The Matrix Comics

The Matrix Comics refer to a group of short stories, comics and pin-ups set in the Matrix universe.

They were originally published on the official Matrix website from 1999 to 2004 as three series of webcomics with additional pieces of artwork, most of which were later collected into two volumes, published by the Wachowski Brothers' company Burlyman Entertainment along with three comics never released on the internet.

The comics' editor was Spencer Lamm. The Wachowski Brothers contributed one script to the project, "Bits and Pieces of Information", aspects of which were later included in The Animatrix short animated film "The Second Renaissance".

• The Matrix Comics Series 1
• The Matrix Comics Series 2
• The Matrix Comics Series 3
• The Matrix Comics Volume 1
• The Matrix Comics Volume 2

In addition, a number of the comics were reprinted in individual comic books:

• The Matrix Promo Comic featured Déjà Vu and was given out at the release of The Matrix

• There Are No Flowers in the Real World was printed in a comic book for Free Comic Book Day 2002 along with Stray Bullets #2

• A Matrix comic book preview of The Matrix Comics Volume 1 which included only The Miller's Tale was printed for San Diego Comic Con 2003 and was also given away free to everyone who pre-ordered the volume

Most but not all of the stories have the protagonists, bluepills and redpills alike, end up dead or in awkward situations.

Pin-ups

As well as comic strips there were a number of pieces of high quality artwork called pin-ups which were generally made by the artists for one of their own stories in a series. These were often released as a preview of the comic before it was available on the website.

• Woman in Red pin-up by Stuart Immonen
• Pod pin-up by Geof Darrow
• There Are No Flowers in the Real World pin-up
• System Freeze pin-up by Michael Kaluta
• Run, Saga, Run pin-up by Aron Weisenfeld
• I Kant pin-up by Kaare Andrews
• Sentinal pin-up by Troy Nixey
• Return of the Prodigal Son agent pin-up
• An Easy One pin-up by Tommy Lee Edwards
• The King of Never Return pin-up
• Saga Talmer pin-up by Keron Grant
• Hope pin-up by John Van Fleet
• Let It All Fall Down pin-up by Paul Chadwick
• Get It? pin-up by Peter Bagge
• System Freeze pin-up by Michael Kaluta

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External links

• Comics section of the official Matrix website
• The Matrix Comics section of the Burlyman Entertainment Shop
• Official site of non-profit independent short movie, based on "Wrong Number" comics