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Maybe I should add that to a reading list, been reading more 'bastard' and brutal related manga and manwha so might be good to read a classic lol
They're pretty light and easy reads. They were written for pulp fiction of sorts, novella format. Lots of standalone adventures, and well written to boot. They're pretty accessible as well.
I assume you've already gone through Berserk?
Not fully, it's on my backlist of 'things I read when I retire to the woods'
This is my current retirement plan
Manwha? Also, what are some brutal Mangas that are good? I know I’ve been recommended a ton but I can add to the list.
Thanks to my algorithm I get a lot of shorts promoting them, manwha is Korean manga: so far reading:
Doom breaker: last human alive flips off the demon god that apocalypsed the world blowing himself up in the process and taking his hand off as a last act. Demon God is so petty he got injured that asks for a redo so the MC decides to use it as an opportunity to screw him and the gods that did nothing too.
Return of bloodthirsty police: VERY recent one, hitman gets betrayed by organisation that made him what he is, comes back in the body of a police officer and just starts targeting the organisation brutally whilst using the police as a cover.
In terms of manga, your best bet is looking at some of the anime released and seeing reader responses, Overlord fans will tell you the light novel is A LOT darker and brutal than the anime and been hearing the same from Hell's Paradise readers too and that's got a throat ripping per episode.
Oh cool. I need to check it out. Also I have the Elric books in my pile to read. If you wanted something grimdark they say that is good
Smith: Elric is amazing... but remember that we had a tactile understanding of the world.. We picked up the (very) slim volumes of Elric, featuring a slim, and insanely white hero, with a sense of humanity that befits anyone who has actually lived, as I think you have.
Michael Moorcock, despite his odd name, is an absolutely wonderful writer. He did a series of novels set in Russia that blew my socks off. Some people, as it turns out, are just better than others, and he's one of them.
My favourite writer is Dostoyevsky (I know...), particularly his 'The Possessed'. Moorcock actually, and honestly, comes close to a similar understanding of what it means to be human.
So read Elric. Please do. But it's less 'good' than 'meditative'.
I really hope that it brings something to your life.
As a side note: you would probably love Steinbeck (not Mice and Men),
Aerotrain.
Thanks! I have a mountain of books to read but a more immediate stack and Elric is in that one. I do enjoy Steinbeck but Of Mice & Men was sad. I love Tortilla Flat
Elric is awesome. The nerfed version became Geralt, so that should tell you all you need to know.
I actually bought it because Nerdrotic and Razorfist said GRRM ripped off some aspects of it for Ice and Fire. Look forward to reading it
Manhwa's the Korean version of Manga, which became more popular in the West after Solo Leveling got a lot of scanilations. The comics tend towards vertical strip format, and usually follow a weekly schedule, with seasons that range from 30-50 strips followed by an off season. They tend to frontload the first chapters, and have a tendency to get shorter/more filler as they go because of the faster production pace. (By comparison, most Manga is monthly)
Here's some of my picks:
Reincarnation of the Suicidal Battle God is exactly what it says on the tin, with a corrupt religion that matches the gods, who oversaw an apocalypse and rewound it to get more entertainment from the failed hero, who sets out to dominate once he's regressed.
Revenge of the Iron Blooded Sword Hound is thematically dark, and focuses on a discarded 'hound' who regresses after being betrayed by his family, House Baskerville. The MC's focus on revenge drives him to excel, but he changes enough of the future that his treatment changes as well.
The World After the End Has outstanding art, which carries an otherwise bog standard tower story until the twist hits-- I can't vouch for the third arc, but the first two are worth reading just for that twist between the two. Best art I've seen in any medium for a while.
Kill the Hero is a regression story that follows the natural consequence of dungeons upending the world-- the people who clear them become heroes, who get corrupted by the power and leverage over everything they gain by being saviors. Villain names his guild 'Messiah' and is stone-cold evil under the mask. The MC regresses and abuses all his knowledge to 'Kill the Hero.' Rivals Overlord and Solo Leveling in its depiction of Necromancy.
Return of the Frozen Player is a story with return in the title, which uses a defrosting from cryostasis rather than regression as its plot mechanic. One of earth's five heroes who was frozen and presumed dead after clearing the 'final dungeon' revives. Recommended for the villains-- the fiends, who drink the blood of demons and earn every beating the MC dispenses.
Past Life Returner gets an honorable mention. It's a remake of one of the older regression stories, and the MC straight up seeks to monopolize wealth to combat & control an oncoming dungeon apocalypse. The dungeons themselves are the brutality here, because electricity and guns don't work. The MC is exactly as ruthless as he needs to be to survive in that environment.
Thank you!
Absolutely amazing stories. The Phoenix on the Sword is a personal favorite.
Once you’ve read that, check out the Solomon Kane stories.
Will do. Razorfist was talking about that character. I recently found a Doc Savage book at a used book store.
I need to read some Doc Savage.
I've been meaning to, because it looks like the origin of the Belmont character in Castlevania.
One of the best settings to go on untarnished. Even better, being public domain, most of the woke Hollywood sorts have zero interest in it since they can't really add to their exclusive IP-collections.
I know Netflix is doing a show, and while it could surprise us I feel like it will be Conan surrounded by much more capable women and probably zero love interests. There are plenty of different countries in Conan to explore as well. Still crazy how Amazon Prime cancelled their planned Conan show because the stupid lady in charge though it was toxic masculinity. Could’ve been a hot show with the right attitude. Men could enjoy the adventure and ladies and women could enjoy Conan
Red Sonja will be played by the same actress as Ariel in the remake.
I remember hearing the black woman playing Red Sonja was dropped and they casted someone who actually looked like Red Sonja
Want to know the worst part about this? I was joking at the absurdity, but am not shocked that it happened.