Fray by Joss Whedon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Fray
Book Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like Buffy, then you will LOVE this book. It has all of Whedon's humor, horror and action. Wish there was more!Book Review: Fantastic twist on the Slayer verse
Summary: 5 Stars
A fun read. Good storytelling and great artwork. Fray is not Buffy. She is a street rat and a thief, and very spunky. Worth reading!!! ~~~Liandre
Book Review: First-timer to the graphic novel format
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're like me, you want to take the Buffy and Angel DVD boxed sets to your grave, and you MUST read the "Buffy: Season 8" comic that Joss Whedon and company are releasing in March, '07 from Darkhorse. I ordered "Fray" to prepare myself for this extraveganza, and found myself pleasantly surprised and absorbed by the graphic novel style (in spite of a few disconcerting moments of, "wait, who the heck is thinking in the yellow box?" or "Which speech bubble do I read first?", etc.) This was a wonderful short story told in Joss's characteristically fantabulous voice. And the artwork was really fun to interact with - especially the characterization of the characters (and the non-male-gazedness of the female body (less TNA and more facial expressions!)).
The reason for 4 stars (and not 5) is, surprisingly, a weakness in characterization (usually Joss's strong suit). The portrayal of Fray's brother in the past is not nearly sympathetic enough to cause the hurt later on, and he's incredibly difficult to connect with (I think maybe the eyeglasses were a poor choice.) Otherwise, though, the characters are as strong as you might hope!
Book Review: Fray - a pleasant suprise!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great graphic novel, I am a fan of Firefly and thus was turned onto this book. I never watched much buffy, but now I want too :)
Great read, great story, great characters.
Book Review: Fray is very Joss Whedon
Summary: 4 Stars
Which means snappy dialogue, great action scenes and interesting plot. The art is excellent, and there's even a giant dinosaur in there somewhere! It's very different from Buffy, Fray is more like the anti-buffy; a thief('grabber), working FOR the mutated bad guys and running from the cops. Oh, and she's a brunette. Highly recommended, especially if you're a Buffy fan.