http://www.theblackswordsman.com Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:41:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Based on a tip from a commenter (thanks grapeofdeath) that Dark Horse pricing for Berserk would be going up $5/volume starting next year with Volume 27, I decided to do some inquiring.  As it turns out the Dark Horse website simply had a typo, they've since corrected their site, and ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/08/25/dark-horse-updates-berserk-pricing-for-next-year/ A friend sent this link along to me.  Looks like someone managed to get a decent looking Guts into Soul Caliber IV.  I don't have SC4 and haven't tried it yet, but custom character creation always makes it more interesting.  Anyone else willing to give this a try? Original story at ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/08/05/guts-video-game-appearance/ Finally adding a review of this volume thanks to a forum regular - Verses. You might remember him for winning this volume a little while ago for his excellent work on a new header for the site (scroll up). Full volume description and review. http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/08/03/berserk-volume-23/ Well, these things finally arrived. We're using these tattoos basically as a fund raiser for the site. This will help fund contests, prizes and hopefully pay any costs for maintaining the site. These things are made by a reputable company, meaning: they last long, they're hypo-allergenic, FDA ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/07/29/berserk-tattoos/ Not long ago we had we had a contest calling on the creative side of the Berserk community.  After a week of voting, and a extremely close race, Verses' header design won by a single vote.  You can thank him for the excellent new header adorning our site.  Our other ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/07/19/berserk-winner-chosen-by-community/ A winner has been selected for Contest #1, please check your email! I would like to announce the winner, but I will hang out a few days to get ahold of the winner, Congratulations random person! As for the second contest there were some excellent entries! These obviously took ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/07/02/contest-updates-and-finalists/ This is a reminder that tonight is the cut-off for contest entries (specifically Contest #1 and Contest #2).  Any entry that makes my inbox before I return from work tomorrow is fair game.  That means you have approximately 24 hours.  Entry for Contest #1 is simple and should not take ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/30/contest-reminders/ Our second contest... which happens to run alongside our first will earn you a brand new Berserk Vol 23. Much like the first contest, if you win, I will ship it to you wherever you are. Entering this contest is not going to be as easy as the ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/19/contest-win-berserk-vol-23/ Winning our first contest will score you a brand new Berserk Vol. 22 by Dark Horse. I don't care where you are, I will ship this to outer space if you win. Entering the contest is simple, answer these 10 questions and email your answers to contests [at] ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/19/contest_win_berserk_vol_22/ Well, here it is, everyone can stop holding their breath.  Evil_Genius has released their scanlation of the latest chapter of the Berserk manga, Berserk 297! Download: Torrent http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/16/berserk-297-evil_genius/ Thanks to the odd behavior of Amazon.com, I decided to pick up the latest couple volumes of Berserk from my local bookstore.  Even though I preordered these volumes ages ago through Amazon, they are not expected to ship until late July.  You will probably notice that this is MORE THAN ... http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/15/latest-dark-horse-releases/ Looks like even on a Friday night Binktopia is not messing around.  Thanks to Fanboi for bringing to my attention.  Here are the Berserk 297 links you're looking for... Find at: Direct Download at MangaShare | View Online at BleachExile http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/13/berserk-297-binktopia/ I saw this article on how to read Berserk manga over on WikiHow. Obviously not everyone will agree on how the steps to reading Berserk are outlined in that article. How do you read your Berserk? http://www.wikihow.com/Read-Berserk http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/13/how-to-read-berserk/ I was not able to find a preview through Young Animal, maybe I'm too lazy. I went ahead and pulled a pic from the raw. Are you getting pumped for Berserk 297 already or what? I will never tire of release days. Never. :) http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/12/berserk-297-preview/ I saw this Berserk 297 raw posted on http://www.raw-paradise.com.  As with any raw, I will remind you that this is in the original Japanese, some of you will probably want to wait.  Or if you're like me you'll just read it twice! :) Download at: MegaUpload http://www.theblackswordsman.com/2008/06/12/berserk-297-raw/