BRZRKR Vol. 1

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An absolute blood-fest of a book, BRZRKR introduces readers to an ancient warrior who can't die and who is driven to kill by an internal impulse he's had since birth.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review* Anyway, it's good. Color me surprised. Pleasantly so. Clearly I was wrong, and Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover, &c.

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. 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.

But this is different. It’s 2021 now and for once, comics needs Keanu more than Keanu needs comics. Aah, yes, the comic every Keanu Reeves fan across the planet has been clamouring to read. Moronically titled BRZRKR, it's been hilarious watching everyone struggle to spell it; is it BRZKR? BZKR? BRZRK? What a kerfuffle! If you can get past the gratuitous violence, it has some great themes- the hero's birth and crossing the threshold of manhood, the death of the parents or guardians, the eternal war of the uncivilized portion of the psyche and the civilized part. That angle is only half-heartedly pursued though as the main point of the book seems to be having Keanu killing a LOT of dudes, either in the present day or caveman times, for no real reason other than he can. And, though I found the action tiresome after a while, the bloodiness is so absurdly over-the-top that it made me laugh occasionally. Well, that's easy. It's basically the story of Great Value Wolverine. And as of right now, it's mostly a gore-fest with the barest outline of a plot.This is volume one, so it's mostly just about setting up the situation and introducing the characters. Based on the end, we're going to get some important revelations in volume two. 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. Starting on this volume, which contains the first third of a planned 12-issue series, I expected there to be close to no story, in a negative sense. The surprising thing is that I ended up wishing there was no story at all, with no narration and little dialogue, just gloopy oodles of ultraviolence.