Keanu Reeves
Description
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor born in Beirut and raised in Toronto. He gained recognition with roles in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and "Point Break," later achieving stardom as Neo in "The Matrix" series. Reeves has showcased versatility in various genres, from indie dramas to action blockbusters. Beyond acting, Reeves has directed a film, played bass in a band, and engaged in philanthropy. Reeves collaborate on two books with Alexandra Grant, Ode to Happiness (2011) and Shadows (2016); he provided the text to her photographs and art. In 2017 Reeves, Grant and designer Jessica Fleischmann, established a small publishing company called X Artists Books, sometimes abbreviated XAB. Reeves made his comic book-writing debut in 2021 with BRZRKR, a twelve-issue and graphic novel limited series distributed through BOOM! Studios, which quickly became the highest-selling original comic book series debut in over twenty-five years. In this world he co-write with China Miéville The Book of Elsewhere in 2024.
Books
The Matrix
An introduction and reference to worldwide data-communications networks.
The replacements
A motley team of "scab" football players fill in for the real pros during a strike.
The Book of Elsewhere
She said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods. There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who’s seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he’s known simply as "B". And he wants to be able to die. In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossible event ultimately points toward a force even more mysterious than B himself. One at least as strong. And one with a plan all its own.
BRZRKR, Vol. 1
Keanu Reeves makes his comic book writing debut alongside New York Times bestselling co-writer Matt Kindt and acclaimed artist Ron Garney in a brutally violent new series about one immortal warrior’s fight through the ages. A WAR WITH NO END. The man known only as B. is half-mortal and half-God, cursed and compelled to violence…even at the sacrifice of his sanity. But after wandering the world for centuries, the Berzerker may have finally found a refuge – working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. In exchange, B. will be granted the one thing he desires – the truth about his endless blood-soaked existence…and how to end it. Keanu Reeves makes his comic book writing debut alongside New York Times bestselling co-writer Matt Kindt (Folklords, Grass Kings) and legendary artist Ron Garney (Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man) in a brutally violent new series about one immortal warrior's fight through the ages. Collects BRZRKR issues #1-4
BRZRKR, Vol. 2
WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU PAY FOR TRUE FREEDOM? Half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence, the man known only as B. begins wandering the world anew. After enduring a series of experiments and missions, B.’s memories of his origins will be finally restored. But what does this revelation mean for his future? Has B. finally found true freedom? Perhaps, but when has the U.S. government ever let their best asset go? Collects BRZRKR issues #5-8
Man of Tai Chi
Donaka Mark recruits a humble Tai Chi student, Tiger Chen, to his closed-circuit battles. But when the young man is seduced by money and power, it will trigger a war between the Hong Kong police, the world's deadliest combatants, and a peaceful spiritual discipline turned lethal new fighting style.
Ode to Happiness
Ode to Happiness is a grown-up's picture book, a charming reminder not to take oneself too seriously. With drawings by painter Alexandra Grant, text by actor Keanu Reeves, and in collaboration with mutual friend Janey Bergam, this facsimile artists' book is about making the best of a bad situation. In the tradition of a classic "hurtin' song," Reeves' text externalizes a melancholy internal monologue and subtly pokes fun at it. Grant's images, delicately realised in sombre inky washes, reflect the dark and light, the pathos and humour of the text. Neither entirely earnest nor wholly ironic, Ode to Happiness is both a meditation and a gentle tease about how we cope with life's sorrows.