Keanu Reeves’ immortal warrior B. is heading for the Outdated West, as BRZRKR: A Faceful of Bullets heads to comedian retailer cabinets. The brainchild of Reeves – well-known for motion pictures together with John Wick and The Matrix – the film star’s likeness is used for the adventures of an 80,000 year-old killer who has existed throughout historical past. Together with, it seems, the Wild West.

In a press launch, BOOM! Studios has introduced that BRZRKR: A Faceful of Bullets will see Jason Aaron (Batman: Off-World, Thor) and Francesco Manna (Carnage, Predator: The Final Hunt) flip B. right into a full-fledged cowboy antihero. Variant cowl artwork from R.M. Guera, Mahmud Asrar, and Matteo Scalera provides followers an epic take a look at what to anticipate.

BRZRKR: A Faceful of Bullets kicks off the second quantity of BRZRKR: Bloodlines, which is comprised of a number of extra-length specials targeted on unexplored eras of B.’s lengthy lifetime of violence. This 1800s chapter will see B. known as on to face off in opposition to a grasping land baron, although the folks in want of safety do not know fairly what they’re stepping into by allying with the blood-soaked B. Coming June 2024, the difficulty’s official abstract reads:

When B. finds himself in the course of a grudge match between a grasping land baron and his runaway daughter, he should determine if he’ll play the function of a guardian angel, or succumb to his violent tendencies.

And when the runaway prays for the vengeance she so obsessively clings to, God’s reply is likely to be greater than she bargained for…

BRZRKR: A Faceful of Bullets Takes B. to the Wild West

Jason Aaron Helms the Stand-Alone Journey

Launched by Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney and Clem Robins, BRZRKR has opened up its canon to different inventive groups, placing their very own spin on B.’s life. B. has taken on Cthulhu and fought to defend Atlantis, however now it is time to strap on some spurs and cargo his six-shooter. Talking in regards to the franchise’s development, Keanu Reeves says:

Having new writers and artists discover B.’s historical past in these
Bloodlines
Specials is one thing that’s so thrilling to me. Jason and Francesco teaming up for a brutal, tragic Western was an ideal match for BRZRKR and the kinds of tales we need to inform on this universe.

It is a massive yr for Jason Aaron, who can be helming a new period of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collection, and promising a return to the franchise’s grungy, violent roots. A grasp of comedian violence, Aaron has written Ghost Rider, Wolverine, and Punisher for Marvel, however actually lets free in creator-owned collection Scalped and Southern Bastards. The world of BRZRKR is an ideal match for Aaron, who says:

The world of BRZRKR is so visceral and action-packed that I have been a fan from the very starting. So it is tremendous thrilling to get to craft the primary Wild West chapter of this epic saga, within the grim and gritty spirit of Leone, Corbucci, and Peckinpah.

It is clear that traditional Western motion pictures will encourage BRZRKR: A Faceful of Bullets, with even the title referencing Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of {Dollars}. Artist Francesco Manna confirms that BRZRKR will draw on an extended legacy of nice Westerns, saying:

After I was a toddler I used to observe so many Western motion pictures with my dad. I used to be in love with Leone, Corbucci, and Ford. I did not perceive why or how, I simply felt like there was some sort of magic that stored me hooked, watching and watching time and again. It’s extremely inspiring to let BRZRKR play with that magic and create a recent and bloody imaginative and prescient of these quaint vibes.

Reeves’ deadly lookalike has gone from power to power since BRZRKR launched in 2021, as B.’s world and historical past proceed to develop, and the broken antihero lives by means of totally different iconic eras – now together with the Wild West.

BRZRKR: A Faceful of Bullets is coming June 2024 from BOOM! Studios.

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