The Matrix Comics is a set ofcomics andshort stories based onThe 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 artistGeof Darrow.[1] The comics and stories were originally presented for free on theMatrix 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 forThe 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 printedtrade 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]
