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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.〔Foreword by Joss Whedon, ''Fray'' trade paperback.〕 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."〔("Myspace Comic Books: Joss Whedon answers your questions" ) , ''MYSPACE COMIC BOOK''〕 This was reiterated in 2007's Comic Con where Joss stated that he "absolutely would be returning to that world."〔("CCI XTRA: Joss Whedon on Buffy and Beyond" ), ''Comic Book Resources''〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fray (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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