Fray by Joss Whedon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Fray
Book Review: Great artwork, interesting take on the Slayer storyline
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this book in part because Joss Whedon is the writer of this and is the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The storyline is set centuries after Buffy and is the story of a young slayer who is more like the Faith we know than Buffy.I found the setting to be depressing, if that is the future it's sure going to be miserable, but the artwork is great- and the story isn't too bad either.
Book Review: A brilliant alternate take on the Slayer mythology
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really impressed by this superb graphic novel written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon. While I was expecting a fun and interesting addition to the Slayerverse mythology, I wasn't expecting such a surprisingly nifty take on the mythology that Whedon had established in Buffy and Angel. The story takes place at some indeterminate place in the future a couple of hundreds years in the future. No Slayer had been called in ages because magic had moved out of earth's dimension. But the vampires have returned, and for the first time in generations a new slayer has been called. The trouble is, apart from being a thief, she doesn't have many of the marks of a slayer--no dreams, no instincts, only the raw physical fighting ability. She is a slayer, but a flawed one.
FRAY is filled with great graphic designs, a fine central storyline, a remarkably complex set of character relations, and some quite stunning plot reversals. I love the conceit of a not-quite-complete-slayer. The fighting skills are clearly the most important part of being a slayer, but Fray has no sense of her heritage, of her destiny, of her vocation. If Buffy at least struggled against her fate, Fray hasn't a hint of what her fate is. When tells the demon who would train her that she really hasn't had the dreams or visions of previous slayers, she is telling the truth. This makes her even more isolated than other slayers, more a loner.
I think anyone who enjoys either graphic novels or any of the work of Joss Whedon is going to love this. Hopefully there will be a follow up. The story ends with things definitely open to future development. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Book Review: Not Just For Buffy Fans...
Summary: 5 Stars
I must be ernest, I am not a fan of buffy..Yet the story of fray isn't so mutch a new instalment of slayor mythose.even if you know nothing of joss whedons former work, know the man can write a comic book to make it both engaguing and accessable.
the plot is standerd fare, "cool, kinda bad chick is hauled reluctantly into saving the post modern world".
that is where the simmilarities to other silicone heroines stop and whedons tallent as an author and the other artists that created fray shines. the story brings you to the razor edge of the make or break point of any good comic "is it cliche?" but what we learn about frey from the hip neo-english slang to the sometimes gutwrenching fight sceens is the fact that it takes the tough chick storyline and reinvents it to both be familliar ground and yet something fresh and new.
I want to save the fun for the readers but lets just say when you finish it you will be yurning for a sequel...
Book Review: Joss Whedon knows what we want and gives it to us
Summary: 5 Stars
Just as I loved and watched every single episode of "Buffy", I now turn to this great work that carries on the tradition of a female vampire slayer. Even though it may sound like he's repeating "Buffy", such is simply not true. And the artwork is phenomenal! Too bad these guys couldn't team up and either bring my favorite cyberpunk books, "Cryptonomicon", "Neuromancer", "Darkeye: Cyber Hunter", "Snow Crash" to artistic life or, maybe, even a TV movie. I'm sure any of those titles would translate well, especially with Josh Whedon at the helm!Book Review: This Just Goes To Prove Joss's Genius
Summary: 5 Stars
With big success with big-buget movie scripts, and the critically acclaimed "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and "Angel," Joss Whedon brings us one of the most beautiful graphic novels I've ever seen. Something about it makes it so beautiful. The artwork, the writing, all of it down to the last pencil outline was awe-dropping. "Fray" is set in the far future where Manhattan has become a mutant disease in which no one notcies the monsters that roam the streets of Manhattan. Then comes along Fray. A street girl, not so different than Buffy, discovered the power to slay the vampires. And with her trusty demon watcher, Urkon, together they begin training and getting ready until the battle begins. The future never looked so good. Fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel" must obtain this graphic novel for their collection. I know I did.