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Average Customer Rating: 
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Customer Review #1:
 Joss Whedon is My Master now
Im going to keep it short sweet and neat for the sake of time and money.
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lt;br /gt;Joss Whedon is a story telling genius and probably one of the few "celebrities" that should I meet I would probably get tongue tied and act all goofy-like in front of.
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lt;br /gt;Fray was something I heard about and tried to find in local comic shops (I live in LA) and none of them had it or "could get it" - which seems stupid since if they REALLY wanted to get it Im sure they could have. Anyway, I got it from Amazon as soon as I could and I was not dissappointed. He takes the Slayer lore and weaves a fascinating new tale set in the future, one remarkably similar in dialogue to Firefly incidentally - almost an amalgam of style between current modern day speech and the forthcoming Firefly dialect.
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lt;br /gt;The story is top notch and it has new twists that even most hard core Joss fans wouldnt see coming.
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lt;br /gt;All in all, if your a Buffy fan - get this. If your a Joss fan - get this. Or if you just like REALLY good storytelling in graphic novel form - get this.
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lt;br /gt;Just get it.
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Customer Review #2:
 First-timer to the graphic novel format
If youre like me, you want to take the Buffy and Angel DVD boxed sets to your grave, and you MUST read the "Buffy: Season 8" comic that Joss Whedon and company are releasing in March, 07 from Darkhorse. I ordered "Fray" to prepare myself for this extraveganza, and found myself pleasantly surprised and absorbed by the graphic novel style (in spite of a few disconcerting moments of, "wait, who the heck is thinking in the yellow box?" or "Which speech bubble do I read first?", etc.) This was a wonderful short story told in Josss characteristically fantabulous voice. And the artwork was really fun to interact with - especially the characterization of the characters (and the non-male-gazedness of the female body (less TNA and more facial expressions!)).
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lt;br /gt;The reason for 4 stars (and not 5) is, surprisingly, a weakness in characterization (usually Josss strong suit). The portrayal of Frays brother in the past is not nearly sympathetic enough to cause the hurt later on, and hes incredibly difficult to connect with (I think maybe the eyeglasses were a poor choice.) Otherwise, though, the characters are as strong as you might hope!
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Customer Review #3:
Great gritty science fiction
For a long time I have have loved Joss Whedons work, though I am no fan of the Buffy or Angel television shows. Joss has a tendency to mix a fantastic story with incredibly witty dialogue. In this particular work, I think he sets the bar high with a great plot--not the most original, but told very well--and fantastic character development and dialogue. The artwork is also nothing short of amazing. I thoroughly recommend this to anyone, sci-fi lover or not.
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