| Superhero: | y |
| Publisher: | Boom! Studios |
| Creators: | Keanu Reeves Matt Kindt |
| Limited: | y |
| Writers: | Keanu Reeves Matt Kindt |
| Pencillers: | Ron Garney |
| Inkers: | Ron Garney |
| Letterers: | Clem Robins |
| Colorists: | Bill Crabtree |
| Issues: | 12 |
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 positive reviews, with an average of 8.5/10 from 20 critics at ComicbookRoundup.[8]
| Material collected | Published date | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRZRKR Vol. 1 | BRZRKR #1–4 | November 2021 | ||
| BRZRKR Vol. 2 | BRZRKR #5–8 | September 2022 | ||
| BRZRKR Vol. 3 | BRZRKR #9–12 | October 2023[9] |
See main article: BRZRKR (franchise). 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]
On July 23, 2024, a novel entitled The Book of Elsewhere, which is set in the world of the BRZRKR comic book series, was published. The novels is a collaboration between Keanu Reeves and British author China Miéville.
A one-shot spin-off comic written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin, with art by Rebekah Isaacs and colors by Jordie Bellaire, titled , was released on November 29, 2023. The comic had cover variants by Joëlle Jones, Jenny Frison, and Yanick Paquette.[13]
In October 2023, Boom! Studios announced the first volume of the "Bloodlines" spin-off run, written by Keanu Reeves and Mattson Tomlin and illustrated by Steve Skroce. It was released on March 27, 2024.[14]
In February 2024, writer Jason Aaron was revealed to be writing a "standalone Western story" for the "Bloodlines" run of the series with artist Francesco Manna, titled A Faceful of Bullets, set for release on June 26, 2024.[15]