone else missed out on the initial publicity.
Why I picked up this graphic novel:
•I liked Buffy
•loved Angel
•have spread the Firefly and Serenity love to several friends
•Toy Story is my favourite cart...more
Joss Whedon's Fray takes his familiar tale of a young slayer and her watcher against incredible undead/demonic odds and casts it hundreds of years into the future with dark and interesting twists. The protagonist, Malaka Fray, is as energetic and surly as Buffy (a.k.a. The Vampire Slayer), to be sure, but a street brawler/seasoned criminal instead of a cheerleader, unburdened by dreams of fighting evil, and spends half the strory petrified of vampires and avoiding her fate. Her watcher, in turn,...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
There's nothing I can say about this that hasn't been said before. I am also a confessed Whedonite, and I would marry him if not for the fact that he works too much and would never be home in time for dinner and I totally wasted this roast that took all day to cook!
Ahem. 50's housewife flashback aside, this is an excellent, stand-alone comic. It's like the Buffy movie that never was. While the setting with its tired trope of flying cars and post-apocalyptic ghettos underneath floating cities nee...more
Ahem. 50's housewife flashback aside, this is an excellent, stand-alone comic. It's like the Buffy movie that never was. While the setting with its tired trope of flying cars and post-apocalyptic ghettos underneath floating cities nee...more
Follow the slayer myth started in Buffy into the future. Meet Melaka Fray, a thief living in the slums of the future. One day after a 'grab' she returns home and meets her watcher. The man tells her she is the Chosen and promptly lights himself on fire. Fortunately there's a demon waiting in the wings who offers to guide and teach her, but aside from his own motivations what sort of slayer has never heard of vampires?
As one expects with Whedon's works, characters you love will die(this is not a...more
As one expects with Whedon's works, characters you love will die(this is not a...more
Bad day. Started bad, stayed that way.
Melaka Fray is just your typical post-apocalyptic future girl - pulling grab jobs, hiding from an overprotective sister in the law, and jumping from flying cars. That is until a big red demon shows up to let in her on the news around town: She's a Slayer, and it's her destiny to rid the world of vampires.
Before we get started let me say two things 1) I promise this will not be a Joss Whedon fangirl love letter and 2) Don't worry about the mythos.
So I loved t...more
Melaka Fray is just your typical post-apocalyptic future girl - pulling grab jobs, hiding from an overprotective sister in the law, and jumping from flying cars. That is until a big red demon shows up to let in her on the news around town: She's a Slayer, and it's her destiny to rid the world of vampires.
Before we get started let me say two things 1) I promise this will not be a Joss Whedon fangirl love letter and 2) Don't worry about the mythos.
So I loved t...more
Lit. class review:
The cover shows a girl holding a battle-axe of some sort, a hulking beast-type-thing in a trenchcoat with rams horns coming out of its head, and a small, creepy man lurking in the corner. Behind them is the NYC cityscape. The back cover indicates this is the story of a young girl named Fray who discovers that her destiny is to battle mutant crime lords and rouse the city to defend itself against “a demonic plot to consume mankind.” Interesting.
Beginning of chapter three — Whedo...more
The cover shows a girl holding a battle-axe of some sort, a hulking beast-type-thing in a trenchcoat with rams horns coming out of its head, and a small, creepy man lurking in the corner. Behind them is the NYC cityscape. The back cover indicates this is the story of a young girl named Fray who discovers that her destiny is to battle mutant crime lords and rouse the city to defend itself against “a demonic plot to consume mankind.” Interesting.
Beginning of chapter three — Whedo...more
Apparently we have had this book for like two years. Um thanks Meg! I will bring it back now.
I don't exactly see what's not to like here. It's a good fight and it's good canon. And it's rather funny. I guess I'm kicking off an extra star mostly because the atmospheric elements just aren't my favorites. If it weren't for the snappy Whedon dialogue it would feel just like dozens of other comics, and mostly I prefer comics that stand out. And here not a lot does. Lots of grubbiness. A few weird cre...more
I don't exactly see what's not to like here. It's a good fight and it's good canon. And it's rather funny. I guess I'm kicking off an extra star mostly because the atmospheric elements just aren't my favorites. If it weren't for the snappy Whedon dialogue it would feel just like dozens of other comics, and mostly I prefer comics that stand out. And here not a lot does. Lots of grubbiness. A few weird cre...more
A sort of Buffy sequel, set way in the future with an almost entirely different setting. Malaka Fray is a Slayer, but she'll have no Watcher. They're no more than a demented cult at this point. Her guidance comes from a demon. There are vampires, but they're called lurks and regarded as just another type of demon. And Malaka herself is a professional thief employed by a fish man.
