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Buffy the Animated Series
Buffy the Animated Series-Wall-01.jpg
Promotional artwork

Format
Animated series
Fantasy-Horror
Created by
Joss Whedon
Starring
Giselle Loren
Alyson Hannigan
Nicholas Brendon
Anthony Stewart Head
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
Single 4-minute pilot
 Six+ scripts completed but unproduced
Production

Running time
4 minutes (pilot)
Broadcast

Original channel
Fox (developed for)
Buffy the Animated Series is an animated television series concept based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer created by Joss Whedon. Initially greenlit by 20th Century Fox in 2002, it went ultimately unproduced and unaired when no network was willing to buy the series. The series would have taken place in the middle of Buffy season 1, as writer Jeph Loeb described the continuity as "Episode 7.5".[1]
Whedon and Loeb would later revisit the style of the series in the Season Eight comic story "After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!".


Contents  [hide]
1 Production details
2 Writing and acting 2.1 Writing staff
2.2 Episodes
2.3 Cast
3 Leak 3.1 Support of members of the cast
4 Quotes
5 See also
6 References
7 External links 7.1 Information
7.2 Interviews
7.3 Quotes and trivia


Production details[edit]
Development began on the show in 2001. Joss Whedon and Jeph Loeb were to be executive producers for the show, and most of the cast from Buffy would return to voice their characters. The series soon ran into problems. 20th Century Fox were going to produce the show, and it was initially planned that the show would air on Fox Kids, possibly as early as February 2002.[2] When Fox Kids ceased operations, Fox shopped it to other networks. When no network was willing to purchase the series, production halted.
Two years later, in 2004, Fox once again showed an interest in developing and selling the show to another network. Various key actors, including Anthony Stewart Head, did voice work, and artwork was produced to make a four-minute presentation. That pilot was used to try to sell the series to a network. Once again no network was willing to take the risk of purchasing the show. Loeb explained that networks find the show difficult since it would be too adult to air with children's television, but not suitable to many people in a prime-time slot.
In a Q&A with The Hollywood Reporter on May 16, 2003, Whedon explained:

We just couldn't find a home for (it). We had a great animation director, great visuals, six or seven hilarious scripts from our own staff—and nobody wanted it. I was completely baffled. I felt like I was sitting there with bags of money and nobody would take them from me. It was a question of people either not wanting it or not being able to put up the money because it was not a cheap show. One thing I was very hard-line about was, I didn't want people to see it if it looked like crap. I wanted it to be on a level with Animaniacs or Batman: The Animated Series. And that's a little pricier. But I just don't think it's worth doing unless it's beautiful to look at as well as fun.[3]
In an interview with TV Guide in September 2005, Whedon announced that the series was effectively dead.
Writing and acting[edit]
Writing staff[edit]
Jeph Loeb said that the series would have begun with the episode, "A Day in the Life" for which the script was completed by Loeb with Joss Whedon which "introduces the characters, sets up their dynamics and the show's premise."[4]
Loeb mentioned that one of the episodes revolved around "Buffy getting her driver's license but dealing with a demon driver's ed teacher."[4]
Jane Espenson wrote three scripts for the show: One of which was called "The Back Room", one was called "Lunch is Revolting!", and another called "Teeny". "Teeny" would have been about a shrunken Buffy.[5]
Espenson revealed that "Steve DeKnight and Drew Greenberg wrote episodes, if I recall. And I believe Doug Petrie did too. I think there was a story set aside for Rebecca Kirshner that she never got to start." Joss Whedon and Jeph Loeb wrote the pilot. She said there had been eight scripts written in all, although two were incomplete.[5]
Episodes[edit]
Jeph Loeb revealed that there are thirteen scripts of the animated series.[6]
"A Day in the Life" (by Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon)
"Teeny" (by Jane Espenson)
"Lunch is Revolting!" (by Jane Espenson)
"The Back Room" (by Jane Espenson)
Untitled completed episode script (by Steve DeKnight)
Untitled completed episode script (by Drew Greenberg)
Untitled completed episode script (by Doug Petrie)
Untitled unstarted episode script (story set aside for Rebecca Kirshner)
Cast[edit]
Giselle Loren as Buffy Summers
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
David Boreanaz as Angel
Sarah Michelle Gellar was not interested in returning to the role.[7] Giselle Loren had already voiced Buffy in the Buffy video games, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Chaos Bleeds.
Leak[edit]
On August 1, 2008, the four minute unaired presentation was leaked online via YouTube.[8]
Support of members of the cast[edit]
On August 20, 2008, Nicholas Brendon said on his audiolog:

