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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published October 2003
Cover Price 13.95 USD
Pages 228
Editing Chris Warner (for Dark Horse); Fred Lui (for Digital Manga)
Notes Collection designer: David Nestelle. ISBN Number: 1-59307-020-9. Printed with pages reading from right to left.

Cover Details

Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Kentaro Miura
Inks Kentaro Miura
Colors Kentaro Miura?
Notes Collection designer: David Nestelle. ISBN Number: 1-59307-020-9. Printed with pages reading from right to left.

2 page credits "Berserk"

Letters typeset
Notes These pages contain the title, credits and publishing information for this volume.

1 page Berserk illustration "Berserk"

Pencils Kentaro Miura
Inks Kentaro Miura
Letters Dan Nakrosis

1 page filler "Contents"

Letters typeset
Notes This is the table of contents for this volume.

90 page Berserk story "The Black Swordsman"

Genre sword and sorcery
Script Kentaro Miura; Jason DeAngelis (translation)
Pencils Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Inks Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Letters Dan Nakrosis
Reprinted Originally published in Japan in 1990 by Hakusensha, Inc.

72 page Berserk story "The Brand"

Genre sword and sorcery
Script Kentaro Miura; Jason DeAngelis (translation)
Pencils Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Inks Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Letters Dan Nakrosis
Reprinted Originally published in Japan in 1990 by Hakusensha, Inc.

57 page Berserk story "The Guardians of Desire, Part One"

Genre sword and sorcery
Script Kentaro Miura; Jason DeAngelis (translation)
Pencils Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Inks Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Letters Dan Nakrosis
Reprinted Originally published in Japan in 1990 by Hakusensha, Inc.

1 page filler "!Stop this is the Back of the Book!"

Script ?; Kentaro Miura; Jason DeAngelis (translation)
Pencils Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Inks Kentaro Miura; Dan Nakrosis (touch-up art)
Letters typeset; Dan Nakrosis
Notes Explanation of how the book has been printed with a sample page diagrammed so that the reader can see how to properly read it.

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Berserk"

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Notes Blurb about the contents of the book.