Summary
The Matrix Comics is a set of comics and short stories based on The Matrix film series and written and illustrated by figures from the comics industry. One of the comics was written by the Wachowskis and illustrated by the films' concept artist Geof Darrow.[1] The comics and stories were originally presented for free on the Matrix series' website between 1999 and 2003.[2][3] One of them was printed in 1999 to be given away at theaters as a promotional item for The Matrix, but Warner Bros. recalled it due to its mature content.[4][5] Most of them were later republished by the Wachowskis' Burlyman Entertainment, along with some new stories and updates with color to some of the existing ones,[6] in two printed trade paperback volumes in 2003 and 2004 and a deluxe hardcover twentieth anniversary edition in 2019.[7][8][2][9]
By September 2004, the first printed volume had sold over 60,000 copies.[10]
Contents edit
Based on the 20th anniversary edition, the following comics were published:
- "Bits and Pieces of Information" by Lana & Lilly Wachowski and Geof Darrow
- "Sweating the Small Stuff" by Bill Sienkiewicz
- "A Life Less Empty" by Ted McKeever
- "Goliath" by Neil Gaiman, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gregory Ruth
- "Burning Hope" by John Van Fleet
- "Butterfly" by Dave Gibbons
- "A Sword of a Different Color" by Troy Nixey
- "Get It?" by Peter Bagge
- "There Are No Flowers in the Real World" by David Lapham
- "The Miller's Tale" by Paul Chadwick
- "Artistic Freedom" by Ryder Windham and Kilian Plunkett
- "Hunters and Collectors" by Gregory Ruth
- "An Easy One" by Tommy Lee Edwards
- "Farewell Performance" by Jim Krueger, Tim Sale
- "Déjà Vu" by Paul Chadwick
- "System Freeze" by Poppy Z. Brite, Dave Dorman, Michael Kaluta
- "The King of Never Return" by Ted McKeever
- "An Asset to the System" by Troy Nixey
- "A Path Among Stones" by Gregory Ruth
- "Run, Saga, Run" by Keron Grant, Rob Stull
- "Wrong Number" by Vince Evans
- "Broadcast Depth" by Bill Sienkiewicz
- "Who Says You Can't Get Good Help These Days?" by Peter Bagge
- "Saviors" by Spencer Lamm, Michael Avon Oeming
- "I Kant" by Kaare Andrews
- "Day In... Day Out" by Ted McKeever, Keron Grant
- "Return of the Prodigal Son" by Gregory Ruth
- "Let It All Fall Down" by Paul Chadwick
Collected editions edit
References edit
- ^ "The Matrix Comics - Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Geof Darrow, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neil Gaiman, Ted McKeever, John Van Fleet, Dave Gibbons, David Lapham, Peter Bagge, Troy Nixey, Paul Chadwick, Ryder Windham, Kilian Plunkett, Gregory Ruth - Graphic novel review". www.grovel.org.uk.
- ^ a b "The Matrix Comics, Based on the Film, Return to Print This Autumn". previewsworld.com.
- ^ "Comics". whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ "Totally Recalled: 15 Comics the Stores Had to Send Back". CBR. November 18, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "10 Things You Never Knew About The Matrix Comics". CBR. 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "The Matrix Comics: Volume 2 - Graphic novel review". www.grovel.org.uk.
- ^ "The Matrix Comics in Mid-October". icv2.com.
- ^ "Matrix Comics Volume 2". icv2.com.
- ^ "Burlyman to Release 'Matrix' Comic Hardcover, with All-Star Talent". icv2.com.
- ^ "THE CREATORS OF THE MATRIX RETURN TO COMICS". www.burlymanentertainment.com.