I know that there's been talk about the Buffy Animated Series. Which we did, gosh, like, three years ago. You know, to be quite honest with you, I don't know why it didn't go further, but I know that there's been a lot of hububaloo on the old YouTube there, and I checked it out and I almost got a little teary. You know, I hadn't seen Xander in a while, and it was kind of neat to kind of go back into that library and that into life, and all that stuff. But, yeah. So, listen, I'll go on the record by saying I would love to do an animated series for Buffy. That being said, I might be the only one. But, I'm not sure. I haven't had a chance to talk to anybody about it. So, you know, keep your fingers crossed.[9]
On August 26, 2008, Jeph Loeb declared in an interview to MTV:

Everything still exists — the designs, the scripts. It's such a 'no-duh' project, so why the hell not? All you need is to draw it. Eight years ago, there was no fascination with Family Guy or Robot Chicken, but there's an audience now that could drive to it. You can't stand in the way of pop culture.[10]
Quotes[edit]
Jane Espenson has revealed only two short extracts from the scripts on her website:
Quote 1[11]
Buffy realizes she's eaten her Mother's breakfast by mistake. She holds up the last bite of bagel and, instead of saying, "there's a bite left," she says:BUFFYThere's a remnant.Quote 2[12]
Buffy has just inappropriately used her Slayer-Strength on the volleyball court, so she vows to restrain herself:BUFFYSure. Okay. I can hold back. Call me Dairy Queen, 'cuz here comes a soft serve.(then)Sorry, that was kinda lame.
See also[edit]
Undeveloped Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoffs
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Jeph Loeb Spills News, Not Blood, About Buffy The Animated Series...". FanboyPlanet.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ Eric Mono (June 27, 2001). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series!". Mania.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
3.Jump up ^ Steve Hockensmith (May 16, 2003). "Dialogue with 'Buffy' creator Joss Whedon". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
4.^ Jump up to: a b Cairns, Bryan, "An Animated Guy", from Cult Times Special #27 (September 2003), page 44.
5.^ Jump up to: a b "Meanwhile Interviews... Buffy Post Mortem". MikeJozic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
6.Jump up ^ http://vampiresandslayers.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2235870%3ABlogPost%3A17998
7.Jump up ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Watch the Animated Series Pilot — What Happened?". TVSeriesFinale.com. August 6, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
8.Jump up ^ Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Animated Series on YouTube. Retrieved on October 31, 2009.
9.Jump up ^ "Nicholas Brendon audioblog update Aug. 20, 2008". NickBrendon.com. August 20, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
10.Jump up ^ Jennifer Vineyard (August 26, 2008). "'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Animated Series To Be Resurrected?". MTV Movies Blog. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
11.Jump up ^ "Reading what's been written to sound written as it's spoken". JaneEspenson.com. May 9, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
12.Jump up ^ "Sorry, JVC, but it's simply true". JaneEspenson.com. May 11, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
External links[edit]
Information[edit]
Whedonesque.com – Whedonesquers discuss Gellar's interview with scifi.com, October 2004
TVSeriesFinale.com – Article on series and pilot video, August 2008
Buffy the Animated Series at the Internet Movie Database
Interviews[edit]
BBC.co.uk – Interview with Jane Espenson, 2002
Fanboyplanet.com – Interview with Jeph Loeb, 2004
BBC.co.uk – Interview with Jeph Loeb, June 2004
MikeJozic.com – Interview with Jane Espenson and Eric Wight, 2004
Quotes and trivia[edit]
Janeespenson.com - Espenson's web log contains some extracts from Buffy Animated scripts and more extracts from scripts.


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Tales of the Vampires
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Tales of the Vampires

Trade paperback cover

Publication information

Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Schedule
Monthly
Format
32 pages (per issue), full color
Genre
Horror
Publication date
December 10, 2003 - April 28, 2004
Number of issues
5
Main character(s)
Buffy Summers ·
 Angel ·
 Xander Harris ·
 Spike ·
 Drusilla ·
 Dracula
 
Creative team

Writer(s)
Joss Whedon ·
 Drew Goddard ·
 Jane Espenson ·
 Brett Matthews ·
 Sam Loeb
 
