I thoroughly enjoyed Keanu Reeves's BRZRKR: BLOODLINES, VOLUME 1. Yes, THAT Keanu Reeves. Not only is he everyone's favourite and only Keanu, but he's also the creator and co-writer of the BRZRKR series, which I've only discovered late last year. There are two stories in this volume: POETRY OF MADNESS and FALLEN EMPIRE and I loved them both. There's a lot of blood and gore, which, to me, still look pretty tame in graphic novel form. Each story is pretty short and feature a "hero" of sorts, who suspiciously resembles our Keanu a lot, but I guess that's what makes it more alluring. Definitely worth getting if you enjoy graphic novels and love Keanu.

Two short BRZRKR stories, none of which were written by Keanu Reeves, yet his name is the first on the cover. Hey, the guy sells, and I heard he’s a nice person, so why not.

1. “Poetry of Madness” (Skroce/Stewart/Dukeshire)
Carnage. Pure, unadulterated, seas of blood and beaches of crushed bones carnage. If you want to see Keanu ripping a guy’s skin off his face with his teeth, you’ve come to the right place. Oh, wait, that’s not Keanu, but Unute the Berserker. Yeah, right :) The art looks like a poor man’s Geoff Darrow ripoff, but it’s fun. The story starts with a caricature of a villain that bites more than he can chew (all that while spouting funny quips) and summons Cthulhu. Then continues with more carnage (and Keanu putting his guts back where they belong). And ends with a famous mythological destruction :) Crazy, fun, and no morals whatsoever.

2. “Fallen Empire” (Tomlin/Isaacs/Cunniffe/Carey)
The last survivor of a doomed empire begs the Acastan monks to keep his people alive - if only in the history books. It’s a story of an immortal gladiator that refuses to fight for his captors, of a merciless curse, and of a queen with her life tattooed on her back. The art is squeaky clean for such an evil story, and the complete opposite of what Skroce tried to do - it’s a bipolar book, but you could like both stories. I did, although “Fallen Empire” is clearly superior storytelling. (And less fun.)

Disclaimer: I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. This didn't influence my opinion in any way.

Nice stories (2) and nice drawings, also because the main character, Unute, looks a lot like Keanu Reaves, and I can only be happy about that. The first one tells a bit about Atlantis and the second one about a betrayed love, very sad by the way, while the first story looks a lot like a Conan story I read a long time ago.

Belle storie (2) e bei disegni, anche perché il personaggio principale, Unute, assomiglia molto a Keanu Reaves e io non posso che esserne felice. La prima racconta un po' di Atlantide e la seconda di un amore tradito, tristissima tra l'altro, mentre il primo racconto assomiglia molto ad una storia di Conan che ho letto tanto tempo fa.

I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.

This is a super interesting story, and I find the characters all pretty compelling. I did read all of it and heard Keanu Reeves' voice the entire time.

Fair warning: parts of this are very graphic and violent and bloody, and tbh made my stomach queasy at parts

Wow. Great art and a great story. Beautiful writing. This is a hero we didn’t know we needed. Cannot wait for more.

Somehow this won’t work on my device.
I believe it’s down to my phones not updating or something but for whatever reason I can’t read it.

I haven't read any graphic novels before so thought I'd give this one a go. I started to understand more of this storyline about half way into it and really enjoyed it. I liked the couple of plot twists at the end although I had a feeling who that character was telling the story to be written. Looking forward to reading more.

As a spin-off detailing highlights of B's history, this worked really well. Self contained stories that conclude perfectly. You don't have to have read the mainline series either to appreciate this. It's been a while since I read the original series but Cthulu was definitely a suprise but not an unwelcome one!

Thanks to Netgalley & Boom! Studios for the arc.

Harsh! This book was really ultra violent. And what an intriguing story. I loved the art, and it was a great way to tell these two stories. I especially liked the second story, where someone learns the real price of peace.
Thanks so much to NetGalley for letting me read this graphic novel.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6206666052

First, I would like to thank NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!

Poetry of Madness #1: 3⭐ Keanu vs Cthulhu...the monster meetcute I never knew I wanted 💀

Fallen Empire #1: 5⭐ ahhhhhh i really loved this one! loooooved the art, especially, but the story was pretty fun in that complete-annihilation-of-an-ancient-empire-at-the-hands-of-a-raging-immortal kinda way lmao!😅