Episode 32: Berserk (part 1)

It's manga time on Crying in the Book Club, and we have an absolute doozy for this episode: A big chunk of Berserk. For this episode, we read The Black Swordsman and the first half of The Golden Age, or if you're Jean-Luc, just The Golden Age. He can't follow basic instructions. It's the whole crew's first time with Berserk, so no one was entirely sure what to expect. There's a lot of raving about the book as a whole--and Griffith's hair in particular--but also some more critical discussion of the art and Kentaro Miura's handling of his female characters. But overall, it's quite positive--positive enough we'll be coming back for more in the near future. Next, on Crying in the Book Club: The book club experiences tonal whiplash by going directly from Berserk to Mark Russell Stephen Byrne's Wonder Twins.Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub@mtdewliker@empandanada@alexhandziuk