V for vendetta

Hardcover, 286 pages

English language

Published Nov. 6, 2005 by DC Comics.

ISBN:
978-1-4012-0792-2
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A seminal graphic novel that defined sophisticated storytelling, Alan Moore's best-selling V For Vendetta is a terrifying portrait of totalitarianism and resistance, superbly illustrated by artist David Lloyd. The graphic novel that inspired the hit movie V For Vendetta is a powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality.Set in a futuristic totalitarian England, a country without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything,a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil. - Publisher.

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[this is not much of a review, but i felt like writing about reading this...]

i bought the first five issues of v for vendetta when dc published them in 1988, but at that time, i had trouble getting into it. perhaps it was because i was reading it one issue at a time as they came out.

years pass, and i did see the 2006 movie, but i barely remember a thing about it (i tend to forget things alarmingly easily), so i don't think the movie viewing affected my experience of reading this much (for example, i remembered that there was a train with explosives at the end, but not that v was dead and on the train, heh). i mostly remember flying knives, and natalie portman's shaved head...

anyway! this past christmas, while visiting my parents, i noticed that the 5 issues i bought were still on …

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Subjects

  • Totalitarianism -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
  • Graphic novels
  • Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction