- Source: BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness
BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness is a 2023 one-shot spin-off issue of the BRZRKR comic book series. It was written by Keanu Reeves and Steve Skroce, with art by Skorce and colors by Dave Stewart. It was published on July 26, 2023 by Boom! Studios to positive reviews.
Synopsis
B attempts to protect the ancient underwater city of Atlantis.
Reception
The issue received positive reviews. CBR gave the issue a positive review, saying, "BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness #1 never pretends to be anything it isn't. The book doesn't try to position itself as a highbrow epic fantasy or thought-provoking social commentary competing for an Eisner Award. Instead, it is all about how far it can take the intensity of the action and present Berserker as even more of a butt-kicking hero than he already is. Much like how most people feel toward Reeves, it's hard not to fall in love with the honesty of it all."
Screen Rant's Andrew Firestone praised the issue, saying "Keanu Reeves and the rest of the creative team manages to weave a satisfying prequel that delivers on the promise of the immortal warrior, B." Firestone called the comic "visually fantastic" and praised the "human" portrayal of B, opining "Reeves and Skorce do a superb job in reconstructing this particular type of character in full complexity".
Reviewing for Comicon.com, Anton Kromoff also gave the issue a positive appraisal, likening it as "sword and sorcery [..] meets John Wick in a really fun way". Kromoff felt that the comic appealed to "[those who] play D&D, read fantasy books, or are into high-fantasy blood baths."
