BRZRKR

BRZRKR is a comic book series created and written by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt and drawn by Ron Garney.[1] The comic follows an immortal warrior, known as Berzerker, as he fights his way through the ages.[2] The first issue of the 12-issue limited series was published on March 3, 2021, by Boom! Studios.[3][4] It raised more than $1.4 million USD in its funding campaign on Kickstarter.[5]

BRZRKR
Publication information
PublisherBoom! Studios
FormatLimited series
Genre
No. of issues12
Creative team
Created byKeanu Reeves
Matt Kindt
Written byKeanu Reeves
Matt Kindt
Penciller(s)Ron Garney
Inker(s)Bill Crabtree
Letterer(s)Clem Robins
Colorist(s)Bill Crabtree

Reception

Issue #1 sold over 615,000 copies.[6], making it the top-selling single issue since Star Wars #1 in 2015.[7] It received good reviews, with an average of 8.5/10 from 20 critics at ComicbookRoundup.[8]

Collected editions
Collections of BRZRKR
Title Material collected Published date ISBN
BRZRKR Vol. 1 BRZRKR #1–4 November 2021 978-1684156856
BRZRKR Vol. 2 BRZRKR #5–8 September 2022 978-1684158157
BRZRKR Vol. 3 BRZRKR #9–12 October 2023[9] 978-1684157129

Adaptations

On March 22, 2021, Netflix announced it was developing a live-action film adaptation and a follow-up anime series based on the comics with Reeves cast as the lead.[10] In October 2021, Mattson Tomlin was writing the live-action film adaptation.[11]

In July 2022, during Keanu Reeves' panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, it was announced that the anime series adaptation will be produced by Production I.G and have two seasons.[12]

References
  1. Owoseje, Toyin (2020-07-20). "Keanu Reeves is writing comic books – the first issue is out in October". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. Mihalcik, Carrie (2020-07-20). "Keanu Reeves is writing a 'brutally violent' comic called BRZRKR". cnet.com. CNET. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  3. Truitt, Brian (2020-07-17). "Whoa! Check out an exclusive look at Keanu Reeves' action-packed first comic book, 'BRZRKR'". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. September 2020, Chris Arrant 28 (28 September 2020). "Whoa! Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR comic book pushed back four months". Newsarama. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  5. Salkowitz, Rob. "Keanu Reeves's Bloody Blockbuster 'BRZRKR' Moves To A New Format". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  6. Johnston, Rich (2021-02-04). "Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR #1 Sells Over 615,000 Copies To Comic Stores". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. Jennings, Collier (2021-02-06). "BRZRKR #1 Is the Best Selling Comic Since Marvel's Star Wars #1 in 2015". CBR. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. "BRZRKR #1 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  9. Reeves, Keanu; Kindt, Matt (2023-10-10). BRZRKR Vol. 3. BOOM! Studios. ISBN 978-1-68415-712-9.
  10. Jackson, Angelique (March 22, 2021). "Keanu Reeves to Star in and Produce 'Brzrkr' Live-Action Film and Anime Series for Netflix". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
  11. Weintraub, Steve (October 4, 2021). "Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney Discuss Their Comic Series 'BRZRKR' and Reveal Who's Writing the Live-Action Netflix Movie". Collider. Retrieved February 22, 2022. Reeves told me that Mattson Tomlin (writer of Project Power and one of the writers on The Batman) has been hired to write the live-action movie and it's in the early stages of development.
  12. Loo, Egan (July 22, 2022). "Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR Anime Series Animated by Production I.G With 2 Seasons Planned". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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