V for Vendetta

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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: 1995-04-01 Publisher: Vertigo Release Date: 1995-04-01 Studio: Vertigo
Customer review of: V for Vendetta Customer Rating: Summary: Good Story, Poor Printing Comment: 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. Customer Rating: Summary: Intelligent Grim Story. Comment: Blood and Rain Blood for the Masses Originally published in SavageNight Ezine. V For Vendetta by Alan Moore & David Lloyde Reviewed by B.L.Morgan 4 Stars The first time I saw the cover of V For Vendetta I picked it up, flipped through a few pages and put it back down. At first glance the graphic novel looked ignorant as hell to me. I was guilty of judging a book by its cover. After I practically exhausted the supply of graphic novels at my local library I took V For Vendetta home and was treated to an incredibly intelligent grim story. V For Vendetta takes place in a world very similar to Orwell's 1984. In the England of this future a powerful dictatorship holds citizens in an iron-fisted grip. V is a terrorist; A man or woman experimented on by the government, who is planting bombs and propaganda to topple the all powerful state. The story is told primarily through the eyes of a sixteen year old girl who is rescued by V from government thugs who were going to rape and kill her. She was just about to sell her body for the first time to get money for food when her first customer turned out to be a cop from a unit named The Finger. The art in V For Vendetta is dark and gritty. It matches the subject matter perfect. The top officials in the government of V's England are all twisted power-hungry, corrupt, evil, leaches. All they live for is to subjugate the masses. All that V lives for is to wake up the masses and set them free. V For Vendetta is a powerful graphic novel. Moore and Lloyde crafted a disturbing vision of a world where the vast majority of people are sheep to be herded around by the few in control. The thing that most disturbed me about V For Vendetta was how much their England of the future resembles the America of today. I highly recommend V For Vendetta and whether or not you choose to read this graphic novel always be aware of one thing. The technology that is easily available today in America can either be used to help keep us free or enslave us all. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent and chilling Comment: Yet another perfectly crafted authoritarian horror story, reminiscent of Brave New World or 1984. Plotting, pacing, artwork, all top notch. A must read for everyone. Customer Rating: Summary: Don't read this with a closed mind Comment: If you encountered the movie first and are merely following up on the book, keep one thing in mind. This is how the story was originally intended. Initially, when I read that Alan Moore was not happy about how the movie turned out, I was puzzled. However, after going back and reading this original Graphic Novel, I now understand why. The movie (while providing for it's intended effect) leaves a multitude of things out. The story is much more complicated and the characters are provided much more depth herein. In fact, anarchy aside, I would say that this graphic novel is a completely different story. It's a must grab. Customer Rating: Summary: classic Comment: Is the warning of this classic tale all that far off from the big brother induced haze some of the west is seeping into currently? A must read.
Editorial Reviews: 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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