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Fray (comics)

March 08, 2023

Fray is an eight-issue comic book limited series, a futuristic spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, the series follows a Slayer named Melaka Fray, a chosen one in a time where vampires (called "lurks") are returning to the slums of New York City, and the rich-poor divide is even greater.[1] Volume one is drawn by Karl Moline (pencils) and Andy Owens (inks).

Fray
Publication information
PublisherDark Horse Comics
FormatLimited series
Publication date2001–2003
No. of issues8
Main character(s)See "Characters"
Creative team
Created byJoss Whedon
Karl Moline
Written byJoss Whedon
Penciller(s)Karl Moline
Inker(s)Andy Owens

The series was published by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 2001, with delays between the first six and the final two issues caused by Whedon's TV commitments, during which Moline illustrated Route 666 for CrossGen Comics. After the series' conclusion in August 2003, a trade paperback collecting the whole series was also published by Dark Horse. In a short video promoting the charity Equality Now Joss Whedon confirmed that "Fray is not done, Fray is coming back. More than that, I will not say."[2] This was reiterated in 2007's Comic Con where Joss stated that he "absolutely would be returning to that world."[3] Fray next appears as a main character in the 2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight crossover story arc, "Time of Your Life", by Whedon and Moline.

The series was closely linked to the concurrently airing seventh season of Buffy, with coinciding depictions of the Slayer's mystical scythe and her origins, a major contributor to the expansion of the canonical "Buffyverse" in which Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other related stories are set. Melaka Fray also appears in the story "Tales", by the same creative team as the series, in the anthology comic book Tales of the Slayers.

Characters

  • Melaka "Mel" Fray – A 19-year-old thief and Vampire Slayer. Unlike other Slayers, she has had no prophetic dreams of her destiny or of the Slayers before her and is now trying to figure out what her destiny as the Slayer entails.
  • Harth Fray – Mel's twin brother, who was attacked by a vampire during a theft with Mel. To save his life, Harth deliberately drank the vampire's blood, thereby becoming a vampire himself. It is unprecedented for a Slayer to have a twin and, as an odd side-effect of this, Harth possesses the prophetic dreams and visions of past Slayers that Mel lacks.
  • Erin Fray – Mel's older sister. On opposing sides already because of her job as a cop and Melaka's thieving, Erin also blamed Mel for the death of their brother for a long time. Eventually, in the big battle against their vampire brother, the two reconciled.
  • Urkonn – A demon who trains Mel as a Slayer in lieu of her actual Watcher (who instead immolates himself). A budding friendship grows from the previously harsh mentor-student relationship, but he ultimately betrays her by killing Loo in order to harden her resolve. After defeating her brother, Mel discovers Urkonn's betrayal and lures him into a trap, killing him.
  • Loo – Mel's friend, a mutated girl, murdered by Urkonn in order to motivate Melaka in confronting her brother.
  • Icarus – The vampire that killed Harth four years ago; killed by Erin right before the big battle.

Synopsis

The story is about a Vampire Slayer of the future named Melaka Fray and her discovery of what being a Slayer means.

Centuries have passed since the last Slayer was called. Demons were banished from the Earth at some point in the 21st century by an unnamed Slayer and her friends, and the Watchers' Council has decayed into a group of crazed fanatics. The vampires (dubbed lurks) have now returned and haunt the city. To combat this threat, a new Slayer is called: a professional thief named Melaka Fray. With the Watchers' Council ineffective, a group of "neutral" demons send the demon Urkonn to prepare Melaka for the war that is sure to come.

Although training hard and feeling confident, Mel finds herself out of her depth when she fights the vampire Icarus. Years before, Icarus severely injured Mel and killed her twin brother, Harth. Mel discovers that Harth was not actually killed: after being bitten by Icarus, he bit back and fed off the vampire, becoming a vampire himself. Since he was the Slayer's twin, he has the visions and instinctive knowledge that should have been hers: he knew what Mel is long before she did, and also knew how to become a vampire.

Disheartened, Mel refuses to fight, until she discovers the body of her young friend, a girl named Loo, with her neck snapped. Determined to avenge her, Mel rallies the inhabitants of the slums to fight against the vampires. Police officer Erin Fray (Mel's older sister) convinces some of the local law enforcement to also join in the crusade.

As the battle begins, a giant dragon-like demon flies over the scene. This, Urkonn tells Mel, is the gateway to the demon world, and thousands more demons will be born from its womb. Mel falls into the creature's mouth, and manages to kill it from inside by stabbing its brain. She climbs out of the creature's eye and again encounters Harth, who is riding on its back. His plans foiled, he kisses her on the mouth, and flees.

The world is safe, but one more piece of business remains. Mel tells Urkonn that she knows a vampire couldn't have killed Loo: they couldn't have got into her flat uninvited, and would have drained her blood, not snapped her neck. Therefore, Urkonn must have done it, hoping to inspire her to fight. He admits the truth, and they battle. Having figured out that her demon mentor can't swim, Melaka drops him into a pool of water and stabs him in the head.

