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I would suggest this to any Alan Moore fan and anarchist. It is not only a great story, but also a well drawn piece of art. Though it is funny that Guy Fawkes was chosen considering that the general opinion of Guy Fawkes in Britain is not a friendly one. No he doesn't have sex with the girl. It's another type of romance that this masterpiece is.
But at the core of things, V for Vendetta is about the ideas it presents. The images strike a realistic tone but are often shaded in white, blue, and sometimes yellow tones that seem to deprive the panels of some detail. V first appears as a Batman-like character, emerging masked from the shadows, striking fear in the enemy as he rescues a young girl, Evey Hammond, from corrupt cops who plan to rape and kill her. That's about as far as comparisons to the Bat go.
He is like the protagonist of 1984, but he's willing to blow things up to change the world rather than run until he eventually gets a metaphorical bullet to the head. While Alan Moore remains best known for his work on the influential comic series/graphic novel Watchmen, the 1980s were an incredibly productive time for the subversive writer. In a three-book arc, Moore creates a cinematic story that entertains and, more importantly, will leave readers questioning their ideals for years after the last chapter is read. As the story unfolds, we learn more about V's background, as Evey learns more about the ideals of the masked man. He kills, bombs, and brainwashes in the name of his ideals. Is terrorism in the face of oppression "terrorism," in the negative sense, or is it patriotism if carried out in the name of a wakeup call to bring things back to the people.
He apparently has no qualms about killing and destroying. Among a slew of successes came what is arguably Moore's second biggest work, V for Vendetta. And he's fighting for it, breaking down the walls to give others the opportunity to do the same. This terrorist is someone who, literally in this sense, has been imprisoned, experimented upon, and tortured by his government. There is an important battle brewing throughout the story involving "Fate" and "Justice." V for Vendetta is a book about ideals. But that is what Moore challenges throughout. It is a style that may not work for many readers. It is another fantastic entry into the world of subversive comics by the industry's best.-- William Jones
The three-part story follows the actions of a person known only as "V," who dons a Guy Fawkes mask as he preaches anarchism and carries out a one-man war with a totalitarian government in what was then considered the "near future," the 1990s. V isn't through after the Houses of Parliament. The art of David Lloyd is unique, to say the least. But like most stories that deal with the "not-too-distant future," V for Vendetta has much in common with current situations in the world, and as much has arguably stayed the same, the story remains relevant today. He wants freedom, not only for himself--he already has a slice of that in his subway dwelling--but for everyone. At its core, V for Vendetta advocates terrorism, or at least presents someone referred to as a terrorist as a protagonist of the story. V speaks as though raised on Shakespeare and proudly proclaims responsibility as the Houses of Parliament explode and fireworks light the sky. There is a bigger plan, and the powers are scrambling to do everything they can to keep the propaganda rolling and bandage the damage V is doing to their ideals.
Bravo. This novel, while slightly confusing in the beginning, accurately and beautifully depicts what is being told in the written text of the novel. At times, it is difficult to decipher exactly what the plot is, but all is revealed pages later.Overall, it is artistically stunning, and a wonderful story.
Moore once again creates a clever political dystopia. In regards to characters, I would really want to know more about them if just to be able to distinguish numerous men in suits from one another. Finally, my probably biggest disappointment had to do with the fact that identity of V was never revealed. Maybe my expectation were too high after reading my first graphic novel "Watchmen," but I was rather underwhelmed by this critically acclaimed story. He had such a great background story, but I felt I never knew him enough.Overall, a great idea, but poorly executed. What I mean is, the everyday struggles of people under this supposedly oppressive regime were never described, and therefore I didn't really come to care for this regime to be overthrown. I'll try other graphic novels in future, hopefully "Watchmen" is not the only one which is worth reading.
The party came to power after a nuclear war which eradicated Africa and Europe and drastically changed climate which in turn caused various natural disasters, hunger, and chaos in the country. This brings me to my next concern - the story itself wasn't structured very well, it was choppy, story lines ended abruptly, and many questions were left unanswered in the end. Until I did that, I was a little confused who did what and why. V is a masked vigilante whose goal is to overthrow the totalitarian government and to bring the country into a state of anarchy which, in his opinion, will help people of England to establish a new fair and honest regime.I did like the idea of the book (BTW I wonder what was so special about 1970s that gave Moore these crazy dystopian ideas), as for the execution, it definitely lacked. If I am honest, I was able to completely understand the book only after reading plot summary on wikipedia.
The concept was intriguing. Seriously, there were so many of them, they all played some significant role, but I was always lost. For instance, it was said that UK was under totalitarian regime, but it was not really shown what exactly was bad about it aside from surveillance and arrests of minorities which had happened decades prior. The novel is set in 1990s UK which is under the rule of the fascist party. First of all, I think this book should have been longer to provide better background for both characters and events.
made the colors pretty bad. Well, the story is awasome. It was hard for me to recongize some of the faces and the story turned a bit, strange for a while until I got the characters however I still feel confused about it.This is the type of comic book everyone should have so you will really enjoy the story. They seem faded away. I got me into it even that I first saw the movie several years ago so I know some of the stuff, but still, the story manage to "hook" me into it.However, as others said, the paper quality is pretty bad. The cover is ok but the pages.
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