Deconstructing Comics #806: ‘Berserk’ Vol. 13 & 14 — Is This Scene Necessary?
by Erik Amaya
Berserk volume 12 left us at a crucial point: The Band of the Hawk were to be sacrificed so that Griffith can join the Godhand. Horrified, Tim and Kumar moved quickly on to volume 13, which left us … horrified in a less fun way. Casca is assaulted in an unnecessarily long, confusing, and (ick) titillating scene (and we have to talk about it, so be warned).
The rest of 13 and the start of 14 finally bring us up to the status quo of the first 2 1/2 volumes and get us started on a new story of Guts and Puck which … doesn’t seem to move the story forward at all. While there are good points, our feelings about Kentaro Miura‘s series have become more complicated. And, by the way, how necessary was this 11-volume flashback?
Brought to you by:
Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | Spotify | Patreon