Melaka returns to her former life of crime, while at the same time killing any lurks she finds. In another world, Urkonn's superiors state that he will be stricken from history for his failure to kill her after she stopped Harth, and start to discuss their plans for when Harth tries something again.

Bibliography

Original issues

  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter One: Big City Girl" Fray 1 (June 1, 2001), Dark Horse Comics (Second printing: July 25, 2001)[4]
  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter Two: The Calling" Fray 2 (July 4, 2001), Dark Horse Comics[5] (Second printing: December 26, 2001)[6]
  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter Three: Ready, Steady..." Fray 3 (August 1, 2001), Dark Horse Comics[7] (Second printing: December 26, 2001)[8]
  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter Four: Out of the Past" Fray 4 (October 17, 2001), Dark Horse Comics[9] (Second printing: October 17, 2001)[10]
  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter Five: The Worst of It" Fray 5 (December 5, 2001), Dark Horse Comics[11] (Second printing: December 5, 2001)[12]
  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter Six: Alarums" Fray 6 (March 27, 2002), Dark Horse Comics[13] (Second printing: March 27, 2002)[14]
  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave and Madsen, Michelle (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter Seven: The Gateway" Fray 7 (April 23, 2003), Dark Horse Comics[15]
  • Whedon, Joss (w), Moline, Karl (p), Owens, Andy (i), Stewart, Dave and Madsen, Michelle (col), Madsen, Michelle (let), Allie, Scott (ed). "Chapter Eight: All Hell" Fray 8 (August 6, 2003), Dark Horse Comics[16]

Collected editions

  • Fray: Future Slayer (softcover trade paperback collecting the miniseries, ISBN 1-56971-751-6, published November 26, 2003)
  • Fray: Future Slayer (hardcover edition of the above trade paperback, ISBN 1-56971-992-6, published November 26, 2003)
  • Fray (British reprint of the softcover collection, ISBN 1-84023-448-2, published December 19, 2003)

See also

References

  1. ^ Foreword by Joss Whedon, Fray trade paperback.
  2. ^ "Myspace Comic Books: Joss Whedon answers your questions" 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine , MYSPACE COMIC BOOK
  3. ^ "CCI XTRA: Joss Whedon on Buffy and Beyond" 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Comic Book Resources
  4. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #1 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-07-25. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  5. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #2 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-07-04. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  6. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #2 (of 8) Second Printing :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-26. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  7. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #3 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  8. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #3 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-26. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  9. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #4 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  10. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #4 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  11. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #5 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-05. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  12. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #5 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-05. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  13. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #6 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2002-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  14. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #6 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2002-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  15. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #7 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  16. ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #8 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2003-08-06. Retrieved 2011-03-20.

