beserk

The Japanese manga Beserk by Kentaro Miura is 25 years old this year and is one of the longest running series in the US. The latest edition Beserk volume 38 will be released on July 5th.

The central character of Berserk is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared mercenary and warrior, who has faced down mortal and demon enemies on many planes. He is the legendary bearer of a gigantic sword known as the dragon slayer and a magnetic arm.

Volume 38 brings Guts and company to the isle of Skellig in hopes that elven magic can cure the afflicted Casca, but the cure could come at a deadly cost. Meanwhile, Guts’s comrade Rickert journeys to the city of Falconia, the seat of power for Griffith, the resurrected former Hawks commander. But the glittering towers of Falconia cast the darkest of shadows, and a legion of demonic monstrosities dwell in the darkness!

Dark Horse Comics are the long time publishers of Berserk in the US. Editor Chris Warner commented “Kentaro Miura’s Berserk is a harrowing dark fantasy of monumental depth, complexity, and audacity, and its astonishing visual tapestry is like nothing else in graphic fiction.”

Berserk has sold over 1.2 million copies and recently landed on the New York Times best-selling manga list. Kentaro Miura is also responsible for a number of other manga titles that are worth checking out including Giganto Maxia and King of Wolves.

Berserk Volume 38 will be on sale from July 5, 2017.