Karl Moline
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.
Karl Moline

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- Born
- 26 June 1973
- Birthplace
- Reston, Virginia, U.S.
- Place of death
- Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
- Died
- 2024 · Lakeland.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- penciller · illustrator
- Fields
- comic · illustration
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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.
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• Born — 26 June 1973 • Birthplace — Reston, Virginia, U.S. • Place of death — Clearwater, Florida, U.S. • Write — y • Artist — y • Notable Works — Fray
Early life
Early life
Moline graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art. He started penciling in 1995.
Career
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
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.
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1973
Karl Moline born at Reston.
2024
Karl Moline died at Lakeland.
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