''BRZRKR'' is a comic book series created and written by

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and

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and drawn by

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. The comic follows an immortal warrior, known as Berzerker, as he fights his way through the ages. The first issue of the 12-issue limited series was published on March 3, 2021, by

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. It raised more than $1.4 million USD in its funding campaign on

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Reception

Issue #1 sold over 615,000 copies., making it the biggest selling single issue since

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#1 in 2015. It received good reviews, with an average of 8.5/10 from 20 critics at ComicbookRoundup.

Collected editions

Adaptations

On March 22, 2021,

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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. In October 2021,

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was writing the live-action film adaptation. In July 2022, during Keanu Reeves' panel at

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2022, it was announced that the anime series adaptation will be produced by

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and have two seasons.

References

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