External links

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Fray is an eight issue comic book limited series a futuristic spin off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon the series follows a Slayer named Melaka Fray a chosen one in a time where vampires called lurks are returning to the slums of New York City and the rich poor divide is even greater 1 Volume one is drawn by Karl Moline pencils and Andy Owens inks FrayPublication informationPublisherDark Horse ComicsFormatLimited seriesPublication date2001 2003No of issues8Main character s See Characters Creative teamCreated byJoss WhedonKarl MolineWritten byJoss WhedonPenciller s Karl MolineInker s Andy OwensThe series was published by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 2001 with delays between the first six and the final two issues caused by Whedon s TV commitments during which Moline illustrated Route 666 for CrossGen Comics After the series conclusion in August 2003 a trade paperback collecting the whole series was also published by Dark Horse In a short video promoting the charity Equality Now Joss Whedon confirmed that Fray is not done Fray is coming back More than that I will not say 2 This was reiterated in 2007 s Comic Con where Joss stated that he absolutely would be returning to that world 3 Fray next appears as a main character in the 2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight crossover story arc Time of Your Life by Whedon and Moline The series was closely linked to the concurrently airing seventh season of Buffy with coinciding depictions of the Slayer s mystical scythe and her origins a major contributor to the expansion of the canonical Buffyverse in which Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other related stories are set Melaka Fray also appears in the story Tales by the same creative team as the series in the anthology comic book Tales of the Slayers Contents 1 Characters 2 Synopsis 3 Bibliography 3 1 Original issues 3 2 Collected editions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCharacters EditMelaka Mel Fray A 19 year old thief and Vampire Slayer Unlike other Slayers she has had no prophetic dreams of her destiny or of the Slayers before her and is now trying to figure out what her destiny as the Slayer entails Harth Fray Mel s twin brother who was attacked by a vampire during a theft with Mel To save his life Harth deliberately drank the vampire s blood thereby becoming a vampire himself It is unprecedented for a Slayer to have a twin and as an odd side effect of this Harth possesses the prophetic dreams and visions of past Slayers that Mel lacks Erin Fray Mel s older sister On opposing sides already because of her job as a cop and Melaka s thieving Erin also blamed Mel for the death of their brother for a long time Eventually in the big battle against their vampire brother the two reconciled Urkonn A demon who trains Mel as a Slayer in lieu of her actual Watcher who instead immolates himself A budding friendship grows from the previously harsh mentor student relationship but he ultimately betrays her by killing Loo in order to harden her resolve After defeating her brother Mel discovers Urkonn s betrayal and lures him into a trap killing him Loo Mel s friend a mutated girl murdered by Urkonn in order to motivate Melaka in confronting her brother Icarus The vampire that killed Harth four years ago killed by Erin right before the big battle Synopsis EditThe story is about a Vampire Slayer of the future named Melaka Fray and her discovery of what being a Slayer means Centuries have passed since the last Slayer was called Demons were banished from the Earth at some point in the 21st century by an unnamed Slayer and her friends and the Watchers Council has decayed into a group of crazed fanatics The vampires dubbed lurks have now returned and haunt the city To combat this threat a new Slayer is called a professional thief named Melaka Fray With the Watchers Council ineffective a group of neutral demons send the demon Urkonn to prepare Melaka for the war that is sure to come Although training hard and feeling confident Mel finds herself out of her depth when she fights the vampire Icarus Years before Icarus severely injured Mel and killed her twin brother Harth Mel discovers that Harth was not actually killed after being bitten by Icarus he bit back and fed off the vampire becoming a vampire himself Since he was the Slayer s twin he has the visions and instinctive knowledge that should have been hers he knew what Mel is long before she did and also knew how to become a vampire Disheartened Mel refuses to fight until she discovers the body of her young friend a girl named Loo with her neck snapped Determined to avenge her Mel rallies the inhabitants of the slums to fight against the vampires Police officer Erin Fray Mel s older sister convinces some of the local law enforcement to also join in the crusade As the battle begins a giant dragon like demon flies over the scene This Urkonn tells Mel is the gateway to the demon world and thousands more demons will be born from its womb Mel falls into the creature s mouth and manages to kill it from inside by stabbing its brain She climbs out of the creature s eye and again encounters Harth who is riding on its back His plans foiled he kisses her on the mouth and flees The world is safe but one more piece of business remains Mel tells Urkonn that she knows a vampire couldn t have killed Loo they couldn t have got into her flat uninvited and would have drained her blood not snapped her neck Therefore Urkonn must have done it hoping to inspire her to fight He admits the truth and they battle Having figured out that her demon mentor can t swim Melaka drops him into a pool of water and stabs him in the head Melaka returns to her former life of crime while at the same time killing any lurks she finds In another world Urkonn s superiors state that he will be stricken from history for his failure to kill her after she stopped Harth and start to discuss their plans for when Harth tries something again Bibliography EditOriginal issues Edit Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter One Big City Girl Fray 1 June 1 2001 Dark Horse Comics Second printing July 25 2001 4 Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter Two The Calling Fray 2 July 4 2001 Dark Horse Comics 5 Second printing December 26 2001 6 Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter Three Ready Steady Fray 3 August 1 2001 Dark Horse Comics 7 Second printing December 26 2001 8 Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter Four Out of the Past Fray 4 October 17 2001 Dark Horse Comics 9 Second printing October 17 2001 10 Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter Five The Worst of It Fray 5 December 5 2001 Dark Horse Comics 11 Second printing December 5 2001 12 Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter Six Alarums Fray 6 March 27 2002 Dark Horse Comics 13 Second printing March 27 2002 14 Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave and Madsen Michelle col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter Seven The Gateway Fray 7 April 23 2003 Dark Horse Comics 15 Whedon Joss w Moline Karl p Owens Andy i Stewart Dave and Madsen Michelle col Madsen Michelle let Allie Scott ed Chapter Eight All Hell Fray 8 August 6 2003 Dark Horse Comics 16 Collected editions Edit Fray Future Slayer softcover trade paperback collecting the miniseries ISBN 1 56971 751 6 published November 26 2003 Fray Future Slayer hardcover edition of the above trade paperback ISBN 1 56971 992 6 published November 26 2003 Fray British reprint of the softcover collection ISBN 1 84023 448 2 published December 19 2003 See also EditBuffyverse Slayer Mythology Tales of the Slayers Fray makes an appearance in Tales Time of Your LifeReferences Edit Foreword by Joss Whedon Fray trade paperback Myspace Comic Books Joss Whedon answers your questions Archived 2007 08 24 at the Wayback Machine MYSPACE COMIC BOOK CCI XTRA Joss Whedon on Buffy and Beyond Archived 2007 10 17 at the Wayback Machine Comic Book Resources Joss Whedon s Fray 1 of 8 Second Printing Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 07 25 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 2 of 8 Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 07 04 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 2 of 8 Second Printing Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 12 26 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 3 of 8 Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 08 01 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 3 of 8 Second Printing Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 12 26 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 4 of 8 Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 10 17 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 4 of 8 Second Printing Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 10 17 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 5 of 8 Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 12 05 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 5 of 8 Second Printing Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2001 12 05 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 6 of 8 Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2002 03 27 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 6 of 8 Second Printing Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2002 03 27 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 7 of 8 Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2003 04 23 Retrieved 2011 03 20 Joss Whedon s Fray 8 of 8 Profile Dark Horse Comics Darkhorse com 2003 08 06 Retrieved 2011 03 20 External links EditArticle about the miniseries from Dark Horse Comics official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fray comics amp oldid 1052010996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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