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so, like Thelogan Prime would say: Piece a Shit... :Duck Hunt:

I guess i was kinda waiting for something different..

BTW what do you guys think it would be the worse end to Lost? My guess would have to be that: Nobody survived the plane crash, and everything that happened its just the dilussions of a dying Jack Shepherd

Like i said, i saw this one coming from 100 miles away. Didnt like it at all. A shitty end to a shitty season. I had so much love for Lost. So much...

I dont give a shit if people tell me: dude, you didnt understand nothing! Fuck that. When im led to believe for more than 5 years that "Everything that happens, happens for a reason" and then when the time for answers come, everything is ambiguous and soud like the blabber from a drunk coke addict.

-"I saw my father a long time ago.... that was you? mmmm eerrr yeah." FUCK YOU

-"What is the light? The light is life, death, this table, my car, my fart... everything... " FUCK YOU

THIS end was the equivalent of seeing Jack wake up, turning around and tell kate: you know, i had the weirdess dream...

Another fine example of bad writing. Hey kids! Do you know what to do when you dug yourself into a hole?? Go al mystical and shit!! its like little prince, only 100 times worse. A question answered by another question and so and so... Darlton's moebius loop of bullshit!!

Lamebook still makes me laugh...

wait, what?? A 2 weeks hiatus?? WHY???

Somebody should kick my lazy ass in order to make me do the things i promise... So, its been a while since i last wrote something about the influences Miura used to create Berserk. Today lets learn about THE BRAND.

Lets start by remembering that the Brand used to be a little bit different in the beginning, AND it was in Guts chest instead of his neck (as seen in the prototype of Berserk -tankoubon #14-).

The round shape of the Brand could be linked with BAPHOMET.

Baphomet is a pagan deity revived in the 19th century as a figure of Satanism and the occult in general. It first appeared in a late twelfth century Provençal poem as a corruption of "Muhammad"[1], but later it appeared as a term for a pagan idol in trial transcripts of the Inquisition of the Knights Templar in the early 1300s. However, in the 19th century the name came into popular English-speaking consciousness with the publication of various works of pseudo-history that tried to link the Knights Templar with conspiracy theories elaborating on their suppression. The name Baphomet then became associated with a "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Lévi.

As everyone remember, we saw this nice looking fellow in tankoubon #3 (he was a reaaally good friend of The count's wife )

Looks like the Brand is a mix between what Baphomet has between his legs (no pun intended people!) and his Sigil (in his forehead).

We can mention too that said symbol (in his legs) has a certain resemblance with Hermes Staff. Who was Hermes??

Hermes Trismegistus is the representation of the syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. In Hellenistic Egypt, the Greeks recognised the congruence of their god Hermes with the Egyptian god Thoth. Subsequently the two gods were worshipped as one in what had been the Temple of Thoth in Khemnu, which the Greeks called Hermopolis.

And looks like Miura reused said symbol when he taught of the Holy see.

The Sigil of Baphomet is the official insignium of the Church of Satan. It is also a symbol that is used by several other organizations, usually those associated with Satanism and the Left-Hand Path.

I will also mention the Sephirot wich is related to Judaism. How is it related to the brand?? Well, Miura named Qliphoth to the cave were the Trolls were living (and Slan came to pay a little visit). Well, qliphoth refers to the representation of evil forces in the mystical teachings of Judaism (such as in the Kabbalah). The word Qlipoth derives from the Hebrew word "qelipoth". The Qliphoth are shells around the Sephirot. They are similar to the Kanchukas in Kashmir Shivaism.

The next img can be found in Miura's Illustration Book:

In it you can appreciate The Star of David in the middle of it and the Hand of Fatima in the upper part between many interesting things.

The Hand of Fatima

Or known as Famsa too, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The hamsa is often incorporated in jewellery and wall hangings, as a defense against the evil eye. It is believed to originate in ancient practices associated with the Phoenicians of Carthage.

Star of David

The Star of David or Shield of David is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism. It is named after King David of ancient Israel; and its earliest known communal usage began in the Middle Ages, alongside the more ancient symbol of the menorah. Geometrically it is the two triangles, with one flipped and laid over the other.

Also it can be found in the earlier image the signs of the Zodiac.

