BRZRKR Vol. 1

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Keanu Reeves makes his comic book writing debut alongside New York Times bestselling co-writer Matt Kindt and acclaimed artist Ron Garney in a brutally violent new series about one immortal warrior’s fight through the ages. I would be interested in the story and the rest of this series, but seriously Keanu get a better artist. This looks like an amateur artist who was inspired by John Romita Jr. Not a good thing. So mediocre art, a decent enough story (for what is essentially a gore-fest opener) combine to make this a two star.

I really enjoyed this story. There is a lot of empathy in learning about his past, and there is real grit here beyond all the blood and guts. 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. As I said, this was better than I was expecting. B. is an interesting character, and you care about him by the end of the book. Yes, there's quite a bit of graphic violence, though I don't think I'd characterize any of it as gratuitous.

Keanu Reeves plays a character so tough he killed all the vowels in his book’s title! Want to read a comic that rips out the spine of good taste and murderizes subtlety with it before dancing in the blood of restraint? Disappointed that no comic out there caters to the FBI watch list crowd for deranged psychopaths? Worry not, my soon-to-be-suicided-by-cop friend - BRZRKR is here for YOU!

BRZRKR is essentially what it is, but in that, it’s rather successful. There’s no doubt, a good reason for that is Ron Garney whose art takes the story to cinematic heights. Kindt finds a nice balance in the action to get some character and story in.

Did I read this because of Keanu Reeves? Yes. Was I surprised? No. Was I blown away? No. Was it super bloody and gory. Yep. Do I need the next volume in the series? YEP. So we have BRZRKR a project starring Keanu as written by Keanu (with an assist from established comic writer Matt Kindt) surely pictured for the big screen. Definitely not for the squeamish, this one: the art is all blood and bones and eyeballs and violent red slashes. Gruesome, though it's a sketchy kind of style so it's not quite as confronting. if you are okay with violence. Choose this book if you love graphical violence at an extreme level.