Fray by Joss Whedon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Fray
Book Review: Beyond Buffy
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this book so much it made me wish that Joss had done Fray as a tv series instead of Buffy, were it possible. And I'm a Buffy fan! Absolute Whedonesque brilliance. Buy 2 copies because you will read the 1st to pieces.Book Review: Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon wrote this eight issue mini-series for Dark Horse Comics. Taking place in the 23rd century in a Blade Runner-esque world; young "grabber" (pretty much a thief) Melaka Fray finds her world turned upside down when a mysterious demon named Urkonn tells her that she is the Slayer. Faced with a newfound destiny, a tragic past, and plot twists and turns galore; Joss Whedon's Fray is pure brilliance from beginning to end. Whedon's interpretation of future dialogue is amusing to say the least, and his quirky humor which has always been apparent throughout his various television shows is here as well. The art by Karl Moline and Andy Owens is amazing stuff indeed; bringing a surreal look to the dark and gritty future world while showing Mel mature more and more as each chapter passes. The only problem with Fray is in it's pacing. From the time that Mel accepts her destiny to the end of the book, the war against the vampires happens too quickly. If you can get past that though, you'll find some pure comic genius here, Joss Whedon style. Hopefully, Joss will do a much requested follow up to Fray after his current run on Marvel's Astonishing X-Men (also highly recommended).Book Review: Classic Whedon lore
Summary: 4 Stars
With Fray, a tale about a Vampire Slayer from the future, Joss Whedon once again shows why he is considered a master storyteller. This trade is certainly not in the same realm as a master work of fiction like Watchmen, but for fans of the Buffyverse (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Spike, etc), Fray is a tantalizing tale of a new Slayer from a future in which both the Slayer and the world in which she lives are far different from what we are accustomed. In classic Whedon style, the reader never truly knows what's happening until the very end; and even then, we aren't really sure we know if we REALLY know what happened. The story was satisfying, but I wanted more!Book Review: Don't worry, you don'nt need to be a Buffy expert for this one
Summary: 4 Stars
The only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars is the fact that the pacing is a tad uneven and the story is a tiny bit rushed. Overlooking that this is an excellent comic by one of the greatest modern writers in any genre (hey Joss, why not try a novel?). I think that it might be intreting if someday this was adapted into a film to be an official sequal to the Buffy and Ange show, but first let's finish Angel. What happened in that alley??!! (sorry non Angel watchers)Book Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
Not that far a jump between Buffy and Serenity, and that's in a good way. One of the things that stood out to me with this story was the little details. Money being called sils, the different slang used by the characters, and the fact that when the world is about to be consumed by an army of vampires, nobody actually knows what a vampire is (they call them "Lurks"). Moreover, this slayer is a whole different player than Buffy. Malaka Fray is a thief living in the shadows of a Metropolis-like future city where a small part of the population is already mutated from exposure to the sun, and the 'lurks' thrive in this darkness, ignored by the population as being nothing worse than lepers. She is contacted and trained, not by the Watchers, but by a demon whose masters seek to use her power to avert an impending apocalypse. I know, another one. It's another day in the life of a Slayer, with a brand new style.