Try to guess the names in english, cos im too lazy to change them with Photoshop :P

Ouroboros

The Ouroboros or Uroborus is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle.

The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (compare Phoenix). It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. The ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it symbolizes the circular nature of the alchemist's opus. It is also often associated with Gnosticism, and Hermeticism.

I think thats about it... I hope you find it interesting. As for me, im gonna get something to eat and im gonna see the Aargh its the Mr Hell Show...

I wish i knew where this guy lives... Or at least i would like to have some contacts with people that know how to do this kind of statues... Because spending hundreds of dollars in a Art of War statue seems so far right now...

Berserk statue

I know this only concerns to a couple of you but anyways...

Berserk #34 has a release date!! Dark Horse says that this book is gonna be for sale on August 25, 2010. Fucking A!!

And im happy that Gunnm Last Order #13 has a release date as well....

HIJOSDEPUTAAA!!

Started watching this thanks to the magic of Utorrent. And im sorry that i didnt jump on it earlier when everyone was raving about it -except nick of course-.

Gotta say that I love it. Im around episode 14 and i cannot stop watching. Now im looking on ebay for a statue/gashapon/revoltech that i like so i can have my own gurren lagann in my bookshelf.

oh yeahhh now that you mention it... the numbers..

I never gonna watch Lost while im half asleep at 2 am again...

So, as it was obvious, this was an episode about Locke/fake Locke-Black Smoke.

BTW what do you guys think it would be the worse end to Lost? My guess would have to be that: Nobody survived the plane crash, and everything that happened its just the dilussions of a dying Jack Shepherd

Yeah man, I wanna see yours ..........eeerrrr that didnt sound quite good. :P

Anyway, put some pics Jay!

My collection is more japanese than anything lately...

Well, Its possible that even Griffith itself wasnt aware of that "fighting bigger evils" and yes the first reason to become Femto and so WAS to become the king. But i imagine that no one would like to be the King of a fuck up city, so first thing first he has to put the kingdom back together.

Another possibility is Guts finding another source of power, one that doesnt kill him, and with that fight all the demons.

It certainly has changed a lot this manga. I was looking at the evolution of the story and certainly we dont have a clue what could happen next. I hope Dark horse doesnt take long to publish #34...and Miura GTFO the Xbox!!

So, after reading vol. 33 i saw the light

Its now obvious that all the shit that happened 20 books ago was to prepare/give the world someone who could fight Ganishka. Of course im talking about Griffith here. If he wouldn have rape Caska and then reincarnate using that deformed baby, and created the new band of the hawk... who the fuck could stop this Ganishka dude?? Nobody. So yeah, now i dont hate him that much. But i dont think Guts is that understanding...

What i would like to see happen next:

-Ganishka defeated by Griffith (and then we can focus again in killing the Godhand -BTW when was the last time that we saw them???-) So Griffith becomes the king of Midland... or Falconia.

-Guts and Caska reaching Elfhelm. Caska finally becomes like she once was, and start kicking ass again side by side with Guts. Then both of them fight they way up tp kill the new evil king that arose.

oh yeah Whatever happened to the Skull Knight??

Ly!!!! I dont know if MH told you, but i FINALLY bought the first 16 tankoubons of One Piece for a little over $60.

Im still reading them

Agreed.

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http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/

I have to say that i dont like Garfield at all. But this... this is quite interesting and perturbing in some way...

I dont think that we are gonna reach and ending soon. At least I hope that Berserk dont become ones of those mangas where without any warning just ends. I will hate Miura if he ever did that.

I think that Berserk can go only 2 ways:

1- Miura doesnt know how to continue (what direction needs to took) with the strory or he just doesnt find the inspiration he needs to continue. So untill he fixed either one of the 2 problems, we are gonna continue with this slow publishing of chapters.

2- He simply loose interest so he plans to never finnish Berserk. Wich is the Apocalypse option.

But for anyone, alla this its painfully obvious.

In the meantime, i will love to have these:

If anyone is interested... The 34th Tankoubon of Berserk its coming out in Japan.

Same here Nick, I would love to be able to do some shit like that.

But when you grow older, the possibilities seem to fade away...

Yep, you could say that im in phase one of the cycle...

And yes, I concurr with you guys. I would love to play some HD versions of the first 3 games.