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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5941
EAN: 9780930289522
ISBN: 0930289528
Label: Vertigo
Manufacturer: Vertigo
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: April 01, 1995
Publisher: Vertigo
Release Date: April 01, 1995
Studio: Vertigo
Alternate Versions: Click to Display
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V for Vendetta is, like its author's later Watchmen, a landmark in comic-book writing. Alan Moore has led the field in intelligent, politically astute (if slightly paranoid), complex adult comic-book writing since the early 1980s. He began V back in 1981 and it constituted one of his first attempts (along with the criminally neglected but equally superb Miracleman) at writing an ongoing series. It is 1998 (which was the future back then!) and a Fascist government has taken over the U.K. The only blot on its particular landscape is a lone terrorist who is systematically killing all the government personnel associated with a now destroyed secret concentration camp. Codename V is out for vengeance ... and an awful lot more. V feels slightly dated like all past premonitions do. The original series was black and white and that added to the grittiness of the feel while the coloring here in the graphic novel sometimes blurs David Lloyd's fine drawing. But these are small concerns. Skillfully plotted, V is an essential read for all those who love comics and the freedom, as a medium, they allow a writer as skilled as Moore. --Mark Thwaite
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V for Vendetta is, like its author's later Watchmen, a landmark in comic-book writing. Alan Moore has led the field in intelligent, politically astute (if slightly paranoid), complex adult comic-book writing since the early 1980s. He began V back in 1981 and it constituted one of his first attempts (along with the criminally neglected but equally superb Miracleman) at writing an ongoing series. It is 1998 (which was the future back then!) and a Fascist government has taken over the U.K. The only blot on its particular landscape is a lone terrorist who is systematically killing all the government personnel associated with a now destroyed secret concentration camp. Codename V is out for vengeance ... and an awful lot more. V feels slightly dated like all past premonitions do. The original series was black and white and that added to the grittiness of the feel while the coloring here in the graphic novel sometimes blurs David Lloyd's fine drawing. But these are small concerns. Skillfully plotted, V is an essential read for all those who love comics and the freedom, as a medium, they allow a writer as skilled as Moore. --Mark Thwaite
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having seen the movie when it first came out, I was curious about the book. I am NOT dissapointed. It is one of the most thought provoking things I have read, like 1984 but with more interesting and strong willed people. What really scares me is how I can see some of the aspects of the book happening in this day and age, with a complacent media who care more about ratings, and people who care more about celeb trash than fighting for what is right. As the author says, "this book is for those who do not turn off the news"
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Between 1982 and 1988, Alan Moore wrote one of the classic graphic novels while also simultaneously working on his famous Watchmen. This was V for Vendetta, a noirish thriller set in a near future England that had been transformed into a fascist state. The novel's protagonist was actually an anti-hero who went by the mysterious name of "V," and who was obsessed with destroying the fascist state of England. V's tactics are frankly, and unapologetically, terrorist in nature, for he is determined on blowing up the houses of Parliament and slaying the great Leviathanic monster which England has become.
During the course of the novel, V abducts a woman named "Evey," whose name is a homonym for the letters "E" and "V," the fifth and fifth from last letters of the alphabet respectively. The way in which the letter V is drawn by Moore's character and others as a graffiti symbol, however -- a V with a circle around it -- is suggestive of an upside down version of the "A" symbol for ... Read More
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Unlike the film (which I will leave up to you to judge), this piece is not dated, and does not include a criticism of any specific regime or time period. Instead, it is an excellent presentation of anarchy versus fascism, with no guide book or good guys to guide you. On one side, you have a revenge-bent but idealist terrorist. Opposite him is a man who is concerned for the people of his country, and is therefore willing to play the hated dictator to save them from what he is convinced is hell. In between are average people working for their own ends, trying to survive. While the story focuses on V, the anarchist, the novel hardly focuses on his positive traits. He is, after all, a murderer and a terrorist. However, this book does an excellent job of stepping away from the blanket labels of both "terrorist" and "fascist" and forcing--God forbid--actual thought about the constant debate over when security compromises what it is trying to protect. Brilliant, profound, and morally vague, I would ... Read More
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This is a very interesting tale about police state and the consequences it has on its citizens. Drawings are cute while the story moves at an adequate pace. It is also remarkable the component of rebellion against oppression. I would recomend it for teenagers from 14 years old on. Please note Alan Moore is a comic writer with a sense for complex characters and let's say some deeper issues.
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It's been mentioned before, but the quality of the printing for this book is pretty poor. Honestly, I wouldn't have even minded the poor paper quality if the book side had simply been increased by about 2 inches on either side, but as is, things are pretty cramped and a lot of the detail is lost. So if you're picky, be warned.
If you've seen the movie, then you know what to expect here. There are some small changes, but for the most part, the book and the movie are pretty much parallel. I'm sure you've heard that Moore whined about the movie, and I was expecting to see a lot more differences, but no. The tone is really the same, the plot is the same, Moore was being silly.
I'd say this is take or leave if you've seen the movie. But if you liked the movie and want to get a slightly different take on the V story, or you haven't seen the film at all, check this one out.
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