Fray #1

Joss Whedon brings his signature knack for fierce, street-smart heroines to this 2001 Dark Horse series, introducing Mel Fray crouched atop a crumbling urban structure, blue-streaked hair and bold attitude intact, while grasping what appears to be a weapon and facing down a pair of pale, clawed hands reaching up from below. Behind her, a neon-drenched dystopian cityscape hums with hovering vehicles and laser fire, painting a world that feels equal parts gritty future and monster-haunted nightmare. Karl Moline's cover art sets a vivid, kinetic tone for this eight-part story — sharp, stylized, and impossible to put back on the shelf.