Geek Culture Reviews

Rob reviews BRZRKR #9... Boom! Studios, Keanu Reeves , and Matt Kindt 's brutal tale of the immortal B is heading to its conclusion. Throughout the last nine issues, we've seen B recount his personal history as his current "masters" attempt to unlock the secrets to his creation. It's been a rip-roaring ride of blood and non-stop action, that feels like it's sacrificed any semblance of coherent plot. However, with the final arc now starting, could we see a more human side to the monster?  I'm not going to lie, I came into BRZRKR #9 with a bit of curious anticipation. For the vast majority of issues (for me), the narrative has been more miss than hit. While the action sequences are pretty good the narrative feels like it's on repeat. Yet reading the synopsis to this ninth issue makes out that everything has been leading up to this point, however in reality it's just more of the same. After his disappearance underneath the Moj...

Rob Lake reviews BRZRKR #1... Ever since it was announced last year the hype for BRZRKR has been non-stop. This is arguably down to Hollywood actor, Keanu Reeves being attached as co-writer (along with Matt Kindt ). Now BRZRKR is finally out in the wilds, does this long-awaited comic deserve its hype?  Well, the short answer is a resounding yes. The long-awaited collaboration between Reeves and Kindt kicks off as one giant 44-page action sequence. It's brutal, bloody and downright fantastic. It's an 80's action flick mixed with some good old-school mythology. But all this action comes with a sacrifice to the overall story.  As opening issues go, there's very little in terms of plot development. What we do get is an almost explosive opening that doesn't pull any punches. You could arguably say that something as hyped as BRZRKR needed a kick-ass opening to grab the reader, and it certainly has that, just minus any semblance of a story. Whi...