Artist(s)
Paul Lee ·
 Cameron Stewart ·
 Scott Morse ·
 Vatche Mavlian ·
 Jason Alexander ·
 Ben Stenbeck ·
 Jeff Parker ·
 Tim Sale ·
 Cliff Richards
 
Penciller(s)
Alex Sanchez ·
 Ben Edlund
 
Inker(s)
Derek Fridolfs
 
Colorist(s)
Michelle Madsen ·
 Chip Zdarsky ·
 David Nestelle
 
Creator(s)
Joss Whedon
Tales of the Vampires is a five issue American comic book limited series (later collected in a single trade paperback), published by Dark Horse Comics and set in the Buffyverse. It comprises an anthology of short stories written by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, Ben Edlund, and Drew Goddard. Each story tells the tale of one or more Buffyverse vampires, and the otherwise unrelated collection is strung together by a bridging story written by Whedon.
The anthology is presented as a series of stories told by an ancient vampire to a group of young Watchers. Tales of the Vampires is the tale of that storytelling session and functions as a bridge among the other items in the anthology. The stories in this series are generally considered to be an official part of the Buffyverse canon.
Dark Horse published a new one-shot special based on the Tales of the Vampires concept by Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos, Gabriel Bá and Fabio Moon in June 2009. Specifically, this one-shot is a tie-in with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight storyline following "Harmonic Divergence" in which vampires become very popular with the public at large.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Issues 1.1 Drawing on Your Nightmares
1.2 Issue #1
1.3 Issue #2
1.4 Issue #3
1.5 Issue #4
1.6 Issue #5
2 See also
3 References

Issues[edit]
Drawing on Your Nightmares[edit]
Halloween one-shot special (September 10, 2003)[2]

Title
Writer
Artist

Dames Brett Matthews Sean Phillips
A noirish tale in which a gambling vampire meets his match while scouting casinos in 1930s Las Vegas, USA, which appeared in one-shot sample Drawing on Your Nightmares.
Issue #1[edit]
Published (December 10, 2003) cover by John Totleben[3]

Title
Writer
Artist

Tales of the Vampires Part I Joss Whedon Alex Sanchez & Derek Fridolfs
At a Victorian Watcher's academy, the instructors are teaching a group of young Watchers about vampires by allowing them to hear tales from a particularly evil vampire captive, Roche.

The Problem with Vampires Drew Goddard Paul Lee
Days before the events of "School Hard", we see how Spike and Drusilla leave Prague amongst chaos.
Drusilla has been captured by a human inquisitor and thrown into a Prague jail. The inquisitor proceeds to torture Drusilla in a unique chair built for that purpose in 1478. He hopes Dru will remember the pain forever, serving as a warning to other vampires to stay away from the people of Prague.
Drusilla tries to recount the things that make her happy, including little girls lost at the fair and little boys wandering too far from home, so that she can forget the torture. Spike is lying imprinted into the ground under the bridge he was thrown from by a Prague mob that shoved a stake into his chest, inches from his heart, not dusting him so that he can flee and warn other vampires to stay away from Prague. He then moves across the city, finds Drusilla, and dispatches her captor.
Spike picks up a damaged Drusilla and carries her out the door, headed for a first showdown with a Slayer in a town with a Hellmouth called Sunnydale.


Stacy Joss Whedon Cameron Stewart
A young teenage vampire named Stacy explains how, whilst human, she was enchanted by the idea of magic. Stacy's tale starts with her explaining that she is different and special because she understands magic. As she tries to explain this to her two friends, Jason and Dwayne, during a Lord of the Rings showing that captivates her, we learn that she remains isolated in her beliefs.
After the movie, in her vision of magic she is an elf princess, battling orcs. In reality, she spends time battling her friend Jason's unwanted advances. Stacy again reminds us that most people think her magic is silly, but then surprises us by stating that most people have never been murdered either. We are then taken through Stacy's siring at a party from which she rises up after two days in the bushes. No one found her in all that time.
This young girl then becomes connected--"evil, but connected." She finally realizes that the magic lies not with the solitary elves, but with the orc hordes, the monsters. She claims her magic with a band of other vampires.

Issue #2[edit]
Published (January 14, 2004) cover by Ben Templesmith[4]

Title
Writer
Artist

Tales of the Vampires Part II Joss Whedon Alex Sanchez & Derek Fridolfs
Edna, one of the young trainees at the Watcher's academy begins to voice her suspicions about Roche's motivation for telling his tales.

