NYCC: KEANU REEVES BREAKS DOWN THE TIME-BENDING SCIENCE BEHIND HIS FIRST COMIC, BRZRKR
NYCC: KEANU REEVES BREAKS DOWN THE TIME-BENDING SCIENCE BEHIND HIS FIRST COMIC, BRZRKR
Keanu Reeves is perhaps best known for playing stoic, quiet characters, but he was all smiles and hand expressions during the New York Comic Con Metaverse panel for his first-ever comic, BRZRKR (pronounced "berserker"). Joined by co-writer Matt Kindt, artist Ron Garney, and BOOM! Studios editor Eric Harburn, the actor took the forefront during the panel for the upcoming graphic novel.
Set in the present day, BRZRKR follows an immortal warrior nicknamed B, who joins up with the U.S. government to fight evil in exchange for being studied to find the source of his immortality. The idea partially stemmed while Reeves was talking about future projects with John Wick director Chad Stahelski. After realizing that he wanted to tell a hyperviolent story about an immortal warrior, he began exploring it further.
It’s certainly a setup worthy of a comic series, Reeves’ star power be damned. As his first entry into a new medium, BOOM! paired him up with comics veteran Kindt.
For Kindt, the writer of books such as Folklords and Mind MGMT, the new experience came through discussing and later acting out the book with Reeves. The pair would have long discussions before Kindt would script everything out, and then Reeves would read the script aloud.
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