Boy oh boy, I’m going to have to start pointing to a different author for Berserk soon. Kentaro Miura passed a couple years ago, and it was only recently decided by the publisher that the comic would continue, penned by his understudy. My dearest hope is they focus on wrapping up all the hanging storylines as quickly as possible, wrapping things up nicely with a succinct and satisfying bow, as opposed to drawing it out and risking the entire production. Either way, given that the […]

The worst part about Berserk is that I can’t recommend it to anyone, and indeed the gorgeous deluxe editions are sort of hidden inside my house. I dread the idea of my mother or mother in law picking one up and leafing through it casually. It’s an unfortunate position to be in because the art is unbelievable. Soaring castles, epic battles, imaginative monsters, and detailed character designs. But, the rub: also graphic rape, violence, casual racism, outdated sexism, demonic engines powered by suffering, and torture […]