A comic book created and co-written by actor Keanu Reeves hits stores on Wednesday. More than 615,000 copies were ordered from comic book retailers. (The order is remarkably high: Marvel released a new one last March # 1 Spider-Woman, who, according to Comichron, has sold 142,000 copies in North America.)
The comic book BRZRKR (pronounced “Berserker”) is about an immortal warrior with a Reeves-inspired look in search of his origins and the end of his long life of over 80,000 years.
BRZRKR, from Boom! Studios, will be co-written by Matt Kindt and drawn by Ron Garney. “I’ve loved comics since I was a kid, and they’ve made a significant artistic impact throughout my career,” Reeves said in a video interview for Boom! published in January. The series will run for 12 issues.
Boom! had a good idea of interest in the book last year. In September, the company ran a Kickstarter for backers to pre-order collected issues of the comic. The campaign had a goal of $ 50,000 and ended at $ 1.45 million. The first volume is due in October. (Excellent.)