Spot the Vampire Jane Espenson Scott Morse
Spot the Vampire is a poem punctuated. The artwork is influenced by 1950s style children's magazine games and New Yorker magazines. The story is simply a single frame from a 1950's-looking department store on Christmas shopping day. The reader is then invited to look at each person in the frame to discover which is the vampire.

Jack Brett Matthews Vatche Mavlian
The story opens up in late 1888 London with another crime being reported to police Superintendent Mallory. Inspector Whitcomb is on Jack's case but holds a secret of his own.
Issue #3[edit]
Published (February 11, 2004) cover by Eric Powell[5]

Title
Writer
Artist

Tales of the Vampires Part III Joss Whedon Alex Sanchez & Derek Fridolfs
Edna, one of the young trainees at the Watcher's academy uses her suspicions to provoke a violent reaction from Roche.

Father Jane Espenson Jason Alexander
The tale of a long relationship between a vampire and his human son told over the lifespan of the latter.

Antique Drew Goddard Ben Stenbeck
Buffy, Kira, and another scythe-activated Slayer break into the stronghold of the legendary vampire, Vlad Dracula, in an effort to rescue Buffy's comrade, Xander who had been placed in a trance to serve as Dracula's manservant. After a brief battle, Dracula finally reluctantly agrees to release Xander from the trance and return him to Buffy. This story marks the first appearance of Buffy and Xander following Chosen, the final episode of the television series.
Issue #4[edit]
Published (March 17, 2004) cover by Ben Edlund[6]

Title
Writer
Artist

Tales of the Vampires Part IV Joss Whedon Alex Sanchez & Derek Fridolfs
Roche finally reveals his origins.

Dust Bowl Jane Espenson Jeff Parker
Joe Cooper is trying to work a barren field that rain hasn't touched as the 1933 Dust Bowl approaches. He is soon 'turned' into a vampire, but must face this new experience by himself.

Taking Care of Business Ben Edlund Ben Edlund & Derek Fridolfs
A vampire from the 15th century who was formerly an inquisitor has become maddened over the centuries and believes that the clergy should be killed because they are too 'certain' that God exists and that God prefers doubt. He thinks that he is an agent of God - until one night when he is buying candy at a gas station in San Gabriel. A confrontation of minds ensues between the vampire and a dog-collared man who claims to be God.
Issue #5[edit]
Published (April 28, 2004) cover by Ben Edlund[7]

Title
Writer
Artist

Tales of the Vampires Part V Joss Whedon Alex Sanchez & Derek Fridolfs
Edna reveals Roche's sire as their plan reaches its conclusion.

Some Like it Hot Sam Loeb Tim Sale
A vampire seeks fun in the sun through some unusual surgery.

Numb Brett Matthews Cliff Richards
Fleshes out some brief events that happened to Angel, as he controls his evil side during "Amends".

Tales of the Vampires Part VI Joss Whedon Alex Sanchez & Derek Fridolfs
Edna is revealed to be Edna Fairweather, the grandmother of Rupert Giles, as she is rescued by the Watchers but curses them for their incompetence.
See also[edit]
Tales of the Slayers graphic novel
Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn one-shot comic book
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "NYCC: Becky Cloonan on “Buffy” and “Pixu”". comicbookresources.com. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
2.Jump up ^ "Drawing on Your Nightmares". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
3.Jump up ^ "Tales of the Vampires #1". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
4.Jump up ^ "Tales of the Vampires #2". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
5.Jump up ^ "Tales of the Vampires #3". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
6.Jump up ^ "Tales of the Vampires #4". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
7.Jump up ^ "Tales of the Vampires #5". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 13, 2009.[dead link]


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Tales of the Slayers
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Not to be confused with Tales of the Slayer.

Tales of the Slayers

Book Cover

Publication information

Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Format
96 pages, full color
Genre

Publication date
February 20, 2002[1]
Number of issues
1
Main character(s)
First Slayer ·
 Nikki Wood ·
 Melaka Fray
 
Creative team

Writer(s)
Joss Whedon ·
 Amber Benson ·
 Jane Espenson ·
 David Fury ·
 Rebecca Rand Kirshner ·
 Doug Petrie
 
Artist(s)
Tim Sale ·
 Ted Naifeh ·
 P. Craig Russell ·
 Steve Lieber ·
 Mira Friedman ·
 Gene Colan
 
Penciller(s)
Leinil Francis Yu ·
 Karl Moline
 
Inker(s)
Dexter Vines ·
 Andy Owens
 
Colorist(s)
Dave Stewart ·
 Lee Loughridge ·
 Lovern Kindzierski ·
 Matthew Hollingsworth
 
