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"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Blurb about the contents of the book.