The Matrix Comics: 20th Anniversary Edition

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The Matrix Comics: 20th Anniversary Edition or just The Matrix Comics is a printed collection of twenty six comics and two short stories set in The Matrix universe. It came to 400 pages and was published by Burlyman Entertainment on November 2019, twenty years after The Matrix movie. Spencer Lamm returns to write the introduction.
==Stories ==
This definitive edition includes all The Matrix comics and short stories from both the The Matrix Comics Volume 1 and Volume 2 and is further expanded by the inclusion of four previously unprinted comics.
Title 	Writers 	Artists 	Comments
Bits and Pieces of Information 	Lana & Lilly Wachowski	Geof Darrow 	Written as the first of a four part story,The Matrix Comic News Archive May 7th 1999 - from Archive.org aspects of this story were later incorporated into the Animatrix short film The Second Renaissance. Artist Geof Darrow worked as a concept artist for The Matrix series of films.
Sweating the Small Stuff 	Bill Sienkiewicz 	Bill Sienkiewicz 	Spencer Lamm is credited under plot in the comic strip but not in the Volume 1 contents page.
A Life Less Empty 	Ted McKeever 	Ted McKeever 	
Goliath 	Neil Gaiman 	Bill Sienkiewicz, Gregory Ruth	A short story.
Burning Hope 	John Van Fleet 	John Van Fleet 	
Butterfly 	Dave Gibbons 	Dave Gibbons 	
A Sword of a Different Color 	Troy Nixey 	Troy Nixey 	
Get It? 	Peter Bagge 	Peter Bagge 	
There Are No Flowers in the Real World 	David Lapham 	David Lapham 	Parts 1 & 2. Also released with Stray Bullets #2 for Free Comic Book Day in 2002 by El Capitan Books.
The Miller's Tale 	Paul Chadwick 	Paul Chadwick 	Released as a limited edition single story comic, given away at the 2003 San Diego Comic-Con and for pre-orders of the first printed volume.
Artistic Freedom 	Ryder Windham 	Kilian Plunkett 	
Hunters and Collectors 	Gregory Ruth 	Gregory Ruth 	
An Easy One 	Tommy Lee Edwards 	Tommy Lee Edwards 	Previously unprinted.
Farewell Performance 	Jim Krueger 	Tim Sale 	
Déjà Vu 	Paul Chadwick 	Paul Chadwick 	Also printed to coincide with the release of The Matrix as a Comic Book PreviewThe Matrix Comic News Archive - January 13th 2000 - from Archive.org which was recalled when the content was deemed too controversial.SINGAPORE COMICS & COLLECTIBLES: THE MATRIX PROMO COMIC (1999, WB) RARE RECALLED (Thursday, July 2, 2009)
System Freeze 	Poppy Z. Brite 	Dave Dorman, Michael Kaluta 	Short story; new illustrations were added when it was included in Volume 2.Spencer Lamm (ed.), The Matrix Comics Volume 2, Burlyman Entertainment (2004), p. 4
The King of Never Return 	Ted McKeever 	Ted McKeever 	
An Asset to the System 	Troy Nixey 	Troy Nixey 	
A Path Among Stones 	Gregory Ruth 	Gregory Ruth 	
Run, Saga, Run 	Keron Grant 	Keron Grant 	Inks by Rob Stull.
Wrong Number 	Vince Evans 	Vince Evans 	Vince Evans only credited for "Art" in the comic strip, but for "Plot & Art" in the Volume 2 contents page.
Broadcast Depth 	Bill Sienkiewicz 	Bill Sienkiewicz 	Web comic included a hidden QuickTime movie.
Who Says You Can't Get Good Help These Days?	Peter Bagge 	Peter Bagge 	Print only. Never published as a webcomic.
Saviors 	Spencer Lamm 	Michael Oeming 	Print only. Never published as a webcomic.
I Kant 	Kaare Andrews 	Kaare Andrews 	Print only. Never published as a webcomic.
Day In... Day Out 	Ted McKeever 	Keron Grant 	Previously unprinted.
Return of the Prodigal Son 	Gregory Ruth 	Gregory Ruth 	Previously unprinted.
Let It All Fall Down 	Paul Chadwick 	Paul Chadwick 	Previously unprinted.
:: First time being printed
:: Comic was originally printed in The Matrix Comics Volume 1
:: Comic was originally printed in The Matrix Comics Volume 2
:: Comic was part of The Matrix Comics Series 1
:: Comic was part of The Matrix Comics Series 2
:: Comic was part of The Matrix Comics Series 3
==Notes==
At the time of its publication, there were only two other webcomics that never went to print and were missing from this edition.
Title 	Writers 	Artists 	Comments
Morning Sickness 	John Gaeta, Grant Niesner, Thomas Proctor, Brett Hartshorn, Dan Rosen, Noah Mizrahi, Sean White & Jamie Pilgrim	John Gaeta, Grant Niesner, Thomas Proctor, Brett Hartshorn, Dan Rosen, Noah Mizrahi, Sean White & Jamie Pilgrim	Created by staff of visual effects house Manex Visual Effects which worked on The Matrix.
The Man Who Knew Too Much	W. Wilbur W. 	W. Wilbur W. 	Was later removed from the website for unknown reasons. Released April 7th 1999.
== See also==
*The Matrix Comics
*The Matrix Comics Volume 1
*The Matrix Comics Volume 2
*The Matrix Comics Series 1
*The Matrix Comics Series 2
*The Matrix Comics Series 3
==References ==
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