BRZRKR | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Boom! Studios |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | |
No. of issues | 12 |
Creative team | |
Created by | Keanu Reeves Matt Kindt |
Written by | Keanu Reeves Matt Kindt |
Penciller(s) | Ron Garney |
Inker(s) | Ron Garney |
Letterer(s) | Clem Robins |
Colorist(s) | Bill Crabtree |
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]
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]
Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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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 |
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]
In January 10, 2024, it was announced that Keanu Reeves will collaborate with British author China Miéville to write a novel entitled "The Book of Elsewhere" which will be set in the world of the BRZRKR comic book series. It is set for release on July 23 of that year.[13]
In February 2024, writer Jason Aaron was revealed to be writing a "standalone Western story" for the series with artist Francesco Manna, titled A Faceful of Bullets, set for release in June 2024.[14]