Manhattan has become a deadly slum, run by mutant crime lords and disinterested cops. Stuck in the middle is a young girl who thought she had no future until she learns she has a great destiny. In a world so poisoned that it doesn't notice the monsters on its streets, how can a street kid like Fray unite a fallen city against a demonic plot to consume mankind?
 
Drawn by Karl Moline and inked by Andy Owens, Fray was a success in its time despite it's obvious problems in the schedule. Due to Whedon's other projects, Fray was put on the bottom of his list, but was eventually completed in 2003.
 
With the eight issue mini-series completed, Joss is considering a sequel to his original tale, and the possibility of a live-action show edges closer and closer with every year Joss has no show on the air.