There's a bit of the tendency that dragged down Buffy Season 8 here. "We don't have a budget! We can do ANYTHING!" Wh...more
There's a bit of the tendency that dragged down Buffy Season 8 here. "We don't have a budget! We can do ANYTHING!" Wh...more
7 likes · like · see review
This is classic Joss. Much of the story is familiar, and for a stretch in the middle I felt like I was reliving Buffy...so I was a little bored. That being said, it's the beginning of the story and when you're setting up a back story (and especially if you're trying to introduce the whedonverse to new readers) things can tend to get a little snoozefesty...unfortunately, there's no second volume. This is all we get. Which is the reason I gave it four stars instead of five.
But! The story does pick...more
But! The story does pick...more
I picked this up as a total impulse purchase at the comic store – I liked the cover, it looked interesting based on the blurb on the back, I’d never read it or heard of it. So I was not really conscious of this being a Thing I Should Read. But apparently it is, at least for anyone who is a fan of Joss Whedon. (Which I am not, really – I like some of the things he’s done but not everything.)
I never finished watching Buffy – I LOVED the show while they were in high school, but I think it kind of f...more
I never finished watching Buffy – I LOVED the show while they were in high school, but I think it kind of f...more
Finally, finally, a Buffy graphic novel from Whedon that's worth reading. Set hundreds of the years in the future, the story is the tale of a new Slayer being called, and she's no Buffy Summers. Distinct from the TV series, set in a darker, grubbier world, the book nevertheless manages to reflect the very best aspects of the TV show and effortlessly turn it into panels. The characterisation is as crisp as the dialogue, and demonstrates that Whedon really can do this comic book thing as well as h...more
I need to try not to go mad about how much I loved this, don't I? I can't believe it's took me so long to find out about this comic. With Buffy being one of my favourite shows it was good to hear about something fresh but in the same universe. A slayer from the future. I'm a huge fan of Joss Whedon as a writer and this comic demonstrates why. All the characters are developed well, to the extent where you even know enough about the minor characters too and their relationships. The first issue set...more
This is a dystopian view of the future "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" world. A bit of back-story in the book describes that Buffy eliminated demons from the world by essentially sacrificing herself. Ever since then, no other slayer has been called... this is where the story lost me a little because vampires still exist in this world. If vampires still exist then why wouldn't a slayer immediately be called when Buffy died? Doesn't make sense to me. Anyway, Fray is the first slayer to be called in cen...more
I loved this graphic novel. Even if you've never seen an episode of Buffy, you'll still be able to follow this Slayer of the future tale. No Slayer has been born for centuries after a cataclysmic event where all magic left the world. Suddenly, vampires start cropping up again and one girl in a generation is Chosen. Melaka Fray is a thief for a local crime boss. When a demon shows up and tells her she's the Chosen One who will fight the vampires, she laughs in his face. She refuses to take her du...more
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If you are a Buffy fan you need this! | 2 | 31 | Feb 19, 2012 04:29pm |
Joss Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, and actor, and the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures.
He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)', 'Angel (1999–2004)', 'Firefly (2002)'...more
More about Joss Whedon...
He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)', 'Angel (1999–2004)', 'Firefly (2002)'...more
Share This Book
2 trivia questions
More quizzes & trivia...
“You do not want a war. You have known violence. You have suffered loss. But you have seen nothing of war. War is not just the business of death. It is the anti-thesis of life. Hope, tortured and flayed. Reason,dismembered, grinning at it's limbs in it's lap. Decency raped to death. You will be a murderer. And more.”
—
6 people liked it
More quotes…
Feb 07, 2012 08:18pm
Mar 28, 2012 01:17am