V for Vendetta

Locations
Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Moore, Alan, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy / Moore, Alan
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Moore, Alan	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy / Moore, Alan	4-week checkout	Due 04-27-2024

"Originally published in magazine form in the United States as V for Vendetta #1-10"--Verso of t.p.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

It's no Watchmen. But it's pretty good. submitted by eknapp on June 10, 2012, 9:22pm "Roses are red. Violets are blue. Everything's possible. Nothing is true."

One of Alan Moore's earliest works. In an alternate history Earth, England has gone full-bore WWII Nazi fascism. A nutter in a Guy Fawkes mask takes on the oppressive regime single-handedly.

I loved V for Vendetta the first time I read it. My second time through, the cracks started to show. It's heavy-handed and over-earnest in a way that is commonly seen with teenaged writers. Moore is free about conflating order with fascism and disturbingly infatuated with anarchism. That said, it's adventurous, clever, well-paced, grand. The "V" symbolism runs rampant throughout the book and is quite slick at times, though it's occasionally a bit forced.

The pixelly six-color art looks dated, but it's probably not fair to hold that against it; it is a product of its time.

Alan Moore is Incredible submitted by MikkiMoscara on June 12, 2023, 9:36am One of my favorite graphic novels of all time. Alan Moore is an incredible writer. It's a brief read, but keeps you wanting more.

An absolute classic submitted by MementoMora on July 9, 2023, 3:33pm Haunting look at the undercurrent of fascism prevalent in modern-day Europe, and a good introduction to anarchism.