Creator(s)
Joss Whedon
Tales of the Slayers is a Dark Horse Comics Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novel that consists of multiple stories written by Joss Whedon, Amber Benson, and others which tell of different members of the Slayer line.
The stories are presented in chronological order and offer snapshots of Slayers throughout history, from The First Slayer to Melaka Fray (the Slayer of the future who starred in her own limited comic series). The overarching theme of the graphic novel is on the loneliness and duties of being the Slayer. This is reflected in the juxtaposition of the first line in the first short story ("I am alone"), and the final line in the last ("I am not alone").
This graphic novel was followed by the one-shot comic book Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn that followed the same concept.


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1 Publication
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Publication[edit]

Title
Writer
Artist
Image

Description

"First Slayer" Joss Whedon Leinil Francis Yu & Dexter Vines 
Follows the prehistoric First Slayer, as she is rejected by her African village and instructed to fight alone.

"Righteous" Joss Whedon Tim Sale 
A Slayer operating within a walled medieval town during a period of witch-hunts. The Slayer heroically fends off a large-scale attack of vampires, but is burned at the stake afterwards by the very people she saved. Her Watcher, a friar, can do nothing but watch. The story ends as the Watcher lets the vampires into the town, which has no one left to save it.

"The Innocent" Amber Benson Ted Naifeh 
Claudine the Slayer is used by her Watcher lover to kill a Parisian aristocrat during the French Revolution of 1789.

"Presumption" Jane Espenson P. Craig Russell
Elizabeth Weston encounters a vampire at an aristocratic ball in Somersetshire, England 1813.

"The Glittering World" David Fury Steve Lieber 
Navajo Slayer Naayeeneizghani travels across the American West in a tale told to Richard Wilkins, who plans on buying the land where it happened (and naming it Happydale or Sunny Acres).

"Sonnenblume" Rebecca Rand Kirshner Mira Friedman 
Anni, a member of the League of German Girls in 1938 Nuremberg, contemplates the true nature of evil as Kristallnacht dawns for her Jewish neighbours.

"Nikki Goes Down!" Doug Petrie Gene Colan
Nikki Wood sets out to avenge the death of her cop boyfriend on the mean streets of 1970s New York.

"Tales" Joss Whedon Karl Moline & Andy Owens 
Fray discovers a former Watcher’s sanctuary and records of her Slayer forebears in 23rd century New York, realizing that while she is the only one in the world, she is not alone. When Fray is next seen in "Time of Your Life" (Season Eight), the Sanctuary is depicted as Fray's main base of operations.
See also[edit]
Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn one-shot comic book
Tales of the Vampires comic book limited series
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayers TPB :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics, Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
External links[edit]
Tales of the Slayers at Dark Horse Comics


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Fray
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See also: Fray (disambiguation) and Fray (surname)

Fray

Publication information

Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Format
Limited series
Genre

Publication date
2001–2003
Number of issues
8
Main character(s)
See "Characters"
Creative team

Writer(s)
Joss Whedon
Penciller(s)
Karl Moline
Inker(s)
Andy Owens
Creator(s)
Joss Whedon
 Karl Moline
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).
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.


Contents  [hide]
1 Characters
2 Synopsis
3 Bibliography 3.1 Original issues
3.2 Collected editions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Characters[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Original 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[edit]
Buffyverse Slayer Mythology
Tales of the Slayers – Fray makes an appearance in "Tales"
Time of Your Life
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Foreword by Joss Whedon, Fray trade paperback.
2.Jump up ^ "Myspace Comic Books: Joss Whedon answers your questions" , MYSPACE COMIC BOOK
3.Jump up ^ "CCI XTRA: Joss Whedon on Buffy and Beyond", Comic Book Resources
4.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #1 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-07-25. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
5.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #2 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-07-04. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
6.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #2 (of 8) Second Printing :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-26. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
7.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #3 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
8.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #3 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-26. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
9.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #4 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
10.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #4 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
11.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #5 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-05. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
12.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #5 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2001-12-05. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
13.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #6 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2002-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
14.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #6 (of 8) (Second Printing) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2002-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
15.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #7 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
16.Jump up ^ "Joss Whedon's Fray #8 (of 8) :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. 2003-08-06. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
External links[edit]
Article about the miniseries from Dark Horse Comics' official website
Melaka Fray at Wikia


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