Karl Michael Moline (June 26, 1973 – September 11, 2024) was an American comic book artist who was the co-creator of
Fray (along with
Joss Whedon). He provided the artwork for Fray, as well as the associated Fray-centric story in
Tales of the Slayers.
Early life
Moline graduated from
Maryland Institute College of Art. He started penciling in 1995.
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Career
In 2001, he signed an exclusive contract with CrossGen where he penciled the horror book '' Route 666''.
Following CrossGen's closure, he returned to mainstream comics providing pencils on a 2004 run of Marvel's Rogue and partnering with writer C. B. Cebulski on Marvel's limited series The Loners. In 2008 he returned to Dark Horse and Buffy to pencil the Fray storyline in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #16-19 "Time of Your Life".
Illness and death
Having received a kidney and pancreas transplant in 2015, Moline had health issues since 2019.
Moline lived near Tampa, Florida. He died on September 11, 2024, at age 51.
Bibliography
* CrossGen
**'' Scion'' #22 (2002)
**'' Route 666'' #1-4, 6–9, 11–14, 16–17, 19-22 (2002-2004)
*Dark Horse Comics
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**'' Dark Horse Presents'' Vol. 1 #157 (2000)
**'' Fray'' #1-8 (2001-2003)
**'' Tales of the Slayers'' Original Graphic Novel (2002)
**'' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'' #16-19 (2008)
**''B.P.R.D. War of Frogs'' #3 (2009)
**''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow'' Oneshot (2009)
**''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley'' Oneshot (2010)
**''B.P.R.D. The Dead Remembers'' #1-3 (2011)
**'' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine'' #5, 14–15, 20 (2012-2013)
**'' Dark Horse Presents'' Vol. 2 #25-27 (2013)
**'' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten'' #6 (2014)
*DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
**'' R.E.B.E.L.S.'' Annual #1 (2009)
**''Supergirl
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'' #34 (2014)
**''Convergence: Superboy'' #1-2 (2015)
* Harris Publications
**''Vampirella Strikes'' #3 (1995)
*Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
**''2099: World of Tomorrow'' #3-4 (1996)
**''Daredevil 2099'' Oneshot (2004)
**''Rogue'' Vol. 3 #7-8, 10, 12 (2005)
**''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #7 (2005)
**'' The Loners'' #1-5 (2007-2008)
**''X-Men Origins: Emma Frost'' (2010)
**''Nation X'' #3 (2010)
**''Avengers Academy'' #27-28 (2012)
**''Hulk Smash Avengers'' #3 (2012)
**''Avengers Arena'' #13-14, 16 (2013)
**''Disney Kingdoms: Seekers of the Weird'' #1-2, 4-5 (2014)
*Mike Wolfer Entertainment
**''Widow: Progeny'' #1 (1997)
*Valiant Comics
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**''Unity'' #24-25 (2015)
See also
* Fray
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight
References
External links
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1973 births
2024 deaths
People from Reston, Virginia
Artists from Tampa, Florida
Maryland Institute College of Art alumni
American comics artists
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