The Matrix Comics, Vol. 1

I adore this volume of Matrix Comics. I never read them online, but after seeing all three movies again recently (and Animatrix), these comics are a wonderful supplement to anyone wanting more... or wanting more clarification. The artwork is fantastic and diverse, and the writing is odd and strangely filled with truths as well as more questions on existence. Considering that many of the stories were written before the first Matrix film hit theaters makes these stories more intriguing and creative. I love the artists and writers who signed on to work on this project, and I can't wait to get Volume 2.My biggest gripe with Volume 1 is that the trade paperback began falling apart on the first reading. Perhaps I was a bit too rough (which I don't think I was), but considering that I owned it for 5 minutes before the pages of the first story began coming loose means it was not properly bound. I'm a little gentle Asian guy, much like the Keymaker (but I'm not that old... yet).So before I had finished reading the third story, I got frustrated by my slowly-page-flaking book and carefully opened the book wide every two pages to assist in letting the rest of the pages "fall out" with a little help. It took a bit of care and restraint, but I took the whole 160 pages out very carefully over about an hour (while watching TV) and then took it to Kinko's to have it bound with plastic coil. That cost $5, but was worth it to be able to read it in one piece again. Nevertheless, the pages are high-quality and should hold up quite well now.I highly suggest this trade paperback for anyone who enjoyed the first Matrix film... and perhaps if you didn't like the sequels, then perhaps this trade will help foster your desire to go back and give them another chance with a greater appreciation of the world the Brothers created from the beginning. And be prepared to take your trade to Kinko's for minor repairs (that are well-worth having done).

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The first volume of “The Matrix Comics’ is an intriguing mishmash of stories, with some feeling aligned, tonally and narratively with the Wachowski’s universe, while others feeling…eh, less aligned. Still – even though not everything here might feel 100% cohesive with the world and movies that it shares its title with, “The Matrix Comics: Volume 1” is never less then interesting. And that’s not nothing.

Like the "Animatrix" shorts, this book is a clever expansion into the Matrix universe -- 12 comic book stories (well... 11 comic book stories and one prose short story) that tell new tales playing with the toys the Wachowskis created. It's not essential reading for people who are fans of the movies but just want to know what's going on, but most of the stories in this book are clever and inventive in their own right.Ted McKeever's entry may be the best in the book -- the story of a woman who, when given a choice between a blue pill and a red pill, chose the blue. The Wachowskis chime in with their own story, about the robot B1-66ER, whose murder of its owner sparked the first war between humans and machines -- this story in particular tied in with The Animatrix. Neil Gaiman, one of the best writers on the planet these days, did a short story with a couple of illustrations rather than a comic book story. His tale, about a man forced to live several lives in the Matrix, plays with the nature of time the way the films play with the nature of reality. It's one of the standouts.A couple of the stories are just so-so -- John Van Fleet and Bill Sienkiwicz, I'm afraid, didn't add too much to the world of the Matrix, but the rest of the stories are fantastic. Recommended for anyone who wants to delve deeper into this still-fascinating world.

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This is a collection of stories that are split between mind-shattering entertainment and decrepit dullness. Most of the stories contained are stunning examples of smart science-fiction, but then you get a couple of stories that bring the world of the Matrix to the dumbest levels it has ever produced.Out of the 12 stories presented, 8 of them hold up amazingly well. The best story isn't even a comic. It's an all-text story called "Goliath", and (IMO) its the best story Neil Gaiman has done outside of his Sandman epic. I would say it's as good as the 1st Matrix movie. It's probably worth buying the book for.Overall, this book is a lot better than the Animatrix, and just as good as Matrix: Reloaded.writing: [7/10]art: [7.5/10]

I found most of the stories in this book to be kind of average. The Neil Gaiman story was pretty good. As for the illustrations that accompanied it, I thought the first illustrations were the best.Ted McKeever's story is very good because it treats the Matrix like the real world with a character that has great depth for a short piece of fiction. And the art was very original for this story, too.I also liked "Hunters and Collectors", but I'm a sucker for any loose analogies or retellings of Melville's classic story.The art, for the most part of this book is great. It's the writing that doesn't perform as well as I expected. Most of the stories don't take any chances or take you to different ground in the Matrix world, with the exception of McKeever & Gaiman's stories.I'd recommend the book as a curiosity piece to anyone's library.

Este comic es en realidad una compilación de 12 historias cortas dentro del universo de The Matrix, anteriormente estas historias existían solamente en internet, pero las editaron en este libro.Vale la pena para cualquier persona que haya disfrutado de las películas de Matrix, no me considero un fan hardcore y aún así disfruté muchísimo cada una de las historias. Tal como el DVD de Animatrix que cuenta historias adicionales a la historia principal, este comic muestra nuevas historias que suceden, particularmente el cuento que escribe Neil Gaiman es mi favorito. Varias de las historias tienen finales entre inesperados y alarmantes, muy bien escritas todas ellas.Muy recomendado para cualquiera que haya disfrutado las películas y también las versiones animadas, es un excelente libro. Existe también el volumen 2, pero las historias del volumen 1 me parece que tienen mejor calidad que las del volumen 2.Tal vez el único detalle, y por eso mi calificación, es que el empastado es muy débil; el libro tiende a deshojarse y, según revisé en internet, es algo común a todos los tomos, este es el segundo ejemplar que compro y ya está empezando a desarmarse tal como el primero.Aún así vale muchísimo la pena, es un artículo coleccionable y muy entretenido de volver a leer, aunque ya te sepas los finales.

The comic is great. However, being kept in the storeoge too long, got the pages loose. Had to get the comic binder

Arnaque: le merchandising Matrix a encore frappé. Darrow, bon graphiste et responsable artistique du film, prostitue son nom pour la franchise Matrix. Racollant avec son nom et son talent, il se fend de quelques gribouillis de fond de tirroir et de la couverture, pour un livre LAID, creux et vous laisse un goût amer. Le pire c'est que ça marche, il m'a eu!Tout le monde n'a pas la décence et le talent de Alan Moore, helas...Attention, arnaque!