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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Boom! Studios |
| Format | Limited series |
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| 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]
A one-shot spin-off comic written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin, with art by Rebekah Isaacs and colors by Jordie Bellaire, titled BRZRKR: Fallen Empire, was released on November 29, 2023. The comic had cover variants by Joëlle Jones, Jenny Frison, and Yanick Paquette.[14]
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.[15]
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.[16]
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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.
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