Fray by Joss Whedon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Fray
Book Review: More Please!
Summary: 5 Stars
Fans of the Whedonverse have pretty much given up hope of a new Buffy/Angel type TV series. Fray is the cure for your jones! Excellent artwork and a "would have known it was Joss even if his name wasn't on the cover" story, Fray will leave you hungry for more!Book Review: More, please
Summary: 4 Stars
What does Joss Whedon do when he wants to write about a vampire slayer who's not Buffy? He taps into the past, of course -- or looks into the future.
Fray, written by Whedon and illustrated by Karl Moline, leaps a couple of centuries down the road to a time where flying cars are commonplace and demons roam the Earth. It's a time when people no longer believe in vampires -- a 21st-century slayer, possibly Buffy, vanquished all demons and half-demons from our dimension, we're told -- but now the vampires, or "lurks," are back. And, with a few hundred years of peace in their wake, they find a world without a slayer, a world where the council of Watchers has fallen into disarray and madness, a world where no one is prepared to face or resist them.
At least, not until young thief Melaka Fray is suddenly flooded with power. And a demon, for reasons of his own, takes the place of a Watcher and begins her training.
Fray collects an eight-issue miniseries that is too short by far to tell the full story of Melaka's adventures. After all, Buffy had a feature film, seven seasons of television and a host of comic-book yarns to work with, and she still has storytelling potential to spare. But this book does a great job of introducing an exciting new character, defining her futuristic world (did I mention the flying cars?) and populating it with an interesting array of allies, sidekicks and adversaries. I hope there's more to come.
by Tom Knapp, Rambles.(n e t) editor
Book Review: Must have for Buffy fans... Great even if your not a Buffy fan...
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're familiar with Buffy, this is the story of a slayer hundreds of years from now. If you're not familiar with Buffy, you don't need to be to read this. Everything you need to know is explained and there are no spoilers for the show, so if you're watching Buffy and haven't seen it all you have nothing to worry about, you can read this without being spoiled. I highly recommend this to anyone reading Season 8 because there is an arc in Season 8 with Fray in it.
I only have two hands but I'm defying biology and giving it four thumbs up! Even if you're not a Buffy fan you will enjoy this. Personally, after reading this, I would rather see a movie made for Fray than for Buffy.
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: Powerful, yet vulnerable heroes are the best ones, so Fray is one of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
Fray is a young woman with powers somewhat like Spider-Man in the sense that she has a great deal of strength, moves about on rooftops and is not considered a hero by law enforcement. Fray is a mercenary/thief in that she is paid to obtain objects and she cares little about who currently owns them. However, unknown to her, she is a slayer, a person with the destiny to battle "lurks", which are vampires. The powers that she has are due to the fact that she was destined to be a slayer from birth.
When Fray was young, she was with her twin brother Harth when they were attacked by a powerful lurk. She was unable to save Harth, since that time, Fray has had recurring nightmares about the event. The nightmares and her feeling of failure are one of her main weaknesses.
A powerful creature with a head like a bighorn sheep confronts Fray with her fate and after a rowdy first encounter; he begins training her for the coming battle. The leader of the lurks plans to open a long-closed portal that will allow a flood of demons to enter the world and Fray must be ready to meet the challenge. There is a climactic battle with Fray and her allies confronting the lurks and their leader.
Since this is essentially a vampire story, there is some blood and gore, but not an enormous amount. Fray is depicted as a hard, yet caring girl that is a loner yet has a need for giving and accepting affection. This makes her a character you can empathize with, as she has vulnerabilities that are easy to relate to, as all-powerful heroes become boring after a short time, Fray has her weaknesses, even to the point of crying over events. It is an engaging story; I give it my highest praise in saying that if I were to learn of another graphic novel featuring Fray, I will actively seek it out.