Name: V for Vendetta
Rating: 4.211920529801325 (302 reviews)
ISBN: 9781401207922

Alan Moore

David Lloyd

In an alternate future in which Germany wins World War II and Britain becomesa fascist state, a vigilante named "V" stalks the streets of London trying tofree England of its ideological chains.

V for Vendetta

Stephan Happe

It does not do to rely too much on silent majorities, Evey, for silence is a fragile thing.

But let us raise a toast to our bombers...

Dimitris Papastergiou

Yeah.. another time around and we're down one star. 

It is what it is. 

I think this will be it for me and won't re-read again.

I thought I would get bored at half the times that aren't my favourite moments in V but I wasn't bored. My problem was that it got repetitive this time around.

Something that I had no problem with last time I read this, at least it wasn't that MUCH of a problem to notice and be like "again? Really? That's like the same thing that happened 50 pages ago".. V does something anarchistic/ kills someone then V talks to Evey about his ideals/ideas and whatever / then the leader and the others talk about V and shit. Repeat all of that shit again and again and again.

Other than that. Yeah. V for Vendetta!

V for Vendetta #1

Todd Luallen

This is by far the best comic book series I have ever read. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. My only criticism would be of the poor quality paper and color printing that went into the comics. If you happen to think that comic book writing is too plain or simple, pick up the first in this series and I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Celeste Richardson

“Remember, remember the fifth of November; the gunpowder treason and plot. I can think of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot.”

V for Vendetta is one of my favorite movies of all time. For that reason, I never read the graphic novel that inspired the movie, for fear that it would fall short. Until today, that is. And I needn’t have worried; Alan Moore’s original story was just as powerful as the movie. I wasn’t disappointed at all, and this is now my favorite graphic novel.

I think of V for Vendetta as an alternate 1984, one where Winston and Julia fought back against Big Brother and won. It’s such a powerful story that I can’t really think of how to properly describe it. Bigots and fear mongers will always twist tragedies to their own ends, and will always seek to eradicate anyone who looks different or acts different or thinks different than they do, and will do their best to cow the remainder of the population into submission. In both V for Vendetta and 1984, those bigots and fear mongers succeeded. But V for Vendetta gives us something that 1984 does not; it gives us hope. Because ideas are bulletproof, and the Thought Police and Norsefire can only reach so far. They can beat us down and even kill us, but there is an inch of us they cannot touch without our consent. Even in death, that inch, our integrity, is ours and ours alone. They cannot take it, as they cannot take hope.

There was one thing that was added to the movie that I missed in the book: V’s Alliteration Speech. Here it is below:

"Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." 

Such a superbly satisfying soliloquy, sí?

One thing I liked better about the graphic novel was the growth of Evey. Natalie Portman did a wonderful job in the movie, but I felt like the Evey present in the final scenes of the graphic novel was stronger, harder, more fully developed.

Do I recommend the graphic novel? Wholeheartedly. Is it better than the movie? No. But they’re both wonderful and inspiring and worth consuming. Please, consume them both.

Steve Moore

A masked vigilante calling himself V ignites the fuse of revolution in totalitarian London when he seizes the government-controlled airwaves. This novelization is based on the screenplay of Warner Bros. film adaptation of the classic graphic novel, in theaters March 17th.

A Novelization

Brittney Wilson

Femke

I love a good dystopian novel. Gimme gimme.

Amy Troschinetz

I honestly liked the movie better. The story is a little disjointed at times, jumping wildly form chapter to chapter. The idea of a super computer that can predict the future is a bit silly and antiquated. Drugs such as LSD heavily factor into the plot and I can't help but wonder if Moore was actually tripping when he wrote some of the chapters. Unfortunately whatever psychedelic insights he may have tapped into only serve to make the story more disjointed and goofy.

Michael Hessling

Five stars for the story; three for the artwork. Super hard to read and tell who was who. Want to see the movie now.

Gabe Cortez

J Kadow

In an alternate future in which Germany wins World War II and Britain becomes a fascist state, a vigilante named "V" tries to free England of its ideological chains.

V for Vendetta: New Edition

Jawad

Jasper

François Declercq

In a post-nuclear world, Great Britain has emerged as a Fascist state. When young Evey Hammond is saved by a mysterious masked stranger, she is pulled into his quest to fight back and overthrow the government.

V for Vendetta

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