i was born in 1984, so no, i don't remember reagan the president, but i know he was a pretty good actor. i know because i have seen his movies, or some of them.
i assume you are refering to IS5416 which in turn refers to Isaiah 54:16 which says Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
and i didn't answer before cause i thought you were refering to cypher again (i dunno...so sue me)
I love the line "I have created a waster to destroy..."
When I found this out (in this very forum), it almost popped my mind. I had thought that all of the agents had been given generic names (smith, jones, brown) because they were programs without individuality.
By the way, there are lots of different translations of this passage, and some differ in ways that may be significant.
For example, the Oxford Study Edition of the New English Bible reads:
"It was I who created the smith
to fan the coals in the furnace
and forge weapons each for its
purpose,
and I who created the destroyer to
lay waste"
This is interesting because it says that the "smith" makes "weapons" "each for its purpose" (purpose obviously being important in the movies), and implies that the "destroyer" is not the same as the "smith".
Do we know that the translation you quote in your post is the one The Bros were referring to?
uh, sorry, haven't been on in a month, wasn't even sure this thread existed anymore...glad to see it didn't die...oh, yeah, it did.
anywho, i'm not sure exactly what you are asking. are you asking what is the date that the first matrix comic was released on the matrix website? or what was the release date for the actual paper comic in stores?
the paper comics were sold in stores in late october, 2003, however, i do not know the date of the first comic.