{"product_id":"brzrkr-bleeding-tide-1-exclusive-foil-virgin-sett-ltd-250","title":"BRZRKR BLEEDING TIDE #1 EXCLUSIVE FOIL\/VIRGIN SETT LTD 250","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide #1 — Foil + Virgin Exclusive Set (Ltd 250)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA two-book matched exclusive set for one of the most-watched modern indie launches of the post-Kickstarter era. \u003cstrong\u003eBRZRKR\u003c\/strong\u003e — the brutalist immortal-warrior series co-created by \u003cstrong\u003eKeanu Reeves, Matt Kindt and Ron Garney\u003c\/strong\u003e — kicked off in 2021 with one of the largest comic Kickstarter campaigns ever and has continued through ongoing universe expansions ever since. \u003cem\u003eThe Bleeding Tide\u003c\/em\u003e sits inside that expanding continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe set bundles two distinct cover treatments by \u003cstrong\u003eRicardo López Ortiz\u003c\/strong\u003e: a \u003cstrong\u003epremium foil variant\u003c\/strong\u003e with deep metallic finish and a \u003cstrong\u003evirgin variant\u003c\/strong\u003e presenting the same artwork edge-to-edge without trade dress. Pairing them lets collectors anchor both the in-universe display copy (foil with logo) and the gallery-style copy (virgin) under a single Ltd 250 release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCo-produced with \u003cstrong\u003eCollector Cartel × Frostymug Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e as a Shared Exclusive. Print is locked at \u003cstrong\u003e250 sets worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e — printed exclusively for this release, no reprints, no restocks. Both books arrive brand-new, raw Near Mint, bagged and boarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssue: #1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: BOOM! Studios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Foil + Virgin 2-Book Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover Artist: Ricardo López Ortiz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint Run: 250 sets worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExclusive: Collector Cartel × Frostymug\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniverse: BRZRKR (Reeves IP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-book matched set.\u003c\/strong\u003e Foil and virgin variants paired together — the cleanest possible anchor position in any BRZRKR exclusive cover collection. Buyers pay one price for the matched pair rather than chasing each book separately at varying market levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e250 sets worldwide.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hard-capped, no reprints. The foil + virgin pairing at this print level will never be reissued — buying the set now is buying the pair as a fixed historical record.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeanu Reeves IP.\u003c\/strong\u003e BRZRKR launched in March 2021 with a Kickstarter campaign that hit over $1.4M — at the time one of the largest comic crowdfunds ever — and has been in continuous transmedia expansion since: ongoing comics, novels, a Netflix live-action film and anime series in development with Reeves attached.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShared Exclusive pedigree.\u003c\/strong\u003e Co-produced by Collector Cartel and Frostymug Comics — multi-partner Shared Exclusives carry stronger long-term recognition than single-store exclusives because the variant is documented across multiple distributor channels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRicardo López Ortiz.\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern action-comic illustrator known for kinetic, motion-heavy figure work — a natural fit for BRZRKR's brutalist combat aesthetic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUniverse-expansion timing.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Bleeding Tide\u003c\/em\u003e is a recent BRZRKR mini-series within the broader expanding continuity — collectors building the BRZRKR run typically anchor on first-issue exclusives of each new series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCreators\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover Artist: Ricardo López Ortiz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBRZRKR Co-Creators: Reeves · Kindt · Garney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBRZRKR\u003c\/strong\u003e was co-created by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt and Ron Garney for BOOM! Studios in 2021. The 12-issue main series introduced \"B.\", an immortal half-mortal warrior bound to the U.S. government, and launched a wider continuity that has since expanded across multiple miniseries, original novels, and active film + anime adaptations in development at Netflix with Reeves attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRicardo López Ortiz\u003c\/strong\u003e is a modern action-comic illustrator known for high-motion, kinetic figure work and brutalist combat staging — a stylistic match for the BRZRKR universe's combat-forward storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBRZRKR has had one of the most distinctive launch trajectories in modern indie comics. The 2021 Kickstarter shattered comic-crowdfunding records, the 12-issue main series sold out repeatedly, and the universe has continued expanding via miniseries (\u003cem\u003ePain Cycle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry of Madness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFallen Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Book of B\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bleeding Tide\u003c\/em\u003e), Drew Karpyshyn-style original novels, and active Netflix adaptations in development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFoil + virgin matched sets at locked print runs are a defined collector slot in this lane. Single-cover exclusives can be picked up individually but require chasing each variant separately — matched sets capture both the in-universe display book (foil with trade) and the gallery-style book (virgin) under a single fixed print number, making them the cleanest anchor for a BRZRKR-universe variant set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNote: this is the \u003cstrong\u003etwo-book set\u003c\/strong\u003e — foil and virgin shipped together. Single-cover Bleeding Tide #1 variants are listed separately in our store at lower entry points, where collectors after only one cover can pick up that format alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth books shipped together in a single rigid mailer, individually bagged and boarded. 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